The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 21, 1905. WELCOME TO PREMIER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1486, 21 June 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 21, 1905. WELCOME TO PREMIER.

Wc hardly know, whether to take Mr Sejdldon tor task or to extorAlj the heartiest thanks to him l'or his visit to, Gisborne to-day. The trouble, is .that the yjisifc in ito, he of shatter duration! than we would like. It is to bo what is- termed a •* flying ” visit,, thq'uigh it would he hard to picture the huply Premier as flying., certainly flight Has never been :in Ills linq—his qpjnloin'ants cart have fair light whenever! they feci inclined for a diversion. > Brief as Mr Scddon’a visit must he t'o-‘day,, we hope that the representatives of citizens anil settlors! will, in suitable terms, eqrivey the hearty congratulations of the peopflc ho the Premier on his forthcoming birthday He is always sure, ol‘ a kindly welcome to Gisborne, amjd oven those Who 'disagree with hi>nv on 'political ■cjiuestions must Yvarmly admire the veteran statesman.

.Tits presence in Gisborne to-day will in itself be a striking indictment against his cipipononts. 1-He was ere this, we were solemnly inifornrcd time alter time to have been on his

way to London, to flit the post; c High Commissioner. With we.iitl of detail wc were told of the n'renaratfons that had been made, so. tha

Iris' f.>lends began to believe that where there was so much tattle a grain of truth was to be foiuird. It was not found,, however. Mr Seddqti is a remarkable man for what he has done. He is also remarkable lor how miic-h he lias not d : one or' what His opponents said Ire would do. A striking instance of this was lire promised acceptance of a knigr.-t----h'-'od. Air Serldon l smiled at bis opponents- then as he can afford to donow.. Of this he can be. sure that, all in 'this district regard with feeling.:, of deep, satisfaction lire Pre-

mier's improved health. Hris friends are glad that ho has remained with us : his oT.pon'aii'tsi would sooner he wishing him Iron voyage to London.

Tho Inst launch, fo- the e.«. Tuk.no this morning will bo at nine o’clock. A bu3huian, nauivd O! ii.'lrs Adams, whose strongo behaviour ~t Ahimauu ocoufii.il tbo Foliou Court, 1 itfl', rai brought bofco Mr Burton, S M.. yeatorboy, and was iurtbor remanded lor medi col examine ion.

Tbo Union Coy’s s.s. Pukaki Arrives from Wellington direct ooriy to morrow morning uitli a consignment of coal for tho Railway On diajharge tho vessel sails for Napier. -

The first dance of the Poverty Lay Rowing Cliti’s winter aw.sein!■ 1 it's was hold fast evening in VVlij.ii ray’s now hall. There were 'PO

coiinles dancing. All declared the now hull 1 well united for lbo assemblies. • •*

At the Police Con; t yesterday Charles Louie was fined 10s and costs for driving round the corner of Albion lorn 1 at other than a walking paeo. John O'Grady, a prohibited porson, was convicted of being found on licensed premises on .Tone 5. and wai fined £5 end cost--, in default 30 days. For using insulting language in rhe Albion Bar on Friday a young man was fined 10s and costs.

The question of Bocuting a oito for Municipal bui dings war brought up at the Borough Council meeting last evening and was strongly, supported by tho members present, Ora Whinray, Bright and Lysnur being appointed a coromiiteo to consider the question. Cr Lj’anar uvgodthat it was high time the Council secured a freehold site for Municipal buildings, Cr Harding following in a similar strain. Tho cornmitteo were requestod to report to the Council on the question at an early date. An adjourned meeting of the High School Board of Governors was held at 4

p.m. yesterdoy. Thera wore present :Mr Morgan (chairman), ami Messrs Johnston, Coleman, Matthews, Nolan and DeLautour. Tho meeting uu; to ejnsider the appointment of a secretary for tho Technical classes a id High School Boai'd of Governors. Mr W. Morgan tendered his resignation as Chairman of tho High School Board, which was accepttd with regret. Messrs DeLautour and Nolan referred to the able manner in which Mr Morgan had curried out his duties, and how ungrudgingly ho hod given his time and services io tho work. On the motion of Mr Nolan, Mr Morgau was appointed secretary of tho Board of Governors and Technical classes at a salary of £SO pßr annum. Mr Noiau thou proposed Mr DeLautour as Chairman of the Board of Governors. Mr Morgan stated that he had been associated with Mr DeLautour ou the Board for 21 years, during which time Mr DeLautour had held the position of honorary secretary, and ho had found Mr DeLautour nlways ready to lay down his own work when approachod upon school matters. Mr Nolan said that Mr DeLautour’a services to the Board were of greater valuo tbaa by simply filling tho portion of secretary. Ho was responsible for tho position the school hold at the present time. Mr Coleman seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Tho Board decided lo write to Mr Quigley, architect, stating that the Board acknowledged no liability in connection with his claim.

