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WELLINGTON, This day. . Census returns for city of Wellington gives 20,535 persons, as compared with 19,037, the number enumerated in 1878. The population of Wellington electoral country district is 4277. The number of inhabited houses in the city is 3817, uninhabited 421; the number last'census was 175. . 6REYMOUTH. i The inquest on the body of Bell, murdered at Larry's Creek, resulted in a verdict that he was killed by a blow on the back of the head, and that such blow was struck by McGahey. The prisoner will be tried at Hokitika, Circumstantial evidence is very strong against him. AUCKLAND, Lady Gordon, the Misses Gordon, and suite left for Wellington by the Hinemoa yesterday. Cole's Circus is said to; have netted £40,000 by its colonial trip. CHRISTOHUROH. ' Two seamen on board the ship Mataura are charged with broaching cargo to a most serious extent, and endangering the vessel by passing over the, powder magazine with naked candles, : LONDON. Open hostilities have resulted between the French and Tunisian Governments. A French man-of-war. bombarded the Island of Tabacio, completely destroying the.town thereon, and landed a body of troops. ~ The Arabs of tlio adjacent country are' much excited,-and shew, a warlike ten» dency. ' j .. ; v France, has despatched 50,000 more troops to Algeria.- \ The funeral of Lord Boaconsleld took' placa on Tuesday, ; vast numbers congregating/homvall pacts of the: Kingdom.
CASTLE POINT BABBIT DISTRICT. ; A meeting of the new Rabbit Board was held at Tenui on Saturday last. —Messrs Maokay, Clifton, vijjfi Langdon. Mr Maokay was elected, fihair* man. . The minutes of-the previous &ejm£ were read and.confiim'ed';'- ..^^ CORRESPONDESCE. ;A letter .was -received Mr P. G. Moore, with'a copy of resolutions passed relative to the iucrease ot rabbits in that district, and requesting co-operation; From . the v Hon..the_Colonial Secretary, stating"that the names'of the new trustees had been gft'zettedj also stating that the on Crown . lands _\vds under the' consideration of the ;.Governmeht'.r''. ; 'The following accounts were'passed for paymentJ. Payton & Co., advertising, £4 3s 6d; A, MqHutclion,: salary, £l7. Mr Edmund' Clifton, was; appointed treasurer.-,;.; vj . The following resolutions' weriwiqn .' That the secretary reply'to Mr Moore, and iiifo'niihim that the;.ttiistees:are pre* paied'tri' cooperate witli rthe Trustees of ,the /Wainiinoru' district in the matter of enforcing'the Act, and'calling the attention of : the Government to the increase of th'e pest bn Crowi lands. ! ■ Thati an inspector,'/.secretary, and collector be appointed for 'the district, and that the chairman advertise'for a suitable person.' And;that the secretary procure Borne phosphorus and rhodium for distributton amongst landowners. The-next meeting will be jield on Saturday the 14th May, at Whakataki.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 754, 28 April 1881, Page 2
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