WELLINGTON
This Day. Mr. James Mackay left for the West Coast to-day. . . It is conlidently stated that Mr. Mac-, andrew will stand for Port Chalmers. Mr. Hodgkinson, M.H.R., when leaving, positively refused to accept his cheque for his £200 honorarium, and insisted on a fresh one for £50. He was : urged to take the larger sum,, and give the balance to some local object m his district. But he said it would be robbing the public, and so he took his £50 and left £150 ! undrawn. .'.'••
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 860, 11 August 1879, Page 2
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86WELLINGTON Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 860, 11 August 1879, Page 2
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