WELLINGTON.
November 3f. The Stella left during the night for Picton to embark the Marlborough volunteers for Opunake. A branch of the Anglo-Jewish association, the object of which is to promote education in the East, has been established here. A Mr Edmonds, from Fiji, is here with excellent samples of tobacco leaf grown in Fiji, and is trying to get a company formed to establish a tobacco manufactory here. He says he could supply fifty tons of leaf during the first year at from 9d to Is per lb. delivered here. The estimated capital required is £2000. The Hinemoa arrived at Opunake at daylight, and disembarked the Wellington volunteers, who, after a short rest, marched for Rahotu. The Stella left Picton at eight o'clock this morning with the Hon. Major Baillie, two officers, and 47 men of the Marlborough volunteers for Opunake. The following intercolonial weather exchange has been received:—Sydney, Wednesday evening. There is a moderate depression south of Tasmania, with light winds and fine weather; S.W. winds on the south coast of Victoria, N.W. in Tasmania, and N.E. in New South Wales. The barometer registers at Portland 299, at Hobart 297, and at Sydney 29 9. (For continuation of news see fourthpage.)
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3228, 3 November 1881, Page 3
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203WELLINGTON. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3228, 3 November 1881, Page 3
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