WELLINGTON.
This day.
Notwithstanding the advice of Judge Williams to the Government regarding the murderer Walsh, His Excellency has been advised to commute his sentence to imprisonment for life, but it is said the Governor has not quite given his formal concurrence. It is ascertained that the cause which led to the recommendation that Walsh's sentence should be commuted to imprisonment for life was the mental condition of the prisoner when he committed the murder. The Customs revenue for the past financial half year amounts to £682,084 which shows an increase on the estimates of the Colonial Treasurer of about £45,000.
The Chronicle says that the Hon. J. Sheehan had no intention of being present at the Ngatimaniapoto meeting unless at the earnest solicitation of the natives. Thursday. The Chronicle gives the Land/Revenue for the month of December so far as the returns bare been received;;from the several districts of the colony. The returns are as follows:—• . . . ' Ellesmere and Forsythe Eeola-
This gives a gross'total of £24,746 19s 8d for December. The Chamber of Commerce agreed to interview the Corporation with a view of urging the necessity of increased wharf accomodation. > The Southminster wreck still remains upon the reef. She is not broken up. The Hyderabad is again kedged out and once more in readiness for being towed off, should the wind serve. A memorial is being taken round for signature with the object of establishing direct communication by telegraph between the fire brigade station and police station of the town, so that when an alarm is struck at one station it will ring at the others immediately. In the case of Falloon for assaulting Murtagh, and Murtagh for assaulting Falloon, a nolle prosequi was entered by the Crown prosecutor, he being of opinion that the dispute was one to be decided by civil rather than by criminal action. A carter sought to recover £15 for damage to a cart by the tramway. The Magistrate reserved his judgment.
mation, etc. '.■'..- ... »674 4 0 Westport and Ngakaurau Coal- : . field Eailway... ;.. ■'■ 213 ,4 Ashburton... ...^ ... 1,493 11,3 Ashley -■■'■;.:■■ ... ... 1,493 8 jfi Akaroa ... .;. ... 486 0 0 Bay of lelandi 0 ; . v ... 274 5;0 Bruce ... .» „. 481 16 11 Buller -..; ... ... 37 7 8 Clutba ... ... ... 635 14 Coromandel .:.. :Ui 278 0! 0 Collingwood 31 19 • 6 Grey • ... .... .... 56 2 6 Geraldine ... ... ... ?697 0 ;O Inangahua... ... ;.. ' 113 8 '6 Lake •■•;;. ... ... 943 18 Mahukau ... ... ... 978 ,5 0 Manawahi... ... ... 75 12 0 Maniototo... ... ... 280 2 0 Marlborougb ... ... 5 11 8 Patea ... ... ... 10 0 Sounds ... ... ... 1 010 Southland... ... ... 9,156 11 3 Stewart's Island ... ... 21 17 6 Selwyn ... ... ... 68 911 Taeri ... 144 10 0 Taranaki ... ... .;. 1,790 6 6 Thames ... ... ' ;.. 0 7 6 Taupane ... .;. ... 1,408 4 6 Vincent ... . . ... 65 7 0 Wairarapa East ... . ... 010 0 Wairarapa West ... ... s 44 0 0 Waipawa ... .... ... 66 9 8 Waimea ... ... ... 69 1 4 Waimate ... ... ... 742 7 0 Waikouaiti ... ... 362 17 11 Wallace ... 742 12 0 WhakaUne ... ' ... 5 0 0 Westland 17 12 6 Total ... ... 13,661 9 8 The following land has been sold on deferred payments :— Lake ... ... ... 6 0 0 Southland... ... ... 3 0 0 Selwyn ... ... ... 48 0 0 Wallace ... ... ... 28 10 0
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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3088, 10 January 1879, Page 2
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515WELLINGTON. Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3088, 10 January 1879, Page 2
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