NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 920, 19 June 1903, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

A DIVIDEND

iPer Press Association^ AUCKLAND, last night, q'iie New Zealand and River Plate Company has declared a dividend oi seven per cent, per annum iur the six months ending April. A FOOLISH BOARD. 'the Minister of Education, replying to the Auckland Board’s protest against the observance of Empire Day as a sciiool holiday, pointed out that children were at sciiool to be trained as citizens of the Empire. Setting aside one day in the manner named did not seem inappropriate. The Board resolved to reply that the Department was perhaps not aware that on sixteen days m e year the Hoard instructed the hoisting of school Hags to remind the scholars of the Empire. WHOLESALE THEFT. In the Police Court a Maori named Tauri was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence on seven charges of theft, including three horses, two saddles, two bridles, all taken at different periods from different. places, and sold to various persons. NEW ZEALAND BAND. WELLINGTON, last night. A letter received from the treasurer of the New Zealand Band, states that the band landed in England in excellent form, having held successful practices throughout the voyage. Bandsman Staines was taken seriously ill early in the voyage, and typhoid fever is suspected. LARGE CARGO STEAMERS. WANGANUI, last night. The New Zealand Shipping Company is building two large cargo steamers, to lie delivered in Oetobci or November, of the same size us the Tongariro, and with the same, passenger accommodation as the Wliakatane— namely, twenty-live m the saloon. The speed is to be knots. The Tongariro is to have an extra boiler lilted to make her probably the fastest boat m the 11<xtj ‘ the PUBLIC FUNDS. DUNEDIN, lasr night. The Education Board has resolved to ask the Government to reconsider the determination to withdraw the railway concessions given to students from the country attending certain private classes in town, and the Board decided to invite the cooperation and support of the members of Parliament for Otago in the matter

fatal accident. INVERCARGILL, last night. Thomas Barnett, aged thirty-two, has been round dead near Mosshurn ; he was driving a horse-team, and it is supposed that he fell and was run over.