INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.
Auckland, December 17. A potest his been made against the election in W«(;emata constituency, on the ground that. n“W names were added, o the roll after the issue of he writ, ''he pro.t st will be made at the declare tlon of the poll, and will be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary, Wellington. As evidence of depression in th ■ timber trade 17 003,000 feet of timber, at Tairua booms. await a market. Marton, December 17In sinking a well here, an auriteron* stntMin was disc iverad at the depth of 30ft. Specks of fi io scaly gold were found freely In black sand through a layer two feet, thiols It is suggested that Government should prospect the Interior. »a the gold has evident y been brought down from the m un'aitis. Dunedin, December 17. At the breaViog-up of one of .he schools to day, S:r R Stou‘ quoted statistics to show that the charge brought against onr system of edu‘alien—'hat it had a tendency to produca criminals—was unfounded If the statistic concerning children born in the colono were taken, they would be found 'o stand far above any other country in the world.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG18861218.2.9
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1435, 18 December 1886, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
194INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1435, 18 December 1886, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in