INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.
(BY TELKGtUPB-} (PER PBJBS9 ASSOCIATION.) DUKEDIN. March 30. Tin; weather is bitterly cold with occasional rain showers. It blew a gale last night but no damage is reported. AUCKLAND. March 31. The Trades Conference recommend that the second Wednesday in October in each jew be set apart as tabor celebration or eiirhfc hours* day. It was resolved to P"int oat to the Minister for Labor tha necessity for further amending the Factories Act so as to prevent evasions such as have recently occurred in order to bring piece workers under the operation of the Act. BLUFF. March 31. Arrived—Sarah and Mary, from LyttelJon; Gratitude, ketch, from Macqaane wtond. During the voyage of the Gratitude, at 8.30 a.m. on the 26th inst., when nj latitude 52.47, longitude 65.21 8.. a sea of exceptional size struck the vessel, washing overboard the cook, R. M. Green, aged 3'J. a native of London, married, with a family residing at Devoport East, Tasmania; D. Henderson, aged 23. an 4-8., native of Scotland ; and John Port. he f, a half-caste employed on the island, belonging to Colac Bay. Green and PortMs were at work in the galley, which was |">tfpt overboard, together with two boats. Nothing whatever was seen of the men Mter going overboard, although the vessel nova to.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XIX, Issue 5907, 31 March 1894, Page 3
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