PROVINCIAL.
Wellington-, January 4. The journeymen butchers mean to strike on Monday. Tenders for makine" repairs and additions to the Government Buildings are accepted; tor thewor.k in the Legislative Council, £5990, and ior additions to_theHouse|of Representatives'portioD,,£44so. The conditions of the contracts have been greatly modified. The rife in the price of materials and the necessity for building strong rooms for public documents are expected to make tbe cost, of the work greater thad was originally estimated. Auckland, January 4. Breadstuff's are dull. Canterbury flour ,£l3 to £15; wheat 6s to 6s 3d; oats 3s to 3s 3d. ' It is feared that the drought will cause the potato crop to be a failure. Hokitika., January 3. The Aborigine arrived this afternoon from Melbourne, having left on the 23rd December, t-he brings a copy of the Argus of the 21st.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 4, 4 January 1873, Page 2
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138PROVINCIAL. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 4, 4 January 1873, Page 2
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