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WELLINGTON. ' Thursday. George Thomas reports—Flour, Adelaide, Lls 10s per ton; colonial, Ll2; oats, 2s 9d to 3s t bran, 9d; wheat (fowls'), 3s 9d to 4s; maize, 4s to 4s 3d; pollard, L6los; potatoes, £5 ss; bacon, 8d; ham, lOd; cheese, 8d; butter, Is. The Hinemoa has arrived from Napier and the North, bringing thirty recruits for the Armed Constabulary. They were all picked up between Poverty Bay and the East Cape. All are ablebodicd young men, and many of them have served before.
AtHalcombe's meeting at Sanson he received a vote of thanks only. Blackett, the engineer in charge of the West Coast railway, invites all persons out of employment to apply at the Crofton section on Monday next. A number of men were put on to-day for preliminary work. An elderly man named W. B, Williams, of Newtown, while walking in his garden fell down in a fit and died in a few moments, CHUISTCHimOH. Thursday.
The Football Match, Wellington v. Christcluirch, to-day, was won by Wellington by one goal to one touchdown, after a very hard struggle. Canterbury fought desperately to avert defeat, and a maul in goal resulted in a touchdown, but in taking the try the ball bounced off a man's back, and the goal was thus lost. John McClenaghan, a member of the Police force, was charged with drunkenness and insubordination, The officers of the force giving him a good character, the Magistrate took a comiderate view of
the case, fining prisoner 10s or 24 hours on the chargo of drunkenness, and 203 each on the two charges of insubordination, or three days! imprisonment, The Magistrate said that if he knew the publican who supplied the policeman with liquor while in uniform, he would endeavour to prevent the renewal of his license, He would like to see a case, of the kind established against a publican as a cau» tion. WANGANUI. Thursday:
Bryce received a vote of confidence. He condemned the Government strongly. He said that Ballance was only nominally responsible for the sins of the Government. His department had been well administered. The supporters of Ballance and Fox are both confident of success. Johnson received a vote of confidence at Sanson, Largest meeting ever held there,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 251, 29 August 1879, Page 2
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