LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1590, 31 October 1905, Page 2

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) Dunedin, last night

The Tourist Department has made arrangements for the erection of oommodious dining rooms at Beech Hut on the overlaud route to Sutherland Falls and Milford Sound, and a party of workmen are now on their way to oreot the rooms.

A public presentation was made to-day to Mr G; M. Burlinson, superintendent of the Industrial Sohool, who, with the boys of the institution, leaves to-morrow for the new school at Levin.! The Mayor presided, and with tbs Primate aod leading oitizons spoke highly of tbo work done by Mr Burlinson, and his many good qualities, and wished him every suecess in his new sphere. , Mr J. F. M. Fraser Said Mr Burlinson was' praotioally going to establish a modern home , for the homeless —a modem agricultural home such as they had never had in the oolony—and he believed, he would turn out suoh boys as would be able to go to farmers and teach them what they did not know. Mr Burlinson was presented with travelling bags, pipes, etc., and a purse of sovereigns. Ha suitably acknowledged tho presentation. . Wellington, last night..

At a mß6ting of the Wellington Baoing Club the'appeal of A. Hall against the disqualification of his horse Numa for the Hack Hurdles at the recent Otaki races was considered. The appeal was allowed and the race awarded to Numa. Mr J. H. Pollock was 'appointed handicapper for the ensuing season. PalmerstoD North, last night.

The Premier replying to a telegram sent him by Mr P. 0. Fretb, a member of the Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce, eays that it is the intention of the Government to have competitive provincial dispiaye at the New Zealand Exhibition. He hopes tbal each provincial dis trict will exert itself to do justice to the sobeme. Similar procedure was followed in connection with the St. Louis Exhibition, and it proved one of the most attractive features there. It was expected that Government ortho Exhibition authorities will communioate with the Chambers of Commerce of provincial oentres, intimating the space likely to be available, and outlining the general character the exhibits are expeoted to take. Christohurcb, last night.

MrH. W. Bishop, S.M., gave reserved judgment to-day in the case Hughes v. Johnson, wherein plaintiff, a married woman, claimed £2OO damages for injuries reoeived in consequenoe of a defective bridge which orossed a small stream in defendant's public pleasure grounds at Opawa. Judgment was giveu for plaintiff for £IOO.

At the Kaiapoi Magistrate's Court today J. G. Syvret, a prohibited person, admitted a charge of haviDg received whisky prooured for him by a friend, and was hoed £5. Aeoused was previously oonvioted three times this year for similar offences.