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' Wellington, Nov. 2(5; ' The captain of the schooner Pelican, from Oamarn, was fined 2()s and costs this morning, in the R.- M. Court; for* overloading his vessel. Mr M'Kellar, Commissioner of Customs, did not press for the full penalty, as the offence was the first one of the kind. It is said that the authorities were apprised by telegraph of the vessel being overloaded, because immediately on her arrival the harbour-master went on board and inspected the vessel, and. afterwards testified to her being overloaded. ■
TIMAKTJ, NOV. 26.
' Market quotations.—Fat cattle, 30s per 100 lbs ; store cattle in poor demand owing to the continuous dry weather. Heavy draught horses, £56> to £60 ; plough horses, £38 to £41 ; light'harness, £11. An important arrest has beeu made by Detective Neill. It appears that not long ago a house in the fiangitata district was bnrnt down, and a farmer, returning home, found his] house broken into, and articles of value gone. Other cases of robbery were also reported. Neill dressed himself like ai ploughman, I worked in the neighbourhood some days, and eventually went to the house of a farmer named Sandford, where he found some of the missing articles; Sandford was - arrested, and will Vbe brought before the Geraldine Benchj to-day on a charge of arson and house-breaking. Dunedin, Nov. 26. A tailor named Martin, in a state'of drunkenness, laid fcimself on the Ocean Beach railway yesterday. ( One of his arms was fearfully "ihaejced, and had to be amputated. - .N , . ; ' A charge of incest with his daughter against David Aitchcson has been? remanded till Wednesday. ■ jf ■
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 142, 27 November 1877, Page 2
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273LATEST TELEGRAMS. Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 142, 27 November 1877, Page 2
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