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Hastings Standard, Issue 417, 4 September 1897, Page 3

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(Per Press Association.) Avcklaxp, This day. Sailed, at 11 a.m.—Hawke's Bay, for Gisborne. Timabu, This day. The Minister for Public Works was interviewed by the chairman of the Harbor Board respecting cart access to the main wharf and the Board's reclamation which bad been cut off by claims and plans of the Railway Department. Mr Hall-Jones thought the Board was raising a bogey unnecessarily as the Department would net obstruct the public convenience, and he promised to give an assurance to this effect. Dunedin, TBis day. Steady rain fell throughout the sight but the appearances are that it will be fine overhead for the Scuth-land-Otago match; The ground must be necessarily heavy. A good game is anticipated, but Otago is expected to wipe out last week's defeat. Imvercargelx, This day. The steamer brought up a cake of 880ozs from 670 tons for six weeks crushing in the Morning Star mines. In the shipping case. Waterston v. the WestpoH Coal Company, a claim for £SB demurrage on the brigantine Sarah and Mary, Magistrate Poynton gave judgment for plaintiff for £35. The question involved was whether the the right to give preference If loading to steamers notwithstanding an express stipulation in the 1 contract that she was to be loaded 11 111 regnlar turn." If it was the custom of the port it was certainly a most extraordinary one as if a sufficient somber of steamers arrived sailing vessels might be kept for months awaiting cargo.