NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 75, 3 April 1901, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

[By Telegraph—Press Association.] Wellington, last night. The Governor and Captain Alexander returned from the North last night. His Excellency will after Easter start on a driving tour in the Manawatu and Rangitikei districts.

The Railway Department expects the financial results of its work for the late financial year will be more satisfactory than in any previous year. The Native Minister (Mr Carroll) left for Gisborne this morning.

Tho Minister of Lands will follow almost immediately, and tho party spend about three weeks in Poverty Bay district.

Tho Seventh Contingent returned from Trentham to Newton Park to-day, much benefited in both health and work. Dunedin, last night. At a. meeting of the,:Council of Christian Churches held last night, a resolution was carried protesting against increasing Sunday traffic on the railways, urging the City Council to abstain from the Sunday running of trams, and empowering the Executive to call a public meeting to discuss the question of Bible-read-ing in schools. It was decided to draft a petition to Parliament in favor of the referendum. The Government arc to be invited to legislate in tho direction of prohibiting the sale of cigarettes, cigars, and tobacco to youths under 16, and the Executive was instructed to prepare an address of welcome to the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall on the occasion of their visit.

By the upsetting of a dray at Waitahuna West, a boy named Sheehan, aged four, was killed.

Protests are being made by the commanding officers of several city corps against the Oft limit in connection with tho Federal escort on the ground that it blocks men who have lengthened service and are thoroughly efficient, but are a trifle under the height. Auckland, last night. The Hon. Mr Cadman, who is going Home in the interest of ironsand and other industries, and for the benefit of his health, to-day forwarded to the Premier his resignation as a member of the Cabinet without portfolio. Patoa, last night. Tho Patea Borough Council has accepted a tender for an electrical plant for lighting tho town and supplying power. The work proceeds forthwith.