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Wellington, March 27. Mr Barton will on Friday bring on a motion in banco to quash the order for his commitment for contempt of Court. *
ihe Postmaster General has issued a stamped newspaper halfpenny wrapper, which will come into use on the Ist April next. These wrappers will be sold much in the same way as postage stamps, but in parcels of 18 or a multiple.
It is stated one of the leading officials retires from the Engineering Department, under the General Government, and more will follow. Oamaru, March 23. It is computed that nine thousand people attended Cooper and Bailey’s circus last night. This is said to be the largest audience they ever had.
LATEST UNPUBLISHED. Hokitika, March 28.
A. J, Twinning for uttering a false cheque was sentenced to twelve mouths imprisonment with hard labor, Timothy O’Leary, for maliciously wounding a cow, two months’ imprisonment with hard labor, and bound over to keep the peace towards Maloney (the owner of the cow) for six months, under a penalty of £SO. J
Auckland, March 28,
The City Council have accepted the tender of the National Bank for £25,000 for supplementary water works, at six per cent, at £9B nett. A purse of a hundred sovs. has been presented to Captain Logan of the s.s. Hero on the occasion of the hundredth trip between Sydney and Auckland. Wellington, March 28
It is currently reported that the Hon, Dr, Pollen will assume the editorship of the New Zealand Times on the first of April.
Seventy applications for nominated immigrants have been made here this month. The Government have decided
not to accept any more nominations for foreign immigrants. Christchurch, March 28. Replying to insinuations from Various parts of the colony respecting strictures on Dr Somerville, the Rev. J. Elmslie made a statement at St. Paul’s Church last night, showing that Dr. Somerville was freed on the ap. plication of the Glasgow Evangelistic Association from the Ministerial charge of the Anderson Church, Glasgow, with the special object of enabling him to devote himself to Evangelistic'work in various parts of the world.
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Kumara Times, Issue 469, 28 March 1878, Page 2
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