WELLINGTON, Saturday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1772, 13 November 1883, Page 2

WELLINGTON, Saturday.

Messhs. "BuwdkMj and Han is intend on Monday to supervise a thorough test of the Queen of Beauty' reef at Makara, to determine Mr. Walker's bet. Monday. Several complaints recently made respecting the tieatment of the patients at the "Wellington hospital resulted m an interview taking place between the Colonial Secretary and Dr. Hammond, the supeiintendent. The upshot of the confeience wab that Dr. Hammond has decided to resign. The hon. Major Atkinson leaves for Sydney, via Melbourne, this evening. Mr E. Fox, secretary to the Premier, and also to the Cabinet, accompanies the Premier. ' Applications for the l'e-admisMou of Mr W. S. Staite as a solicitor was made at the sitting of the Gouit of Appeal this morning. The counsel informed their honours that since he had been struck off the ion\ Mr Staite had taken up his residence in Christchurcb, and had conducted himself in a (satisfactory manner, of which fact two legal gentlemen and cleigymen of the chinch have testified in wi itiiig. Mr Chapman appeared for the Wellington Law Society, and objected to the application being made, unless separate affidavits as to the behaviour of Mr Staite weie made. Their X mour's thought the request of the society a re.asqnab.le! one, and Mr Shaw agreed to ob,tajn the. affidavits