NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XII, Issue 1076, 18 December 1903, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. The Komata Kceis Goldmining Company during the past month treated 1200 tons of ore for bullion valued at £3700. NEW. PLYMOUTH, last night. Sir Joseph Ward opens the New Post Office at Urenui to day, leaving for Wanganui after being entertained at luncheon. A largo deputation waited on him here this morning with reference to the preservation of Maugatoki Gorge on the Awakino-Te Kuti road, one of the finest gorges in the colony. Ho undertook to lay the matter open before Cabinet on Monday. y WANGANUI, last night. In connection with the tourist traffic connecting the Main Trunk railway with the Wanganui river, accommodation for tourists is now being provided at Taumaranui, and the building will be completed at the end of January. . Not very great interest is being taken in the poll to-day on rating on unimproved value.

DUNEDIN, last night. In the divorce case, McMaster versus McMastor and Kino, respondent was in the box thß entire day. She gave an emphatic donial to tbo charges of misconduct. WELLINGTON, last night. The Agricultural Department has been advised by its stock inspector at Christchurch that the horses in Canterbury district believed to have been attacked by the disease known as pink eye are only suffering from a common form of influenza,

Speaking at the Canterbury Society’s banquet last night in reference to the American labor contract laws, the'Premier said he thought the New Zealand Coastwiso Trade Act would counteract such indignities a 3 had been suffered by young Harper. The Government had sent to the Unitert States Cabinet a strong memorandum, asking for an enquiry into Harper’s ease. The Governor has informed Mr Green, the St. Louiq Exposition Commissioner, that ho intends visiting the Exposition, Tho interim return of the Department of Agriculture shows tho following increases in acreage for the year in respect to various crops: Wheat 135,450 acres, barley 7185, peas 1811, other corn crops 348, hops 180, potatoes 280, turnips 13,525, beet 539, other green crops 412 ; total, 59,463 acres. Tho decreases are as follows: Oats 71.781, rye 757, maize 143, beans 393, votches 155, linseed 1939, mangolds 381, rape 15(18, carrots 35 ; total, 77,042 acres.