NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 538, 4 October 1902, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. News from Cook Island shows that the Parliamentary party will be warmly welcomed by both Natives and Europeans. Colonel Gudgeon is at Mangaia, fixing up some trouble with the native officials. The nature of the trouble is not stated. Colonel Gudgeon next visits Niue. WAIPAWA, last night, Obituary : Mrs MclTardy, relict oi Mr Alexander Mcl-lardy, the wellknown cattle-breeder. PAHIATUA, last night, Mr S. S. Bolton is announced as a candidate for the Pahiatua seat. Mr F. Crewe, formerly Mayor, and an old settler, is expected to be back from an extended trip Home in a few days, and it is' thought that lie may become a candidate. PALMERSTON N, 7 last night.

In response;to a telegram from the Manawatu A. and P. Association, relative to the probability of the dates of the general election, if held in the middle of November, proving detrimental to the interests of the snow to be held on November 12, 13, and 14, the Acting-Premier has stated that he will see that the fixture is not interfered with by the election dates, HAWERA, last night.

Delegates'! from the Farmers’ Union branches in Patea electorate have decided to organise in view of the elections, and submit questions to candidates, the answers, to be returnable in a fortnight. Mr Boddie’s name is mentioned#? a likely candidate. The dlegates from branches in.the Hawera electorate also met. At Uie outset there was a diversity of opinion, some delegate/? holding that Union members should not, as a body, support a particular candidate,, but should have freedom to vole for any candidate who subscribed to the Union platform. Eventually Messrs Dive, Astbury, and Parlane were nominated by the branches. Questions will be submitted to all declared candidates, and a selection made at a meeting a fortnight hence

WELLINGTON, last night’-

Tiie Trades Council last evening decided to take immediate steps towards the creation of one Federation of Labor for the whole colony. Two of the latest candidates for the Wellington Ctv seat are Messrs Jas. Godber (Liberal) and Hugh Cameron (wh-'se party is not stated). The bankrupt Broome, who failed to attend a meeting of his credit >rs a few days ago, was proceeded against this morning, for contempt of Court, befoic Judge Edwards. His Honor declined to fine or commit to gaol, at the notice sent was insufficient,, and the bankrupt bad apologised. HOKITIKA, last night.

In the Supreme Court ttie case of McLean v. Devereaux was concluded ; .judgment was reserved. The case oi Wilson v. P'arfitt, .a claim lor the settlement of partnership accounts, is_ now proceeding. Mr Stringer, ot Christchurch, is appearing for .the defendant,

If the railways were fairly valued it would be found that enormous sums had been wasted by the most reckless mismanagement. While a syndicate might bo found to pay off colonial indebtedness in consideration of receiving the colonial railways, it would do so because it would consider the carrying monopoly which accompanied the transfer a very valuable part of the transaction. What is true of New South W r ales is equally true of New Zealand. Our assets are not subjected to commercial tests which would expose the weakness of the railway of the Southern Administration, while our liabilities—explanation or no explanation —arc very real indeed. —New Zealand Herald,