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(BY TKLIiiiKAJMI.— I'HESS association.) Wkllincton, Last Night. It has been decided to summon Parliament fur Thursday,,l une tltli. The Ministers of Lands and Mines have some visits to pay to outlying districts which prevent an earlier session. The Times states tiiat one result of the conference of the frozen meat companies is that the shipping companies liavo agreed to reduce the freight aft *r t tie end of the year to a penny per lb. Tliis means a reduction of tIOO.UOO. Ail existing contracts will be completed on the present basis. The Hon. 11, Seddon was to have left for Auckland to-morrow, but ho has received a Hiibpiena in the charge against Captain Falconer which may delay him till Tuesday. He opens the battery at Puliipiihi field next mouth, after which ho will visit the Otagu guldfields.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2929, 23 April 1891, Page 2
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140LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2929, 23 April 1891, Page 2
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