LATEST WELLINGTON MEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2815, 29 July 1890, Page 2

LATEST WELLINGTON MEWS.

fltV TCLKtiIIAI'II-— I'ItKSS ASSOOJATIOX.] WIiI.U.VIM'O.V, Last Night. TIIB Now Zealand Times says Lord Onslow wishes to remain in Now Zealand and would not accent :\ transfer to any ni.hi-.i- colony. The Sydney police state that J. K. Robinson, for whose an-e-it a warrant is out, did not go there by the Tarawera as supposed, lie is believed to be still in Xew Zealand. The first coiumuniealion of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons since its constitution will be held this evening when about 200 ■numbers are expected to be present. At a meeting of the local branch of the Railway Servants' fc'o.iety it was stated that piece work had been introduced in violation of the understanding with the Commissioners, and the mini .so engaged only make los Id a week, their ordinary rate being '.Is to 10s per day. It was decided to bring the matter before the railway atithoiities anal the Executive. The Solicitor-General, on behalf of the Government, has accepted the service of a wiit by Sir Julius Yegel. The secretary to the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company sends the following to the Press Association :—" Chairman and board greatly regret unfortunate interruption, which was caused by "force miajuurc," hut the prompt repair should convince the colonics that everything possible is done by the Company to maintain communication in the biggest state of elliciency. The recent and previous interruption two years ago are the only instances of the kind on jour system during a period of over twenty years. The JUuritius cable would not satisfy Canada, and would require nearly four thousand miles of cable passing over great exposed depths, therefore that suggestion is out of the question." The Government consider that Sir Julius Vogol has no claim on the clony, and Mr Chapman, solicitor, will probably be instructed to act with the Solicitor-General in contesting the case. Messrs I'.ell, Gully and Izard have been retained tor Sir Julius, Mr Jjc.ll having previously conducted the claim when it was before the Public Petitions Committee of the House of Representatives in liSS">. In reference ti the Railway Society's complaint re piece work, Mr Mclverrow states that since the delegates lelt Wellington the brass moulders have complained of the sniallness of their wages, and in order to give them an opportunity to make as : much as tin: men in the Addington workshop the l'etone moulders were put on Ry cablegram the Premier lias received from the Agent-General the result of the Lvi.-l of a parcel of llax dressed by Mr Rills scraping machine, which was sent Home by the Government to be examined by experts. The repoit is very satisfactory, the quality being highly commended, while the value is stated at about to per ton better than the ruling rates at the lime of cabling. Mr Alex. McKay, E.G.S., and assistant in the Government Geological Department, has nerlected a photographic camera and combination lens, by which he has taken plates of views and objects Hi miles distant from his lens.