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Patea Mail, 15 March 1882, Page 3

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This Afternoon.

Shipping.

Sydney, this day.—Arrived last evening, the Pacific Mail steamship Australia from Auckland.

Volunteer Camps.

Dunedin. —No Easter encampment will be held here, the Government having no tents to spare.

Fire at Riverton,

Invercargill. The court-house at Riverton was burned down this morning. Great difficulty was experienced in preventing the fire spreading to the post and telegraph offices.

Lost Treasure.

Invercargill.—Divers are still engaged seeking to recover the silver lost on the Tararua. The weather is now more favorable to their operations, which they are hopeful will yet be successful.

Personation at Elections

Auckland.—The Franklin election petition was concluded yesterday. After hearing the arguments of counsel, the Chief Justice thought there had been great irregularity, but he was not prepared to say the election should be voided, A personation case was then taken. A laborer named Sutcliffe was examined with the object of showing that he had voted in respect to property of which he was not owner. One Alfred Richard Harris had filled in the claim to vote, but witness did not know the contents of it. His Honor said Harris had not considered that he was liable to ten years’ imprisonment for sending in a claim to vote without a written authority. It was manifest that the ratification in the paper had been filled in not by Harris but by the returning officer. After hearing further evidence regarding the property in respect of which Sutcliffe had voted, the Court adjourned till to-day.