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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3486, 16 April 1890, Page 2

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(PEB PRE3B ASSOCIATION.) ' Donedis, April 15. ' It is now certain tlmt the total Exhibition attendance will exceed 600,000, or more tlmn the totnl population jf tlio colony. Up to the resent, including to-night, when 5064 wore present, the total has been 590,805. The closing ceremony on Saturday night is suro to be largely attended, ' Chribtouuhoh, April 15. A very large meeting ia Taam street Hall to-night, under the presidency of the Mayor, passed resolutions affirming that night shopping was an unnecessary custom, which produces innumerable evils to the detriment of employ6s in retail shops and expressing sympathy with the Early Closing Association in their endeavours to close shops at 6, and declaring that a legislative enactment should be passed to close shops at C and oompel employers to give employis a weekly half-holiday, The Dean of ohristclmrch, tbo Revs J. Flavell. O, H, Bradbury, and L. M. Isitt, W. P. Reeves, W. B. Poroeval, R. M. Taylor, M.H.R.'b,addressed the meeting. The Labor Agitation. Auckland, April IS, At a meeting of the Tailoresses' and Pressors' Union, a question was raised as to whether the employers last Saturday had paid'the employees on the log mutually agreed upon. Five oraployers were reported unfavorably upon. It was decided that these employers should be interviewed and if still recusant, their hands will probably lie called out on Saturday by the Union. The Dunedin Union state they will raise a levy if necessary. Important Gold Discovery. Napier, April 16 ■ News has been received from a source believed to be reliable that an important discovery of gold has been made at Galatea, hi the Uriwera country, between WaikureuioanaLako and Wiiakatane, THE MINIS TERIAL TRIP. Wahganui, April 14. The Ministerial party were expected here at 9 o'clook this morning, to meet the express train to Wellington to travel down with Mr E. Michelson, Dr Newman failed to arrive, the expected reason of his delay being the difficulty of getting canoes enough, tbo parly being large. When the party went through Taumaramii tbo difficulty cropped tip, but it was expected to be overcome by sending further up the river for other, canoes, The pleasuro of the trip was greatly marred liy the steady r»in—Bitting in a wet canoe not being cbeerlul. Luckily tbo party got the horseback journey over, as the weather being very wet the roads will bo very stioky. The riding horses and the packs are returning along the North Island main trunk route to Hunterville,