TELEGRAMS.
INTERPROVINCIAL ITEMS.
"Wellington, May 18th, A joint committee of the City Council and the Uhamber of Commerce have resolved to instruct the City Solicitor to draft a Bill necessary for constituting the Harbour Board Bill to bo submitted next session. Auckland, May 18fch. Sir Donald M'Lean proceeds to the Waikato in a day or two. No .steps have b.'.en taken regarding tha brigantiue Vibilia, although it is alleged the object- of her cruise was slaving. She had not been engaged iv that traffic; before the accident occurred which caused her to put in to Auckland. Napire, May ISfch. Tho escaped prisoner Symonds was captured this morning on the premises of Mr Tiff«n, where ha was attempting to rob the larder. Ho had a heavy stick with which he struck his captors (Mr Tiften's gardener and a gentleman ttjying in the hou«). He was handed over to the Police and taken back to the Gaol, The gardeuar was rather badly hurt. The three Commissioners, Messrs Gisborne, Seed, and ii.nowle3, leave here to-morrow overland for Wellington. Westport, May 18th. The Break-o'-Day (Lyell) crushiug resulted in 3140z3 sdwts from 49 tons of stone.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 4446, 19 May 1876, Page 2
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191TELEGRAMS. INTERPROVINCIAL ITEMS. Otago Daily Times, Issue 4446, 19 May 1876, Page 2
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