♦ [PER GRETILLE's TEL. CO., REUTER'S AGBNTB.J Hokitika, Wednesday. Mr James Britton Clark has been elected Mayor vice Mr J. M. Higgins, resigned. The wife of Carl RohJoff, was found dead. An inquest has been held, and the following verdict was returned. That the deceased came to her death by congestion of the brain caused by taking an overdose of alcoholic liquor. Lyttelton, Wednesday. Arrived — Afternoon, Alice, from Auckland. Sailed — Forenoon, P.C.E., for Newcastle. Christchurch, Wednesday. The Chamber of Commerce has passed a resolution approving the Government proposal to tax cereals. Dunedin, Wednesday, Judge Chapman has delivered judgment in the case of Crooks v Proudfoot, in favor of the promoters of the Port Chalmers railway. Auckland, Sept. 16. Bray, who has committed a swindle to the extent of 7501, has absconded to Hobarfc Town Measures have been taken for his arrest on arrival. Extraordinary rich stone has been obtained from the Caledonian mine. Shares are now quoted at 165/. Thames, at 29/ 10s ; Otago, 41 7s 6d ; Tokatea, 41 12s 6d ; Nonpareil, 51 17s 6d ; Central Italy, 21 10s ; Excelsior, Shotover, 8s 6d. A Masonic lodge, under the title of the Sir Walter Scott, has been opened at the Thames. The Hero sailed on the 14th, for Sydney, with 16,307 ozs of gold. The revenue of the Provincial Government for the last quarter was 60,460/, and the expenditure 29,665?.
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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3308, 21 September 1871, Page 2
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