INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS
LPEB UNITED, PBESB ASSOCIATION. Auckland, This Day. The Native Minister met Wahanui ' at Alexandra. The latter .gave Mr Ballance a cordial welcome on behalf of his tribe. A body has been found in the Waikato Hirer, and is supposed to be that of Gyde. the engineer of the Bangiriri, drowned seven weeks ago. ! Weliington. This Day. . A painter named John, Stafford W.hite, aged 75, committed suicide yesterday by hanging himself. It is believed that domestic troubles and drink led to the rash. act. At the inque-t a verdict of intempprary insanity was returned. The Hon P. Buckley, Colonial Secretary., leaves this evening for Napier, to settle some hospital dispute there. FTe will atterwards travel overland to Wanganui and New Plymouth districts on a visit of inspection of charitable institutions. .1 The customs revenue collected in the oolony for last month amount to £126,26' >, as against £122,210 for the corresponding month last yeaj. Of the last months amount " Auckland contributed £29,477, Wellington £22,021, Lyttelton and'Ohristchurch £17,071, Dunedin £37,266. The total amount of customs revenue collected in the colony for the 10 months of the financial year is £1,117,148. The beer duty last month was £4922, and for January 1884, £4532. Last month Auckland contributed £1064, Wellington £427. Christchurch £856, Dunedin £1112In the 10 months of the financial year the amount is £45,938. being a surplus of £105 on the Colonial Treasurer's estimate. Timaku, This Day A man name unknown, was drowned while attempting to swim the river near its outlet from Lake Te Kapo, McKenzie . Country, on Sunday afternoon. A boy two years of age was drowned in a water hole near Mount Horrible yesterday. ," ' Dunedin, ThisDay. Last night the police raided a Chinese gambling den in Stafford street, and arrested 21 Chinese engaged in playing fan tan. The eases were remanded till Thursday, Woodvillh, This Day. At the annual meeting of {he shareholders of the Cheese and Bacon Factory held last night. As no cheese was yet sold it was impossible to state the financial prospects of the factory. !
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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 98, 3 February 1885, Page 2
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