LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, Wednesday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2086, 19 November 1885, Page 2

LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, Wednesday.

To N'lflHM supplement to the (r.izetto cmtains ;v wair.int appointing the foll<i\s inff .»s ctiim wotier- fur the Oolom.il and Indian Exhibition :— The Mai ipim of NoniMiiby, S . Ji>. F-'cr^ti-Mni, Sir F. 1). Hell, Sir Tim-. <;<>■.• Hi own, Sir IVnrosr .Fuly.m, Sn I.. XV. Stiir..rd, Su John H-»l!, Sir Chas Clifford, Mr Tho-. Hii-nell O.M.C, the lion. Mr (iifborne, Mr A. Domett, thehon. K. Phara/jn M.LC., l>r \\ r . I>. Hull.-r.'Mr W Y. Cowli-h.iW, Air Y. (f. Dalgettv, Dt Yon H.i.'-t, Mr W. Harris, Mr F. Lukwoith>, Mr I). L.irnach, Mr I!. 0. Held, ,md Mr J. Ho--. Sir K. 1). J5.-11 ii .ippomt.'d [lrc-idont of the coiiiinn •*ioncr-<, .md tin' CNAHiitnt 1 coinmi—ioniT, I)r \\m Ha.iit, j-< to bo tho'connnis^iniicr m cli.upc of e-t.ibli-<hinont>. It !■> nunoiin-d th.it .-» v.iln.diln flu.owry of a ru-h .mil well-di'tini'il quart/. n>of lia^ bi'fii made in tlic vicinity of Wellington, somcwlifn' l«-t\\fcn Ihmc and the W.ni.ii.ip.l di^trirt. The Miuwti-r of Mint's has mviwd tin- infoiiiution, but will not ditclosc particulairi until a report is nud»\ Tlic a])pt-al case, Ward \. tlic National Hank, oocupii'd thr> Appi'il Court a<,'ain to <l\\, ami w.is further .idjourtifd until to mm low. The (JoM-rnor and Lady Jorvon left foi Chii^tchuich in the steamer Kiiuut.ika KhoitU after eight this evi'iuntf. M.-<,is Munay, Kobeit-* and Co. lu\o it-ci i\ed tht> following c.iblcgi .im n\t"«»Kc from their London repn-.i'ut*ti\es — Lov- i i)ON, Xo\. 17th. -TliuXoNeiiiboi wooln.ilps wi-io opened with a tfood attendanco of huyei,, and Uie rates aie unch.iiißed. It ha- been arranged Mi it the vacancy cau-ed by Colonel Holder's ( Je:»th i<( to he hlk'd by Sir (Jpoirc Whitnmro'si appointment a- Acting THidor-Secretary of Defence and Coininissiontr of Constabulary, without pay, Major dudgeon bping appointed as Vctin<' A^istant l T ndcr-Secretary, with an allowance of €100 a-year in addition to hi* A meeting of licensed \ictualler-< and others interested in the trade has been held at the instance of a delotfato from the Auckland Liceu-ed Victu.illuH Vssociatton. A committee was formed to discuss what steps should be taken to endeavour to have tuo or three clauses in the Licensing Act repealed. Steps will al-«> bn taken to establish unity among the trade, and to support any member for Parliament who will further their interests. A telej»iam iecei\ 'd here st.ites that a collision took place on tho Wairau river, Hleilheun, at three this morning between the steamor? Wiuhi and Mohaka. The Waihi was K(>ni(? up the tnei, and the Moh ika coming down, the vessels meetuij? .-it a shaip bend. The W.uhi struck the Mohaka about hix feetfioin the -tern, cut ting her down to tho water's ed^e. The Mohaka smk in a few minutes, but tho Waihi was not mnch iniured.