" Who killed Cock Robin V Wellington Acclimatisation Society shipped twentyfour of these birds from London per lonic, but they fought among themselves until only ten were left alive. Timaru Harbour Board have spent £130,000 on the breakwater and wharf up to the present date. A further Bum of £56,49-1 iB also authorised to be spent on these works out of the late £100,000 loan. Four boys lately started to sail from London to Australia in an open boat, but were brought back by the police. Their equipment for the voyage consisted of a quantity of biscuit, a compass, teapot and kettle, some candles and matches, a box of stationery, a bullot mould, a rovolvcr, and some powder. On Thursday it was reported to Dunedin Harbour Board that to carry out the eroclion of the necessary wharfage, dredging, otc.i at Dunedin, to accommodate the Union Company's steamers if brought up as proposed, would cost L 49,478. It was resolved to spend only L 12,800 in the meantime.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 4310, 15 March 1884, Page 4
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