WELLINGTON.
Yesterday. The body of a seaman named Vincent Croll, who has been missing from the steamer Hinemoa for ten days past, was discovered floating in the harbor at noon to day, between the Queen's and Railway wharves. The head was terribly* disfigured, and deceased was only identified by his clothing. It is believed that Croll walked over the breastwork while tinder the influence of drink. The steamer Hinemoa, with the Northern members of the legislature, leaves for Taranaki and Manukau at one o'clock to morrow night. This day. The Hinemoa leaves for Taranaki and Manukau after the prorogation to-morrow afternoon.
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Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5203, 21 September 1885, Page 2
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101WELLINGTON. Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5203, 21 September 1885, Page 2
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