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Otago Witness, Issue 2815, 26 February 1908, Page 25

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OTT IMunro states that the net cost of the ChristchuToh Exhibition will be about £75,000 when the accounts are finally adjusted; £53,000 was received from admissions and £28,000 from exhibitors. A squad of the Garrison Artillery, shooting on the- 19th with a 6in gun at 4500 •yards, established a record for fast firing, ffhe figure of merit obtained exceeded the possible actual marks, being set down at ff.ol. This is described by Captain Richardson as remarkably good shooting. Some accurate big gun shooting- by the JCb. 1 Comipany of the Naval* is being parried out from the _ forte, wfh©re_ the corps #,re encamped for their annual training. On the 19th inst. 12 rounds were fired from (the &in breedh-loeding gyms in 4min 45sec at 4500 yds, W hits being scored. On the EOth 12 rounds were fired, when 12 hits fflere soored in s«iin. At a. meeting of the Police Provident Fund Board, on the 20th, a pension of £105 17s per -rear was granted to Sergeant Laitimer, {reported as medically mifit tor service. It was also decided to refund Jffi© oontrabu.tions to th» fund nsado by *he late SerTwomer. Onahunea (£lls 9s *d),

and tJie late Constable Graham, Outiam (£IOB 3 a ).

Cluutopher Scott, a solicitor, foimerly practibing at Riaotjhi, pleaded "Guilty" to on Sept-eu-ibei 14. 19C6. forging the n<ame of M. J. Kilgour. Assistant Registrar of Lands, to a duplicate certifkia.tc of title, and to on lk-\ 2, 1907, forgmg a duplicate certificate of title. Accused was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. The police on the 21st laiced the club dt Foxton. Several men were found on the premises. Caids and mone> in their possession were seized.

A fall of earth took place on the 21st in a drive in the hill at Ngdhuranga, whore men were woiking on the Hutt-Wcliington lailway duplication -noilf. I,\o men «cic baried in the dine for half an hour, but they were rescued unhuit.