LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2751, 1 March 1890, Page 2

LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS.

(by telegraph—press association.)

Wellington, Last Night. The immigration and emigration returns roJanuary show the arrivals to be 2,109 and departures 1,806, the balance in favour of the colony being 203. The principal arrivals were:—From Victoria, 1,003 ; New South Wales, 741 ; United Kingdom, 148; and the departures were, to Victoria, 781; New South Wales. 759; United Kingdom, The Gazette contains an Order in Council varying the fees under the Justice of the Peace Act 1882. The Colonial Treasurer declares that he knows nothing about re-leuding the balance of the New Zealand loan as is stated by the London Telegraph, but considers that as the balance of the 5 per cent. 10 40 debentures of 1878 loan are to be taken up to-mormw, it iijeans that over two millions will be afloat for reinvestment, but that has nothing to do with New Zealand. In October last the Government borrowed £2.000,000 for the purpose of taking up debentures, and in November £285,000. The unconverted portion of the five million loan of 1879 was paid on the 26th inst. Subscribers to the October loan had to pay 88 per cent of amount, and with this the balance of £2,207,200 of 1040 loan will be paid to-morrow, the Government having given debenture holders six months notice of their intention to do this. The Representation Committee meet in Wellington on Monday next. It is estimated that the expense of the Native Commission Court will be recouped by fees. Mr Edwards .vas chosen from j three gentlemen who were considered suit | able for the posti'.ion. An attempt was made to induce Judge Richmond to take up the work, which at one time seemed likely to be successful, but his failing health put a stop to this idea. Mr Fisher, M.H.R., has taken out a summons against a woman named MrsMoss, who has been annoying him at public meetings; not, however, on account ot her action there, but on the ground of alleged insulting language used on February 4th. In a letter to the " Post "he says he would not have taken such extreme steps against a woman but that she had persisted in molesting him in the streets and using his wife's name, after they had befriended her in various ways. The proceedings instituted by Mr Jellicoe, solicitor, against Jacob Joseph, owner of premises on Lambton Quay where a nuisance is alleged to exist, and Messrs Mentieth and Staveley, solicitors, and Tom Hung, restaurant keeper, the occupier of such premises, which have been before the R.M. Court for some weeks was concluded this morning when all the defendants were committed for trial, but were admitted on bail on theit own recognisance. The plaintiff s allegation was that the smell arising from the premises was so offensive as to make his office unfit to work in.