WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3066, 12 December 1878, Page 1

WELLINGTON.

— Wednesday. The Governor does not approve of Ihe judgment of the Court in the s.s. Taupo case, and consequently the certificates of the captain and first mate will be returned to them.

At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon a resolution was carried to the effect that the Government should retain a sufficient portion of the reclaimed land for the purpose of a more central site for the railway station, and the secretary was instructed to .communicate with the Government, requesting to know what steps the Government would take to have this colony properly represented at the International Exhibition in Sydney.' - Up to the present time efforts to save the cargo of the Southminster have been very successful. In addition to cargo previously saved, the p.s. Lyttelton arrived here this evening with eighty tons. One hundred.thousand pounds' worth of reclaimed land will be sold early in February. 1 . It is 'stated, as the result of the Government inquiry into police matters, that .they have come to the conclusion that the police as a body have acted antagonistic to Detective Farrell, and subversive of all discipline. The Post thinks if all the facts had been known and properly weighed the decision would have been altered! The supporters of Mr Hutchinson for the Mayoralty hare abandoned all idea of impeaching the validity of the Mayoral election. The complete returns of Customs Revenue for, the colony for November are in round, numbers:— Auckland £17,340 Thames ' 498 Russell..: 11l Mpngonui 45 ' 'Hbkianga 96 Tauranga „. ... 19 Poverty Bay- ... ... 911 New Plymouth ... 581 Wanganui ... „. 1,554 ; Wellington.. 12,208 , . Napier ... 2,902 Wairoa * 459 Picton ... ... ... 60 Havelock 59 Kaikoura 92 , Nelson ... 2,768 Westport 1,252 Grey mouth 2,000 , Hokitik* ; ... 1,381 Lyttelton ' ..; ... 16,488 Akaroa ... 2.6 Timaru ... : . 1,635 „, Oamaru..; 1,250 Dunedin • , .:. '. ..." 28,289.» Invercargill ... ... 3,594 . Eiverton 258 • 4 Total £96,567 Showing a decrease for the month for £3,579.