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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1697, 29 May 1884, Page 2

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(UNITED PBEBB ABSOCI4.TJ.6Ii.

WELLINGTON. Wellington; Wednesday. - At llie Rifle match fired'this- morning between, the,Masterton Rifles and Wellington Guaroty resulted &3 follows: —Masterton, 501; Wellington Guards, 451. Kibblewhite was top score with 55. The weather' was fine and good for shooting. Gisbokne, Wednesday. Locke addressed a public meeting on Monday night, Gannon last night had a large attendance and a vote of thanks was passed by a largo majority to Looko, and a vote of confidence to Gannon almost unanimously. < Locke promises independent support to the present ministry, Next session he .would give GovernhiWt pre-emption a chance for a few t years .in the King Country/but totalf in: applicable here. Gannon goes (free; trade.-on 'Native lands all over the. Island ,under certain safeguards,';i He did nob-ab-solutely declare in favor-of ; ahy party but praised Grey esjeciullyas regards his policy, and as i 4 regards r Native lands,:, Rees'. addressed t a.meeting at Ormond on Monday.night," and received a ; yote of.contidence,(,v!

A ; Ma6ri whoftttended a tan'gi ut few ;daysago wasfounolvdead on'bis. way home with. His,.boy, crying,.pvet.the. corpse., The Nafcivea made aicoffin and buried him where he was found,' '"Seddon's billiard market', at the Gisborhe Hotel, won '■;"''tW in Ada Mantua's consultation,.,;-. >. - ;

.:' '•," : ■ • WE^LtNQTp^Wlednesday..' . ■ An enquiry will b^'held,to-morrow, into the recent' St; John's Church. •';

The Education Board to-day could not'agree on 'the'lncrease.of /salary to Miss Kpelitig,'of tlie Masterton.echool, but recommended that she should apply for a suitable appointment with an increase of-salary. 'The'Board agreed, to': distribute thefees'received from the Masterfcon Higii School as recommended by'the School Coramitteer ! v: '' Applications for Avftt • Weather slieds : at Matarawa, Cpm mittee.ofthat, school were requestedio,Bend'. in an ; estimate Of COSt. •••:.'■.;■ ' '.>•'' '-v.

; The. fencing at Wangaehu'and the reconstruction of; teioher-s.,.Residence was ordered''.to stand.'over in conse- -

, agreed to grant £4 per bead on a7erage.~aftenSSricW'at school at conducted urideV Board-regulation's,-- • ■•< <■>■. *;.. ;; DpNEDm,Wednesday...., ! .In the v>Wiliiam Kennedy of' Nev 'York, Basil Seiv\ynghb;of Eunedioi Ohariea Read, and two etner nbmicalj defendants will shortly .conse beforathe Court It turns dut' that on the Bale of' the arcade,property last.year, .after Daniel Campbell left .the;Vcdlony;''.plaintiff' "alleges;-, she'; sighed ■tha'/deed cf; sale under. Seivwright'sadvicej not knowing be was .acting for that .she never;-MCavjßj,;'toy;;pßrt. : 'of-- ttio £l2,oooallegedto; r haye beenpaidaa

purchase money, that the deed was'fictitious, the mortgage being executed by Sievwright's advice, Jtkt'she Sold the land mentioned by Reid^and;Sievwright's advice, in order to protect the same from her husband's creditors, and did so on advice j that it was not a bona" fide;sale,' but that whenevei required .Kennedy would retransfe'r the land for a nominal consideration, but .had /since refused to do so. Two commissions have been issued for taking evidence>int: America, whither Uenniston has r gone, : on plaintiffs interest, .:;