WELLINGTON.
Saturday.
The .Armed Constabulary has now been reduced by nearly 200 men and 13 officers. The police in the Middle Island and elsewhere are being t enrolled under the Armed Constabulary Act, to enable the above reduction to be made. The position of the police force will not thereby be affected as to pay, and would only be called on to serve as Armed Constabulary in a case of emergency.
The Governor laid the foundation stone of the new Athenaeum to-day. The place was crowded.
This day,
The anniversary is observed as a general holiday. The weather is fine— beautiful for the sailing races, but promises to be too rough for rowing boats.
The Government are considering the question of removing the powder magazine to a more isolatld position than at present. Both the Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce have been making representations to (he Government to remove the magazine beyond the suburbs of the town, in the meantime all the gunpowder will be removed only under the charge of the Armed Constabulary.
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2510, 22 January 1877, Page 2
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175WELLINGTON. Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2510, 22 January 1877, Page 2
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