NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1492, 28 June 1905, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) New Plymouth, Inst night. Mr E. M. Smith, is now pro notmeed out of immediate danger. Nelson, last night.

Two old age pensioners, who, under threat of legal proceedings, have made refund, a husband and wife, have been made by the Department pf Pensious to repay to tho Public account j£Bl, being the wholo of the pension paid them during four yoa’is, through having failed to disclose the fact that property had been transferred by the husband. YVhangarei, last night. Political feeling in Marsden is running high. In addition to Mr Mander, the pre sent Oppoaition member, other candidates announced are Messrs Thompson, exmembor of the Government, Miuon, County ChairniaD, Independent Libera), and J. D. MoKenzie, Chairman of tbe Charitable Aid Board, presumably Government. Pueroa, last night. John Goonan, aged 67, returning home at night folj from a bridge into the Ohinemuri x-iver, and was drownod. A verdict of accidental death wns : 'retufnod. ’ Dunedrn, last night.

Mr D. A; MaoLachlan is definitoly“announcod as a-candidate for • Clutha.' Mr Ai JDV’Aitken will probably: stand for Dimeditr Central in the Opposition interest.. ; , „l

Groymoulh, last,night. An old man named Charles Heatherly foil over a at Blackball last oven-, ing and was killed, Death was instanfaneo'us, ‘ , The weather J hos now cleared, -and ib beautifully fine. Captain Falconer, returned from Okarito to day, and reports that the ■ pipi bank has been blown up and thero is now a good entrance to tho harbor, about 12tt deep. Wellington, last night. The Land Commission continued its sitting to-day. ' Mr Campbell, ValuerGeneral, put in a return showing the Crown lands-hold under ileaSo- in perpetuity, small grazing runs, perpetual lease and occupation*with the right of purchase conditions. He-estimated that the sum Crown tenants would have to find to acquire their freeholds at tho present values of the Valuation Department (which took no cognisance of tenants’ own -improvements) would be 112,796,821, the original values having been J 82,630,573.