WELLINGTON.
Monday. A diver went down this afternoon and examined the hulk of the Eli Whitney, which w r as run into by the Taupo. He found a large hole m her side, six or seven feet forward of the main mast, extending from a little below the bulwarks, four or five feet long, and open enough to admit a man walking through; it being about three feet wide at the head of the break. The enquiry will be held to-morrow. Tuesday. The Taupo was attached this morning by the Marshal of the Vice-Admiralty Court, at the suit of Mr. Williams, for the collision with the hulk Eli Whitney. Damages are claimed at £3,000. Bail was given by Levin and Co. for tho Union Company. Captain Carey and the chief officer will give evidence at the adjourned coroner's inquest to-day at two o'clock. The Taupo is expected to leave for the South to-day, at 3 o'clock. [Wednesday. Edward Pearce, M. H. R., placed his resignation m the hands of the Speaker this morning. The only candidates for the vacant seat as yet, or likely to be. are Mr. Hutchison and Mr. Travers. A writ claiming £400 damages has been served upon Mr. Perrier, editor of the " Times," as being the presumed author of a paragraph m the " Times," which Mr. Travers alleges he considers applied to him. Mr. Perrier has instructed his solicitor.
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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 41, 10 March 1877, Page 2
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