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wu i. : • Aucklanp, Thursday. The ship British Empire h»s arrived from ton ton, after a pasaige of 82 days. She troughs over 300 immigrants, all well. . In,tha Supreme Court, William Smith, for obtaining money and goods on filae pretences, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, with hard labor. / Mr Faundera reports pales' of shires aa follows:— flew Zealand, £A 7 17s6d; Caledonian, 97s 6d. Bayers: National Bank, 70s; South . British, £03; Beach, 765; Tairua, 53a. Gbahamstown, Thuraiay. A public meeting was held last night to cimider the Representation Bill, when a resolution was passed protesting against the Bill, aa it deals unfairly with the electoral district of the Thames, and expressing an opinion that three additional members should be given to the 1 names instead of one. An amendment wa« put to the effect that the meeting h«d no confidence in the desire of the present Government; to do justice to the Thames in the matte; of representation, and expressing a hope that the coming general election would place the government oc the country in che hands of men more competent to: wield , it, and influenced by more honest motives. This amendment Jound many supporters, bat was lost on a show of hands. A further resolution was carried to telegraph* the resolution to Messrs Atkinson, Greig, and O Neil}, *' Chbistchorch, Friday. *At a meeting of the Philosophical Institute . helirlaat night, it was announced that a statement of the case at issue between Dr Haast and the Governors of the New Zealand Institute had been forwarded to the Royal Sosiety. the Supreme Court, W. Jackson charged with sheep stealing was found not guilty £ At Waimate, Province of Canterbury, early this morning Mr Merry's store took fire, and was shortly burnt to the ground. It was insured in the Standard for £8.00, which nearly covers the Ices. *. .. ■■■ '— — - — ■ — V
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 267, 8 October 1875, Page 2
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307INTERPROVINCIAL. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 267, 8 October 1875, Page 2
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