WELLINGTON.
A seaman on the Hmjrofco njmed W. Ccaoe was rtefing (he ouin topjgil <jn
•nd he fell 20ft to the deck. He was uiiconsoiona for several hourt, and »t fuHt it was thought he was dead. His he id waa cut open, his thumb and fingvr diHlooUed, and his body badly bruised and shaken. Private advioe ila'es that Sir George Grey is likely to ba back in timo for tho ■e^ion. Mr M'Kerrow, during a visit of sovrn we ks to the South, has inspected 300 f-tates, containing srmo 12,000 acres, whioh are under oßer to the Government, Rome of them in Canterbuiy. Some are very suitable tor settlement purpose?. The volunteers from Feilding had to m«rch through nearly two miles of w >ier b. (wren Tokoms'u and Shannon in ordT to reach Wellington, as tho train could not be tnken through. They wero accompanied by some pissengors whe weie anxu.us to c*tch i ho Ruahine. A. trial shipment of a'oepnrfl w-is sent Home by the Government fomo lhne months ago, and they are now making inqunios M to the prospects of nponiog a similar trade with Arne rid. Mr Frt>y«» burg urges tho utilisation of shavings and sawdust for wo'd pulp, and full information is being obtained with a view to making some u*o of the ©nor. nous quantities y< arly produced in the colony. In view of ihe good ptices realised At JJomi for htavy draught block, tho Ct ,- \eruments are prepared to offer luducenKii's fora tri*l bhipmont of horse*, probably in June, by tho lonic or Done. They are said to bring from LGO to LBO each in London. The Government have deo'dfd to take legtl stepi to upset CasseU'd cynn'rle patent. Amongst the pr> ofs obtained is m i> por on ibe aubjeat read by Mr Skey (Coloniftl Analyst), And Mr Gordon (Chief Inspector of Minis) is aware of thy procrss bring us>d in New Zealand b -fore Mr Caisell was heard of. A local solicitor it al«o engaged obtaining prnnt on behilf of one of tho South African Govern* ment*. The Arawn, with the English mails of th<* 23rd March, left San Fnncisoo for AuckUnd t>n the 6th inst., two dtys late. Th« Alameda, with the oo?oniitl mntls of the 23rd March, reached Sin Francisco on * he ll>h April (due date). In the Mtgistrato's Court thin afternoon Thomas Edward M'hi'oih, empi'yod as a gu«rd on the WellingtouM nawatu railway line, was chargi d with fli. < ting at a native named Mutu Epprai* hatnt, with intent to murder him, *t P'tikiktriki, on the night of the Bth ina\, under circumstances already telegraphed. After taking a portion of the evidence the Court wai adjourned until tomorrow. Tha Gazette notißes the appointment of Dr Fi'chett to be law draftsman and assistant law offi er for New Zealand, to dite from Ist April, 1895. Mr S. D. Barker, of Christchurch, his resigned from the Commission of the PeRCe. S tiled— Gothic, for Lyttelton. The Post and Telegraph Society's Conference [this afternoon discussed various matters with regard to ameliorating the conditious of the officer* 1 conference They opposed any steps being taken tonsrda the amalgamn'ion of the Society and ih© "K*lipo" Newspaper Association. The death benefit scheme was thrown out. The auxiliary aid aocount scheme, considered to be on an unfinancisl btsis as at present drawn up, wa< referred back to the Executive. The Conference will probably close to morrow.
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North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8164, 19 April 1895, Page 2
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571WELLINGTON. North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8164, 19 April 1895, Page 2
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