NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1447, 6 May 1905, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

THE FREEHOLD TENURE, (Per Press Association.) Auokland, last night. At Warkworth, before the Land Commission,.six. facmers-vMossrs.;, Woodcock, Viporid, Salisbury, Phillips (2), and Claypreference j, for: freehold - tenure.... ..." ’ .- . , ... •GEN-ERAL,. BOOiTH INrAUCKLAND General Booth arrived by-the Takapuna at ;Onehunga r: early, this - morning.-- He njade'ap. unostentatious landing,; driving to Auckland. There will bo no formal-, ceremony apart from the Army weloome. ;;.: : .''the; snaps act. The Auckland - shopkeepers-- have >been notified ~ that the.,Shops, and - will be put .into operation here on.’Satur,-; 'dayi-ivlay 18thl > The inspector' declines,to give information-’ re‘ : exemptions,' stating ;simply_tbat'.the Act- comt-s into -operation: |oi?:thß(iJato mentioned.,! E. v i. v: . - A- GIRHS-SUDDIEIN'DEATH., - Hamilton, last night. At the inquest-on the;girl - Griffiths', the levidcnce.showodfthat'deatlilwas due-tb'a perforated ulcer.on,the stomachy; ; • j • SALE OIL BLOOD- S-TO Ckv - ■ - Hastings,Uast night. ’ j At' a sale. -Mr Hood-bought'the tfvo;yeab filly-Gosling,- by Amphion; for 21gs) ; ,and -Mr Ctesar secured-Martyr- 1 -King ■ for ’slgs.'- • ; :.. a ,-.-; "

FINGER-PRIkNT DETECTION

Wellington,-last, night;In., tha. Supreme, Court -to-day -John .Clancy, for- breaking and : entering,, was sentenced, to -.throe- years’ imprisonment. This man was- convicted through: leaving finger-prints.oh a window- he is supposed ,to,have entered:jby. 1 •;

EDUCATION BOARDS. Dunedin,;last night;-;. The - Education-. Board, at a .special meßtingto-dny, carried reaolutiona movod by Mr Thos. Mackenzie affirming,that, the contralising tendencies of the Eduootion Department are inimical to the work of education in the colony ; that instead of ’Parliament diminishing the powers of the Boards they should'be extended on sound economical lines-; that betbfer provision should be made for conveying children to central schools in sparsely populated districts.; and)that the ago limit of 14 years for.frce secondary education be extended in country districts. The.resolutions- will' bo-forwarded to members of Parliament, Boards and school Committees.