POLITICAL NEWS.
(11Y TELKORAPII—OWN COIIKKRI'ONDENT.)
Wellington, this day.
Tub Govornmont stoamor Hinomba, with mombers of tho Legislature from tho North, arrived hero from the Manukau at 4 o'clock this morning, »ftor a 30 hours' passage Thero was fearful weather nil tho way down, Captain Falrchild alleging that in all his oxporiouco lie novor renumbers such a gale. The voesol shlppod sous constantly, and her 'tween decks wero full of wutor. Tho brass gun on deck, which had not been movod for eight years, broke from its lashings. It took tho vosbul 21 hours to breast Capo Egmont. All on board woro vory sick. Tho Duty on Tea and Sugar. It is anticipated tliut tho principal alterations in tho tarilf will bo an increasod duty on toa and BUgnr. Wellington merchants,^ who on thoeo matters appear to get early information, aro cloaring thoso commodities out of bond.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 131, 11 June 1885, Page 2
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