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(By Elkctkic Tklkukai-u—Copyright). Wki.[. ln- (: 1 r o N - , Monday. 11.M.5. Nki,SON, Calliope, Rapid and Diamond sailed for Sydney at 11.110 a.m. today. The Governor left in iho Nelson to lie present at the Centennial eeicbration.-: in Now South Wales, and Sir .Tames Pi-onder-gast has assumed the Lieut.-Governorship. The whole of the members of the Government are now in Wellington, and cabinet meetings will be held every day this week.
The N.'/. Rifle Association do not intend to u-'C the Remington Lee. rifles at the next meeting. If the Martini rifles are available the programme as at present arranged will be carried out, but if not the Snider rifle and last year's programme will bo adhered to.
Exhibition Cotnmissoners are making application to harvesters having superior samples of cereals in shciivesfand grain, to send worthy collections to the Melbourne Exhibition, and request them to communicate with the Secretary in Wellington.
A gazette issued this evening appoints Sir .Tames Deputy (Jovcmoi- t.f N.Z. dutitig the absence of his Kxcelleucy Sir W. Jervois. In reply to a cablegram from the Premier of New Zealand, the Premier of N.S.W. states that 300 Martini-Henry rifles quired for the next meeting of the New Zealand Rifle Association can be. supplied from the colony at £3 5s each.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2421, 17 January 1888, Page 2
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218LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2421, 17 January 1888, Page 2
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