GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
ALLEGED THREATENED ISCENDLAR-
* WELLINGTON, December 13. The corridor^ of the Government Buildings on liambton quay rere lit up all last night, and artillerymen were on guard, two beu tents being "erected On the grounds. A detachment of 15 dec will mount guard fill further orders. it 1* rumoured that these precautions are being taken in consequence of an anonymous letter threatening to burn the buildings down.. Qce id«a auggeited » that the criminal finger-print records, which are kept there, rwy be the cause. . About 1* yeara ago * «muar incident happened, about «rhiob much setioeaoe »aa preserved. - An estate of 12,000 acres, known aa Xnvorliveiy in Argyllshire, has been puroba&dd by the Government for the purpose of converting it jnto a State forest station. Ov»r' five minion barrings reoently were^ sold at auction at Grfmsby. No fewer than 180 vessels raced one another for positions &t the quay, av>id pheers from large crowd*,
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Otago Witness, Issue 2805, 18 December 1907, Page 52
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153GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. Otago Witness, Issue 2805, 18 December 1907, Page 52
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