The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 14, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1480, 14 June 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 14, 1905.

THE DISTRICT’S REPRESENTATIVE, The cordial reception given to, the I-lo a . J. Carroll at his Gisborne meeting gave ample evidence of ‘the continued porxulaxiLy of ‘the Native Minister. Even those who have opposed him ini .the past .were willing to admit that he .gave a masterly, defence of the Government policy, and am excellent account pf his own stewardship). There were some subjects up,on which '‘ho did not touch, such as the ppotposed) increase of the payai con'tribiPtioni; but no, dowbt Mr, Carroll intended his speech ‘to, be that gf member for the district rather linen asj a Minister of ‘ the Crown, although taking the opportunity to touch briefly on matters of public policy.. We heartily congratulate the member on his. eloquent speech and on the Splendid apr preoiatiojn l evinced by the great gathering assembled in the largo building. .With such lieutenants as the Htoii- J-- CarroU there is little wonder that Mr Sedition retains and consolidates his* hold ' upon the poo,pie. The speech contained much that Was debatable, and ,the meeting was. comprised .of people baying the differences of opinion on many tidestiona :j hut there/ were all the indications that a long .term of ropre- 1 senjation had still further increased 1 the popularity, of the member for. the distriot, and friend and opponent < alike,must agree .that the Ministry ' of which Mr Carroll is a member j have reason, 'to. feel proud of the Way ] their colleague acquitted himself. In t saying this It must be. understood that we are not Prepared in any • way to relap: o,ur insi.stant demands for increasing attention to the district’s needs. Unless we ask and

keep on askinlg for what wo want, it means that ‘we stand by for others in a stronger position l to command .that which rightly belongs to this district. Therefore there must be no peace for the member,, as Mr CarroU had tong since found out.. Still , with all' 'grumbling arid, agitation we must acknowledge that Mr ■ Carroll lias faithfully represented, us, aiijd as member for a district -ihat has been unable to rely, upon the supjport of members; he has done right Welh 'As Native Minister Mr

'Carroll was niblo to mate tlio most ulcasing iniimatiojn that ho intended next Bossioil to seek to lia.ve passcd_ a Maori Lam'd Settlement Act that will enable Native 1 and to be dealt witli in a similar maimer to that of Europeans. If ho succeeds with this measure he wiir confer a great boon on the East Coast, and wo hope that lie will have the hearty co-bporatiou of other metmbora gt the Government.

Tho Sonoma loft ’Frisco on Juno 11th at 11 a.in.

Tho Niwaru loft Tiinaru at 9 o’clock lust night for Lyttolton. Now Plymouth claims to hovo struck oil.

A mooting of ladies willing to assist at tho Poverty Bay Rowing Club’s social will bo hold to-night. Mails despatched from Melbourne via Naples on May 10th urrivod in London on Juno 12th.

Tho Hon. James Carroll and private soorotary (Mr W. Gordon) leave for Wellington this evening.

Captain Edwin reported yesterday : 11 Strong winds from botwoon north wost and west and south-west after 20 hours from now ; .glass fall; tides modorato ; soa moderate.”

Mr A. Cummings writos :—“ Dear sir,— Thoro was a slight error in this morning’s issue regarding questions asked at Mr Carroll’s meeting. Mino was in respect to railwoy carriages, and not totalisator, etc, as stated.”

Owing to increasing business Mr Ellerbeok has opened fresh premises in Grey street, adjoining the back of bis studio, whore printing and enlarging in all itß branches will be carried on. At tho Police Court yesterday morning, before Captain Cbrisp and Mr J. Somervell, J.’sP., John Pulmer was charged with using obscene language. On the application of Mr H. J. Finn, who appeared for aeoused, an adjournment was granted until Friday. A young man charged with using insulting language was fined 10s, costs 7s.

Wo call attention to the advertisement of tho Royal Standard Pill, a new production of great excellence. In Christohuroh, where the pill was first introduced, it is a great favorite and is unequalled as an antibilious and antieonstipative pill. It is formed of the very best and purest materials, and being made in tho colony is always perfectly fresb.

A lady correspondent writes :—“ I read columns of nows in a London paper about the dreadful destitution on one page, and on another that a young swell—heir to £IOO,OOO a-year—anticipates his mother’s death by hoylng a fur coat for £SOO, and other trifles to keep him warm. Young Lloyd, the gentleman mentioned, has his life insured for £350,000, but I shouldn’t think myself it had any real value.” An instructive return supplied by tho Hon. J. Carroll shows tho extent of dealings in native lands ior the past ten years. For the period of five years from January Ist, 1895, to October 19tb, 1900, tho native land from which restrictions (statu-

tory or otherwise) have been removed, including sale, lease, mortgage, and conveyed to trusteos, totalled 254,497 acres. There were 276 cases dealt with, 28.245 acres were sold, 46,141 leased, 103,186 mortgaged, and 76,925 conveyed to trustees. During the period from October 20th, 1900 (since the passing of the Act of 1900) to April 30th, 1905, the laDd from which restrictions (statutory or otherwise) have been removed totalled 166,448 acres. Duririg that timo 217 cases were doalt with, 20,673 acres were sold, 54,383 leased, 20,565 mortgaged, and 70,825 convoyed to trustees. The grand total of acreage during the past tan years was 420,946. This does not include the large transaction of East Coast Native Trust Lands Board and other areas doalt with during past two years.