NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1458, 19 May 1905, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

(Por Press Association,) Wairoa, yesterday. At the Harbor Board meeting, a proPObdl of the Chairman, Mr J. Powdrell, to make a new entrance to the river at Whakamahi Bluff, was endorsed so far aB applying to the Government for an engineer to report on the soheme was concerned. Mr J. Tunks’ motion, m favor of approaching the County Council to move in the direotion. of the construction of a light railway to Waikokopu, was earned. The long spell of dry weather broke yesterday, with heavy rain and thunder. Wellington, last night. For services rendered in connection with the arrost of the Te Awaits murderer, Detective Broberg and Constables Wilcocks and Butler are to receive an inorease of salary, and Messrs Douglas and Hussey will eaoh be paid a sum of money, Nelson, lost night. Mr Samuel Bolton, senior, nurseryman, a prominent Mbboq and an old resident* died this morning. . _ , Mr Harry Atmore is definitely announced as a candidate for Nelson seat. His polities are not stated. _ . The Inland Communication League is arranging for a monster demonstration to urge the claims of the distriot for railway extension.

Dunedin, lost night.

At Nasoby the Pension Court cancelled an old pensioner’s certificate on the ground that ho has been twice convicted of drun kenness within a month.