LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1628, 16 December 1905, Page 3

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) Dunodin, last night.

At tho Polico Court to-day Wong Kow

was finod .620 and oosts for having in his po-sassion opium suit xblo for smoking. When the Sergeant and oonstables first visited tho plaoe they oould find no opium, but the Sergeant returning a littlo later found tho stuff, and also piper which were hot, showing they bad just been u-'ed. ■ Harold Thompson pleaded guilty to a series of oharges of misappropriating tho money of Wardell Bros, his employers, totalling £24 in all. and was remanded for

the Probation Officer’s report. A poll was taken in the city to day on a proposal to borrow £50,000 for nuking alterations and addiiions to the muntoipal gasworks. On a previous occasion tbo propo-al was rejected, only some 400 voting. On tho recent occasion the proporal was oarried by 072 to 566. Looal option poll, official: Waikouaiti —Voters 8368, oootiouance 1532, reduc-

tion 1928, no-licenso 2819. Reduction carried. Clutha —Voters 8995, restoration 1459, non-restoration 2536, informal 111, Non-restoration was oarried. At a meeting of the executive of tho Bowling Association tho report of the programme committee was adopted. Tho programme fo on the same lines os that of last year—rinks, pahs, and singles, with prizes for winners of sections iu rioks when not actual prize winners, and aggregate prizes. Tho committee reserve the right to oloro entries when a sufficient number have bien received to oooupy all the greens in the city. The constitution of the Canterbury centre was approved. Westport, last night Buller electoral official returns: Colvin 3912, Isitt 1114, informal 145; majority for ColviD, 2/98. L’cansing: Continuance 2699, redaction 1973, no-lioenso 2408. Voters, 5073Auckland, last night. Manukau licensing pci! : Continuance 2301, reduotion 2677, no license 2938. Number of voters, 5182. Reduotion carried.