NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1744, 9 May 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

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Auokland, la-t night. I At tho Polico Court, Henry Samuol Peak and Goorge Widdicombe, arrested on Saturday on a charge of broaking and onteiing tho dwolling of Tsidoro Alexander, in Lower Symouds street, and stealing clothing and jervellory to tho value of £6O, on tho application of Detcctivo Henderson, were romanded for a week.

Takaroa has been withdrawn from all ongngomonts for tho Takapuna meoting.

I Tho steamer Drayton Grango, which arrived from England to-day, brought for New Zealand ports 39 immigrants, I 22 being for Auckland, nino for Wellington, six for Canterbury, three for Otago. All are British born men, mostly under 10 years of ago. The womon aro between 2S and 30. A large proportion of the men aro farmers.

Wellington, last night. George Lee, agod 08 years, was sentenced to seven years for burglary. Accused had spent 40 years in gaol for various offenc~s. G. Robertson, for theft, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment.

I Tho s.s. Tongariro, which arrived last night from London, brought 150 passengers in the third class, about half of whom are navvies. Ohristohnrob, last night. In the Supreme Court, William Georgo Smith, who pleadod guilty to five charges of theft from his employers, covering a long period, and involving something like was sentenced to ten months, having been nine weeks in gaol.

AshburtOD, last night. An inquest was held at Mount Somers yesterday touching tho death of Ernest Oscar Gillmau, head shepherd at Mesopotamia station, who was I killed on the 4th inst. while mustering sheep on the mountain side. The evidence showed that deceased was evidently struck on the head by a falling boulder, and instantly killed, his body falling down the snow-clad mountain side. A vordict in accordance with the evidence was returned. DunodiD, last night. At the inquest’on James Stewart, an inmate of tho Benevolent Institution, | a verdict that death was due to asphyx'a, caused by deceased trying to eat a piece of orange he was unable to masticate, was relumed. New Plymouth, last night. The Council of tho Taranaki Chamber of Commorce passed a resolution that, all British-grown tea should be admitted free ; that an agitation to impose 2d per lb duty on imported packets arose from interested persons ; that the re-handling of tea in the colony would only enable the packer to make extra profit, and thus increase the cost and diminish the value to the consumer, and that the imposition of such a duty would create a dangerous monopoly, and inflict great hardship on tho people of the colony.