INVERCARGILL.
This Day. Patrick M'Mamin has been committed for trial for arson. The hut which was used as a stable was burnt, destroying the horse "Young Lofty," lately Bold for £100, but insured m the New Zealand Office for £275. The jury added a rider to their verdict, to the effect that Insurance Offices are encouraging fires by over insuring.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 671, 8 April 1879, Page 2
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60INVERCARGILL. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 671, 8 April 1879, Page 2
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