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CniusTciiuncH, Wednesday. Robert Hislop, employed at Parkerson's Lake Station started six clays ago lo muster sheep, and has not since been heard of. He had three dogs with him two of which have returned. Nelson, Weduesday, Mr Hursthouse, M.H.R., in addressing constituents at the Upper Motuere meeting, advocated retrenchment in all branches of the Government service as a meaus of removing the present depression, He refused to pledge himself to any course of action during the next session, preferring to wait and see what was brought forward.' He received a vote of confidence.
The ketch Prospect, bound from Ferntown to Nelson, with a cargo ot coal, when running into Astralabe in stress weather, became a total wreck by striking on a reef. She was owned by J. 0. Burford, and valued at £2OO. She was uninsured. Wellington, Wednesday. The following was received from the Museum The 'Pandenang'gales to which the storm at present raging in East Australia is compared by the Sydney Observer in to-day's telegrams also passed over Australia on the 9th and 10th of September, 187 G. It followed a long period of draught, and began with hard N.W, wind, which lasted for sevoral days and then changed suddenly on the 9th' to south wind. As the centre of the storm passed over in north east direction over Victoria'. The great strength of the gale was thus a south wind, which commenced at Portland at 6 a.m. on the 9th, and broke over Sydney at G p.m. on same day. On the 13th this depression passed altogether north of New Zealand, bringing a heavy easterly gale over Auckland, but no great disturbance affected New Zealand generally until the 22nd when the depression passed south of the Bluff with violent N.W. gale, changing suddenly to S.W., with thunder and hail storms. On this occasion the maximum force of the winds, nearly 700 miles in 24 hours, was recorded in Wellington. The storm is now being felt in Australia is not yet affecting New Zealand weather, but strong winds prevail owing to the existence of another depression approaching from S.W., the centre of which has a tendency to pass over the South Island, '
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1686, 15 May 1884, Page 2
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367TELEGRAPHIC. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1686, 15 May 1884, Page 2
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