NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1427, 11 April 1905, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.)! Thames, last night. • The Government pumping plans, which is now being worked by the Drainage Board, is doing Rplondid work. It line already lowered the water in the shaft to 630 ft. The object is to drain the whole of the mines on the -lower portion of the goldfields.

The report that Mr McGowan intends to contost tho Bay of. Plenty seat against Mi’ Hdrries, the present member, is denied.

Dunedin, last night. An unoccupied wooden house at Mornington was burned down on Saturday night. It was insured by the owner, Mr Bartlett, in tho Standard for £2OO.

. ROTORUA, yesterday. -Earthquake tremors .were felt at i> o’clock last night, but they, were li°’ht. At 12.30 two more shocks were experienced, one being fairly pronounced, and another, at four fthis morning;' i CAMBRIDGE, yesterday. The Native Lands Commission concluded on Saturday. Tho block in, dispute is tlio Makngaeutare,, consisting of 50,090 acres, but the native owners only, contest hall' . the number. The Commission will report to Parliament, and should.members consider the’ report warrants it the Native Land, Court or other tribunal will try, the,.'case. This is c-nly one or 21 cases of ' a similar nature in the North Island. Qtaki and Waikato natives are interested.