NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 923, 23 June 1903, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

Per Press Association NAPIER, last night. Henry, Ward and Henry, Lee, young men, were charged at the Court today, with robbing an elderly, man named Saunders of twenty-six pounds. It was alleged that accused stole the money while Saunders was under the influence of drink in the Occidental Hotel. A remand till to-mor-row; was granted. Is the Mag strata’s Court this morning a farmer was fined £5 and costs £5 lor failing to clear his land of blackberry, as stipulated in the Noxious Weeds Aet, and with failing to comply with the order of the inspector. The fine was subsequently reduced to one shilling, the magistrate (Mr Kettle) remarking the country would be better pleased if the defendant spent the £5 in clearing his land. Four inspectors under the Noxious Weeds Aet have been engaged on this coast, and during the past season hundreds of acres have'been cleared.

WELLINGTON, last night, .The tender of A. and G, Price, of the Thames, at £28,000, has been accepted for the construction of ten locomotives for the New Zealand railways. The engines will be simi-t lar in design to the American locomotives now working on the main lines, will weigh in working order, 42 tons 10 cwt., and .will be the most powerful locomotives built in any private establishment in the colony.’ TIMARU, last night.

The South Canterbury Cricket Club has passed a resolution expressing disapproval of the action of the New Zealand Cricket Council in deciding to retain the profit from the visit of Lord l-lawke’s team, .instead of devoting it to cover the loss sustained by the guarantors. Tima.ru made a profit of £3B 15s, suiiicient to pay eight shillings in the pound to the guarantors. C. N. Mclntosh, land and fir.aiicial agent, of Timaru, who has been missing since April 2'Jth o£ this year, was to-day, by order of the District Court, declared a bankrupt DUNEDIN, last night.

The Stipendiary Magistrate (Mr Carew) gave judgment to-day for defendants in a case in which N.urse Rigg claimed 27s fid salary as matron of the infectious diseases hospital, from the City Corporation.