INTERPRIJYINCIAL NEWS.
Wellington, May 2. Mr J. Pond, Colonial Analyst, has for* wardad Superintendent Thompson his report of an analysis of the atomaoh of the Rev, Benata Tangata, one of the viotimi of the Farnell poisoning case. The re* salts of the examination prove the entire absence of aoy mineral poison. The probable oanee of Illness, Mr Pond thinks, aroee froraa septic alkaloid, the symptom! of whioh are vomiting, diarrhooi, and prostration. The analyst thinks that partial cooking on several occasions of the meat h»Btenod putrefactive decomposition, and says the continuous vomiting and dianhcoa preceding dea'h would almoat certainly remove any irritant poison from the stomach and intestines Mr Eavanagh, Village Special Settlement Steward, has returned from a visit to some of the northern special settlements, and brought with him samples of potatoes and apples grown by settlers. The potatoes, fine specimens of the Hobart variety, were grown at Hokiang* by J. White. The bnsh was standing on tho land m the m'ddle of Deoember, and as tho potatoes were planted m January, the Beacon for digging, Mr Kavanagh considers two orops oan be grown m a year. The settlers have fine orops of water melons, marrow, pumpkina, cabbagai, &o
The Annual meeting of the Tramway Odrapany was held on Saturday. The balanoe-Bheet ah owed a profit of £3501 14b 6d on tho working account, equal to nearly 6£ per cent on tho capital invested. Blenheim, May 2. The Maoris fishing at tho Wairau bar yesterday oaptaied a seal six feet ten lcohea long. A Beal is an unheard of visitor on Marlborough shores. Ita oolor is grey, Inclining to white, with a bright yellow tingo on the belly. Unfortunately it was not taken alive;
Invekoaroill, May 2. A somewhat peculiar bankruptcy caae was disclosed to-day at the examination by the Assignee of Alexander Trotter, who had boon ndjudioated a bankrupt on the petition of the Commipsiouer of Grown. Lands, Otago, for rent claim of ruu 420. Debtor's father originally hold the run, but transferred it to one Mclotoah m 1884, MoTntosh forfeited the run a year afterwards, and Government resolved to lease U, debtor being the purchaser at £103 per annum, upset being £10. Be had been enable, to pay tho last rent, and asked the Government to accept a (surrender cf tho run as they had done m Mrfntosh's and others' oaeesln the locality, but they refused and had him adjudicated bankrupt. He had no other liabilities and no aßsets, the sheep on the run not being there by hli authority. Keas, rabbits, and the low price of wool prevented him from onaking the run pay. Thero being only one creditor no quorum can be got for the meeting.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1548, 3 May 1887, Page 2
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451INTERPRIJYINCIAL NEWS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1548, 3 May 1887, Page 2
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