WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3528, 16 April 1880, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

Last night. T2m Growth, of "Wellington.

The Railway Station. A deputation waited on the Government to-day, re a new railway station being erected of wood in the centre of the city, contrary to the building regulations. The reply was that in the present state of finances it wa» not desirable to build of

brick at present, but when in a position a substantial building would be erected.

Fire Brigade Subsidies Stopped.

At an interview between the Fire Brigades and Insurance .Companies, and City Council, re the Fire Brigade intending to knock off their services through the subsidies being stopped, the Insurance Companies said they would pay one-third of the cost of one brigade, consisting of 30 members and a paid superintendent. The Council consider the matter tonight. Major Kemp. The Poßt to-night says no later intelligence has been received by the Government re the movement of' Kemp at Murimorita, but as he has not returned to Wanganui as promised, it is believed he is waiting on, in the hopes to provoke Topia to hostilities, having mistaken the purport of the letter from the latter as containing a threat. The "Waimato Plains. The Waimate surveys of roads and reserves are still proceeding quickly, and the natives are friendly.

Everything is quiet. The construction of the road towards the Waiweranui is proceeding steadily, but slowly, swampy ground having been encountered. Probably a month must elapse before reaching it. Numbers of natives are proceeding towards Parihaka, but not nearly so many as last month. There are not wanting signs that some of Te Whiti's followers are losing faith in him, and getting impatient. This may hare the effect of either rousing Te Whiti to some definite action, or may lead to some individual Maori throwing off restraint and perpetrating an individual act of outrage. An old settler to-day expressed his opinion to me that the Maories, individually and collectively, have only been held in check by the presence of such a large force of armed men.

Drowning in Wairarapa Lake. I A portion of the clothing of the young men who went fishing on the Wairarapa Lake has been found, and this leaves no doubt but that they were drowned. Lateb, This day. The body of one of the men lost in Wairarapa Lake was found yesterday. It is expected that the others will be found to day as the boat was found anchored by means of one of the. guns getting caught in the chain of the boat. This day. The Stella strikes on* a rook. The Stella when coming out of Queen Charlotte Sound yesterday, bound to the Brothers' Lighthouse, and when abreast of Cape Koamaroo and going at full speed, she struck amid ships on a sunken rock. She dragged clear, when she wag found to be making no water. The rock is between Cape Koamaroo and White Bock, about a quarter of a mile outside any marked on the chart.. Captain McKenßie took bearings of the rock, and buoyed it. Captain Johnson, of the Marine Department, left in the Stella this morning to ascertain the exact position of the rock. Jas. O'Sheareports :—Flour (Adelaide) small cargo imported this season at £15 10s.