LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 696, 20 December 1878, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[FREBS AGENCY.] Wellington, December 18. It is stated that the whole staff of masters in Wellington College, the Principal included, are about to receive notice that their services are no longer required, It is intended to en* deavor to poptilarise the institution} the present attendance being considerably meagre and diminishing gradually. The attempt on the part of the draper's employees to obtain a half holiday on Saturday has failed* their employers the drapers, alleging that, their receipts were more on that eventhan any other three days in the week, Employees then offered to compromise and take Wednesday afternoon, but, that also failed In eonsequeuce of one draper declining to accede to the pro* posal. Acceptances for" the Wellington Cup close on Friday next. December 10. The ship Hyderbad has been moved another fifty feet. The City of Auck* land is alto being moved off the shore. Both vessels are quite uninjured in the hull** Complaint is made of the scarcity .nf labor. The whole of Barton's letter in reply to that of the Colonial Secretary is published, and is couched in strong terms of dissatisfaction at the d cisi m arrived at by Government. He says the letter grossly garbles and misstates all his charges, and only refutes imaganary charges inveuted by the write 1 !,, whom it plainly indicated is Justice Richmond, who, with another Judge (unnamed), are said to have combined to systematically slaughter the interests of clients in his (Barton's) hands, aUd drive him from the profession, Rt« says' the " searching inquiry" which I Government made was a miserable farce, After identifying Justice Richmond as the writer of the letter, it siys i Kvery, sneer, everv mean evasion, turn of thought, and form of expression, betrays the writer j atid points to the very day he (Barton) was officially informed that he would receive his reply from the Government as soou.as it copied, that day Richmond steamed tmt of Wellington harbor ou a holiday trip, while for some time Wore he. was absent from his duties through, "ill* nesa/' ;

The Chronicle says G. M. Reed is engaged for two years at a salary of £6OO per year, sttltject to six months' notice at the end of that period* The Queen has sent the following telegram to the Mayor ;—" To Mayor of Wellington, N.JZ.--TheQueen thanks the citizeus of Wellington sincerely for their kind sympathy.—R. Potfhcwßy, Windsor." \ LYTtfEi/foir, December 18. Arrived—Maggie Paterson from Hokitika, Cleopatra, from Giey. Sailed—Eliza Firth, for Hokitika. Dunedin, December 18. The Minister of Public Works has replied to the architects,' contractors, and builders of Dunedin, that the Government cannot make any reduction in the freight of Vmilding materials. The City Council have con tinned to evade the Harbor Act, which prohibits their appointing any of their members to the Harbor Board. Councillor Walter who resigned because he was elected Mayor, was appointed yesterday, and today Leary, who is going to stand for the Council in Walter'Spkce, was chosen as the second member to represent the Council on the Harbor Board to-day. It was resolved to throw open for settlement 15,000 acres of land under the Otago and Southland Educational Reserves Leasing Act. The* land is situated in Waikaia Valley. ..'■'.. - LATBSf UNPITBLISHEa' ' New Plymouth, December 20. * The Stella arrived last night with the Jacksou's Bay settlers. They are chiefly foreigners, and can speak but little English. The few Euglisb famu lies that are amongst them will find immediate employment.