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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3067, 29 November 1888, Page 2

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The;, Wellington Land Board- v

' Wellington, Thursday. •At a meoting of tile. Land, Board a resolution was passed that all disptiteH and questions arising between rival applicants for land, such, as between Miller, of Hawltes Bay,' and Bayley, should be 'settled by tile Board without the intervention of the Minister of Lands, lii tlie course of the discussion Mr Macarthuiy MIH.R' said, the. Minister s ou|y took'i," upon himself to settle tho dispute id order to show, tho Land Board was not necessary,"he being, as was well known. ail opponent of the continu. anee of the Boards. : ,

7 Protestations. Auckland, November 23. The.\Vaikato,County.Council have condemned the clauses in. the proposed Public Works Aot Amendment Act 'referring to, the: eradication of furze.aiid, briar. Tlie Council also passed' a' motion to-day protesting against the interference of the Audit Department in respect of the accounts of the county. ■: . Clerical Scandals. i New Plymouth, Thursday. ' ' Another alleged perjury' case will shortly •be heard here, the Rev. Breach hayiiigsworu;. au information against on'o of 'the witnessea.in tlie case having reference to the Presbyterian Church/affair.Tliii charge is to be heard on December 14th. ■ ■ | Fatal Accident, ■ Uiiiustcbuch, November 28..; Henry Wetherell, proprietor> of the Amberley flax mill, while shifting the bedding this mqrning, had his legseiitangled in tlie machinery. The flesh was torn off the riglit leg,, which was broken ahoye the ankle; the left leg was broken above knee. The right leg was amputated, but he sankanddiedat2p.m. 1 f ; Death From Drink. • Dunedin, Thursday. William Sinclair, a shepherd at Lee Flat drank himself to death p,t Lee.Flat , Hotel, having been on. a drinking bout there for nine days, Deceased, - who had hitherto been a strong healthy man* worth money, was unaccustomed to irink, . The Fire at Howick. . . Auckland, Thursday., . The insurances on the Howick fire tajjurrow's store L 250, stock Ll5O both*in the North British. :