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[new ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Dunedin, February 14. Yesterday a three-roomed cottage at Burke’s, on the Port Chalmers railway line, was burned d >wn, the tire originating through a spark from a passing engine. The tender of Davidson and Conyers (£9754 7s) has been accepted for ten and a half miles of formation of the Riverton-orepuki railway. Auckland, February 14. Scarlet fever has broken out in Parnell, and two deaths have already occurred. The health officer stated that bad drainage and defective water supply are the causes. MARLBOROUGH RACES. Blenheim, February 15. The first da\'a races resulted as follows : Hurdles Grey Mounts, 1: Orient 2; Zoe, 3 Maiden Plate —Painter, 1; Fritter, 2; Healherbell, 3. Marlborough Cup—Slander, 1 : Ma" nolia, 2 , Rore, 3. ° Flying Stakes—llore, 1 ; Dan O’Connell, 2 ; Fritter, 3. The weather was rather dull, but there was capital sport, and a good attendance of the public.
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Kumara Times, Issue 1680, 16 February 1882, Page 2
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149LATEST TELEGRAMS. Kumara Times, Issue 1680, 16 February 1882, Page 2
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