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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 146, 18 June 1873, Page 2

Inland Communication Committee. — The members of this Committee are summoned to meet tor.morrow--. evening '."a.fcA the usual place and hour. Sullivan's Murderers. .-rr- Rewards / have been offered. by the. Government for the appreliension'' of ; the'^fniirderers' of Sullivan — for Purukut.u, £100Q ; . Hori . Te Turdti, £1000 •Herewini, £ 500 ; and Whera, £500. ....._.. , . ; Fatal Accident. — A fatal accident occurred -at , Wakefield- this morning to a little prirl, the daughter of Mr. H. Plank, who Btrayed from' tbe house towards a creek at the back into Which she fell, and was drowned. The coroner, on being notified of the' accidenf," proceeded to Wakefield, where he was to hold an inquestthis- afternoon. '^ " s '- "'' : ' AcciDENT.r-rA lad of 17 years of age, named Robert Aiken, employed in Mr Mou tray's foundry,, met. .with a nasty, accident this morning. It appears that he * was engaged-iii drilling,. a i hole in, a .piece : of iron, the drill being worked by steam, and that in some unaccountable manner the fleshy part of his left arm, between 'the elbow and shoulder, became entangled between two cogwheels. The machinery was at once brownout of ' gear, add "the 1 unfortunate lad released, /Fortunately, no bones were injured, and' although the wound will probably take a long time to heal, it is not likely to be attended with any serious results, . ..< !-.-_ -;-.i :- 7:0 Shipping^ .^elegbams, — -W^ ; have ; to express bur regret at having made a mistake on Monday last in staiing-that the Kennedy had arrived , from, Westport without being telegraphed, whereas her departure had been duly notified but had escaped our •notice, We. fully intended to rectify the efr.ror yesterday ,"*-but omitted to do so, and we deß.ire -to apologise to the manager of the Telegraph office for our neglect. 7/ ■-»;.: -. .7 .-••■. •,-••-' a-hl