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PER ZEALANDIA AT AUCKLAND. i Melbourne, April 7. . Hipe won the 100yds. race against Selby, the cricketer, easily. A New York telegram says that the decline in oil is only temporary. The prices here have advanced. Grain.—New Zealand oats sold at a decline of 2d.; New Zealand soft wheat, ss. 7d. : Pig iron sold at an advance. - ; At a dinner .to Mr; Fraser, M.P., the Minister of Lands warmly defended the Chairman of Committees against the chaiges of corruption. The. ship Lurguise, from Liverpool, reports one death from small-pox. Brisbane, April 7. The Customs revenue of Brisbane for the quarter is £75,000, or £IO,OOO increase. Thirty-six cases of fever, admitted to the hospital during the month, have proved fatal. The National Association has -resolved to spend £2OOO on the Exhibition buildings. A company, with a capital of £SOOO, has been formed to endeavor to float the steamer Singapore. Adelaide, April 7. The population has increased 15,000 during the past year, and is now 225,677. The revenue for the last quarter is £369,893.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5009, 13 April 1877, Page 2
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174AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5009, 13 April 1877, Page 2
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