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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 803, 19 January 1903, Page 3

The skeleton of ono of the Maoris killed n 1886 by the Tarawera eruption has ieen found at Moura, on tho shores of Bako Tarawera, through the erosion of the tit ,'oleanic deposits. of Noarly tho whole of the machinery of iho new factory of tho Dairy Union at Ekotahuna is in position, and it is expected a l ihat this big butter-making concern will ihortly bo in full worKing order. rc A pino tree at Sandringham, New South _ Wales, under which three men were taking shelter from a storm, was shattered ay lightning, and one of them, William Kemp, was killed instantly. The. others T sscaped. It costs tho Wanganui Charitable Aid j) Board between £6O and £7O per annum to supply the inmates of the Jubilee Home with tobacco. Each smoker is allowed a large stick of tobaoco per week. Thousands of dead trout wore recently found on the banks of several Hawke’s Bay streams after a heavy flood, The 0 Maoris believo tho mortality was caused through decomposed vegetable matter polluting the water. The New Zealand surveyors who wont to the Gold Coast of Africa in the middle of last year appear to be doing Well. One r of them writes in a happy and interesting , manner of tho new country to which thoy o have gone, and their work. The New p Zealanders sailed from London for the a Coast by the Biafra, arriving at Sekondi, 1 the port of the railway terminus. Thoy were met there by Major Watherson, i E.E., the officer in charge of the Gold i Coast surveys. They all speak highly of this officer’s treatment of them, and of the manner in which he assisted them and onabled them to start upon their duties. The New Zealanders were soon detailed to their work, and safely traversed the malarial district. Mr N. F. Haszard, the writer, formerly at Auckland, says he was working at astronomical duty night after nicht in the malarial district, but felt no . ill effects, nor had he felt the heat oppressive. Tho maximum temperature in his ; tent was 83deg. Fahrenheit, and the minimum 72deg. Mr Haszard’s retinue is a curious one. First of all there are Messrs Gordon and Strctton, the New Zealand assistant surveyors. Then there are 5*2 carriers and line-cutters, an interpreter, a policeman, and 18 hammockboys. The latter only carry the white man and his belongings. It is coolor in a hammock in Jojuland than carrying an instrument in New Zealand.. Tho New Zealanders cannot speak too highly < Koval Engineers, whom they find the best of men to work with. The forest is of the densest description. The trees are taller than in New Zealand, and there are many more to the acre, and an immense amount of work is entailed in tho clearings to got 11 shots. The town of Tarkwa appears to be the base of operations. It is 39 miles from Sekondi, on the railroad track that will eventually, in 120 miles, reach Kumassi. Thechargo for a 10 ton truck from Sekondi to Tarkwa is £4O. Tho railway is open for traffic for 1 a distance of 40 miles beyond Tarkwa, and F work is proceeding actively. At the head- . quarters at Tarkwa a good table is .kopt> I but a great objection to the- country is tho fact that the New Zealanders, accustomed , to the fresh food in their own country, , have there to depend entirely upon tinned meat and vegetables. The whole party , appears to thrive in the climate. One „ member was slightly ill for threo days, but had quite recovered at the date of the ® letter. He ascribed his sickness to the e use of canned provisions. a Only 5s 6d ! Gents’ Tweed Trou- ;• sers, in all sizes, only 5s 6d per pairo The cheapest line in New Zealand,— Oi Rosie and Cbj