" I assure you, gentlemen," said the convict upon entering the prison, " that the place baa Bought me, and not I the place. My own affairs really demanded all my time and attention, and I may truly say that my selection to fill this position was an entire surpr'se' Had I consulted my own interests I should have peremptorily declined to serve, but as I am in the hands of my friends, I see no other course bat to submit," And he submitted,
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Otago Witness, Issue 1522, 8 January 1881, Page 22
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82Page 22 Advertisements Column 1 Otago Witness, Issue 1522, 8 January 1881, Page 22
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