VICTORIA.
The closing ceremony of the Exhibition will be made as imposing as possible.
It is stated that Mr Bates has been an uucertificated insolvent for the past twenty years, and by setting in Parliament he has incurred penalties amounting to something like £70,000. He is not now a member of the Assembly.
The Government has agreed to purchase the Exhibition annexes for £37,000
The Kelly Board has classified the various claims before them. It has transpired that the capture was not the result of any information given to the police, and consequently the whole £8000 will be distributed among the ten concerned at Glenrowan.
A deputation from the Cabmen's Union waited on the Chief Secretary on Wednesday, the object being to protest against the introduction of tramways. It was stated on behalf of the Union that they protested on the broad principle of protection, and also that the convenience of the public was amply provided for by the present accommodation. Mr Berry said the protectionists policy was never meant to apply to such cases as this, or to protect one class at the expense of another.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3038, 22 March 1881, Page 3
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187VICTORIA. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3038, 22 March 1881, Page 3
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