WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3064, 10 December 1878, Page 1

WELLINGTON.

Monday. Complaints are being made as to short weights in tradesmen's shops and the bad quality of milk brought into the city from the country districts.

The heavy rain of Sunday morning did considerable damage to the roads and bridges in the country places outside the city, but none in town. A number of •mail bridges were carried away. The schooner Torea was totally wrecked in Tory, Channel yesterday, near Weilingtqn Heads. She struck on a rock while beating down the Channel, and had to be beached. She is now on the beach full of water. In consequence of the prevailing fine weather a good deal of the cargo of the ship Southminster is being saved.

Two hundred cases of kerosene, amongst other staff, are being brought up to-day.

The Chamber of Commerce intend moving in the matter of the railway terminus, with the object of getting the Government to reconsider their decision and place the railway station where it has always been understood it would be placed. ?v: ■•■ '' ; ■■■',■, -■ ■ .;■ y- ry : The Southminster inquiry has concluded without eliciting any fresh evidence. The Court will give judgment to-morrow.

Justice Richmond has nearly recovered from his bad,attack of inflammation of the lungs, and will shortly go the Hot Springs. An attempt was made to upset the Hntt train yesterday by placing a log of wood on the line.

It is stated here, in official circles, that Sir Hercules Bobinson is to be Governor of New Zealand. '