WELLINGTON.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1217, 7 April 1884, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

April 5. Between this and Monday morning the Telegraph and Post Office officials here move into the new buildings, Post, referring to the murder

colony sat on foot a subscription list for their benefit, and it has resulted m the substantial sum of £292 16s lOd being collected. To-day Mr Micaiah "Read, treasurer, forwarded a draft of £290 to Mr C. T. Fell, Mayor of Nelson, who acts as trustee jor -the fatherless family. It is proposed to devote the interest of this sum towards (,he maintenance and education of the children, the principal to be divided equally among them on the youngest coming of ageParliament meets for despatch of business on the oth of June. The Minister for Public Works will leave Wellington on Monday morning by coach for Taranaki from whence he will proceed to nd by one of the proposed routes of the Main Trunk Railway. He will ; examine for himself the various alternative routes which have been suggested. Mr Knorpp, the inspectting Engineer, will accompany Mr Mitchelson. This day. The Supreme Court Criminal Sessions opened before Judge Rich* mond this morning. In charging the Grand Juiy his Honor said most of the cases were of a very simple nature, but he was scny to see 6 informations for forgery <m the sbett and some of these of a grave character. Thei c was nothing of special note m the charge. ._■ ._.•!„ At St Peter's Church last evening the Rev Mr Coffey referred to the/ projected Easter Encampment. He argued thac it was the Church that preserved those days from trade and therefore Christiana ought not to devote them for secular purposes. He stated that the clergy had communicated with the volunteers protestiug against the Encampment being held at tfcat time, bat with np effect, and it only remained for them to ask the congregation no to sup" port the volunteers m their resolveIn the Supreme Court, the Grand Jury found true bills against P. K. Watty, for forgery.