LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1575, 4 October 1905, Page 3

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) Auckland, last night. The Customs duties ooliootsd at the port of Auckland during the month of September amounted to £57,851, compared with £40,091 for the corresponding month of last year, an increase of £11,260.

Waipawa, last night. Obituary: Ana Livingstone, an old settler, aged 103. : Palmerston North, last night.

The Committee of the Manawatu A. and F. Association has acoepted an offer of £2OO from Collett and Co., Cardiff, England, for prices for batter. Eaoh exhibitor has to send so many boxes of butter to the next Winter Show at Palmerston North, and so many boxes of equal quality Homs, there to be judged by experts. Oo the latter test 3 the awards will 'be made. It is stipulated that the consignments mast be sent to Bristol by the Honlder Federal lines. Exhibitors are guaranteed lOd per lb, and as muoh more as the butler realises. Two of the many benefits to be derived from the competition are the opening up of with West of Eogland port 3 and a comparison between local and Home judging. ■■ A publio meeting, convened by the Mayor, was held last night to urge on Parliament to sanction a deviation of the railway line from the centre of the town. A resolution was passed, asking the Minister for Railways to adhere to his promise made in May last, and a deputation was appointed to proceed to Wellington on Wednesday to interview the Minister.

FoildiDg, last night. A . fire broke oat at 12.30 to-day at I Bouse and Harrell’a carriage factory. The men were away at dinner. The building I was totally destroyed, with a large qoan-1 tity o! Btook. The recently-installed water supply was effective in getting the Bre under* and saving the adjoining pre-I mfses. The building wae uninsured. The itoek waa Insured for £SOO. * I Hokitika, last night. I The Westland branch of the New Zea.iLd Alliance haa resolved to adhere to its ''ffivioua decision not to nominate a candidate against the Premier for West'and seat. _ It ia reported that the Minerals Company, formerly known as Boyee* Claim, at Blneapur, has struck very rich gold. Chriatchurob, last night* The statement for the 22ed week of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club’s egg laying competition at Lincoln Oollege shows that 893 eggs were laid duriog last week, an average of 23' 5 per peD, Hiking the total to date 12,502, an average of d2U per peD. During September 4140 eggs were laid, and September 6 160 eggs were laid, the largest number in any one day. The following stand highest for the week: H. Hawke, silver Wyandotte’, 83 ; Alexandra Poultry Co., , white Plymouth Books, 81; J. H. Shaw, brown Leghorns, 81; A. Gapes, black Laogshan?, 8L The highest totals to date are : H. Hawke, silver Wyandotte?, 600 ; J. Mann, whue Wyandotte?, 486; A. M. Price, brown Orpiogtonp, 479 ; B. M. E. Bvaos, silver Wyandottee, 454. On Sunday night one of Mr Hawke’s birds died,