LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1398, 8 March 1905, Page 2

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) Wellington, last night. It is understood that disaffection among the tramway employees h3s ended by the resignation of the official of whose actions they complained. Mr John Stevens will contest the Manawatu soat at the general election. _ , Nelson, last night. To-day, Mr John Graham, was I for the third time elected Chairman of the Harbor Board. He has held that position since the inoeption of the Board. The work of catting the new channel through the Boulder is progressing satisfactorily.' It was determined that in view of the present wdrks having the tendency to mcreaso the shoaling of the present channel to carry a cut two hundred feet wide through the banks so as to admit a vessel independent of tho present channel. . If necessary, the out could, afterwards be widened to the authorised width. The dredgo master was confident that, bar x accidents, he would havo the' two hundred feet out through in six months. '• New Plymouth, last night. * At tho Supremo Court Cyrus Wiloox was sentenced to two years for house J breaking. Freak Smith was sentenced to two years’ for sheep stealing. DUNEDIN, last night! intimation has been received that as soon as the deed of delegation, in connection ■with the electric tramway. is executed by the City and feouth Dunedin Councils, the proclamation of the union of the ftwo oodies will be gazetted without de- A. lay. £•-. ' A PA” was taken in South Dunedin : tiio system of rating on unimproved ■to-day on the question of adopting value. Tbe polling was small;' The j [proposal was adopted by 247 to" 117. • .whether this will delay amalgama- J 'tiop 3S not certain. « , ... . NAPIER, last night.' l tho iaq,ucst on the body of 'O’. \-a-„ W. Seymour, who died from the ef- r feots of poison, the jury returned a dentally takenf froUt p ° isoa acci '