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The Premier, Sir Harry Albert Atkinson, left Wellingtoa for New Plymouth by train this (Friday) morning, lie will return next week. The Harbour Board, will meet on Satur- day, it is presumed to confer with the Premier, Sir Harry Atkinson, who will arrive from Wellington by the through train to night. Mr Burr, formerly connected with this paper, has left for Melbourne, taking his departure from the Bluff at 2 o'clock to-day (Friday). A telegram from Mr. McKoll&r, Secretary of Customs at Wellington, to Mr. Thomp- son, the Collector of Customs here, definitely stated what shoald be done with the seal captured at the breakwater on Wednesday. This intimation was to tbe effect that tbe seal would have to be liberated by its captors, as it was taken in close season, and hence illegally. Accord- ingly the police made it their business to see that the purport of the telegram wns carried out, and on Thursday night Sergt. Duffia intimated to the oaptors, who wera then exhibiting their prize in a small room in Devon-street, that it would have to be put into the sea on the following morning. At 8 o'clock this (Friday) morning the captnrs put their prize in a dray, and, aocoirpnnied by Sergeant Duffin, proceeded to the beach at the reclaimed land, where a prent many people wore coneropated to witueoc tho ceroraony (iC ouch it may be termed), of putting tho oeal into its Dative plument. Tho dray tipped the aeal on to tho sand, and the ropea were taken off itp neck and tail. As soon as it found itself free, ani the Bea about 20 feet away, it began to make tracks with a long eliding movement towards the water, which it reached in a very short time. 