TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
PER CREVILLE'S TELEGRAM COMPANY, REUTER’S AGENTS. DUNEDIN, Tuesday, 9 a.m. The case of Hunter (contractor) v. Will and others (Building Committee of the East rn I_\ _ cl J-aiOU JL LK/a*JJ UV/XXCVii. V/UiUUiij) tii LCi im UVC days’ trial, resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for £255. Reicheldt’s action against the Insurance Companies has begun. The Hon. Mr Reeves (member of the Ministry) and Mr Macandrew are to sail in tue Samson fur Catliii’s River, and thence to Stewart’s Island. They go to inspect those places as fields for immigrants. The Opera Company were exceedingly well received, and there is every promise of a brilliant season. .me N icui r- leiuing nas sailed for liondon with a large cargo, and passengers. The White Horse Stables, at Tokomairiro, were burnt on Friday. The wind changed when the fire was at its worst, or nothing would have saved the hotel and adjoining property. Langley’s loss is £250, the stable being uninsured. Great bush fires have taken place at Blenheim. All the country from Awatere to Flaxbourne is destroyed. At the time of the latest telegrams, the fires were extending behind Stafford’s and Richmond’s runs. A mob of sheep had been burned, and grass, fences, &c., all destroyed.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 115, 23 January 1872, Page 5
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