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Temuka Leader, Issue 1552, 12 February 1887, Page 4

A boy named McNulty fell down an old shaft about 40 feet deep at Blue Spur, Otago. H« fractured bis collarbone and it suffering from concussion of the,brain,-and ia in a critical condition. The Uoion Company haring given the Dunedin Harbor Board notice that they intend to bring an action against the. Board for the recovery-of £SOO damages for the recent colliaidn between the dredge land the Omapere, the'Board hare re-' solved to instruct their solicitors to taka action against the Union Company. The (Minister of Mines has granted to Sutherland and party protection .for the Area claimed as a reward for finding gold near Martin’s Bay, pending the ground being ridited by an officer of the Government. , The ultimate sige of .the claim will depend on the report of tbac officer* The prospectors applied for a boat, and the Minister will consider whether he can give them one. ; . The Marlbor ougb Education Board = has decided to separate the boys and girls ■ in the Blenheim public schools, placing them under separate masters. Notice has been given of a reduction of the present master's salary. •' BtJOHU-PAm, "—Quick, complete inrei »U annoying Kidney, Bladder and Urinary diseases. At . Chemist* and : Druggists, Kempthurne, Proiier k Co. Agents, Christchurch. I . At the inquest on the fire at Arrowsmith’^, 'Wellington, Arrowsmith in his | evidence said he had lost £125 in his-cash • box, including a cheque for £69, which' . had been replaced. £4O odd of thd' money belonged to a society of which he was treasurer. The stock was valued ab£437 without the soda machine, valued at £IOO. .The stock was insured for £4OO, the furniturefor £SO. He.believed thefire originated in a partition. Murray, bis assistant, who had cbarge.of the cash box, said ha did not think there was more than £l4 or £ls in the box, although possibly thare might have been cheques and notes in it unknown to him. A verdict that there ,was no evidence to show bow,the fire originated was returned,, The Government offers a reward of £250.t0 any person who will give such; information as shall lead to the arrest,, of the murderers of Heremia Nuku and his wife, who were shot on the night of the | 30th January, and their where subse-j quently burnt. In the Resident Magistrate’s Court,; Dunedin, on Wednesday, R. C. Moore ; sued E. O.'Twinning, a mining engineer,; for £29 Us 7d on a judgment sum-' moos. In his evidence defendant said; on the seventh of last month, when, judgment was given against him, he. owned a house at Opoho worth £4OO, but j It was mortgaged for £324. He had alsoan eighth;share, valued at £llll, in the; Nightcap Coal Company, and he had £75 ; worth of furniture, but that had since; bean sold, * He was being ' pressed by plaintiff and his other creditors, and onl January 17th he by deed ,J -assigned hiaj estate to Trustees for the benefit of bis| creditors, He did not think that he had' a legacy of £2OOO coming to him under a: will. He made the asignment at the request of his creditors, but plaintiff would not consent to it, and wanted 20s in the £at once. His Worship ordered defendant to. pay the ampnot claimed within, fourteen days, or io default to bo imprisoned for fourteen days.