NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1792, 25 June 1906, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.)' Gore, Saturday. In \iow of tbo disposal at Goro on Saturday next of tho lust remaining bleak of tho Now Zooland Agricultural Company, oneo a lrugo holdiug, farmois from all parts of tho oolony nro inspecting Booliona on tho historical Waiinoa ostato. Tho company originally had a strotoh of 40 milos of country, oxtonding from bolow Goro to Lumsdou, whioh is now noarly all olosoly scttlod.

Dunodin, Saturday. Baforo Judgo Cooper, John Outrod, tbo holder ol an aoaommodution liconso in tho Waikouaiti district, applied for a mandamus to oompol tho Lioonsing Committee to grant a renewal of tbo Hoodbo. The oemmittoo, at tbo annual mooting, in giving rlloct to tho reduction poll, rofusod Outred’s ronowal. Ho olaimod that tho Act provides for tho reduction of pub* boons' lioenßfs, and that to rofuso an accommodation liconso undor tho oircumatancoa was wrong in low. Mr Adams, for tbo commit'oo, oonsontod to tho order, but tbo Judgo said the point was so important thut ho would not make on order without argumont. Tho matter will bo arguod on Monday. Auckland, Saturday.

Arrived : 7 a.in., Sonoma, from San Francisco, 'l’ho mail etoamor was delayed by long detentions at way ports and a foul bottom.

Wairoa, Saturday. Tho Loan and Mcroantilo Agenoy Company havo sold by auction Mr Thomaß Edtn’a proporty of 130 aoroa at Marumaiu to Mr Isaac Lupton, of Waverley, at £l3 per aero.

N-picr, Saturday. Tbo following Bontonoes wore imposed at tho Supremo Court: Cornelius Boyle, manslaughter, to como up for eontonoo when oallod upou, on condition that ho absiaina from liquor for two years ; Jarnrg Mackay, various charges of theft and houfobreahiDg, sev-n years, he haviDg an Australian record; Thomas Edward Lsmb, theft of £ll7 from his employers at Palmerston, two years. In tho Divorce Court dcorets nisi were granted in Laura May Plunkett v. Isaao Plunkett (adultery), Martha Bailoy Stowatt v. Henry Bernard Stewart (desettion). Wellington, S tturday. At a meeting of rr presentatives of the West Coast of the South Island it was decided to form a Wtßt Coast Association hero for the purpose of cementing the friendship of the Wetfc Coasters. Mr AR, Guinness presided, and war cleoted president. The meclirg pledged itself to support Mr T. Y. Seddon’d oandida'.ure for the Wett'and seat,

The general manoger of the National Bank of New Zealand has received a cable message frem his London Boaid advising the declaration of a dividend of 5 percent, for the half-year, and a bonus to shareholders of 2 per cont ou the paid up cepetal, equalling 13 per cont. it) all for the year to Hist March last, Hokitika, Saturday.

Tbe body of William Learmont was found in the Sty? river this morning, He was apparently drowned whilst at* templing to ford Ihe river on Wednesday last. Great satisfaction is expressed looa'ly at tbe candidature of Mr Tom Seddon for tbe Westland seat. loverca-'gill, Saturday. Two residents of Waikawa, in tho Mataura Do-licsuse distiict, wero charged with obtaining liquor io a Pcensed area for delivery to residents io a no-liosnse area, without disclosing ihs names of the other participants. It was the first case of the kind in Ibo colony. Both pleaded guilty, and were fiaed £5 each and cos's Duocdin, Saturday. The Hod. P nkerton, M.L.0., died this mornirg.