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■ ~ [per dress agency.] DUNEDIN.. June 21. An elderly man named Hunt, a carpenter, attempted to blow bis brains out on die jetty, by putting a 1 small bag of powder in bis month and appljung a match. The mouth is much shattered. WELLINGTON. June 21. Nothing is likely to be known re the Waipuku Bridge contract for another week. Tenders lodged with District Engineers in various parts of the colony, have to be received for examination. Gazette issued to-day, contains proclamation defining boundaries of District Courts of Hawkes Bay. Wellington, and Christcnurcb. Notwithstanding previous understanding that the Thorndon Reclamation should be handed over on completion, to City authorities, Government have intimated their intention of themselves placing the land in the market, and electing railway wharf where required. CHRISTCHURCH. June 21. A conference of representatives of ■County Councils was held yesterday, resolved that ail efforts hitherto made to induce Government to comply with the law by which they are bound to pay over the balance of the Land Fund, duo on December 31st, having failed, it is desirable that legal proceedings be instituted for the purpose of compelling Government to obey the^w.
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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 332, 22 June 1878, Page 3
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