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..' (From Odr Own Corhkspondsnt.). ••• • WELLINGTON, September 3. The Petitions Committee recommends that Mr Isaac Taylor, of Otakou', bq £75 compensation for wrongful arrest and imprisonment Tho case was one of mistakenidentity. ; : . ■ DUPLICATION OF NAMES. , To-ilay Mr 'I'. Mackenzie gave notice to ask tho Postmaster-general whether he is aware that souio of his officials aro, imawar.o of the l faot that l'almeretori i? a town in . tho - South Island, and that letters addressed to that well-known, progressive, and: chariningiy-siiuatcil centre are invariably despatched to a township oi comparatively recent, dalo located in tho North. leland and which bears a somewhat similar cogliomen. If so, will lie ondcavour, to ; correct this by requiring his officers to becohie acquainted with tho leading centres of the. Dominion in order to obviate tho present inconvenience arid delay in tho delivery of mails': ' '
Sir Joseph ,Ward 6aid if the peoplo corieei'iied would agree to change tho riamo. 6{ Palmerston to Puketapu tho difliculty.woukl be gob over. • : .■'■'. - ilr Muokenzio caid the rjeopla were quito ■willing that the name originally, given to ' tho town should bo retained. The other; ' Palmureton wits a raero interloper.—' (Laughter.) ■ ; -. - :
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13999, 4 September 1907, Page 5
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