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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 230, 31 August 1883, Page 3

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INTERPROVINCIAL. (UNITED TBKSS ASSOCIATION.) Hawbra, August 80. The Maoris yesterday burned down the whare of the native who seduced the wile of the man who hanged himself last week through jealousy. ; The Maori' Bays he will not abide by the Maori law, but will lay an information. * i Auckland. August 29. A child aged two years, son of Mr Meek, settler, Taupake, was drowned io a waterhole. The whole of the extensive outbuildings, together with a lot of faun pro perties on M r Douglas's estate. Tarn a here, was burned down. The residence escaped. Ihe buildings were insured m Tinne, the lepsor's name, but, Mr Doufrlas'a property was wholly uninsured. Incendiarism is expected. DuinsmN, August 29. The Refrigerating Company haß , received a cable message advising that the lonic's meat realised on an average 7|d per pound, but the market has a declining tendency. . . Inveboabgill, A ugust 29. , Mr Dawson'a store at Pukewrau was destroyed by fire last night. . A good deal of the stock was saved. Insur* ances, £550 ia the New Zealand office, and a similar amount m the South British, : : -OaMABU, AugUSt 29i, .; A meeting iras held here to-dayi of stockbreeders : ; tp * consider the advis«« i Whtj of establishing" freezing works. The meeting was largely attended. Two propositions w°re before the meeting, one to establish a local company, and the. other that a branch of the Dunedin Company should be invited. It was decided to establish a local company. The meeting, however, was not unanimous. 3 . I