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

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2098, 17 December 1885, Page 2

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

Wkm ivfiiox, Wednesday. Thk luinoiued cieation of new nt'inben of the Lo^i-lativo Council i> denied liy the Government. Biihi']) Kedwood and Father Sjuucui returned fiom Sjdne\ this morning. The German resident-, hei'p piesonted Air F. A. Krull w ith a handsome clock on the i'V(3 of his depaituie for Wanganui, wheie he intends re-idmg. The Ministci fm Public Work-, is now, in conjunction «ith the Colonial Soeietary, pcift'cting a scheme for obviating tlio delays and inconvenience which contractorH are now subject to b^foic reccn ni£ p;i\ incnt for work done for (i'>\eminent. Instcid of all vouchers lu\ing to lie foiwauled to WelluiKton to gn tluougii the Audit Office jind Tieisiiry Ijefoie payment, it is decided to autlioiiMj tlie District Engineer to audit the accounts on the spot, and when sihs hed of tin ir conectne->'- > to p.iy the amount direct. The system ib expected to como into foicc about February Ist. In connection with lndisciimmite killing of seals on our coasts, Mr lt.Ul.iuce now l)ro])o^e-> to deal with the nnttei lij' lo iMiig lands along the coast lines to responsible persons, and to in.ike the months of October to May, inclusive, a close mm .on foi seals. Draft reguUtions in connection witli sual fishing are now drawn up and will be submitted to experts for their opinion. Mr H. W. Brown was installed May or of Wellington to-daj. Tno cisc of .). Stuart Kcid v W. 11. Bishop, an application to lCitiam the respondent f loin publishing, " lk--hop'i liradsh.iw s guide ' a^am cune befoie the B.moo Coiut today for consideration and argument. Mr Justice Kichmond dismiss) d the motion with £10 10s cost, The New Zealand Tim»s this morning Ktites that Mr W. C. Suuth, niPinbcr for Waipawa, is shoitlj'to be elevated to the Upper Housn, and rather significantly it hope 1? that Ministers may be able to truth fully deny the Himoui th it Mmtsten hoem rather to haic got then b.icks ii|> .ittln»unplied dihbelicf in any probable fortliconung denial, and absolutely refu-e to either adnut or deny the tiuth of tlie rmnoui.