PER SPECIAL WIRE TO "STAR."

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3480, 19 February 1880, Page 2

PER SPECIAL WIRE TO "STAR."

{"P« Kf*s A saooUTtos.}

WELLINGTON

Last night. Hail Arrangements.

In consequence of the rearrangement of the San Francisco mail service the March mail steamer will leave Frisco on Saturday, 13th pros', instead of Monday, 15th. as announced in the time table, arming at Auckland on Monday, the sth of April, iustead of Wednesday,-17th. The incoming mail, leafing Frisco on 16th in>t., will run according to former arrangement.

The Government have completed the necessary arrangements for bringing into operation the Registration of Electors Act, passed last session. ■-

It is understood that the Government intend taking prompt and decisive action regarding the proceeding of the French Government in chartering a schooner to convey a batch of French convicts to Auckland from New Caledonia, whose terms of penal servitude had expired. [Rumors are current here that largo reductions are about to be made in the Bailway Department. The Suez mails left Melbourne yesterday by the Tararua, and are a supplement tary batch forwarded by, P. and O. steamer Deccan, which left Southampton 27th December, and Suez 3rd January. She arrived at Melbourne on Friday last.

The Governments of New Zealand and New South Wales have succeeded in effecting a very satisfactory re-arrange-ment of the San Francisco mail service, by which the time of transit between England and New -Zealand will be shortened by at least two days

This day. The Hawera natives returned from Farihaka yesterday, but did not visit the Commissioners at Oeo. Te Whiti told them that those whoi visited the CommissionerSTJw^TC chaff^andthfe wheakwasJ all bagged at Farihaka, but he left it to their own. opinion torvisit jfcLe Commissioners. The letter From'the Commissioners to the tribes at Paribalrt'Was read but had no effect in inducing the natives. It was pointed tout that it would, not be considered pwfper for an adulterous man to enquire ijnto their own sin, that Sir W. Fox was a Government man enquiring into the faults of the Government. The natives £prAent numbered about 700.

There are continued presents of food to the Constabulary. - . _ A. great meeting will Vbc held at Parihaka in March.