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/UNITED PREBB ASSOCIATION .) TiMAR^J, Thursday. It has been raining heavily tor the last two days, and there is still a heavy dxmnponr. Ht;avy floods .are expected north and south close to the town. So far no serious damage is reported, but precnutifms arc lining taken so that the railway line will not suffer. Christchurch, Thursday. It has been raining Imavily hera all day, and m many parts the streets have been flooded. The Avon overflowed slightly m some pluces, but no damages have-be«n reported. Last night over two inches of rain fell. This evening there is a partial cessation of the Storm. • • «. , Wbllinoton, Thursday. A despatch from the Secretary o! State for the Coionieß, stating that her Majesty has assented to the Acts passed m 1 885, is gnzetted. A despatch statin g that Marshall Brown and Providence Iskndß m the Pacific have been placed under the protection of the German flag is also gazetted. .. - The annual meeting of pplicyhold*ra in 'the Government Insurance Associatioh iR fixed for «he 17th' June. Nomi-. nations for the directorship close' on May : 17th. The question of the reconstrnction of the board will engage the attention of the pn'.icyholders' shortly aaftt <t the annual meeting. The net crmt nf the New Zealand Exhibition was £8500.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1696, 30 April 1886, Page 4
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212TELEGRAPHIC. Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1696, 30 April 1886, Page 4
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