The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 4, 1903.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 907, 4 June 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 4, 1903.

Several letters and local reports are crowded out of this issue. There was a largo attendance at the lolanthc daneo at the Academy of Music on Tuesday evening. A meeting of the Harbor Board will be held this afternoon, when the subjects of wharfage and lighterage will come up. The Maritana Assembly at the Academy of Music last eveuing was largely attended. The floor was in excellent order.

“ Once you get lawyers in the Court (Validation), and they are pitted against each other, the Lord help the unfortunate clients in the end.” (Laughter.)—Hon. J. Carroll at Gisborne. Mr C. T. Potaka notifies that he has started business in Dunlop’s now buildings in Lowe street as a Native interpreter and agent, and respectfully solicits a fair share ot patronage.

The hockey match City v. West End resulted in a win for the former by seven goals to live, aud ilia Kaha A v. B match was drawn, three goals each. Our report is held over.

At the meeting on Tuesday night, Mr T. Porter asked Mr Carroll it some of the Native land in this district could not be set apart for returned troopers, as he said they were setting apart land in Auckland. Mr Carroll said the Maori Council would uo doubt deal with the land in the way best suited to the people. Such an application should first be made to the Government, who might be able to arrunge with the Maori Council.

At a conference with Mr Carroll on Tuesday it was considered desirable to formulate a bill so that the harbor funds in the hands of the Public Trustee could be invested in a way that would result in a more reasonable rate of interest being obtained. The members of the Board interviewed Mr Cramond in reference to lighterage, and were courteously received and given all information on the subject from the Union Company's point of view. Members expressed a belief that a reduction in lighterage would be obtainable without the Board embarking iD the work themselves.