TIMARU.
[speciai,.] Maech 25.
A man, whose name iB unknown, had his arm broken in sovoral places to-day, by a liorse falling on him. At the Geraldine County Counoil to-day a most extraordinary scene happened. The Council consists of seven membors, of whom four have pledged themselves fco vote against the Act being brought into force. One of these four showed Bignsof breaking his pledge, and consequently two rf tho honest membera immediately resigned and left tho mooting, so as to quash a quorum. After thoy left the rosolution re the Acfc was put, three voting for it and two against. Tho meoting by the last news was fighting over the interpretation of the Act as to the number required to ford a quorum.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 3419, 26 March 1879, Page 2
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124TIMARU. Star (Christchurch), Issue 3419, 26 March 1879, Page 2
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