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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4096, 25 April 1892, Page 3

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(Per United Press Association.)

, :.oßEiuoyiB t April 24. Hpayy wmd and rain havo been experienced Lejre sinco an early hour ||ia mgroiDg. ®Vjjjißt weed's pxport pfcpal produpts amounted to 3588 tons. Tbt Spn< IVJ. soddon at Solslti^a. Hokitika, Aptil 28. The Hon H. J, Seddon addressed a crowded meeting of electors at the Town Hall last night, the Major pro siding. Mr Seddon, who was received with groat enthusiasm, referred in general terms to the policy of the Government, lie ridiculed tho statement made by certain Opposition newspapers with regard to tho half million loan referred to in his Pah merston North speech, and declared it was pile either through ignorance ii' SomOtLlbg worse, The land tax proposals wore elaborately dealt with, figure? - being .quoted to show the relief small, holders would experience, whilst tho burden would be borne by those best able to bear it. Government intended to press tho passing of tbo Electoral Bill, Land fyc Settlement Bill, and Land Bill on

the same'lines as iliSi; session, andiw Wsliovtid al regards the latter (hat the legislature wlb' notf' convinced that the land settlement proposals were entirely in the interests of those concerned. Authorities,* including Mr Glyn, Chairman of Directors of the Bank of New Zealand, were quoted to disprove the statements that capital was being'diiven out ; p( t|]e Colony, (Mti lib 'stated that he had it on the highest authority tbat on good - security money was available now at a less rate of interest- than formerly. The West Coast below Hokitika was deferred'to' in glcWincj tefms ai|' a foiitist the 'scenery, especially thß' ||aciera,' being 1 unsurpassed for beauty in tile (felony, The Governpent iptended'to ciontinu? assistance tp prpujiecfing, as well as sijbs|disini; tlip y/ijter supply on tje gpldjjelds, T|ie differences' >yitji the Midjaud Railway Company were gone into if jth tlie object of provjpg that the Government was anxious to facilitate in every way the working of the • Company and to promote settlement iWover the area set apart, any delay in dealing with applications for land being with the Company, The County Council baring passed a'resolutioh to reduce the expenditure largely, Mr Seddon bad been able to obtain an advance of £2OOO from the government p against the qoldfielda' revenue, and a telegram to that effect was read from the Colonial Treasurer, TheOroy-Hokitikii Railway ,hehoped| would be open fof : traffic within twelve months. Varies other local matters were dealt frith; >'« s •Mr Chesney proposed a vote of thanks and confidence in' Mr' Seddon as ipenjber for the district, as also : Qf

confidence in . fbe Ministry. Mr Bevan, in a few will chosen remarks, seconded the million, which was carried unaniinouslyaniid grerit clieeN ing. . ,/j. ; . '

Suddoa do&thof alOTyorsingular rovolatlons at tbo laquoat Auckland, April 28. At tiio inquest on the body of the late John M. Alexander, solicit"!', Dr, Daw Eon, the doctor who had attended deceased, deposed that be hud made a post mortem examination with Dr. Rowley on his own account, to satisfy himself as to the cause of death. He did not then know that deceased had had mental worry lately, or that tho police intended to hold an inquest, otherwise he would not have held a post mortem on his own account,. He was satisfied that the oause of death was natural., He saw no reason to suppose that the deceased committed 'suicide.

Dr. Rowley, who was summoned to the bedside of deceased, on Friday morning, and found him dead,deposed that he and Dr Dawson hud made a post mortem oxamiuation, and believed death to have been caused by disease of the liver and brain. . H. T. Gorrio, one of the trustees of an estate for wliioh Alexander was solicitor, and W. F. Buckland gave evidence to show that Alexander had received the whole of the money of the estate, about ,£4OOO, proceeds of the sale of the property, but when the estate was to be divided, the Trustees were unable ;to meet Alex antler, at his office. 1e made various appointments, which lie did uotkeop; he then promised to send 4Jr Gorrie a cheque for £2ooo,'but did not do so, explaining that lie Jiad lent the money. He afterwards sent a pust dated cheque for £4OOO, payable on April 25, The Trustees then informed Alexander that the money or securities would have to be handed over to them by noon on May, his arrest being resolved upon if he failed, It was learned on Friday morning that Alexander was dead.

Dr llackollar deposed that the post mortem examination which had been made proved nothing. The contents of the stomach were lost. The jury returned the following verdiot:—There is no evidence to show how deceased came by his death.