HBH 1890 APRIL 21 WELLINGTON Saturday WELLINGTON The Marine Dept have received the following telegram from the Collector of Customs, Christchurch: -"The master of the DINGADEE, just arrived from WESTPORT, reports passing the wreck of a cutter of about twenty-five to thirty tons. She was painted black, and was dismasted and waterlogged. This was off STEVENS Island, Cook Strait" The weather was too rough, and the sea too high, for him to get close enough to identify the vessel Dr Maurice CHILTON, formerly nurse surgeon of the Wellington Hospital died suddenly at Havelock (Marlborough), where he had been practising for some months past. His death is attributed to heart disease. BURTON who was fined £15 for permitting gambling on his premises, intends to appeal against the decision of the Resident Magistrate. Owing to the action of the general meeting of the members of the Wellington Rowing Club in re-instating a member whom the committee had expelled, the following office-bearers today handed in their resignation: - The Captain-A G JOHNSON The secretary-H HYAMS Treasurer-J B SPEED ROSE, M HEARN, and T SULLIVAN (members of the committee ROSE is also a trustee and the matter is attracting a large amount of interest in local aquatic circles