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(VER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). WELLINGTON, This Day The Government have decided to release Te Whiti and Tohu in a few days, and arrangements are now being made for the purpose. A boot and shoe importer of Wellington has been the victim of a daring robbery. He received a consignment of boots from Home by the steamer Indus, via Melbourne. On the trunks being opened it wu found that the contents of one, valued at £2O, had been stolen, and in place of boots filled up with coal, shavings, &c, The trunk had been neatly sewn up again, and to all outward appearance, was as it left London. Edward Austin, a youth employed as Tramcar guard, and who had his foot run over some time back, died in the Hospital to-day, DUNEDIN, This Day. At the annual meeting of the Benevolent Institute yesterday, there was some considerable discussion on the question of wife desertion, in the cqurse of which Mr Green, M.H.R., said that in no case was a deserter a total abstainer. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The Waimakaria Harbor Board last night decided to have the books re-audited though certified correct by the Government Auditor. It is stated that the principal book is missing, and monies are unaccounted for. H.M. corvette Diamond arrived at Lyttelton yesterday, after a passage of nine days from Hobart. The corvette Espiegle, which was in company with her lias gone on to Wellington. INVERCARGILL, This Day. The Governor was entertained at a ban. quet last night. To-day he will visit Bluff, principally to see for himself the capabilitiee of the port for defence purposes. REEFTON, This Day. Mr Weston yesterday posted to the Speaker his resignation of Inangahua seat in Parliament, and replies to a Targe body of his constituents, who desired that he should reconsider his determination, that private business renders this step imperative. A requisition to Mr E. Wakefield contains several hundreds of signatures, and will shortly be presented to that gentleman.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1292, 7 March 1883, Page 2
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330LATEST TELEGRAMS. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1292, 7 March 1883, Page 2
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