WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3099, 23 January 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

Thi« s day. The steamer Lyttelton arrived this morning bringing about fifty tons of copper ore from D'lJrrille'i Isiand ; the ore will be shipped to Newcastle to be smelted there. The tramway is to be shortly extended to Newtown, the residents of that suburb taking up a number of shares in the cony pany. '■■■ i The Primitive Methodist New Zealand Conference report an increase for the' year of one church, two ministers, nine lay teachers, four class leaders, fortythree church members, and three'hundred and sixteen Sunday scholars. Several churches ai;e now in course of erection, in addition to the one built last year. The proposal to divide the Conference into North and South was negatived as premature. It was resolved on initiating a scheme for the insurance of ministers, lives, also on forming a church .building insurance fund tor. the colony. , J „ '.'"„' '.'.".' l' Wednesday. I At' four o'clock to-morrow afternoon; Sir William Fitzherbe/t will present ai address, on behalf of the citizens of Wellington, to Superintendent; Atchesopi, prior to his departure forl: Nelson. A; testimonial of about £3CO has been collected for' him, but as the rules^of thfe service prohibit anything of the kind, it is probable the money will be presented to him for Mrs Atcheson, who is at present at Nelson. More money would have been collected, only that the sub-, scriptionwas confined mainly to,old residents of Wellington, where Mr has resided for about 30 years./ j i