WELLINGTON, Tuesday.
WELLINGTON, Tuesday. His Excellency the Governor, as President of the New Zealand Institute, will deliver the annual addiesB to the Museum on Saturday evening next, when he will speak on the subject of defences of New Zealand. The Public Petitions Committee have considered the petition of the convict, Geoige Longhurst, and have resolved that they have no recommendation to make to the House on the matter. Mr Thomas Bracken has commenced a series of lectures here with " An Evening with the Poets of Ireland." Wednesday. _ A deputation from the New Zealand Rifle Association will wait on the Minister for Defence to-morrow to urge the Government not to divide the proposed vote in aid of the volunteer prize firing The Wellington Jockey Club intend holding a one day's spring meeting, and the day fixed is on the Wednesday preceding the Wellington Racing Club's spring meeting. Between £400 and £500 will be given in stakes. Tlie same, club hold a two day's summer meeting in February, when the stakes will amount to about £1250. Both meetings take^ placp on the new course at Island Bay.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1910, 2 October 1884, Page 2
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185WELLINGTON, Tuesday. Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1910, 2 October 1884, Page 2
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