WELLINGTON NOTES. Wellington, March 28.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 251, 31 March 1888, Page 4

WELLINGTON NOTES. Wellington, March 28.

Ma.jojv Dam- and your coi respondent returned from Ncl-on and Picton on Saturday, greatly pleased with the scenery, and especially with the beauty of the bounds around Little I'ieton, the prettiest an^ daittic^t spot, as rcgaids lit, .setting, i n New Zealand. Major Dane g-ave his lin-t lecture heio last night, '" Up the Rhine, etc., 1 ' under the patronage ot His Kxcelleney tlie (iovornoi, Jli 1^ Wor.-jlup the AJayor, the niembei - ol the Mnnstiy, and leading citizens. 'L'he I'.i-Oiop ni Nulhou, who was a pas.^en^ei with us in the i -.,- 1 ii J un^uin lrum Melsou, lei! l>y < ho same vessel tor !San Ki-ancisc'M, via Auckland, toda\. I wa^ yjad to leain lioin Ctijttam Allman, who in m fummand, th.i^ his liic himii^ i aft , whu'h ;i t-plendkl invention, han been ic<ei\rd with la\our in Melboiiine. a^ well a.-^ Ins "Corn-so ICe^isterin^ Dial "' and "Nautical and Dan^ei {Signal.' It '1- ano'iher leather m the Union (,'ompari} .s ( ap to lia\o such )»on in thcii lluct.

MKj;TJ2\C OF PARLIAMENT. A (i.'izclto I'jNliaoidiuaiy tuilhci prologueI'ailuuncnt (o the ioiuih oi Apul.

Undu tin-, ht'tulm^. the " Pieis 'offtalur day o\cnnij4 had an excellent, Icadtietlo "ii tlic |>io-.pi*f(-3 tm the -^iipmen ol ;_;ood butfei jn ie<.;ulai (|ii.iiitil-ich to hn^laixt. X .->,(>->. "'iheln -L e^euual, how e\ 01 , to thu iiu ci -^~ ot Lhe is th.it the buttu should be ol the lu-^t (|iialit t v J t will bi ntCL-^ni} Lh.il M/ine a''tH.n sliuuld be L.iUt u mimiKu to lli.iL caiiiecl out in (,'uik, Lniieiiok, and clbomlicJO — a n) sLem ol oltitiul buuitlin^; in Lhc <. oluiii) . It the dun y lainiei- ot Aeu Zealand will -iitppoiC the (<ovenimunt in eanyin^ a lnca-^uie of thi-> kind, we may ie->L .is^uicd Lluit. JSew Zealand in^t quality will compete \\ ILII JMoi-sh, linLtany, and Milan bui.Lbi on e\en teiins in London. Tlieie can be no doubt about, tln-5, and I luinly belie\e a inland niai UoL can albo be louinl in ban Kianei-co tor buttei truin this couuti y puL u [> iimtui inly in in .stylt. 'Ihe 1 ton. Mr MiLehel-un ii.tr> lelt ior M.ijui Itapata'- inccLin^, at the oycuui'^ ol the l.'unaiiciii^a llou.-e ncai A\\<tnui. J''i oin .1 letu l ju-iL leeei vcd tioin Me->si = Tho--. I uuk and hon^, i am inloinicdLli.it tlay piopo-eto lai^ely uNtent ttieii held ihiouijhoiit. Auhtiaia-sia.

THJ: UAI-iliLL' CONFERENCE. Mr Aitluu- Dillot. Bell, t-on of the A^cnt" (Jeneua, who has a^iued Lo repic^tnL the colony ati tho contciciice of expciL^ on the tablat (jiiL-Lioi), !■> (le^Lnbccl ,i> kuij; po^ .->cr-Mjti (>r cvccjiticinal quaiiiiLntion-. L>v -i(ii.--< bLiii!^ a piaftiL.il ihwiw, he lia-s hai.l nuu^\ ,\t-air>' r\\)v) njtice in combatting " bui)i)> ' on hi- uin in W ;ul\<.uiaiU clivtict, and he lu>al->o unclti Laki'u to jjcitoim the (lut) without lununcuuioii.

