NEW ZEALAND.
FPbb “ Times” Special Wire.] Strike in the Building Trade • Christchurch, May 14. A difference has occurred between the bricklayers and employers. The former demand Saturday a half holiday, and despite the refusal of the latter knocked off in a body at 1 p.m. to-day. Wheat for ShipmentThe number of sacks of wheat awaiting shipment in Lyttelton amount to 26,000. Tunnel TrafficThe goods traffic through Lyttelton tunnel, for the year ending March 31, amounted to 496,087 tons. Sailed. Sailed—France Cheri, for London. Tararua Enquiry. Dunedin, May 14. Michalieff was the only witness examined at the Tararua enquiry this morning. Population of Dunedin. The population of Dunedin and suburbs is 42,802 against 85,028 in 1878; Port Chalmers, 2181, against 1827 ; shipping, 428, against 632.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2542, 14 May 1881, Page 3
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124NEW ZEALAND. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2542, 14 May 1881, Page 3
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