LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS.
(liV TELEUKAI'II.— VRESS ASSOCIATION). Wklmngton, Last Night. Tun Premier, at the request of the Mayors of Auckland, Christuhurch, I 'micdiii, and Wellington, has despatched a cable to Her Majesty, asking her to stand Godmother to the son of Lord Onslow.
A cable rccjeived here, anuonnces the arrival of the ship Waimate, at London, from Auckland (September Ist). Mr S. D. Parnell, originator of the Kight Hours movement in New Zealand, died this morning, in his eiphty-first year, having been 51 years in tho colony. Deceased will be accorded a public funeral, in which the various trades Unions will take part.
The Commissioners appointed to examine into the condition of the Groy Valley Coal Mines, report that they cannot recommend any concession either in respect of the royalties or haulage charges at present levied.
At the installation of Herr A. W. Brown as Mayor to-day, Mr C. J. Johnston, the retiring Mayor, suggested that the Mayors of the four large centres should bo appointed members of the Legislative Council during their term of office.
In the Magistrate's Court to-day a lively scone took place between the Bench and Counsel engaged in defending one of the speeler clnss in a case of vagrancy. A Bench of Justicos lirst heard the case, and disagreed, when Mr Grah.im, R.M., joined the Kench, and the case was re-heard. Defendant's counsel strongly resented this action as illegal, and several heated pns sagos resulted. Ultimately the prisoner was sent up for a month. . In audition to the payment of a dividend m the paid-up capital of the Company at 'Am rate of 10 pur cent, per annum and u bouus of U.V per cent., tlw CJoai , Meat Coiujany carry forward .t)o(i">7. The reserve iind has been increased to £10,000, and the -nsuraucu resurvo to ilS'l7l-
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2876, 18 December 1890, Page 2
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301LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2876, 18 December 1890, Page 2
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