“The Press” In 1866
December 20 Wellington, Wednesday, 7 p.m. The Manawatu land meeting terminated on Saturday. Dr. Featherston without an escort safely returned to Parawenui on Friday with the money, two hundred mounted Natives welcoming him with enormous enthusiasm a few miles from thence. On Saturday the money was apportioned to the representative chiefs, themselves and tribes ignored old feuds and interchanged vows of lasting friendship. War and other dances toilowed, and a great feast closed the A Principle chiefs are to meet Dr. Featherston to-morrow to
receive back rents owed by squatters. ST. MARY’S CHURCH, MERIVALE.— This church, which has lately been completed, will be consecrated by his Lordship the Bishop this morning. ART UNlON.—Several oil paintings, by Mr Worsley, are now being exhibited at Mr Wheeler’s, Colombo street. The whole are to be disposed of by an art union; the paintings, eleven in number, are well worth seeing, and comprise copies of some of the most celebrated pictures by Landseer, Murillo, and others. The drawing for the prizes will take place as soon as the requisite number of shares are taken up.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31247, 20 December 1966, Page 20
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