LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Friday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2030, 11 July 1885, Page 2

LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.] W ellington, Friday.

Wiii-v the itna-inei Manawatu passed Capo F-u-ewell Spit yesterday the brig.intine Helena, <ib.inrlnnod there on Sunday, was lying as if at anchor and appaiently uninjured. The tender of Robeitsnn and Co., Wi Ilingtim, has been accepted foi building and completely finishing the screw .steel steamer for the Defence Dep.u tinetit at fc>S!>. The wection- of the --teainei are at piesent in D.incdin, but aic ti> be hi ought up to Wellington. It is cuirently lepoited th.it the puce pud by the Union Company to Capt Williams for the Mack Diamond fleet of steamers and tailing \csseK and owner's in tere>t in the Koianui coal mine is £81, 000, of which £40,000 is taken in Union Company s shales. At the county council confeience to-day, the following lesolutioiis weie earned. — " That the Hospital and Ch.uitable Aids Kill appeal h to deal with the nutter in a way that may be s itisfactory and may be amended so as to make it a. Useful nuM-nie; that amendments which are essential aie that mtei position of distuct boards should cease in area of a local institution when constituted ; that any local authority contributing to the expenses of any hospital oi charitable institution should be lepiesented on the go\erning body in propoition to its contribution." '"That it would be desir able 'that power be gnen to counties to altci their bound.mes in cases where necessity of communion made such an alteiation dcsnablc, and also to lemovo one oi moio piopcities fiom one mad distiictto another on application of owneis with the consent of the boaids nitur'sted." "That the confeieuce consult rs the question of compensation for land taken under the Public Woiks Act. ' Subsequently a deputation waited on the Colonial Thmsijiui, bringing undt l his notice the lesolutums paised by the Conference. The Tre isiu ei , in reply, pi oiniscd to discus them with lm colleagues.