DUNEDIN, Tuesday.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1677, 5 April 1883, Page 2

DUNEDIN, Tuesday.

At the inquest 1 " on the boy Wain, medical evidence showed that death was caused by tuberculosis. The coroner, in summing? up, directed^ the jury ithat ysthey^ must' bring in a <vercly;t of death/ fromg natural causes/ reflqctiifg gnithe gro^slyj iuhuhttin treatment of the child by its parents. The jury brought in a verdict^ at first that death was caused by disease above mentioned, accelerated and induced by ilUtreatment;and neglect ointhe^ part' of tjie Jfatheij And' /stepmother ; bu'tf the coroner pointed out that this was equivalent. to a verdict^ of murder. The jury then reconsidered their verdict, and eventually .found that the.cUUd died frqm j natural causes, adding a rider that he had been subjected to gross brutality and illtreatment. ------ Last Night. Information has been received that two men have been killed and others injured by a fall of earth at Stock and Clarks contract at Hindon/ No particulars are to hand. , „ The Treasurer has been asked to visit Lawrence and deliver an 1 address .there, and has replied that he will do so, if tivu'e will permit, butjie ( fears that he will, not be able to do soo n this visit. Mr Fish does not intend prppounding a rival scheme, but merely to criticise Major Atkinson's lust address. ' In connection with the recent poisoning case at Kaitangata, the Star, to;iiight, says :—": — " The tart was analysed at Balclutha, and found to contain alum. Enquiries show that Miss t McCormick cooked the tart hcrdelf, and laid it on tlio table. \lt is believed that she placed the alum in the tart herself, and feigned illness, with a view of eliciting sympathy from a certain man who was present, , The land board, to-day, carried the i-e-solntion propo&ed last week, by Mr Stout, with legard to the alleged dummy ism question, to the effect that Mr Cargill, who acted as agent for several purchasers, should be asked certain questions, and it was adde,d to the motion, that Mr Cargill might reply in writing or verbally.