INTERPROVINGIAL NEWS
(PER UNITED PrtKSS ASSOCIATION.) Dunkdin, This Day. At a Committee meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club last night, it was resolved to recommend to the Programme Committee £5000 for allocation at the Exhibition race meeting. The" principal race of the first day to be a mile and seven furlongs, for which £1500, £300, and £200 will constitute the prizes ; the main race on the second day to be a mile and a half, and the third day a mile and a quarter. Wellington, This Day. The deliberations of the Sheep Inspectors concluded last night. They have made numerous recommendations in the direction of amending Sheep, Cattle, Babbit, and Branding Acts, principally in matters of detail. In veboabgill, April 13. Few, for indecent assault on a girl at Orepuki, was acquitted. He got a warm reception from the population on his return home, and was only sayed from personal violence by the fact he was accompanied by his wife and children. He got 24 hours to clear out, and has done so. Napibb, April 15 David Balharrr, at one time manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company here but lately agent for the Imperial and United Insurance Company, was found dead in the Tutaekari Biver, near Eedclyffe bridge, this afternoon. His neck was broken. On the bridge were his horse, coat, hat and watoh. The appearances leave no doubt of Buioide. He jumped about 30ft into shallow water. Financial difficulties are supposed to be the cause of his act.
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Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 120, 16 April 1889, Page 2
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