WELLINGTON. November 2.
Arrived — Buquo Alexa, from Foo Chow, with a cargo of tea. Arrived— Go ahead, froai tho South ; Omaporo from tho South. An Early Closing Association hau boon formed hero, and Sir J. Prendor<*aut nukod to become president A majority of tho employers noom favorable to a Wodncsday half-holiday. Jn tho II. M. Court to-day, a man named Taylor recovered L2 12s Od darnajro against a livery ntableknepor named Smith for injuri^n sustained by « fall from a horso hired from tho defon* dant, tho saddlo being out of gear, and tho girths giving way.
A busgy accident occurred ot Normanby \t\n\, night. Adams (drapor), Wallin (pub lican), and O'Noill (cabinetmaker), wora thrown out, and all sufTored injury, Wallis hai thrco rib3 brokon, and the othcrB havo sufforod intomal injuries. All throd nro lato residents of Welling ton,

HAWERA. November 2.
Tho Education Board has resolved th.it tho scale of nalarico fixed in 1881 shall bo hold to haro boon in operation in 1880, although in that year ualaricn wore re duced by JO per confc. Another rouolu tion was also pissed to appoint n «ub committco to enquiro and rt»porfc what amount tho teachers and ofliconj vroro to receive as arrears,

NELSON. November 2.
MELBOURNE RACES. THIRD DAY, BY CABLE. (SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION. ) Received Nov. 2, 8 p.m. Melbourne, Nov. 2.
