The voting in the Auckland district hi respect of a Masonic Grand Lodge for the colony has been—for, 12 lodges; against, 5. Owing-to a difficulty with the Gas Company the Wanganui Borough Council have resolved to start gasworks of their own. At Dunedin yesterday, William Gardener, a lad said to be half-witted, was committed lor trial on three charges of breaking into shtsps. The justices undertook to see the lad’s mental condition inquired into. At a meeting of the Protection League at Invercargill, resolutions were passed in favor of establishing distilleries, and of abolishing the property tax so far as it relates to machinery used in manufactories in the colony. The drought in Auckland in completely broken up. Ahe -vy susady rain fed for the past two days ; in 24 hours 2i- inches of ram fell. Deports from the Waikato sUlo tho min w :M do much good ’? not , followed by frost.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1890, 11 May 1889, Page 3
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152Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Temuka Leader, Issue 1890, 11 May 1889, Page 3
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