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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11920, 23 January 1894, Page 2

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» n. (Pea Pbess Association.) AUCKLANF ITEMS. Auckland, January 22. A man's skeleton was found yesterday in some scrub at Henderson, 11 miles from Auckland. There was a bullet hole in the forehead and a revolver with one barrel discharged was near the body and the other barrels were loaded. There were nine ca!tridgß3 in the pockets of deceased's clothes, and also about Mi. There are no means of identification, and no man has beon reported as missing. • Throo Maoris havo been arrested at Morea settlement, Botorua, on a cbargr of havinp set fire to a stjre owned by Me Bennett, at l'epuki, December 27th. Some of the goods known to have been in the store, and identified by Mr Dennett, were found with the natives. Other Maoris are suspected, and efforts are being made to arrest them. At a meeting of the Tradesancl Lobour Council, it was decided to forward a letter to the Minister for Labour, drawing hin attention to the decision of Mr Northcrof t in the case recently brought before him under the Factories Act; also to brine under his notice tho remarks of the Magistrate in dismissing the charge. The Onehunga ironworks are shut dorm for a few days, pending negotiations being completed with a syndicate of co-op9rative workers from New South Wales, some of whom were previaualy employed at Onatmnga,