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Western Star, Issue 741, 16 May 1883, Page 2

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[Pebss Association.] Auckland, Friday. Dougal was arrested at Onehunga for an indecent assault on Mrs Storey, aged 60.

The promoters of the Frozen Meat and Storage Company, applied to the Harbor Board [that W. M’Douald, its manager, be permitted to act as engineer for its proposed reclamation works. The request was refused on the ground that the engineer could not serve two masters, Trouble is brewing with the contractor for the railway reclamation works. He refused to rclinguish the contract or accept notice of discontinuance from Public Works Department’s Engineers. Cekistchuech, Tuesday. D. Stranaghau, chargedjlwith arson,

was dismissed. The concealment of birth case against 4 women resulted in a committal.

At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club, a motion to appoint a paid handicapper was lost. The club’s liabilities are £2654 ; assets, £6513 : total receipts £10,490; expenditure, £14,316; stakes during j ear. £6676.

Weliin'gtox, Tuesday, The whole of the single women who arrived by the British Queen, have been engaged at wages from 10s per week to £4O a year. The election for member of Harbor Board to replace Mr W. Y. Jackson, the late chairman, who resigned, took place to-day, and resulted in Mr J. Duthie being elected by a majority of nearly two hundred. Mr Duthie, in returning thanks, expressed his opinion that the construction of a dock in the harbor was quite within the means of the Harbor Board, and that he hoped before long to be able to place before the Board a scheme for that purpose.