WELLINGTON.
This day.
The railway to Featherston, tVairarapa, was opened tor day. The Governor, Ministers, and about 280 invited guests left the Wellington station at, nine this morning,, but on ; arrival at Kaitoke, about 30 miles hence, found the; late rains had brought down slips which blocked the , line arid ■ would take three days to remove. The parly Have just return d to town.
.The B.s. Australia, with the; London mails of September 12th left San Francisco on the 30th of September, contract date. , , " , The City of New. York, which left Auckladd on September 17th, arrired on the Bth October, two days in adrance of contract time. Friday. At a meeting of the Rifle Association it was announced that the ,GbTern6r had agreed to become patron of the society. It was decided that the, next prize-firing be held at Nelson in the end of January next, or beginning of February. It was* resolved to subscribe to the Rifle Association of, England, and thereby obtain the Association's medal for New Zealand. Competition holders of this medal will be entitled to compete for the Queen's prize in the international contests in England.
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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3014, 12 October 1878, Page 2
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190WELLINGTON. Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3014, 12 October 1878, Page 2
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