Yesterday's Telegrams

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7073, 20 February 1893, Page 1

Yesterday's Telegrams

(By Tki,koraph.) NAPIHR, Fbb. 19. The Wellington telegram with reference to the Woburn estate ie not correct. Captain Bussell's agent sent in a valuation at £4 an acre. The Government valuation was £5 7s fid. Captain Russell appealed to the Board of Reviewers who reduced the valuation to £4 17s fid, which Captain Russell accepted. The Government then gave notice under clause 30 of the Act of 1891 to take over the property at the owner’s valuation plus 10 per cent, unless the Government valuation of £5 7s 6i was assented to. Captain Bussell formally accepted this in order that he might appeal to the Board of Reviewers under the proviso at the end of the clause. The Board again fix'd the value at £4 I7e fid, and the land is taxed on that valuation. WELLINGTON, Fbb. 18. Lieutenant-Colonel Fox’s report on the volunteers and the defences of the colony was received by the Hon. Mr Seddon last night. It will not be published until it is discussed by the Cabinet. The Cabinet will probably meet next week. The Post slates that the Government endeavoured to take over the Woburn estate, Hawke’s Bay, at the owner’s valuation, plus 10 per cent., but that Captain Russell appealed under the Act to the Board of Review, who dually fixed the value at £129,944, the amount originally assessed by the land tax valuers, and this Captain Russell had previously unsuccessfully contested. A gospel mission movement has been started by a number of young men in the’ city, who intend to carry on active undenominational work. DUNEDIN. Feb. 18. J G. Smith was killed at Port Chalmers this morning by a dumped bale of wool falling on him. Margaret Bennett, wife of a fruit-grower at Coal creek, hnged herself this morning. Feb. 19. Sophia Jacobs, five years old, [fell oil the steps of the wharf at Dunedin on to the stones, and sustained a compound fracture of the skull. Her recovery is doubtful.