WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4432, 19 March 1883, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

This day. Major Atkinson speaks at Christohurch this evening, and Mr Montgomery has notified his intention of replying to morrow. The Victorian Government recently invited New Zealand to join in a conference to consider the advisability of joining the Postal Union. The New Zealand Government have replied, regretting their inability to take part in the conference, as it is impossible that a Minister could be spared to visit Australia so shortly before the meeting of Parliament. With regard to the renewal of the San Francisco mail contract, it is understood that Mr Stuart, the Premier of New South Wales, will shortly inform the Parliament there of the views of his Government on the subject, and the New Zealand Government a^ait the result. Yesterday. The Governor, who returned from the South yesterday morning:, will leave on a visit to the North Island at an early date next month; The Premier will leave for Auckland before the Governor: and will be the Minister in attendance during Sir Wm. Jervois' stay ; The cutter Lena has turned up safe, and her crew have returned to Wellington. Government have received information that the day of the old monthly meetings has passed off with perfect quietness at Parihaka. No attempt was made to hold a meeting, and it is now definitely known that Te Whiti did send round specially to different parts of the country expressly forbidding the natives to assemble, ■