THE DUNSTAN.
(From the Dvistan News, Mar. 3.) The man Roach, who has been so long in custody on suspicion of having murdered his mate, Phillip, was liberated on Saturday last. His mate had been working in the neighbourhood of the Teviot, and hearing that his former mate was in difficulties, presented himself to the authorities here. On his statement Eoach was liberated, but what motive could have induced him to invent the story of the murder of his mate is a matter that remains in obscurity — possibly temporary insanity. We were yesterday kindly shown, at the Union Bank, a splendid sample of nuggetty gold. The largest piece weighed over 13 ozs., while there were several pieces of 2 ozs. and 3 ozs. The finest of the gold was scarcely under 2 dwt. and 3 dwt. We were not informed as to the locality from which it was obtained, but altogether it is the most magnificent sample of nuggetty gold we hay seen in Otago. We learn that an influential meeting was held at the Lakes for the purpose of forming a committee to forward the return of the Hon. J. H. Harris as Superintendent. Tho committee eventually chosen were Messrs Brook, Thompson, Moses, Bradshaw, Welsh, Hill, Smithers, Eobello, Cassiu3, Gibson, Bruce, and Bracken.
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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 36, 13 March 1863, Page 2
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214THE DUNSTAN. Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 36, 13 March 1863, Page 2
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