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[PRESS agency.] Christchprcii, November 12. T'ne .mum t of money taken 1 aft the gates of -the Agricultural Show was ,£Bll, as against £737 last year.-..At the dinner in tin* even jug the. Governor was present, a.id spoke at some length on the advancement of the colony in matters of agriculture. , ' ; LATEHT UNPUBLISHED. Wellington, November 12. A 'singular case lias just come to light It lias been found tint-sr settler, named Wi »o,d, of Whi n■i i. Oma ha. Val 1 ey, s<*ven mil s from the Mutt, has had his sister, a v.olent lunatic, under re tnint in his own house for over twenty years. Mr Mansforcl, H.M., was authorised hy the Government to ascertain tdie truth of the'information, and,-mi visitin' the place, he found where the lunatic was habitually-kept wax'a, little d-n about six feet square, one sjde being occupied with, a closet, the other •‘.'.with the creature’s hunk. Mr, Man‘.ford said the case was a had one,, and it is reported that, the woman has been subject to ill usage, hut upon that point there has been mi examination yet. Woods is reported to he a wry worthy and industrious settler..
The s'at-ment that Mr'George M'Culloch Heed Las been appointed Immigration. Agent for two years is confirmed. He expects to leave the Colony next mouth.
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Kumara Times, Issue 664, 13 November 1878, Page 2
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