WELLINGTON GOSSIP.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4860, 7 August 1884, Page 3

WELLINGTON GOSSIP.

(FBOH OtTB OWN COBBBSPOBDMIT.)

Tbe ship-building trade in this city has been very brisk ; at present in the foundries and shipbuilding yards there are orders in hand amounting in yalue to .£23,000. -Among 'others there is a tug boat for the Bninnrr Coal Mining Co., at Grey mouth. Ore firm lias tho contract for supplying tbe s.s. Kiwi with a 40« horse power mull itubular boiler, as also several new, screws for steamers trading

to this port, while another firm hare in hand a steel steamer for the West Coast ' trade; it is to be a little larger than the Sotomahana trading between your town and Auckland. The Hon. W. Robinson, of Christ* church, who is at present on a visit to Australia has attended and bought at Mort's sale of stud, sheep, a ram at 530 guineas, and other valuable sbeep for bis now famous New Zealand flock. : There is a good deal said, but no action

going on here at present, -in connection with the small-pox outbreak in Melbourne. ■J The knowingoaes here were looking up old accounts of dreadful plague's of smallpox in, the olden days, and now they are bndifag/Vat fa their glory of informa* tion/Jftd>re creating quite a scare amongst those who listen to them. Letters innumerable appear in the papers, asking how it is the Government' hare not got a

, bran new act already for immediate use to keep the epidemic out of the Colony; whereas, did tbey look at the quarantine regulations, they could put fear in their pockets, for it provides against the spread of the disease in this colony. It appears to have'ereated.* little fear in New South Wales, as every, ease of scarlatina or measles has to bo kept about a week in hand before they can make sure it is not „. smallpox. There are refrigerating companies established at Invercargill, JDunedin, Christ* church," Wellington, Hawkes Bay, and Auckland, (I am sorry I can't say Thames), and delegates from each of those companies mentioned will take part in the proceedings of the conference in Christ church, on matters referring to meat

freezing, freigK|,:insurance^&c. •■.-.■lnt'Chrisjtcbufch it is openly stated that i -the reaspo^he GbTernnient refused to run %? my special trairi^bri election day was that thef were afraia Mr would "be def^atedr^ i proride,d foryeleotbrg^ residing in Christchurch^^ to reachytlie district so as torecord their yotesi Af^ of a similar nature V has? gained currency here; in connection with the Wairarapa election. : ; Attempts to upset the, Te Aro and: :; Foxtoni elections will probably be made; r the Te Arb election on account of 18 or 19 who, it is said, Voted for the successful cabdidate^ (Johnston); who was returned by a noajbrity of 1% Totes—being . non-nattiralised foreigners, whose names, neTerthelesi appear^qn^ the;roli;fbr that district. In a similar case to the present, which look; place ;at- Lyltelton ;inv 1882,Judges and WiUiama; gave a' Terdict^ holding that their nori-/ naturalised v^tewjname^ '■.;■■'' electoral roir was; quite conclusiye. In the JFoxtbnV case errors appear to haye crept into ithereturnsi the sitting ■'M/^:ineinber'Bv-inajprity^^b'eing;r,red.uced;'to-/l-V:, (one)/ which isiclisputed on account of the l J; Pharazyniswho was disfran-^ and pro|ecuted on account of dual jYotijbg at a recent election, voting for thb ;::^:-;:aucce'BßfuLCandidate; :J--^-^r'-' : .'^'-'^'i'