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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4654, 4 December 1883, Page 2

WELLIGTON.

Yesterday. The City of Sydney, with the English November mails, left' Frisco on 27th for Auckland, four days late; the City of I New York, with the November colonial , mails arrived at 'Frisco from Auckland on i the 28th, one day late. j The Government hate received a very satifactory telegram from Mr Biyce of his | interview with the chiefs belonging to the ' Ngatimaniapoto tribe. He says that the whole of these are willing to allow their lands to be brought under the Netive Lands Court. j Arrived : The barque Fusilier, 169 days from New York. The Captain states the length of the passage was duo to several of the crew becoming ill from scurvy. At one time there was only himselfj two officers, and a boy to work the vessel. ?■ ' ■ This day. On Saturday last, a house, belonging to George Graham, standing on the west bank of the Aorere at Collingwood was, together with its contents, destroyed by fire. Mr Graham is a heavy loser. It is reported that gold bearing stone has been struck in a drive and shaft at the Johnston United mine, Collingwood. Two foreign sailors belonging to the barque May Qneen left their ship on a frail raft the night after the ship's arrival, a week ago, and the raft was found the following morning; this morning two were apprehended in Aniseed Valley, they had been out on the hills since landing. They have been sent to gaol till the ship leaves.