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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1124, 13 July 1882, Page 2

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" 7 'hARBOE;'DEFENCES? ;.- ;J: AuqmND,July 12.. At the Harbor Bpard'-yesteVday., a tele- [ ; gram'waa'read'{r6rn ( ;tHe J Lytteltoi' Boafdj suggesting a corporation to' effect the; adoption ot ColoheT Soratohley'a "reoom-j ime.n'datioQß-relho'defenoftof/foarpVirici-j pal ports. The; Mayor -states the; defences; proposed for Auckland are' insufficient,-' .Commodore Erskinej : - of'H.M S. Nelson,; informed him tbatfor long- "range heavy'; ■guns were; fteceeßary.'i It ;was/-.firiatly resolved t6 cd-'offerate with-the.Ly.t-tellon board and urge : tHe Governmont to'ereot a battery of heavy gttns.on'ho'rth head. The Orangemen, did, n^t 'hold a .procession this. year. .... ANOTHER- DECISION ON" TOWN; ' BOAED.'LIdENiSES. r: ' . .; ',. ,!-Dunedin,, this day, •• At "the Reßtden't' Magistrate's ;,Oourt,Balc'lutha, the Magistrate, that the County. Councils ana not town: "dfstrict'irwas the - : proper birdy' to' receive, license" fees, "The" Goveriiment will ;be; asked to amend the Act bo, tbat'orie bodyi or, the other wjjl .-.be. clearly entitled to such' fees.''...'.';'.'../,'..'. [.'.',',", ';..!.'. .-,-.': 1 A public.tneeiing'.was lield by Good' tion of, prapoßed.-;amendments of tbej Licen'sing-Actj: fjOOjperibns were present, • licensed viQtuailers 'being! ullyrepresented. ; A'resolution' was' carried- ; oy- a -large; , majprity,urgirig.thati.;'there. should be no : i'nterterence'with'ihe.present'' Act, or, if any, not with!'the'principle of local option. A motion' : fhat of. con-; viotions on licenses should, be optioned; ; y/to;the'bVhfih.wal a small: rS THE '; .'., ....■...■:■: ''' s -'" •' PA^MEiisWNi^bHTH,''Vhia day.; ' • r. A mail rfanied'EdwiH H.' Turley,. aresi- ; :dent.of Mi'Utoaj n§av v Eoston,,was. killed ; by a''falling- tree'ln-'Fitztiert&rtJ; bush, yestetdayi -;Aii inguest willbe held to-, ; "' 'j [ .:;• .Amjeting-jis, Jo ~i?et ,h?ld, Jiere> ttt- con-: sidertheiacttliat;rifl.suni is mentioned * - in the Publifi'Wo'ife"Statement for the' 1 Palmerstoh^oodville-liive.. .' '-, 'U\ l .......... .„ ..- .i Vi .. ( THE : -* ; GEAVES : -'OF 'COMMODOKB | 1 •;£•: : : bdrNett:'AND-'MIDSHIBMAN j«; *■■ ' ■ ';.; _ , '■ WINIATA'S iFATHEI:-/PHRMEN-' !.:.'■;..: .•;.-: i :'." ,: . th'is day. Theßeanwn'bf'BM.S.. Nelson have repaired .the graves Burnett, • of. the- OrpheuV;> arid Midshipman Watkinf,'who;, wer'e/killed the Btorm--' ing* of. Bah'giriri, Winiatals; -fatheri..- httving threatened vengeance .'pjCiEuropeans, Tawhia.;. lias .taken.him Jnt^.custody,to prevent mischief. ••..; ■' _ ; ' ' • DE LAUTOUR'IT-JEB GATE : :OF . ; v; r V .•PARAraSE.-'- . .. : ; Weili»qton, this day.. ', In th'B'Supremp Court this'morning-Mr Travel's made'an application for Mr De Lautonr to be admitted, as a solicitor arid bavristerof the. StiWe'nits Court. ■• -.Aftet; argument- the application wbb referred back for further irifor'mfttio'm ■ -■ ;.... ." r ::'■-' • ■.- '■'. : I ■?:}>■'■'•! .'" —...... ■',-'' j - CHRISTCHDEOh'sTEEPLE'.GH'ASE; '' ' '.' '..'•• ' . ,T T .' •...'' • I '■■''■ "'■;..". CHBisTgHtißOß;,.this day,' The Christchuroji Hunt-Club Steeple-, chase wis' held to-day 'wiih beautiful weather prevailintgi" though the course is . heavy' offjhg >,;i'ain ; -"lasfc : night. 'The Hunt Club'Cupiaibout tlpe -ttiUes', 'was won by l[ieapiyear,-.Wirifield Beoond, and ' Forsaken' third." 1 VVbn by .half a length.