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Wanqandi, February 25. Several stacks of wheat belonging to Mr Fletcher, Wangaehu, were destroyad by fire on Sunday last. The origin of the fire is unknown, and they were not insured. It is rumored that Judge Brabant will be appointed 8.M., here, and that Colonel Roberts will be sent to Taranaki in place of Judge Raweon. Auckland, Febru- ry 25. At an adjourned fir^ inquest into the circumstances surrounding the reoent fire on the premises of Herbert Maxwell Brtdfbury, draper, of Efewtoo, was beld to-day, Bradbury did not appear. In^peoior Broham said that at tho last meeting tbe jury were told that Bradbury had gone to Port* Alb rfc. From police eDquiri s he founr) that Bradbury bad | not been there, and could nob bo found in thw die rict. A lirgG amouar. of evidence was takeu as to the state of Braibury'a business, and two firemen deposed to. there being two dis'4not fires \a lh n . building, one below and tha other upctair?, T&o jn*y returned a verdict tbat the fire was oauaed by the net of an incendiary, but by whom, no evPenoo had been produced to show. They attached a rider that tha jury wished to expresß their strong sense of the absence of H, M Bradbury ag reprehensible m tin highest degree, and calculated^ tp ongei-fiev suspicion. At the inquest on Edgecombe, the jookoy, a verdict of accidental d ath was returned. The remains will bft shipped to New Plymouth for burial.
