WELLINGTON NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 151, 24 April 1886, Page 5

WELLINGTON NEWS.

The East and West Coast Syndicate. Sir Julius Vogel is well pleased with the turn matters ar6 taking re the East and West Coast railway. The Syndicate, it is stated, consists of 15 or 20 Londoners, who will undertake the work on the terms mentioned last session. One member of the Syndicate formed is reported to be wealthy enough to undertake the whole work him self.

The Premier at Taranalcl. The statement that Mr Stout went up to Taranaki to inspect the breakwater is quite untrue, the Premier's visit having been maie in accordance with an old promise. He simply wished to see the district, which he had never previously visited, and, naturally enough, while there he inspected the breakwater.

Mi* Ballancc and Tawhiao. The Government consider Mr Ballance'a meeting at Whatiwhatihoe highly successful Official telegrams state that Tawhiao welcomed the Native Minister heartily, and Major Te Wheoro also expressed his pleasure at the meeting

Taiaroa Relief Fund, The Harbour Board have decided to give permission to hold a promenade concert on the new outer tee of the Queen's Wharf in aid of a fund for the relief of tho survivors of the Taiaroa. The petition praying the Government to remove the railway station to the Te Aro end of the city is being rapidly signed.

An Aucklander Secures a Harbour Contract. A long discussion took place at the Harbour Board this afternoon relative to the acceptance of a tender for the erection of a new goods shed on the outer tee of the Queen's Wharf. The lowest tender was that of Joa, Saunders, a wealthy contractor here, who, however, haa neglected to comply with the conditions by naming his sureties and getting his banker to mark his cheque. By a majority of one the Board resolved to accept the tender of John McLean and Sone, of Auckland, which was only £36 abpve that of Mr Saunderg. The contract price is about £1,500. The Harbour Board have decided to send Home tor a large dredgo.

Tlie Captain of the Hawea. It is stated that, in accordance with the rule of the Union S.S. Company that any master whose vesael meets with an accident; must leave the service, Captain Hansby, of the Hawea, which recently went ashore at Nelson, has received notice of dismissal. If such is the case, Captain Hansby's lot is an exceedingly hard one, because the Bhip was in charge of the pilot when she grounded. The site of the new Lunatic Asylum is to be at Ngauharanga, about 4 miles out of the city. The reserve is 100 acres in extent, and some years ago cost £3,000. The work of compiling a digest of the debates in Parliament between the first day of the first session of the first House and the time when "Hansard "was established was finished some weeks ago by Mr Maurice Fitzgerald, son of the Controller-General, and the Government printers are novr il setting up " the last batch of " copy,"