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[from our own correspondents.] Hokitika, Sept. 15. Dale's case was finished last night. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. He defended his own case, and made a bad impression. Sept. 16. In the Supreme Court to-day, the case of Warder Birt, gaoler v. Tilbrook and Ivess, printers, lace proprietors of the Tomahawk, an action for libel, in which damages were laid at LSOO, a verdict was given for;, the defendants on all counts. Nelson, September 15. Harris, late Sub-Treasurer, was brought up this afternoon, on two charges of fabricating vouchers, by altering the dates of duplicate vouchers, and passing them off as new receipts for [payment. He was committed for trial on both charges. The Crown Prosecutor said there were numerous other charges of the same kind. The weather has improved. Sailed — Phoebe, for the North, at 10 o'clock. last night ; Luna, for Wellington, at noon to-day. !n >■■ '" September 16. Matthew Te Pomaue has quarrelled with Te Hira, and opened Hikutaia (Upper Thames), for kauri gum digging. The Mary. Shepherd leaves to-day, for home, with L 20,000 worth of gum, and gold to the value of L 16,000. The total value of her cargo is L 44,000. Wellington, Sept. 16. The s.s. Blanche sails to-night for Taranaki with 40 members of the Constabulary, in consequence of the Native news. Horace George Spencer Baker, midshipman of the Challenger, has been committed for trial on a charge of forging Commodore Lambert's endorsement to a bill of exchange. Wellington has been proclaimed a Municipality. Napier, Sept. 16. The Native Lund Court at Wapapa closed yesterday. Mr Locke succeeded in passing 300,000 acres of the seventymile bush through tho Court. He got it by treaty for the purpose of immigration and settlement. The Court sits at Napier on Friday. A sailor, belonging to the s.s. Keera, jumped overboard in the harbor and swam straight out to sea. The pilot boat with difficulty overtook him outside the breakers. He is mad.
Several parties have searched for Bruce, Peacock's overseer at Taupo Lake, without success.
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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 728, 17 September 1870, Page 2
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