LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2234, 2 November 1886, Page 2

LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS.

[BY TELEGRAPH— I'UKSS AS^OCrVTIOX.I WIUJ.INU lON'. Monday. Thk Alamed.a \\ ith the English mails of tliH 7th October, luft Fiisco fur Auckland on tlip 24th October, one day h'te Tho Mdtipoij. with tho c >lonial mails of 12th October arrived at Fr^co from Auckl.ind on tho 30th October, two days in advance of time-table. Tho Postmaster -'Jeneral Ins been through neaily .til the tendeis for the new mail service*. The tender-, on the while have been plentiful, and a. saving of £JOOO for the year is likely to be effected. In some cases tenders have not been received, and the existing services will be renewed. In other cases all the tenders being high, lower prices will be insisted upon. The Government intend to a«k the Governor to proclaim Tho Marriage Act of 1882 applicable so the native race. At present clause 2 .specially excludes tho Maoris from the provisions of the act. The object i«» to defeat the Mormonisation of the Maoris which is now going on. The Cable Company have notified to the 1 Government of au increase in the t.'iiiff, but the latter have not taken any action in collecting if". The Stark-purchase Commissioners wire to Wellington th.it they have drawn up and p >sted to Wellington their lepoit on the recent enquiry. It i^undei stood, they failed to discover ,my traces of conspiracy in the puieii.ise of the site and exonerate the (internment from any blame in the unlter. The Customs revenue returns collected in the colony for the past month are not yet complete, but the amount is said to bo about JL*l0">,000. Tho letnnii not received will not niatoi i.illy affect the amount, which -hows a c<»uvid-M,ible falling off as compared with the Colonial Treasurer* estimate, which is t117,.">00 per month. The beer duty let urns also are incomplete, but these au> expected to fully realise the estim ites in id>; by Sh Julius Vogel. Sir ,T. Vo^el and Laly rr o r ;el Ipivp for Christcl'iirch on Wu lne>d.iv in the lt<»torua. The Mini-t'T for Lands al-o leives for the South next week. The MiniVei for Public Works expects to visit the We-,t Coast of the South fsl.ind, jilmi Southland, Otago and Canterbury, and will be, ,ib-.ent about six weeks. He returns ab ut Chiistmas, and after tho hohdvy-, will probably ro Xoith.