CHRISTCHURCH. 29th November.
The drought continue.', and is beginning to tellsevorely on tho crops. Reports from out districts are discouraging, and the harvest prospects are far from bright. At a meeting of the Board of Health to-day it was stated that during the fortnight only three infectious diseases were reported, viz : one diphtheria, one scarlatina, and one scarlet fever. 30th November. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received a telegram, under date London 28th, which reports that the Piako will resume her voyage on 20th December. She is repairing the interior damage. Her hull is uninjured. A large portion of "the cargo has been stored. Some was burnt.
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Evening Post, Volume XVI, Issue 284, 30 November 1878, Page 2
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108CHRISTCHURCH. 29th November. Evening Post, Volume XVI, Issue 284, 30 November 1878, Page 2
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