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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2557, 25 March 1887, Page 2

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(united press association.) Bu ■.. . •. .. ';; |i:|;l CnßisTOHUßCH,;iiaroh 2||:: A meeting of;the Charitable -Aid Board was held yesterday afternoon, when financial matters were discussed;;. The estimates of expenditure' reported by the Finance Committee and agreed to include the following:—Orphanage, L 270 0; Industrial Scoool children, L 2100; charitable aid, including 'the' b6ardili|; out:of children &c., ; : L9ooj-Refuige/ L 700;. administration, LI 200 jcon-. tingencies l :LlooQ;:?and'repairs7ts(JO ! ,- Items of L2OOO and LSOO for new buildings and .purchase of site, were struck out. The amdnnt's ■to )fo ' "pro vided by the local- bodies V estimated afc;aboutL43ls. '' . ■ " ''AUCKLAND, March 23. Major Wardill, of the Melbourne C-. C.,has written to the secretary of the Auckland Orioket Association, re a visit to-Australia and flew /Zealand of the English amateurs and professionals in 1888.' Ho asks dates to be reserved' and liberal terms granted to the Mel-, bourne Club., . March U. Ataninqnest on ■. Thomas Usher, the jury returned a verdict of Accidental death. The deceased sustained his injuries through attempting to leave a train while in motion, and that no blame was attached to anyone. Hoeitiki, March 24 . - The young man named Johnston, who was lost when shooting at Kokatahi, has not been found. His footprints have been traced to a dangerous ford in the river, and it is supposed he has been drowned.