NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 802, 17 January 1903, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, last night. The Hon. J-lall-Jones visited I-lan-mer Springs yesterday. He staled that the line in contemplation between Culverden and ilanmer would cost about £IIOOO a mile, including the cost'of Llie bridge over the Waiau. The course was very easy for the first lew miles, but rougher afterwards, while there would be some trouble with the Waiau and various smaller streams'. The line could only be started when authorised by Parliament, and at present there was no authorisation and no vote. The question of construction must be deferred until next session, but a detailed survey would be made of the route before them, as only general survey had up tiil now been taken. The executive of the North fCanter-

bury Farmers’ Union yesterday passed a resolution noting with satisfaction the action taken by Mr Bishop S.M., in declining to send an objectionable character to the country where he would be a menauce to women and children. ASHBURTON, last night.

At a meeting of fanners at Tinwald last night it was decided 1o lake "steps to re-open the Tinwaid liiiUe:: "factory and commence the dairy industry in the district-. A committee was- appointed to ascertain what support would he guaranteed to the scheme. IN VKRUARCiILL, last night.

Air J. I’. Joyce, editor of the News for -in years, ami formerly representative of Wallace and Awarua electorates in Parliament, died suddenly this morning from hear! disease. lie was at Ballarat and Bendigo in the early days on the diggings, and arrived in Southland about 1857. DUNEDIN, last night;.

The allocation of the £IOOO received by the Otago Patriotic Committee from Lloyds’ Fund has been made as follows Auckland £lO5. Canterbury £*lßs, Hawke's Bay £lO, Nelson £lO, Otago £215, Southland £OS, Welting!on £3OO. Westland £2O, (otal £1 Dio* including interest. Forty cases were dealt with, the highest individual sum paid being one hundred pounds, and the lowest ten pounds. John Watt, aged seventy-three, a resident of Goodwood, died suddenly yesterdav. PALMERSTON N., last night

The Manawatu Gun Club’s Pigeon Shooting Match commenced this morning there being twenty-live competitors. At luncheon, three rounds bad beer, fired, four still to go. Among (lie competitors are the Australian champions, Gnvrick and Laics. WELLINGTON, last night.

The Agricultural Department reports that the area under potatoes in the colony this year is 31,-108 acres, an increase of 110 acres compared with last year. The steamer Kent will load at New Zealand ports for South Airica,under Government contract, during next month. The four leading ports have not yet; been nominated by the contractors, and in any case will not lie approved by the Government until the 25th inst. 'fins gives every safe port, in New Zealand an opportunity of securing a call from the steamer, provided shippers combine to place a guarantee of 3UU tons ot cargo in the hands of the Department of Industries and Commerce before the 25th. To encourage shipments ot timber, for which it is reported there is a goon demand in South Africa, a specially low rate of freight has been fixed at fis per 100 ft superficial. NEW PLYMOUTH, last flight.

At the it hr bo r Board meeting today, the committee reported that it is absolutely necessary that an extension of the breakwater be proceeded with, but that the mode of carrying on the work should be left to the new Board. It w r as decided to grant an all-round increase of wages to the .employees* "- i