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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4024, 29 January 1892, Page 2

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~ (PerjlJiited EfesT^p.oQiation). -r-?' ••■■'••••■■■. j BjiENpty (January 28. At a toeetingof (li'e. .'WakftTnftijna Qoldmining Company's shareholders, held thisevening.it.was .resolved to B 1 approveof the action of tlw^oli^ilipjt '% ; ineffering to dispose of we,h|f <f ; :'- : ; the mine to Australian ©a'pitaiiita 'for? " £2000; and the sale of the 150Q,'unallotted shares has in the. meantime - beensßspended./.>; ; ;■.:;;:-/; ;;±-'■,'■ '■s■'' . ~.^::ii:'t: N APip,^annary; 2 B/ ;v; : ;^ The fee?, CanoniFoj:, of

litis been appoiuied to succeed the late : Rev, Parkinson in the inoumbency of St. Augustine's Parish, Napier, for which there was a large number of applicants. CffltiSTomißOH, January 28. The rosults of the North Canterbury Board ot Education pupil toaohere' examination are—lst year, 18 males, 39 females; 2nd year, 12 males, 29 females; 3rd year, 1!) males, 27 females; 4th year, 8 males, 28 females. Paluebsms North, January 28, Messrs Clere, Richmond and James take first prize for plans for the Palmerston Hospital, Mr R. Lamb, Napior, second, and Mr Frank Jacobsen, Wellington, third. At the District Court yesterday Frederick 'FitzGerald received 18 months for false pretences, Auckland, January 28. At tbo annual meeting of tho Now Zealand Accident Insurance Co,, a dividend of 12J per wnt was declared, and a sum of £IOOO has been added to the re-iriaurauco, Tiß Brest Natl7oLsm&Oaso. . Waipawa, January 28. Judgment was delivered in the Native Land Court this afternoon in ttiooase of Rakautatabi Block of 14,600 acres, extending from Takapan to the Ruahine Rango. Six hundred interests have been declared - of which twenty were awarded to Rupuha and party, 10 to Kirupene Puhara, 40 to Maika Turikatea, 50 to Ngaitahu, and the balance of 480 interests to the claimants; Nepe Tepatu and party. The land is already beneficially occupied by Natives, and is not expected to he opened for European settlement.

Mishap to too Mftwiora.

Oao of thoOrow Badly Hurt

Wesipori, January 28, An accident occurred aboard the Mawhera as she was leaving the wharf for Gieymouth this morning. Tho captain gave tho order full speed ahead, and the boy at tho telegraph gave the telegraph a swing to half speed nstetn, for the purpose of ringing it preparatory to setting the dial at full speed ahead, when the chain cord of tho telegraph broke. The ■steamer came into the wharf fast, and the spectators, seeing the danger, cleared away, Two sailors were aft with a fender, and one left as thestcaraer dashed into the wharf; the other named Lawrenson romuined at his post, Hewasoaught by a falling rail and jammed among tho debris, his log being badly broken, Tho after part of the vessel on deck was smashed up, while part of the wharf was carried away, The damago was not sufficient to prevent the steamer sailing. The injured man, who cried piteously until removed from beneath the wreckage, was removed to the Hospital,