WELLINGTON NEWS.
SEDDON SNUBS A “ KING.” | [By Telegraph—Press Association.] . Wellington, last night. Tho Native Minister has declined to agree to issue free railway passes to Maliuta to enable him to proceed to Auckland with 800 or 400 followers-, to make a display at the welcome to the Duke of Cornwall. POULTRY. Five coops of pure-bred fowls are coming in the Rakaia, consigned to the Government. They are Brown Leghorns, Ply--tnouth Rocks, Buff Orpingtons, and Langshans. The poultry coming forward to the Government depot are not altogether suitable for export. Of 169 birds received since Saturday’, two-thirds have been rejected. In-breeding is said to be the main reason for the inferiority of the birds. FEDERATION COMMISSION. The Federation Commission are at present sitting at. Parliamentary Buildings considering their report. FIRE BRIGADE. The annual report of the superintendent of the Municipal Fire Brigade states that during the year 96 fires occurred, making a total loss for the' year of '£22,403. Of this amount £15,000 was lost' in three fires. BAD NEWS. The Premier received advice to-day of the dangerous illness of three New Zealanders in South Africa—C. Lindop, Sixth Contingent, enteric fever,,at Pretoria; E. Barrer, Fifth Contingent, dysentery, at Kimberley ; William Stack, Fourth Contingent, enteric fever, at Johannesburg, SWINE.
It is notified in this week's Gazette that the following colonies have prohibited the importation of swine from New Zealand for the periods stated:—Queensland, six months 'from March 27th, 1901; New South Wales, one year from March 21st-; Victoria, until revoked; Tasmania, one year from April 12th; West Australia, until revoked, A SHOCKING CASE.
The jury failed to agree in the case of Edward Pierard, charged with an indecent assault on a girl under sixteen. A new trial has been ordered. FOOTBALL. It lias been’decided that a conference of Bugby football referees shall be held in -Wellington on .Tune 19th ; also that the Wellington team to play New South Wales shall be a provincial team, instead of one drawn from city and suburban teams as heretofore.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 103, 10 May 1901, Page 2
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