NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1587, 21 March 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[per press agency.] Auckland, March 21. The Premier’s Movements. The Hinemoa conveys Sir G. Grey from Kawau to Wangarei to-day. He will turn the first sod of the Wangarei-Kumo Railway tomorrow, which ceremony will be followed by a public lunch ion. Sir G. Grey is not in good health.

Wellington, March 21. The Wellington Drainage scheme.

The Mayor has refused to take a poll of the citizens to decide which of the two drainage schemes should be adopted, the city solicitor having advised that he had no power to do so. Wellington, March 21.

The result of the smelting {of the D’Urville Island copper ore recently sent to Newcastle is said to show only about 10 per cent of copper. The laud revenue for Wellington district last fortnight was .£12,611. The whole of the Hudson immigrants are engaged and will leave the barracks to-day. The arrears of payment by immigrants of their passage out to New Zealand now amounts to upwards of .£50,000. Great difficulty is being experienced in recovering on immigrants’ promissory notes. Information will continue to be laid against < itizons for their manner of disposing of their washing water. It is understood that Government have caused an inquiry to be made into the circumstances of Captain Roberts, of the Hermiono, placing two of bis seamen who were sick, in the hospital. It is understood to have been decided that he has no right to burden the hospital with them, and that he must take the men away wheu his ship leaves here.

[form our own correspondent. 1 Oamaru, March 21

It is reported hero that the Government intend at an early date to call lor tenders for the fir.-t section of the extension of the Waireka railway to Livingstone. Grain is now arriving in town in largo quantities. Wheat is quoted at 3s to 3s 4d; feed oats, 2s 3d ; milling, 2s 6d ; barley worth 4s 9d to 5s 6d ; flouv. ,£8 10s to .£9 10s.

'! he barque Wilbam Wilson has almost completed her loading of produce for home. She is taking in the whole of her cargo at the Normanby wharf, and is expected to leave in a few days.