LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1930, 18 November 1884, Page 2

LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Wellington, Monday. The New Zealand Rifle Association's meeting will be held towards the end of Februaiy, or early in March. The usual concessions leapecting steamboat and railway fires have been made by both the Union S. S. Company and the Government. The Minister for Public Works leaves for Christchnrch to-monow. He l(M\es on private business, and will be absent only thiee 01 four days. Tn day wis the ordinary day for the monthly meeting at Parihaka. About 300 or 400 natives belonging to alien tubes were piesent, principally from the plains. Everything passed over quietly. The natives have accepted the advice given by the Government, and are taking steps to cleanup the pah, thus <<t imping out the epidemic of erysipelas which has been prevalent there for some time. Mv Rochfort is in charge of the survey ors 1 engaged on tl c North Island Main Trunk Railway, and his staff comprises only those who made flying surveys of the v arious routes. Contracts will be out, and the first sod turned by February. Government is now considering the alterations about to be made in the Government Insurance Department. The Victoiy sailed for London, via Port Chalmers, from Wellington. She takes 3500 en cases of frozen meat, and from Port Ch.\lniei'f, (>.">oo. Heani has gone into active training for his match with Harrington for the championship of New Zealand. He leaves for Riverton about the middle of next month. The steamer Coptic, which left London for Port Chalmers last week, has 98 Government immigrants (single women) for all pai ts. Heavy gales the past few days have had a moie devastating effect upon vegetation than auy gale for years.