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Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 33, 20 December 1878, Page 2

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:|_Ukuald Special— By Telkohupk.] | "WixuxoroN, Thur*l:iy. j The ship Hydrab.id Las been moved soai ward auottier tiny feet The l.'ity of Auek- ! laud is ulso being movo.l oil" iho nhoie. iJoth vessels arc nuke uuhriurcd iv their hulU. I Complaint is made of the scarcity of labor. The whole of ISartou's letter in reply to that of the Colonial Secretary is publisued, ' aud is couched iv slroag tjrms of dissatis- ! faction at the decision urrived at by the i Government. He says the letter grossly garbles and misstates a!l hia charges, aiui only refutes iuiayiuitry charges invented J by the writer, who it plainly indicates is ; J ustico Itichruouci, who, with another judge, unnamed, aiv sttid to havo combined to systematically slaughter tho interests of clients in his (liarton'a), hands, and drivo 'hi:n from the profession. 110 says tho "searching inquiry" which Government made was a miserable farce. Alter ideuti. tying Justice liiulnnund j.3 tho writer of tho letter, it sa; s the very sneer, the very mean evasion, the turn of thought and form of expression b-:ray tho writer, and then points to thu coincidence that the very day no , w.i.s ollioially iuform^d that he would receive his reply frvm tJio Govennnent, as soou as it waslairly copied, that day .Richmond steamed out. of Wei-. lingtou narbor on a holiday tiip, whil.: fur some time before that iie was itosent from his duties through " iiluess."

The Chrouicio says -Mr (J. M. Roi:d is cnyuyed Jor two years at a salary of i. IJOOl JOO per year, subject to six moutlid" notice ut tlio end of thut period.

Tho Queun has setn the following' telegram to the Aluyor :— " To Jkl ryor ol Williuyton, Aew Z'jul.m.l. The C^aetn thtiuks the citizeus of \V».lliiigton Biiioaely for their kind sympathy.— ii. i'ond «nby, \/iudHOl"" *