AUCKLAND.
[special to the stab.] Jas. 17. The Hon Mr Sheeban proceeded to Warkwortli last uiglit in the s.s. Lilly, which had been specially chartered for the occasion. He will probably take the opportunity to address his Rodney constituents. By news received by mail from London, it is stilted that Mr Russell has been offered £500 on his bargain to return the horse Musket to England, but he refused. Musket is in Melbourne, and will reach Auckland by the s.s. Hero. At the opening of the first lodge of the order of the Loyal United Friends under the New Zealand Constitution, the mysteries of the Order were shown, and it was explained how much good has been dove in England since its foundation in 1829. In re the Thames pumps difficulty the Chamber of Commerce Committee see no other possible solution but for the Thames County Council to contribute for the Gold Duty received one-half of the cost of continuing the working of the pump to the 400 ft level, and the shareholders of the Companies interested to contribute the other half. The Wesleyan Conference opens this morning.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 3362, 17 January 1879, Page 2
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188AUCKLAND. Star (Christchurch), Issue 3362, 17 January 1879, Page 2
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