GISBORNE, Tuesday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1764, 25 October 1883, Page 2

GISBORNE, Tuesday.

An inquiry was held yesteiday at Oiniond into the finding of a skeleton m the "W.ueluiku river, which had, fioni its appear■uice, boon in the water some months. Ralph Ashley and another witness deposed to the letnains, which had been placed in a coffin, being those of a man named (4. H. Lystei Kaye, who had lived for home time on the station of Mi Hutchinson. On a curtain aftomoon at the end of Februaiv 01 the beginning of Maich last Kaye disappeared and w .is never again heaid of. At the time of his disappearance he seemed depressed in sptnts and complained of feeling bad. Theie was no doubt from ceifcain things found in deceased's clothes which had not been destroyed, that the remains were those ot ivaye. A vcidict of "Death from causes unknown" was returned. Last Night. % At the Agi icultiual and Pastoral Society's show yesterday, the celebrated entire Norfolk roadster, Piickwillow, foimerly owned by Mr A. McLean, Napier, and now the propei ty of Mr Samuel Stevpnsmi, Marakaka, took first prize against all coiners in class 2. After leaving the aiena the entire Auckland kicked Piickwillow, and broke Ins off hind leg. The latter animal will be shot. He was only purchased a foitnight ago by his present owner for £310.