NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 415, 15 May 1902, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Associatii.u.)

iVArimn, laou nigut. At the Supreme Court to-day John Walsh, for theft, was sentenced .to eighteen months' imprisonment. PALMERSTON N., last night.

At the first meeting‘of the new.yconstituted Kajranga County Council, embracing the Mau'awatu and Kitzlierbert Road Boards, held this morning, Mr S. W. Luxford was elected Chairman, and”Mr W. Rutherford secretary.

WANGANUI, last night.

At the Police Court this morning, Alfred Bull was fined £5 and costs telgiving liquor to a person he knew to be prohibited^

FEILDING, last night. The Borough Council have decided to engage Mr Mestayer to inspect and report on obtaining a gravitation water supply for the town from tre Oroura river.

. HAWERA, last night. The Taranaki Cricket Association ias decided to guarantee £IOO for a two days’ match with Lord Hawke's team.

WELLINGTON, last night. Parliament has been further prorogued to the 12th June. NELSON, last night. Sir Joseph Ward received local amputations this morning, and proceeded to Motueka in the afternoon. He returns here, and proceeds to the West Coast.

A meeting of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union passed a resolution regretting that the King, by his action at an English brewery, encouraged ! lie use of alcoholic liquors. DUNEDIN, last night. At the inquest on the victim of the St- s Leonards fatality, a verdict ui death from exposure after the accident was returned. Two riders were ad 1ed : That Perry made a grave error of judgment in not informing the relatives of deceased or the police of tin accident, and desire that the strongest censure possible be placed upon him ; 'they also desire to call the attention of the Government to the want of protection of the road where the accident occurred. The' Coroner censured Perry according to the jury s recommendation.