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DUNEDIN.

An appeal from the Commissioner of Stamps as to the amount of duty payable under the will of the l»te J. T. Thomas (at one time chief surveyor of the colouy) was before the Supreme Court. The amount claimed is over £9000 duty, and about £1000 is in dispute. The Judge said he would give judgment if possible }d tifjie to allow appeal. lieferonee was made to the convenience of copies of the Statutes.passed not being obtainable. The counsel wbo appeared for the Commissioner of Stamps said he had not seen a copy of t|)e Apt Passed, although it tys been law for six weeks. His Bono* remarked he had not reod all the acts yet. He saw in the newspapers that we had passed a law which enabled acpu.sed.fQ gjye evidence, bvjt hp ,had po ofjjcial infoyiuatioj).

Aa<9pp?ai ari^iogoytofthe trout prosecuuon at Lake Wakatipu lately was heard. Xbe Magistrate had dismissed an

information laid by a constable on the 1 ground that only an officer of the Acclimatisation Society could lay an information under the Trout Act. His Honor held; this decision of the Magistrate wrong, and granted the appeal with. £10 10s costs. This day. In the JOivoree Court in the case ol Maraarot McCain Blair v. John Hender son Biuir, of Ohristchurcb, tt rule nisi was granted on the groauds of desertion aud adultery.

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Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5224, 15 October 1885, Page 2

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DUNEDIN. Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5224, 15 October 1885, Page 2

DUNEDIN. Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5224, 15 October 1885, Page 2

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