WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3169, 16 April 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

This day. The Education Board have applied to

the Corporation for permission to erect a wooden schoolhouse on the reclaimed land at Thorndon, hut the public works committee of the council decided theyhave .not power to grant such permission, inasmuch as the bye-laws distinctly provide that all new buildings to be erected without the boundaries of the city shall be of brick or concrete.

The Government have determined to appoint Sir Julius Vogel. one of the agents for the consolidation and inscription of New Zealand Stock. The New Zealander says the appointment would have been made sooner, but the extraordinary monetary crisis in England prevented any action being taken- while ,it lasted, to carry out the policy the Govern ment announced last session.

, An onusual activity is noticeable at Mount Cook barracks owing to a quantity of recruits for the Armed Constabulary. The force is being rapidly brought up to its full strength.

The Government deeming that part of the Waitara-Patea railway of strategical importance, in view of the present unsettled,state of affairs at Waimate, have notified the contractors that all penalties for non-completion of contracts will be strictly enforced,, The extension, from Ingjewood to Stratford will be completed by August. '.-•,' .'.' ' • '„- ■ ■ ■ „:■-•; i

It is understood that the arrangements committee of the ball to His Excel* lency and Lady Bobinson tonight hare decided that there will be no speech making, partly bacause the practice is bow' going out of vogue, and also because the supper will be the ordinary stand up one. His Excellency entirely (Concurs in those viewß. The Mayor hat called a public meeting for considering the establishment of a free public library. : A small child this morning was ran over by a milk cart, but escaped injury in an extraordinary manner, the wheel having passed over the little one's body. The Hinemoa has cone to New Fly* mouth, for the Native Minister it is said. '< Tuesday. Mr Cooper, the Under Secretary for the Colony, has had a turn for the better to-night. A very large number of tickets hare already' been sold for the Governor's Ball. * ' ■

The SfodtHaarlem is expected here on Thursday mornng, and the immigration barracks are being put in ordeT to receire her contingent of immigrants... After discharging what cargo she has for this port she will go back to Lyttelton to land her cargo for that port and Dunedin, and load up for the homeward; voyage.

: The poll of ratepayers regarding the £100,003 loan will be taken on the 22nd. - ■; '• ■■■■• ■•■'•••■'■ ■■ •■ '■■■-:

The establishment of a gymnasium is being advocated. The last Wellington gymnasium, though well-appointed in everything, was allowed latterly to go almost unused, end was at length.converted in'o an engine shed. It appears that a number of the Maoris in the llawera and Waimate districts, instead of opposing the railway works here, which run over the confiscated territory, are anxious to obtain employment on the works. There are about twenty nativea at wefkon one of the subcontracts. '''"'r.',''•' '; '''■ ■■■■ -'f Win, Harris was cha™: d with neglecting to support his wi l'e and was brought before the R.M., who in the course of ih& case, finding that priaoaer had bcejn in the habit bf bi'ulAlly'beri,ljng his wife, while in delicpte health, caiised an informaLicn to be laid against him for the same and then sentenced him to eight weeks' imprisonment. Mrs flaviis wa« not de9>cus of so prosecuting her husband, but tJe magistrate said ate must. Geo. Gibbonai another wife beater, got' 14 days' hard labour. , , r ...... v . The employees at MiMs' foundry, have presented Mr r.nd Mrs Mills with a handsome present each as a mark of their es£e>m. ■< ~~ '.'• '•'■'.{

The three mis-ring young men in the yacht tu-\aed up to-night. It appeared that after they had started for: home yesterday thej were met by a heavy sea, and a gale, which dvore them on a reef of rocka. The men made their way to the pilot station for the night. Nezt morning they found their boat knocked to pieces. The men complain that when in most danger a small coasting steamer passed them and disregarded their signals.