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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1106, 22 June 1882, Page 2

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WeHjIHQTON,' thistfa'y.l,- ' N,Z. Loan & Mercantile Company re;port,under..iate.,.'London; VKi'ol—Home and German demandis good but from other quarters demand is poor., 'Coarse,gceagy.orossbreds are. easier. Up tqrdaiei 245,000*' life? havTbeeiTsold,sale, programme has been curtailed by 4 M&jtf: Wheat market is dull, Adelaide-is >»rth 62s per 496 lbs j KT.Z. SOs" per. 496 f 'lbs;tallow market Arm, best mutton ■iworth £44 per ton, beat beef £4210$ per tori ; leather market is firm, best -aidesWorth lid; N.Z. flax, fine quality, worth $9 per ton. SERIOUS ACOIDBNa 1 '; TO( &HE. PURSER OP THESES; GRAFTON. , „ ; ; OAiUKti,;June 21;' • "As Mr Deorett, purser of the,steamer 'Grafton, was standing talking'near the wharf, three trucks ran. off the line used by the contractors for the Mole. One of the trucks the unfortunate'young man and precipitated him,'over, an ertibankmentonio the" rooks below, a distance of about'2oft. His'sktiU is badly ■ 'fractured, - with the. brain protruding. He was at once taken to ttio hospital, but '■ is not expected to recover;

;1 .,- LARGE NUGGET.FOUND AT '•"'.: COLIiINGWOOD. '■ /Nelson, June 21. ; > A nugget weighing 17oz Bdwt has been found.at Rooky River, Oolliugwood, and there is no quartz visible in it. Gold ia reported as being got at Druggen'B Flal, Collingwood.'-.: • - LASTOF.THE '.WESTPORT. ■ . . ; Blenheim, thii day. The crew of the Wesport have not yet arrived, but ore hourly expocted, A telegram received at noon to-day states that the crew;of the vessel, being unable .to keep her.afloat, brought her to anchor m ;Fhubourne- Roadstead, and landed in boats on; Tuesday, .night. . The Wostport sankdurihgthe.Mghl.'.' T' -../ SENTENCES. ! .■■,: : : ;: Inveboarqiil, June 22., In the Supreme, Courts Alfred Harper, for unlawfully wounding, was sentenced to twelve months' hard labor.. Stephen Waish, for passing a.valueless cheque, received six months.