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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4854, 18 October 1894, Page 3

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(flecejyed Oct 18,11.45 a.m.) Sydney, Oct, |B. I Smith, teller in the Grafton L branch of the English, Scpttisl) and ftbstralian bank, who was oharged Hteie robbery of £IOOO the proBBHp'Of the bank, Ims been acquitA Bill lias been introduced into the Legislative Assembly empowering the Municipal Corporation to supply electric light for public and private purposes, and authorising the Corporation to raise a quarter of U million sterling by debentures. Mei,bourse, Oct. 18. A deputation representing the unemployed waited on the Premier urging that relief be extended to then). The Premier replied that ffhi|a ho W0()14 dp everything in his power to start a public subscription, under no circumstances would the Government be influenced by unemployed demonstrations, he said it was a strange thing that all through tho winter the unemployed were quiescent and only awoke to activity when tho new Government took office. Several members of the deputation abused tho Premier before leaving. fhe amalgamation of the sugar companies is tho most important mercantile transaction for some years. One' effect will be to largely increase the "Victorian slqnjent in colonial sugar company's proprietary. ' ' Adeuide, October 18. Tho death is announced of Mr John Dunn, the pioneer of tho flour filling industry in this colony. He has bequeathed £14,500 to local roligious and charitable organisa ; fjqns.