Wellington, Last Night.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1756, 6 October 1883, Page 2

Wellington, Last Night.

WELLINGTON, Night. At the next meeting of the Now Zealand Kino Association in Auckland, the amount of prize money will be fioni £500 to £GOO. This is less than half the amount given ,last year. The meeting takes place in February next. The lonic vrill take 5000 carcases of frozen mutton from here, and the Trium?>h about ,4000. It if intended if possible to hold a large volunteer review heio at Easter. The colonel iv command of the distiict will wait on the Defence Minister on his return frou\ Kawhia to asccitain what assistance maybe received from the Government. Referring to Mr Dargaville's addresses, the New Zealand Times .says :—" Although he had succeeded in gaining a vote of conn-, deuce, it was just such a vote as a thought* ful man with a memory and a conscience would rather not have. " Speaking of Mr Dargaville's action in the House last .session, it says:—" Reference to Hansard proves that while all manner of measures of practical importance were being diicussed, lie contributed nothing whatever from his store-, of wisdom and knowledge to their right adjustment. In fact, for the general purpose of which members are elected, he w.is obviously a complete failure." The article concludes by stating that the meeting was no doubt packed for the occasion by this reckless slanderer. The pres sence of such men iv the House was not', to advance the welfare of the colony, or raisa it in the estimation of those outside its borders.