LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2721, 19 December 1889, Page 2

LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS.

(BY TELEGRAPH—I'ItESS ASSOCIATION). Wellington, Wednesday. The Jubilee Committee negatived the proposal to have a commemorative medal struck, but promise to assist Mr Kohn, jeweller, in the disposal of one if he accepts the responsibility of striking it according to the design submitted. The Postmastsr-lrßiieral received a cable from Mr O'Connor, Postmaster-Ueneral of New South Wales, stating tliut the proposal of the Kistern Extension Company to lay a duplicate cable between that colony iind Now Zealand was considered in Cabinet yesterday, but the result of the deliberations have not yet been made known. Mi , C. J. Johnston was installed ns Mayor nt noon tn-dav. In his address he referred at, length to the question of sanitation, and nrgfij on thu councillors and citizens tu cake immediate »tnps to adopt an effective scheme, of drainage and thus place, Wellington in a position t" enjoy the prosperity which was returning to the colony. .Mr putiiie, the retiring Mayor, in welcoming Mr Johnston to the chair expressed a>) opiiiim that it would be better if tlir Mayor were elected by the Council and th<= office thus be nude to some extent a reward for services rendered at the Council table. Mr Johnston also expressed himself in favour of the Council electing their own President.