WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3074, 21 December 1878, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

Friday. The Corporation expenditure in connection with the Queen's wharf and kerosene store for the past year is £17,543 ; waterworks, £17,824; drainage, £2,068; scavengering, £1,098; street lighting, £1,132; street watering, £514: general work on streets, £24,230; authorised on streets, £5,745. Complimentary addresses hare been presented by the passengers of the ship Hermione to the captain and officers and sureeon and matron for their kindness and attention during the voyage. The ship Jessie Headman, which left last evening, got into difficulties beating out of the Heads, and had to anchor, and, while in no danger now, she would be in a dangerous position if a southerly gale were to spring up. ' An attempt is to be made next week'to get the Hyderabad off the Horowhenua beach, all her cargo, except about three hundred tons, having been landed.

It has been found that the extension of the hours of labour in connection with the Custom-house has not been taken advantage of to any great extent, and it is not considered necessary. The Post says it is not improbable that the Government will return to the old hours before long.

H.M.S. Sappho is expected here from Sydney early next week.

The acceptances for the Wellington gold cup were received to-night:—Fish-hook, Maritana, Danebury, Lara, Laertes, Titana, Longlands, Catnbello, Pungawerewere, Venus Transit, Pin fire, Pata, Mufti, Driver, Morning Star, Lady Grey, Fing Quail, Pohokura, Sailor.

. The Government wrote on the 14th instant to the Government of New South Wales to inquire what space would be available for New Zealand at the forthcoming Exhibition to be held at Sydney. No reply has yet been received. The Chamber of Commerce had a communication from the Board of trade of the dominion of Canada, suggesting that the delegation from the Chamber in all the British colonies should meet in London in the course of next year.