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Wellington Independent, Volume XXII, Issue 2607, 21 April 1868, Page 4

Nelson College. — As considerable interest is \ felt regarding the election of a Head Mnster for \ the Nelson College, we may state that the Board | of Governore, were for some time unable to come ( to any^decision as to the prospective merits of the numerous candidates wh^Jhave. applied for the office, but finally determined on electing the Key. P. Simmons to the office. Swindling. — A remarkable case of swindling has ocourred in England, and the perpetrator, Patrick Murray, a private in the 12th Regiment, recently stationed at the Eaglan Barracks, ia being pursued by the police. Murray obtained the cheque-book of tho paymaster of the regiment, '- Lieut. Gibbs, and forged cheques to the extent* of near £120. To one tradesman he re^a&ledf^J that he had a considerable sum due services in New Zealand ; lie then ranlof#TOM^l I with him for £50, and gave a forged cheque in : full discharge" of the debt. From a jeweller he gob £40 worth of goods, and a third tradesman he swindled to the extent of £10, getting the amount in two five pound notes as "small change" for a cheque. He afterwards bought two pair of boots on credit and absconded. .'"■' Gold. — In our last issue we mentioned that a small quantity of gold had been found in the Waitotara. Since then we are in receipt of a day's later Wanganui papers. The JETerald says i ? — "Parties are leaving town hourly to prospeot different parts of the district, more. particularly: •";; about Waitotara.. [t is the opinion, of old prao«,^^ 3 tical diggers who have seen the specimen brought ' down by Mt Busaell, that tUere.iaJittlodwb^^^,