An jnquesk was belli at To Ka; rasa yesterday, before Mr. F. PatuJlo, J.P., concerning the death of Ar-nie Barrington l . Tjho following jury, was empanelled : —Messrs I’, J. fSefton. .(foreman),, J. Cassidy, R. iCarlilc, ill. F. Norlbc, Cl, Walsh, and F, Morgan. Mrs Hayden stated

that deceased was Iter niece, ami. was slo,piping at her, house across the - ri.vcr, Atxyit half-past nine deceased .volu-hteercfd do got some water Jro.oi .the well, hut witness fold her not to go. -Deceased, went oil l to .the well, and as she did not rc-tiu;rn Within a reasonable [time ‘witness Went .to see what detained her. Site fo.im.il the -deceased lying, uncoilscions in the well. There was. ‘a woodem-hox in the bottom of the •well,' anil deceased had apparently struck her bead in falling'. .There ■was two feet of water and a drop of : four feet. Deceased was siujijcct to fits. Wanness; was Enable to lift her niece out of tihe well, anil calling a Native woman, -to asisis.’b her, together they managed to lift [the body cunt. .. The services of Mr Steyenson, local chemist, were iin.mcdiately obtained, hut life -was proneujfceid to he extinct. .The jury returned a verdict or death by drowning, with no' evidence to show liow deceased got into ibe water. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, before Mr Barl-on, >S,M., Robert anil James Ro.bb,'trading as Robb and Co v were charged with occ-dpyinig as a factory premises, situated ip Grey, street, which were not registered upder the Act of 18;01, Me Nolan appeared lor tho local Inspeat-o-r of Factories (Mr 1,.

P. Bnllen) a-nfd Mr T. Alston Coleman for defend ants, who. pleaded not guilty. Mr Nolan said the defendants admitted they were oee,lowing premises on which they had 'a gas engine £od ciutting wood. The inforniatioin. ivasi laivl unfder soctioii -10 of tho Act, which delmed " faev•lory;'” as a place in which two; or more persjojis were employed, hdil’cctiy. on indirectly, m any handicraft, or preparing or manufacturing goods for. sale. fSiib-soetron 3of phe same section defined a‘ factory, as

any building or place in, which s-tcvui; or any meohainical power or coitbri

vanco for manu/factur-iing goods for Itrade or sale was uisod. Defendants came within both ot th-cso sections,

anti two persons were cnipjloytvi. Mr Coleman s;a.i>cl the case ii-ail not been; decided In exactly' the same form in ■England oriNow Zealand,. 3t .was he cantDhiiotii nioh necvss'siary for the defendants to. register. Hiss Worship, however, 'decided) that it was necessary under the Act, and imposi-c-d a nominal tine, with costs. To the Editor of the Times : Sir,: — It would Ibe refreshing if some evid-

ence of a pu rely disi uteres led nature were given-to'the Land Commission to-day. The chief motive actuating

vvitre:scs elsewhere has been selfishness. Men satisde'd to acquire a lease in perpctiuiity or some other form of leasehold tenure have had

the cool au'dacityi to go before tin 1 Commission a-p/ti ask to be 'aj.lflwe< to acquire the freehold at the price l they, originally paid for (he leaset lioP 1 This is the line taken up by the leader of the Opposition and hit , following, but the dishonesty ot - sucji a propiosat is too apparent for ■ line 1o go into details. How many propeitv-holders are. there in Gisborne who, basing t,beir properties ten years ago at till a year would be prepared t-o-day to pari, with the freehold at £2OO '! They would probably ask £IOOO from the tenant. ' (Let the leaseholder have his freeholu.—but at the value it: stands- at, io-aay : otherwise you are g.iving him that whic-li belongs to tlui peonle a-r a w.holc. Let 'the wi t nesses to-day look at the matter in a broad sense, consider the coni'di lionsunder which they took up their lease.--, and ask for' n-othin-g they do not. ccnsirien themselves Justly' cn- ’ titled to. —I am. etc., OBSERVER.