.SIOACLIKFIO ASYLUM. Til* building -.caudal m eon/iccLion with the >>i\\< lilli- \-ylum hid- tun to be eclip-ed b} t Kelt in connection w ith the (Jo\cuimenl punting ollicc, m w hich a stiuctuie, uectcd at/ the \uy elbow- ot (he oihcial- of the L'ubhc Uen k- Depailnieni, luijune- such e\tL'ii-i\c alioKitiun^ .1^ to .unount almost lo .t i-ompictc lLooiK^U action ot nmie ol the mtciual poiUon-. In addition to alLtiution 0 in the mucluneiy clLpaiiment which aic ahead} in pioyie-^, it. tian^pne? that thnujjh a t has been made to lemo\e the plant of the piece-ioom ironi ilr pie>ent piintm^ oilicc it will in all ptobalnhty leciune to be -hiked back, pending the alteration^ to the poition ot t fie build mi; in which the piece hand- an to be om plowed.

a cask or i>[<;cj;i '; ion. An exhcmely uuU emm- of dteep tioi) l^ )icin<4 talked al»ml m <mi neotioii awl'ii tin. On> < nun. mi i.tMiwhinent -ilium,- \n (.Him) \\ !iu f k>- I lor a l.iii'j time In in en^ iu< 'l tv in m.nin'il dtla\<d tlu -tt.|i until !h ihi.ii'.'ln tin iv I ii'!ichni< ni- in In- (k'jvn hue m \u ie dc i nietl on citid (oinultt 'i. 'i'u hkiKc d^-ii)-.UICL lloilllh Mill', iIL '-ktd ilK 1)1 (it 111\K[) u Liii'-ui Ullniii. \uhan) [iioha'oilil^ vi 111- -oi \ lot hoinu th-|it;i-L(l v. Hi.. '()n licui;; a-^-UKcl tluie w.i-. none , ha\e ot i|l>-liho wa 1^ .ippliotl loi and yi.uUt'Ll- The ijtlicci ua-> nun nod, ami on lv- iiiuin iiom l)i> honeymoon (lie (n^t (lini'j, In- io eehed on li'-unun^ hi- duLie- v.a-. an intimation that hi- uould eoa-r to lie ucjuued in one monlh hoindate.

mow zi:\i,\\n ciici'X; \m> m"rri;i; <■. II i^L-ali"-, of Lowli ( h'U , ]iiu|m-i - In make. i tup to the ' iltl cumiti 1 , toi llire\ pit_^ piupo^e of jit i -on ilh i^c ci tr.miii'4 lh<j u'uiH'^ which j)ie\cul. j\ew Zealaml clil'Om) and liuttci hum a!\\.i\-> taking tl\cif )>io[)ei ]»I,u" in the Kn^li-h mai Let iSomo time .i'^o he -ml. .nva\ a -hipmml of puuliu'c, I>ul iotind the le-ult- e\tiemel\ \.u uihlr ami pcrplfMn^.

INSI'KCTOJI ISROWX]: Idn])Cl:Loi Hio>', !K\a-.L meiHiuiiLcl sunn da) -* auo, will ihoitl^ be han-tetied to Auckland to take ilr Kink oi In «~t -I'la*--- (Uicclnc I hut , tln'ie ivin^ no cwaMon ioi .-o iuan> lii^ptLto 1 -> m Lin toici.' .1^ now oucnpy that jiii^Uion. r»u»\\L'i) won hi^j-juusas ,i\U;tcciiu 1 m the caily (la;\> of \'ietouan (loldlioldf-, and ha^ lonu hoi-n .-(ationecl in \\ ollm^ton a^ chiot dek'ctne, Linking lor the Li-i tow >cai^ a- a thiidila— mpeftul.

TJJJ-: "J'OST ON KETIJKNCII WENT. The " I'osl. anticipates the leal result of retrenchment' eaiueu ouL hy tiio (!o\em inent will be to actually ineieat-e in-lead ot diminishing the public ospondituie. It. points out that, old t.fheeis mlio aie entitled to maximum pensions biu ate ,\et ((uitealile to peitoun then- work lly and clliceutly are beinj; retnc i. and then places liilecJ by otlicr ofiicers, ieeei\in<>', no doubt, smaller Milancc but w Inch total up ne\eithek^.ti to a Mini considerably in excels of the dillcrence between the .-alarien ami pension^ ot then- pi-edccebhoi-s. Thu^ if an oHicer recei\mg t'6oo:i \ear ih retired on hi^ maximum penMon (two iJ irds) or £400 a year, and another oflieer is appointed to Mjooccd him at a salary ot I*4oo, it i^ e\icicnt. that, instead ot' L'2oo tx year hem« saved the cxpenditmc I;- actually inereabed by that. sum.