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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 212, 22 August 1927, Page 4

Answers to Saturday’s Questions (1) Sir Alan Cobham, the English aviator. (2) Charles Lamb (“Ena”} "made up tor coming late by leaving early.” (3) When the seat of government was at Auckland, the then Governor-General, Sir George Grey, appointed (by the request ot a deputation) a Commission consisting of the Governors of the colonies of New South Wales. Victoria, and Tasmania, to approve a more central site. Fort Nicholson was chosen after a personal inspection of various suggested localities (4) John Brown, convinced that he had “letters of marque from God,” was a leader °f the anti-slavery section and waged guerilla warfare against his opponents. Brown was captured and convicted of treason and murder and on December 2, 1859, was hanged.