WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3071, 18 December 1878, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

'm^M.-.. !••■- r KThisaayi f [ From about noon, yesterday until seven this morning, when the telegraph depart* meni^t throußh with the 'Fri» C o news, there were one hundred and eight thousand words transmitted from Auckland to sjoutbjtm-stations of purely preps, mes•agw» f .. j • Tuesday. r -Lkttead of interfering with due present plain' of reclamation for a railway station site, the Government propose to reclaim a sit* between Mills'* Fornch/ and the tffcm'i W^arf upon whici'to'build,ihe si.i ton. 1-hif will allow the, reserves and the land to be Lold to remain as published in the plans. "" , ], t?it cr r no. f ««tt.c..ses of fever on bjo»rd the Hernvooe, but some insubordination amongst the.irUon is reported. .4 "tag* public , meeting was held tonight, the Mayor in theoLair, to discuss (he CMne.se grestion. , A series of Resolutions were carried unanimously, to the effect that the Government should be monorialised to nrevent the introduction of Chinese. Several speakers dilated Upon the manifold dangers likely to arise iTVjta unrestricted in4ux Of Chinese were allowed. A letter from the Colonial Treasurer wm read, in which the utmost sympathy was expressed with the move* meni.

At a previous, nreting a resolution was carried unanimously to urge upon tue Government the advisability of removing the preient railway station to a more central site. . * ,