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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1501, 9 December 1872, Page 2

The Wellington Independent is of opinion that the immigration scheme of the present Ministry is in danger of failure, and that unless a change for the hotter does take place the consequences to the colony will be very serious. The Wanganui ratepayers have decided by a majority oi nearly two to one that thev will not have a free library. It is stated that the Wanganui Jockey Club propose holding a meeting for the purpose of disqualifying Peeress from running on the Wang;tnui course. The Wellington Independent states that " Wi Pa rata was formally sworn in as a member of the Executive Council on Wednesday, 4th inst, in pur sua nee of the arrangement announced some weeks ago The colony will watch with no little interest and cuiiosity the working of this new experiment in governing the natives, and if it he only moderately successful at first there will be, a disposition to extend the system in other directions.' The establishment of a local museum has been mooted amongst a number ot gemlemen at Oamaru. At the City Council, Auckland, on the 2nd inst., His Worship the Mayor moved, "That a comnritte, consisting of Councillors Isaces, William**, Jones, agd Holdship confer with the insurance companies relative to procuring proper appliances for extinguishing tires, the -preservation of Hie, &c M and to report upon the <;ame at the next meeting."— Councillor Hurst seconded the motion. —Councillor Cosgrave stated that neither Mr Kitchen nor Mr Asher was blame for the Post office being burned down. [! was Mr Fulljames that was was to blame, and upon him the whole disgraceful »esponsjbility rested. A locker, Mv Henry Parker, saw the fire catching on the roof of the Custom house, and went to Mr Asher and asked for six men and a branch. Parker then asked for the branch so that he could use it himself, but Fulljames would not give it to him, and this was the way that the Post oth'oe was burned down. It was the most disgraceful proceeding that he ever heard of a fireman being guilty of. The motion was agreed to. The first step towards the establish ment of an institution which is always urgently required in any moderately sized city has been taken by the Auckland Provincial Government, who have pHccd upon the estimates and pr,:;sed through the Council a vote of £250 as a graflt in ah} of juvenile reforn^atorv,