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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 602, 2 May 1891, Page 3

Tic-morrow will be a great day with ths members of the Salvation Army, The captain of a Melbourne Salvage Corps has been fined for furious driving, Alfred.Gillice, of Ormond, has sought the protection of the D.O.A.—assets stated at £9, liabilities £49 12s. Tbe loss by drought this season in the Ashburton district is estimated at from £90,000 to £lOO 000 on eereals alone. A thousand pounds has been forwarded by tbe Amalgamated Shearers’ Association in aid of the Unionists on strike in Queensland. A young man named Binks, son of an Adplside Wesleyan minister, has been committed for trial, at Perth, Western Australia, on a charge of obtaining £2 by falsa pretence?. It Is proposed to disoura, at the next meeting Of ths parishioners of Holy Trinity Church, the advisability of having all eeats made free. The timely notice now given will allow parishioners leisure to think over the Batter, The Native Land Commissioners, a correspondent understands, will recommend arepeal of nearly all ths existing native land laws, and the abolition of the Native Lauds Court as at present constituted. They propose two new and separate tribunals —one to adjudicate on defective titles, the other for the consideration of all questions of tribal owner eh ip and subdivision. Kinking,—The City Bink will be open for finking at 2 this (Saturday) afternoon, and at 7 thia evening.—(Advt.) Wesleyan services to-morrow: Gisborne 11, Rev. Ryburn; Makaraka 2.30, Mr Bryant) Gisborne 7, Mr Bryant*