WELLINGTON SPECIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 336, 10 February 1902, Page 2

WELLINGTON SPECIAL.

A PEACE PETITION. (Special to Times.) Wellington, last night. The local Peace and Humanity Society proposes circulating a petition, asking the British Government to stop the war in South Arfica, and then requesting tho Premier to present it when he attends the Coronation Ceremony, and “ use his powerful influence "in its support. How great a thing is faith ? AN ADVANTAGE. One of the advantages of holding Conferences in Wellington is ( that tho eye and ear of the Government is handy. The Premier told the Commercial Conference Delegates that he had already read of all the doings of the Conference. In viow of their importance he would undertake to print free of charge the full reports of tho proccecdings for circulation.

A CLEAN CITY. Tho Mayor of Wellington makes tho proud boast that this is tho cleanest city in the colony, proved by the rapidly dimishing cases of infectious diseases.} | NEW ZEALAND BUTTER. It is alleged that boxes of Now Zealand butter, sent to Australia, are systematically altered by having their brands planed off, and the ro-branded as “ choicest Australian.” Another dodgo is to get our butter sent over in the shape ot the box used by Australian exporters, so that it may be branded and palmed off as tho New Zealand articlo, which seems to bo proferrod by buyers. Tho matter will probably bo represented to the Federal Government.

NEW ZEALAND BANK PRESIDENT Asked by a shareholder to day tho reason why Mr J. R. Blair so suddenly resigned the position of President of tho Bank of New Zealand, the Chairman said the Board had simply received advice from the Government that Mr Blair had resigned. They knew nothing more. The story circulating hero is that ho resigned in a hull bccauso ho had reason to know that the Government would not reappoint him. PREFERENTIAL TRADING. At Mr Seddon's suggestion, the Chambers of Commerce in the colony intend to have illuminated the resolution passed by their conference on the subject of preferential trading with tho Mother Country, and the Premier has undertaken to lay the address at the foot of the Throne on his visit to England. He thought that at such a time as the Coronation good would result from the presentation of such an address to His Majesty.