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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXII, Issue 3071, 22 January 1894, Page 2

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! ' Sketatou fbuud. ft • 1 AjTCKLAm> t Monday.— The skefton of a man has been found nearHenderson <" ihe;<M» Jracfc xritk a shot woundm theiorehead and a revolver lying beside ih^remains. J -^- . • The bodyfciurnbtyet been m&iLt and no report has been receftefby the pohce authorities >of any mai having been missed from any of the settlements. A would-be suicide. Auckland, &ondayXi?he man KeUy who twk a bottle ol iMowdyne is progressing favourably at the district Hospital and is now out of danger. v Cricket AuejttAiro, Monday^The cricket match between the Ne# goufh !Wales team now touring New Zealand and the Auckland representatives was played on Saturday and resulted in a decisive vicrt^lsfr^ie visitors who won, by nine wickets. ! ? f ironworks stopped. Monday.— Oh Saturday aottt* wife posted at the OnehunS lioiiwwJHitlSatat the exiiirattoncrA fortnight the services bf the employees work* would b# ahtit down. In new however of the fact that T'SISS* t*>****nt statement in an A^iSißUan paper that 30 families lul^ the avowed object of re-startmg the works to be a permanent stoppage. - are the results of the Otahuhu Tro£ W Club's summer meeting, held it Potter|||paddocklik Saturday: lMaiden T&ot, Tinker ; Maiden Pony, J™; Oup,sJiarli©j3; Flying Stakes, Tne Dove; Harness trot, Peter; Hasdies* Helena ; Electric trot, Ifoilpg. ■ ' ;V our 7^)|ltv«|p^ : V';:^., | ,??h!W*v^?W willow ;ai mirfiilgjit :^ Monday next. Go?ernment does oot intend to reappoint MMw^^nd, and baa informed these gentlemen accordhas been offered \t the chief commitwoner's present f alary *^/ l S a< ?«pte4 iti t.. 5 n Ron»y D e, eiiril «(bgiVietr and John Lee Scott, 6f Cbnatchurcb, iron founder} all three appointments will be for nine months only as Government desires to give Parliament perfect freedom in dealing with Jhtfque|pip.t railway management during the forthcoming seenot). I .M . 1.f.1k x 0 cf riie IVatiouWl Bauk. l f 1 Wbllu^|o^, t it iauthortMH^i a|i^oun|e|\ ihM %he National Baflkls%b(mVto trJtdsteeita New Zealand* headq uatert t» Welling|ton. . -^-.t • .-»«,. \ J«me* Goatop, general manager, pst retunwd feoln Eogtond, ttttes that the most favourable opinions are expre»B©d on »11 sides the position jand prospects of this colony. | r *tie anticipated snrpluf. j estimateis tautt from returns of receipts khd expenditure for the nine months 51% ?TS^ ? %¥# 2 l v t»^ ( there bugnt tof be a suMus of betweM £260,0drand £290^(J'on March fn yesterday decided to pursue an active policy regarding tne >4wsition of INative .lands and with that object in view nave resolved on ths appointment of additional Native Land Court Jtto&es in order that titles may be determined with as little delay as possible. \ * - Two a^rnlheits were decided on btit the names were not mentioned. *• Tlio Colonliii Secretary. . colonial Secretary has abandoned the idea of the Old Country. H I%i»tstated |%at Lady Bucklev is on y he^leJluSi voyage toiM Cobwy. ) H

f. f^dw«dl«Am^ pinion that the Channel tunnel should not cost more than three and a half roilliona storlm* toe geologic^ wndWons |bea«^i_raorl dinary ff^^: m^^lmln ' JourM fe *he whole wav across i theiEnglish Channel the oceanbed Is of Rou^,^liiyi * -lufcstaace which is imposed of Mm cent of chalk and 33 per cent of cj^y, aud which is hard fnou^ to stand imsuTOorted when tunnelled, yet soft 6hb_P to cut with toe machine, and. quite impervious to fiS 8 ™?* 6 *- „ ** *&*» bf increasing year., | &r Edward is not satisfied with airi^ tins project and %a actively pushing for«tWe_uprJ?a^ stflMliu** the notion, of * jsKoai riri_t across Ireland from BSngstown Harbor tpGalway Bay for 6oi_ii_ci_ng Mand and {Scotland by a tunnel at their nearest points, ■' - T