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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2451, 13 November 1886, Page 2

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(United Press Association.) Blenheim, this day. Thoßlenheim Corporation has purchased tho Gasworks for £12,000, possession to be given by the owner. Mr Pritchard, ou tho Ist of March. The Corporation will pay tho money out of tho Government Insurance Loan, Auckland, this day. • George Marsh has beon arrested at Karanahape on a warrant from Palmerston North charging him with doaerting his wife and iamily in February, 1885. Cdristcuorch, this day, The Grand Lodge of Sons of Temperanco met at Rangiora yesterday. Mr R. Evans, of Kaiapoi, was elected G.W.T., and Mr W, Carr, of Dunedin, G.W.A. The membership for tho colony i.s 464, an increase of 50 for tho year, and there is a credit balance Of £3307. Auckland, November 12. Tho City Council last night authorised tho Mayor to send some person toKawau to consult with Sir George Grey as to the removal of his library to tk new building here. Besides tno books. Sir George Grey has resolved to give to the city his collection of South Sea Island curiosities, which .will bo placed in tho entrance hall of thd Free Library. It is expected that all will be in their places before the Library is opened. Invebuabqill, This day. As passengers by the morning train on the northern line wero passing through the Makarewa Bush this morain? they saw a man hanging from a treo. This proved to bo a settler named Miohael Crowe, who lately went through the Bankruptcy Court, and had sought refuge from his troublos in suioido. A young married man named Frederick H. Dale, employed for a number of years as a letter carrier was charged at the Police Court to-day with stealing a letter' containing three one-pound bank notes, and was remanded for eight days. The accused, who iB well known from his connection with the Oddfellows and Volunteers, admitted the offence to the Post- ; master and police.