WELLINGTON.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 241, 20 March 1865, Page 3

WELLINGTON.

We extract the following items from the Evening Post : , The s.s, Wellington, Captain Francis landed a number of diggers at Lyttelton, and has thirtvlliree for the Grey, which she will put ashore at NeNon, at which port she touches-cn route to the Manukau.

The meeting yesterday evening at Barry’s Mar ket Hall, which was convened in order that. ?.!r Barry might offer an explanation as ivpards the late proceedings, was well attended. Mr Marriott n the chair, read a letter from Mr. Masters, authorising Mr Barry to move in his favor, and volunteering to represent the province. Messrs Barry and Croft thou addressed the meeting, pointing out that they were merely Mr Masters’ instruments, after which the curtain fell—we hope for ever—on the matter of Joseph Masters’ claim to the Sttperinlendency. The City of Wrllington Band of Hope Society held a meeting last night in the Wesleyan School room. There were about 50 children present, and were addressed by Messrs Held and Tolley. They then repeated several pieces, and sang some beautiful melodies. The Hand of Hope held its usual weekly meeting in the same place, and the amount collected was £27.

The inhabitants of Kiawara held a meeting on Thursday night to take into consideration the means to he adopted ibr the establishment of a school. Wo believe that suilleieut money was collected to purchase a site for the building. Captain Sharp, ot this ciiy. lias made (he committee a most liberal otfer of a piece of land, in every way adapted for the purpose, at a mere nominal priee—we believe, 4s. per foot. Tins is a step in the right direction. Sorely the Government will contribute something to meet the wishes of the residents at Kiawara.

We hear that procuring a site for the Government demesne is not the easy matter that the gentlemen delegated for that purpose imagined. A beautiful spot was selected, ami two arbitrators appointed to set tie with the landholders. These gentlemen made their awards some time ago; out through the dog in-the-mamn rism of one or two parlies concerned, the a flair is likely to fall through.

Mr J. 11. Wnllace sold at his auction mart yesterday ten of'liie No. 3 Steam .Navigation Co.'s shares ; tliey only realised £4 10s per share, being nearly 50 percent, below par. It really is did!cult to account for the depreciation in the shares of this important company—the steamers meet with full employment, and the coastal trade is rapidly improving. We would ask if the affairs of the company are as well managed as they might be ; perhaps by injudiciously purchasing old vessels, the expenditure for repairs has been necessarily great.