NAPIER NEWS.
Special to the New Zealand Tines. Napier, January 21. On the 14th inst., a human skull and thigh bones were found in the bed of the Akatio river, near the co-operative camp. Enquiries resulted in the identification of the remains as those of the late W. Tiddler, a settler and labourer. His widow identified the skull by the teeth, find also by a peculiar formation- of the frontal bore. Deceased, with two companions, was, on the day of his death, 17th May, 1595, conveying food supplies in a boat down the river. The boat capsized, and deceased was drowned, while his companions escaped. Search was made for the body at the time, without avail. The Napier shareholders of the Golden Tokatea Company rosont-tho appointment of a mine manager by the Auckland shareholders without their. (the Napier shareholders) being consulted.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LVX, Issue 3034, 22 January 1897, Page 3
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