NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14081, 8 June 1909, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

/ _™_ — — Mb." W. G*riSßY, the well-known Lincoln, breeder, of Manutahi, Taranaki, is cutting up 1000 acres of his property into ten/farms./;- '-~'./.■'-'-/•-. ■ .•"/.-'--' The trustees of the estate of the late 1 John Deans (Canterbury) have decided to subdivide the Waimarama Block of 4000 , acres, near Methven. - • "•/ . A freak. m ' fruit /growth ■ has been exhibited in Invercargill—black currants rip-ening-in winter. From the bud which should produce next year's leaf and fruit berries have emerged,' singly in most !'"". cases,-and some of these are ripe enough to be edible. 'i'-Li'-' ; '/./A/conference of Maoris at Taupo decidjV:Z:.edithat the lime is not yet ripe for'the individual Maori to conduct the adminis- ; tialion.of Jhia own'land, ,If the land has rtca eat'up, ! however,"it is held that the j .• owners should then have all the privileges ;• -©f Europeans.v* 71 "w- -.'' ; w-: / The holders* Ofshotel; and "other licenses li.i^.;of; the kind.in;tbeßmce district will not {"•ays the Ot ago Daily/Times) now make I[ V 'application for renewals. They been exin Invercargill—black currants ripin winter. From the bud which produce next year's leaf and fruit have emerged, singly in most and some of these are ripe enough tdible. nference of Maoris at Taupo decidt the time is not yet ripe for the ual Maori to conduct the adminisof his own land. If the land has at up, however, it is held that the should then have all the privileges holders of hotel and other licenses kind in the Bruce district will not he Otago Daily Times) now make .tion for renewals. They 'have been advised that the case which they would be'able to present does not afford ground for'hope of success, and accordingly no iclion! will 1 , be ' taken. ll^Ajdirector/of a; Napier firm, : speaking itlfafsocial; gathering of the employees, stated that <.- one or. two English ; sharelolders had entered the company, and -hey, hoped. to have still more English Capital i presently. Capital , was needed to ieyelop s; the ]; country; ;j it f : made 1 work /' for ill'of them,:and the country;, could not get >n without it. .•' ." , The business of the Supreme Court at rimar'ii was delayed last week by the nonippearance .of some r accused * persons. Gfeairisei said ■ i -at they had been ;in the Conrt'i ; precincts a few - minutes /before v my > experience," remarked His tlonor, .*' the. prraeincta of the Court include ;he". nearest public house. I presume that o (Where the accused are." » state of His' Majesty's prison, Auekand, at the end of last week was:—On reßand|;;9j males, 1 female; awaiting : trial, F* males ;'t sentenced ?to -I imprisonment for life,' 1 ~ male; ' sentenced 'to ■ imprisonment f m bard labour, ' 277 malesV' 12 females; .'; i re<ntenced to imprisonment, 1 male; de/•.'.fault of :< bail," 2 males; debtors, 3 malc3; '....'« received' during the week, 49 males, 5 ' females; discharged,;s2 males, 4 females; Vv ; ;total prison, 300 males,' 13 females.'/