morrow with the usual ceremonies. The Armed Constabulary will form ft guard of honour, and the Artillery fire a salute. , ' Mr O'Shea reports flour easier, from £13 to £13 10a ; bran, Is 3d ; oatmeal, £25 ; oats, 6a 3d to Gs 6A ; wheat, noue ; barley, no Bale ; hams, Is Id to Is 2d ; bacon, 33. Mr Buckland reports -.—Ship borne cattle,. £1 5s to £1 7s per 100 lb<t. ; fafc sheep, 3d to 3id ; lambs, 12s 9d ; wethers, Sato 15s. ' January 9th. The Excelsior Lodge of Good Templar 3 re ceived information from Auckland that the Hon. S. Hastings, Past Right Worthy Grand Templar, has arrived from America. He in stitutes a Grand Lodge of the whole North Island on the 2Gth. > January I lth. j Captain Fairchild has received instructions ■ to endeavour to lemove the rock at the en tranco to Tauranga, upon which the steamer Pretty Jane damaged herself recently." He has taken a large quantity of dynamite for the purpose in the Luna this time. H.M. Rosario has arrived. The erection of the new Salt-water Baths near the railway station has been completed. A Gazette Extraordinary, published on Saturday night, contains a notice of His Ex cellency's assumption of Government. The Cuuiwiasion and names of the Executive Council appointed are also published. , Amongst the passengers going home by the Howrah, ara the Hon. Mr and Mrs Sewell, Mr Justice Richmond and family, Dr Hector and Mrs Hector and family. The ship Adamant clears to morrow with a full cargo, mostly wool, valued at £60,000. Jauuary 12th. Colonel Feilding, the chief promoter of the Foilding block, is expected in Welling" ton in a few days. j The Superintendent and the Provincial Secretary proceed to Wairarapa to-morrow to open the Te Oreore Bridge. There will be luncheon and a ball. The Co-operative Baking Company, re cently started, i 8 in process of liquidation. January 13th. The Wellington College has been tuado the New Zealand local centre for matriculation examination for the Cambridge University. An attempt is bums: made to arrange for men who have matriculated being eligible for the Civil Service without further examina tion. At a meeting of the Anniversary .Regatta Committee last night, it was announced that over £100 had been received, and promises of more money been made. 