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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 259, 12 February 1889, Page 3

A powerful company has been formed in London with a million capital for the purpose of extending the New Zealand frozen meat trade, Three Melbourne youths, while firing at a mark, shot a teamster, who died shortly afterwards. In his dying depositions the teamster stated the occurrence was accidental. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned. Rees’ Company are sending out their first batch of emigrants to Gisborne in the Aorangi I So soon ! Well, I can’t help admiring Rees’ pluck and persistency I He's had all sorts of discouragements to fight against, yet he's actually done what he undertook to do, though on a smaller scale than he talked of at first I But what will he do with the immigrants when he gets them here ? Oh, they’ll have to take their chance like anybody else 1 His scheme of land settlement is most likely all humbug, and I should’nt be at all surprised to see a very awkward muddle over it I Still he’s got up the Company and the people are actually coming I Yes, he’s scored go far 1 Great is th* (power of thwik 1—