WELLINGTON.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 258, 28 April 1865, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

ypm™% Queer's Flag at Tb Abo <»• —Yesterday, afternoon the ceremony of hoisting the " Unioa. Jack" was performed at Te Aro Jpa It appears that for some time past the few j natives residing in this Tillage have cherished a L^id».ifii^ l^^i2X2. lt y. bnt the question arose i as to how it-was ■ toTJa."Hone ■ vritEout'"eqse.~ s Tß^ ! matter was quickly se*"<a** rest, by.his ?xcc]|ene/ [iiiS..£aS£!SiPJc«iiS ftsdsr«i.i!t£<lPgndi.t«re' of | hi' n.cessary.fiiijds to. enable, the Maoris to diaV"" | piay tieiVetfociton for t!ie Queen, Accordingly, j iiißtruclioriß wtrefesued t'i MrfMeech,Shipwright, j tojereet the staff, and on Thursday evening the i Hon. Mr. Moniell,, >\atjve Minister, attended a.nd turned the' first sod on .the spot where. tW riie-Hp I mentoof loyalty Was to be efected. : That cere- -*■ I mony'performed, the'work was'proceeded' with, i and all being in readtnes, ; theflag was run up ye«- y.l terday' afternoon in"the presence of a 'limited * mumber of white men and a "few Mabries. We- ■" 'trustfliat sir @rey will derive! infinite- sa-" i tisfaetion upon his return to Wellington on sees.' '■' ing the Queen's flag floating, proudly over a few •' j old wliimjs occupied -by' half-a-dozen decrepid : ? members of the race, and we hope that no. mem- • ;; ber of the General Assembly in the forthcoming ~ session will be inquisitive enough tp enquire into ' „ : the matter, in order to ascertain the benefit cph;"' 1 frrretf upon the Colony 'By g*p unneccessary ''an "'" n expense.— Advertiser, April 22. "'''", '■'■'• ■Jfaii EtiECyeioss:— We observe that the 'followgenflemen offer themselres, for electron'tpf he Pro"? ' * vincial Council, for the city of Wellington :— ; Messrk/W. W. Taylor, R. Stokes,' George; AHeh; ' T W. B Rhodes, Robert Piiarazyn, James Howard' "* Wallace, John trimmer,'Dransfield/GL Crariford; ''' * John .Martin, Pearce, Borlase, Hickson, and : E" ' S Bull. ' The nomination takes 'place'on ; Monday,. -'"* and"iiie polling on Tuesday. There are twelve ""* city members. No notice has yet appeared in'- y regard to the \ country .districts.— Wan</qaui< Chronicle. , . • i. ■. ~..,'„.