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Hastings Standard, Issue 248, 16 February 1897, Page 3

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(By Telegraph.) (Z Vr I 'm.y Association.) Auckland, This clay. At the domain last evening R. A. I'< .r, amateur cyclist, won the mile in 2min lO.sec, the record for the ground. Sailed, 2.80 p.m.—Rotomahana, for south. Passengers Misses Cordes. Pure*. 11. and Riddell ; Mesdames Connor, Kirk, and Riddell ; Messrs Kirk, McDermott, Chancellor, Goven, Eadie, and Roach ; Master Riddell. Daneyip.ke, This Day. The borough council has accepted the offer of Mr Watt, of Balclutha Water Gas Company, to establish the works here. Wellington. This day. The valuations of the city show an increase of £15,101. It is now £379.100 against 4*808,705 last year : 82h new buildings were erected during the year, and there are very few empty houses in town. The telegraph authorities have declined to re-open the offices on Sunday mornings. Mr Joseph Myers has been asked to stand for the Suburbs seat in the Government interest, but it is doubtful if he will do > ( >. Chkistcui kcii, This ■lay. At the Supreme CTjurt to-day, in the case of Edward Bennett, charged with forging and uttering an order to obtain letters from the Post Office, he was found guilty with a recommendation to mercy. As the prisoner did not get letters for his own benefit sentence was deferred. New Plymouth, This day. The Kaikoura's cargo from Waitara included i 5.400 packages of dairy produce, 455 bales of wool, a (quantity of frozen meat; total value, i' 20,000. The Taka.puna takes 1,27 H packages of butter from the breakwater to-day for transhipment at Wellington.