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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1052, 20 November 1903, Page 3

The .Thames Harbor Board Empowering Bill, which lias passed ail its stages in the House of Representatives, authorises the Board to sell the Thames Borough .Council land for a recreation ground, an amendment being made providing that the proceeds of the sale must he used for repayment of the Harbor Board’s existing loan of £10,000,.

Mr Hall-,Jones lias intimated to the House that lie intends during the recess tg make up a schedule showing the exact representation lie proposes for all Harbor J&oards in the colony. He intended that all interests should be represented on the Boards,- and that the Bill should pass sessioiy

The Native Affairs Committee recast the Native Land Hating Bill; it now provides that all native lands acquired by, purchase or lease have to pay full rates, and that the 1 Ctov-ernor-in-Councii may declare any other native lands liable lor full ratesj A drowning accident occurred in the Waikato river, at Taupitf, ~ on Monday alternoon, Peter King, aged about 17, being the victim. I-Ie and his brother were crossing the river in a flat-bottomed boat. There be* ing no seat in the boat, they, were landing up to paddle, when in changing hands, .the lad overbalanced and fell in, at the same time overturning tlie boat. The elder brother tried to reach the lad, but, bp-

ing hampered, with his clothes, was unable to do so, and then it took him all his time to reach .the shore himself.

TURANGANUI LIBRARY^ k SPECIAL MEETING o£ Subscribers will be held in the Library on FRIDAY EVENING, the 27th inst., at 8 o’cloek. BUSINESS : To consider the question of leasing the present buildings and site, and obtaining more commodious promises elsewhere^ A lull attendance is requested. iJ, TOWNLEY, Vice-President.