INTERPROVINCIAL.
Lyttelton, Thursday. The Pleiades' immigrants land-.d this afternoon. 318 souls embarked. Ten deaths occurred during the voyage, four of adults and six of infants. Auckland, Friday. The final firing for the four colonial representatives, resulted as follows:—Skinner 88, Leigh 86, Hartington 83, Hay 83, Payne 82, Moirow 81. Bluff, Friday Arrived, barque Alexandria from the Auckland Islau s, in connect ioi with the German transit of Venus expedition party. Captain Beet, one of the scientific paiuy, who arrived with the vessel, reports t!:at they did not observe theisun till ten minutes after the ingress bad taken place. It was then leaut - fully fine throughout 'Jhey succeeded in taking 150 photographs. The vessel merely called at the BJu.fi for the purpose of comparing chronometers with the American party, after which she agkin proceeds to the Islau )s, and remains' . there two months making farther observation's.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 299, 18 December 1874, Page 2
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145INTERPROVINCIAL. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 299, 18 December 1874, Page 2
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