FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 15479, 29 April 1914, Page 9

FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO TO-DAY

Two whales were seen off Taiaroa Head yesterday.—From the ‘Evening Star,’ April 29, 1870. ******* The interests of the late Mr Gaireet in the Cromwell and Bendigo Quartz Company were auctioned at Cromwell, and realised £2,000 and £7OO respectively, the purchasers being the two companies concerned.—lbid. - ******* A deputation of runliolders waited' on the Superintendent and asked for the removal of the restriction on sheep crossing the Waitaki, the same as Canterbury had done. It was represented, inter alia, that through the dearth of the right class of sheep comjng forward Mr Hoodie.had t< close down the boiling-down works rc cently erected by an English company a Kakanui. His Honor replied that the necessary draft ordinance would be at ouce forwarded to the Provincial Council.— Ibid." ******* Among the visitors to the colonial prizefiring at the North-east Valley to-day were the Premier (Mr Fox), the Superintendent, the Under-Secretary of Defence, the Mayor of Dunedin, and several members of the Provincial Council. The principal match was at ranges 400, 500, and 600 yards; seven shots at each. The first prize (£4O and the N.R. Association’s gold medal) fell to Corporal Tressidcr, No. 1 City Guards, with a score of 62 out of a possible 84; 'Sergeant Gully (Nelson) gaining second prize (£3O and a silver medal) with 61; Volunteer Batham (Wellington) third (£2O and a silver medal), also with 61. The official visitors were entertained at lunch.—lbid.