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Temuka Leader, Issue 1853, 14 February 1889, Page 3

Col. Eoberts has been appointed Resident Magistrate for Wanganui. Te Kooti passed through Kibikihi on Saturday with a number of mounted follower! on his way to Poverty Bay. The amount colleoted at Oamaru towards the Parnell Defence Fund so far amounta to between £7O and £BO, It is expeoted that fully £3OO will be subscribed in Worth Otago. Captain Robertson lately drowned in the harbour at Auokland, waa insured in the Colonial Mutual Society, whose settlement of the claim is the promptest on record. Proofs of death were laid before the Seoiety at soon on Tuesday and the claim forthwith settled. Some anxiety is felt regarding the safety of the yaoht Alabama, which left Wellington on Tuesday week with a number of men engaged to cut grass seed in the South Island. Up to the present no tidings have been received of the oraf t. At a meeting at Masterton yesterday it was resolved, in order to eope with the rabbit pest, that it is nooessary to introduce in large numbers the natural enemies, stoats, weasels and ferrets; also to form a rabbit district An influential committee was formed to carry out the details of the scheme, Mr Fulton addressed his constituents at Mosgiel last Tuesday night and received a vote of confidence. He said be would assist in throwing additional responsibilities on the local bodies, but would oppose any attempt to throw the whole burden of obautable aid on the land. From what he knew of the temper of the present Parliament there was not the slightest chance of a land tax being substituted for the piopetty tax. He would support the extension of franchise to women, and would stroDgly oppose any proposal to inorease the number of members, but he thought the country quota must reoeive further consideration. He supported the appointment of the Bailway Board ae the best under the circumstances, but thought Judge Ward's services should have reoeived fairer treatment. He would oppose the sale of the railways. A Stoee 02 Lvcx. —A young married man with a largo family, who is employed in one of the largest gum stores, has recently received information that he has fallen heir to a nice little dot of £12,000 or £14,000 by the decease of an aunt wbom he had never seen, but with whom he had Maintained a regular correspondenae in writing. Hitherto he has been receiving an ordinary salary, and having no other means this piece of luck was more than welcome.

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