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Temuka Leader, Issue 1779, 21 August 1888, Page 4

Collins, the victim of the Richmond suffocation cast, is recovering. The Hon. J. A. R. Menzios, M.L.C., and first Superintendent of Southland, died on Saturday evening at his residence, near Wyndham, aged 67. Tbs cause of death was pneumonia, complicated with jaundice. The Zealandia shipped twelve ex'ra hands at Auckland, making a total crew of fifty. She baa sufficient coal to bring her back to Auckland without coiling at Sydney, as she took in 560 tons of coal there. No opposition is reported. The Alameda has coaled at Francisco for the round trip. The Minister for Public TV orks stales the cost of tunnelling at Purakanui will be about£lo,ooo or £II,OOO, and the work is lo be put in hard immediately. Th<l railway line will continue to skirt the cliffy but will be taken iu'and for a short distance at that point where the landslips have recently occurred. Stone Brothers, shippers, Anek and, hive reca'ved a c blsgram fr«.m VI I. .bou ask ng if h-y could sup:, y 5000 tons/of coal daily for the gas works. I' iß.,unft«rstood that unless this can be guaranteed, Melbourne wiil be indirkne.s in the event of (he strike proceeding. Messrs S one repliu 1 hta'i'g they cannot fulfil the order nn'e'S ships are provided. They would require to despatch two istsels eyery day to keep up the supply.