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. *» -. [PEE GBKVILIiE'S TEL. CO., BEUTEIi'S AGENTS.] Dunedin, Thursday. • The Southern escort brings 42220z5. Mr Barton has written a long letter, accusing the Attorney- General of misrepresenting facts in the libel telegram case. The Dunedin Presbytery has answered the Education Bill. They adopted resolutions in frtvor of an increase in the number necessary to constitute a quorum, and the members of the Provinoial Board, which should be nonpolitical, the appointment of teachers by the school committee; and condemning the aided schools clause, Ghaw.tcston, Thursday' The following resolution was carried nt a meeting to consider the education question : — " That the provisions of the Nelson Education Act are working admirably, and should be preserved intact in any act of the General Assembly, ! with an addition making education compulsory." Citrtstoiiurcit, Thursday. Helen Peck, charged with stealing a £10 note, and William Ward, charged with stealing a cheque, have been acquitted. The criminal business of the Supreme Court has concluded. A meeting of farmers in tho Kaiapoi district unanimously agreed last night to petition tho General Assembly in favoi' of a protective duty on grain. Grkymouth, Thursday, A huge and influential meeting was held at Napoleon township last evening. Resolutions were passed, asking the General Government to assume the management of the South "West Goldfields. Another meeting is announced to be held at Greymouth to-night with the same object.
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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3297, 8 September 1871, Page 2
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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3297, 8 September 1871, Page 2
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