GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
[by telegraph.—PßESS association.
Wellington, Thursday. Tpe Puketapu Estate, Palmerston South, 49(5 acres, diridod into eleven sections, was all allotted to-day ab fivo per conb. above the upset price. A deputation consisting of members for tho city and suburbs, together with representatives of tho unemployed, is to wait on tho Govornmenb and Oily Council, with a viow to pressing on them the iraraediato solution of the unemployed difficulty. Mr. MaeEwau, chief Government dairy export, leaves to-day for Melbourno, in order to visit the dairy factories of Victoria, and report to tho Government of that colony on its dairy industry. The Rimutaka, which sails for London, via Monto Video this afternoon, takes 183 passengers. Among the number are Mrs. W. P. Keoves and throe children, tho Hon. VV. C. Smith, M.L.C., Professor and Mrs. Macmillan Brown, Captain and Mrs. Fairchild. Christouorcii, Thursday. In the Magistrate's Court this morning, Richard Brown, charged with committing perjury in Thomis Do Rente's assault case, was committed for trial. Donedin, Thursday. Tho Education Board carried a resolution in favour of the election of Board members being held on ofte day, and that each Board be empowered bo fix tho election day within its own aistricb; also that individual votes bo accorded to members of committee. The chairman's casting vote negatived a proposal to allow committeemen unavoidably absenb on the election night to vote through tho post. The cooptrabion of other Boards is invited.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10084, 20 March 1896, Page 5
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