Contributions to the Early History of New Zealand
August
August.
5.—Billiard match at Princess Theatre, for £500 a side, between Lamb and Townsend. Lamb, 1000; Townsend, 915.
Captain Tibbetts shot Peter Green at Mr. Switzer's Station, Mataura District. Afterwards fired at his brother and was shot dead by him. The brother, Chas. Tibbetts attempted suicide.
8.—South Dunedin School Committee elec ed Mr. Halliwell master. North Dunedin Committee elected Mr. A. Stewart.
15.—Meeting convened and presided over by Mr. Rattray to form Volunteer Fire Brigade. Forty-nine persons gave in their names.
16.—Hartley, and Simmons deposited 87 lb. weight of gold in Treasury, declining to say where they got it.
18.—Completion of telegraph line to Port Chalmers.
19.—Statement of Hartley and Riley about gold discoveries in bed of Molyneux. Government agreed to give reward £2000 on receipt of 16,000 ozs. in three months.
23.—Price of Otago Daily Times raised to sixpence.
28.—Fire Brigade formed. First captain, A. C. Rees.