NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.
— ♦■ (PKB PBBSB ASSOCIATION. I Gisbobne, Vl ay 22. Chailea Todd, aged 12, son of a local draper, has been missing since Bunday afternoon, when he was last seen on the breakwater. It is feared he has been drowned. Auckland, May 22. En the charge of attempting suicide again fit Miss Elizabeth Davis, Devonport, Mr Busb, S.M., dismissed the case, defendant to paj the costs of prosecution. Invebcabgill, May 22, A deputation from the Scotland Acclimatisation Society waited on the Colonial Treasurer to protest against the proposed importation of the Enghxh wood pigeon, which is particularly mischievous io the inhabitants and particularly destructive to turoips. peas, beans, and grain crops. The evila resulting from the introduction of rabbits and sparrows and other birds to sparsely settled country where the population was too small to keep them in check was enlarged upon, and it was suggested that future acclimatisation experiments should be under direct Government control. Mr Ward recognised the importance of the matter and would at once bring it under the notice uf the minister interested.
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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 321, 23 May 1894, Page 2
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178NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 321, 23 May 1894, Page 2
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