WELLINGTON NOTES Wellington, Oct. 29.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 312, 31 October 1888, Page 5

WELLINGTON NOTES Wellington, Oct. 29.

A> other instance of c:ueles>s drafting and hasty legislation ha? ]ust been brought to light. Parliament last passed an Act entitled the Westland and Grey Ld if cation Boards Act, to create education districts and Boards in We&tl.md, and to provide for the management oi educational matters on the West Coast. This Act defined the Grey Education Distiict as compiising " all that aiea in the colony of New Zealand being the County of Grey and including the borough of Greymouth." It now turns out that there it> another borough, that of Brunner, within the county, but it is altogether ignored and is excluded by the abo\e definition from the education district. It is?, in fact, a "no man's land," and the Grey Education Board will, it is feared, be unable to provide for the Brunner School.

CHIEF-DETECTIVE BROWNE. Chief- Detective Browne, who has recently been transferred to Auckland, will, during the next few days, be the lecipienb of a token of respect from a large number of Wellington citi/.ens who desire to show their appieciation of the able manner in which he discharged his difficult duties whilst stationed heie. It will take the shape of an illuminated address accompanied by a purse of sovereigns and will be forwarded through the .Mayor to the Mayor of Auckland with a request to present the same to Detective Browne, the necessary permission, in accordance with the police tervice regulations, having been obtained from the Government. The address, which is signed by the Mayor, City Councillors, clergymen of different denominationt>, members of the legal and medical profession, justices of the peace and quite a host of leading citizens, is as follows :—": — " To Mr Charles Townley Browne, Wellington. Dear sir, — On behalf of your many friends in Wellington we desire to express to you the very great regret that is felt by them on hearing of your departure from this city, where you have for the last ten years performed your arduous and responsible duties as chief ot the detective force with such ability and straightforwardness as to merit the respect of all classes of the community. We aie aware that the necessities of the service require your attendance in Auckland, where we are sure you will make many friends, and our desire is that you may be long spared to devote your energies to the public service with as gieat a success in thefutuie as you have done for •such a number of years in the past. While wishing you good-bye, we desire your acceptance of the accompanying purse &.•> a slight appreciation of your worth, notonly as a friend, but as a public officer."