WELLINGTON NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1557, 13 September 1905, Page 2

WELLINGTON NEWS.

Special 'to toe Times. Wellington, last night, In answer to a deputation Sir J. Ward said ha recognised the importance of systematising the work in the meteorological department, and, promised to order‘fifty self-recording rain gauges from England, for distribution throughout the Colony. He estimated the cost at £4 10s to £5. Sun and j§ wind gauges were to be obtained later.-'* He would also endeavour to obtain records of evaporation. The Victoria College Debating Society, Wellington, has been presented with a Plunket medal No 2 for Oratory, by His Excellency. The first 'Plunket medal is one of the most valued prizes of the College, of the Historical Society; of Trinity College, Dublin, and was founded in memory of the first Lord Plunket, orator and statesman.

{ _ Reporting on the Gisborne Hospital the Inspector-General repeats Ais yearly commendation. He says Hr Morrison is in all respects deserving of confidence and the matron (Miss Stewart) could not be excelled. He gives much credit to the chairman (Mr ffolan), especially for the “tact and tirmness ” with which he resisted the ‘ ; preposterous demand ’’ for outside doctors to be allowed to attend their own patients.

A rumor has been simulated that Mr A R. Guinness will not contest the Grey seat at the general election. Mr Guinness V states It. ie entirely without foundation / ana he never at any time contemplated otherwise than contesting the seat The Department of Agriculture has received from England two potato spraying maohmes, wbioh it ordered in view of thf probability of the disease appealing in the ' *°S n L h V Baßon ’ l aoh {8 Capable of spraying 35 cores a day. The machines w ™ p » b u bly he fitted up this week. Mr Robert Davies, of Bangor, has sent Lnarv fnn^Mi. 0,0 ?? tOW «S« the X n-k? ry a U °^ of the Bt ‘tish and Foreiun SK e Joon*l‘ . This . m ° ni fieent gift leaves only *7OOO to be raised to complete the needed quarter of a million guineas.

A letter signed by loading business firms in Auckland asks the Postmaster! General to give receipts for telegrams in the Bhape of a small tag attached bv norforation to the top of the telegram, the Sf mouey? 8 *° p * emt wl6 WPwpriatio>»