WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3168, 15 April 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

th^, day after GoYernprßobinsonproceeas South, rand go ; direct- to, the ('Auckland Islands to totake the naval anmral examination for; W* ecks' pf 'cik^ti^iij^ a*fld sfye w^t\eotiditi6£,ithe ( la\JQt?s, joVsj6j\tif>nn are in.; She will probably returntoiome potSinrth^]S6r'th;istald^'f^J-';-;Y j ■'■l.ob '. iA(^hT^^th|w^is|^i|j(viiii^||^^e |,li^eea6'clo^i^eitef|ayi afternoon, »*j^f n they started froi»'>theltland Bay to reUrn, to. tqi^n. . r TK"a T names, oL the ihur Diion.rand Marrwtjti , Thei weather! Was thick and it is; sttpposed^theyf httfer; i fbn s&m'e^'f''^^fii'o'n 0 he coast o^ha^e Wen blp^n oult to tea. ! Some Greek fishermen, who—were fisbiag off Car a Terawhiti a. few eteaings |igo, having been bhmn out Into the straits, where theWloai; 1 #as^wamped, by a fortunate 5 change an tl.e ; wind and^opdl oceupanti of the jboati mana/jtd!.tb?gH; pack to their anchorage iw, J«taud'Bay^ where there' iti»ginaU settlement^ of foreigners whosepnrsiiitl ii#shffig.SJtrf )9'^!;! \ :hns beiSn incdVSfttit'-rain-'Bitfce Srtnday* night/ 'qiiite:hß|)blKng!!fKe ! 1 Macandrew irero;' miich r °ble^seji ! found theraMway hpe sq^yeil as far, as Otjakii^an&ihe'^m^^^ j met with is 1 in i V a?diith^ipnly: : for i a ?hqrt. distance, so, that ordinaryLengineß,^ would draw a heavily-loaded train up^thisv incline, which is about; the; sprne as the aseen^ from t}ie / Uppe^<Hutt Though; the .liqe: will,\be 'conimenc'c4 at Kai wani' end' ia& ioon"' &£' possible, 'little worA <i&aji,.bejdjpDeit!^sl^e >ar.a«lhe_ap.pro.-. priat:pn n^ade r by the;^Hpuse lastrse^Bion , isa;|iw.snia,H'»m^un^'* t ' l)l .;^ > J l^!,J"" 'ff ( ? WT^n^9B ; |q ; t|be i ;i^^,jtiM>i,' quarter . endmg, Marehi• 31st,, .reaiiieA £700,000; the estimate for the year was £1,229,000; it is now Certain there *ill be ailarge^deficit in; the revenue irdmland;" th^mount tfill, be more than covered by increase^ in receipts frojn^ustoms^rajlways^etc;"... „'. 1! Hl_^ It, is stated .that ,a misapprehenßion exists,as to.the : ppwer;cffthe Government to sell more than a.cextiiin quantity;of the rec'aimed land, £120,000 worth, but the Post,, speaking apparently semi-officially, says this it an error, as Government have

power to sell t;lie jrhole, but in the House ihf, ColoniaV^reaJMtrer stated that unless BftTorseir: circumstances should arise he did not attend sell more than would revise the £90;000 required to pay for reclamation and.the £30,000 required for the completion of the Hospital. r:. iFolthe fifst'tWee quarters of the year the .railway revenue has been £520,003, of which £211,000 has been paid in during the quarter. The fourth aud last quarter always shows the largest retuin, «« nearly^ ail the ifraini* carried d«i«mtliis quarter, and at a moderate estimate another £210,010 should be realised before the close of the financial year, The railway. reTenuewM:estimated a* !£710,000, bur this amdunV will certainly be largely exceeded. The working expenses on f mtffly t lines have also been largely reduced, so that ihe proportion of profits tO/reqeipts .will, |; be considerably larger than in past year^ and below the estimated expenditure^ r\ ■■; n t '■% €| ' ''&. Ve'specitable woman and child haTe disappeared mysteriously from their home here, y -^m y:jif > y,< ?. =r q i Thd Post comments strongly'upon the inexpedicincy of.Sjendigglarge^.esselaji^ei thytita4foa.acle^jtpPorJb'^a»lmei;s.^' ; | ; , A r new AmateurDramajLic piubi is .floated. (His Excellency .and; Lady Kobioson.hare notified their intenT/ tion,of.becemiwtrpatrons^T r v r riT , WTa i It is suggested in one^ of the evening papers that the carriage lamps should be lighted on goiDg through 1, the: long tunnel