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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 119, 24 April 1885, Page 3

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(united press association). AucifiCAND, April 23 Seven tenders have been. received for the completion of contract No. 1 of the Thames valley and Rotorna railway, the' lowest tender (Daniel Fallon) beiug £27,045. $o decision waß made. At the meeting of the Auckland Native Land Colonisation Company the recent resolution for winding up was confirmed. . • Heavy, freshes m the Whangaroa brought 3,000 logs to the mills; equal to five million feet of timber. ; ■ At the inquest od James Braseton, labourer, .who died from fracture of the skull by falling on the stone steps of the Clarendon Hotel while coining out of it m liquor, a verdict of accidental death Was returned. No blame attached to anybody. Tliiß Day. Chandler, the steeplechaser, which met with an accident at Papakura races yesterday, had to be destroyed, Laing, the jockey, is now expected to recover. Captain Stewart, R.A. formerly of Tauranga, is expected to have command of the defence batteries here. Thames, April 23. The differences which have agitated the Thainas Borougn Council since Decomber last .m reference to Parawai Ward have at length been satisfactorily Buttled. At the special meeting held to-night the business transacted during the last four months was reviewed and confirmed, and a resolution was then passed giving a happy despatch to the Parawai Ward by merging it m the South Ward, after which its members gracefully withdrew. .-...: Wellington, April 23. At the inquest on the remains of Rarlow a verdict that diseased met his death by burning m the fire at Te Aro House was leturued. The members of the Government hnve been m Cabinet almost all day. Nothing however, of any importance hap transpired, the business m main being the discussion on measures to be presented to Parliament. The operations of " The Arms Act, 1880," has been suspended m the Middle Island. Mr C. B. Davy is gazetted District Judge for Wairarapa, and Mr C. E. ; Rawson fcr Wauganui. I This Day. j Writs lor the Oamaru and Tauranga elections were issued this morning and are returnable on or before the 3rd of June. The Government have received no information regarding affairs between England and Russia. DunedinJ. This Day. A Chinaman died m the hospital last night, supposed from the effects of opium smoking. Christchurch, April 23. - The Hon. W. J. M. Larnach, Miaister of Mines, returned to Chrlst'chorch tonight from his visit to tho Malvern and Wilberforce districts, where ho has during the past w*ek personally inspected the coal mines and gold-bearing reptn. He leaves for Dnnedin by express trnin to-morrow morning, and hopes to return to Christchurch m a few days. Wanganui, This Day. Middleton, who"yesterday refused to give the name of the personß who gave him an advertisement of a false notice of marriage, was brought up this mornine when he gave the name of Edwnrd Mills. Tho case has been adjourned to allow a charge to be laid agaiuet Mills on Tuesday,