NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1728, 20 April 1906, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) Hamilton, last nigbti Mr Huretliouso, Chiof Inspector of Hoads, is progressing - satisfactorily. Mr J. S. Bond was elected Mayor unopposed. New Plymouth, lost night. Mossrs J. B. Boy and E. Dockrili have boon nominatod for tlio Mayoralty. Both aro ox-Mayors. Wairoa, last right. Mr George Gilding, of Napier, has been appointed secrotary and wharfinger to the Wairoa Harbor Board. Nipk-r, last night. Messrs T. Carnoll (the present Mayor), W. J. McGrath, and G. H. Granby have been nominated for the Mayoralty. Palmorston North, last night.

Interest in tho recent fatal shooting affray hero was revived to-day, when Maria Harris appoared before the Court charged with tho murder of Frederick Halvatial Murfitt, on March 21st Accused, who is still an inmate of tho hospital, suffering from the effects of a self iullictod gun wound and a doso of liniment for external application which she drank apparently with suicidal intent, was obviously in a weak state of health. She was formally charged and remanded till the 27th inst. ; .and in the meantime will be detained in Wellington gaol. Blenboim, last night.

Mr Scott Smith, S.M., delivered a reserved judgment in a case in which a petition was lodge.l against tho return of four roforni members of the Wairau Liconsing Committeo, on the grounds of non-payment of tho £lO deposit required by Soctiou 08 of the Electoral Act, 1905. Tho Magistrate rulol that tho section did not apply to liconsing elections. He added : ‘ Even assuming that the Electoral Act, 1005, did apply to elections of liconsing committees,' the fact that tho returning officer blundered in not retaining tho deposits was not such an irrogularity as would, in my opinion, enable mo to declaro tho election void.” The petition was dismissed without costs. Napier, last night.

The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company have receivod the following cable from London : A further all round fall in values of frozen moat. To day’s quotations aro : Canterbury mutton 4 Jd; Napier, Wellington, and North Island 3J Lamb, first sd, second 41d : beef, hinds 3ld, fores 2H. Has'iDga, last night,

Mr W. G. Dennett, the present Mayor, and J. J. Thompson, ex-coun-cillor, havo been nominated for the Mayoralty. Nolson. last night.

Mr J. M. Croucher was re-elected Mayor of Richmond unopposed, the present Mayor not standing. For Nelson, Messrs J. Piper, an exMayor, Councillor Harrison, and W. Lock, an ex-councillor, aro contesting tho Mayoralty. Christohurob, last night, Messrs John Richardson (the present Mayor) and James Scott were nominated for the Mayoralty of Woolston.