WELLINGTON.
April 9. Frederick Marshland Iladfield has been arrested on a charge of being an accessory to the larceny of one thousand sheep. The case arises out of the uncompleted ealegof the Abottsford station, on the Taueru river, Wairarapa, by the late Mr J. Gilligan to Mr Iladfield, the fater of the accused, who, after making the purchase, attempted to draw out of it, an action being then brought aguiast him in the Supreme Court to compel him to carry out the contract, but through other causes he was however, subsequently obliged to relinquish the property. It is now alleged that he sold one thousand sheep, which were included in the purchase of the station, although the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company had a lien upon them. A meeting of surveyors and engineers was held last night in connection with the formation of a New Zealand Institute of Surveyors and Civil Engineers. The report of the acting secretary was read. The report referied to the advantages which the institution would confer oa the profession. The meeting was adjourned to enable time to procure information in connection with the subject.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3054, 9 April 1881, Page 3
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191WELLINGTON. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3054, 9 April 1881, Page 3
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