NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1759, 28 May 1906, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) New Plymouth, Saturday. A party of Wellington shareholders in the Petroloum Company visited the boio this morniDg, when a quantity of oil was run off. Other outsido sharoholdors are expected for Monday’s mooting, when proposals for the sale to a now company will be oonsidorod.

Feildiog, SGurdoy,

The Foilding A. and P. Association bas decided to hold a two days’ show on February 6th and 6th. A substantial increase is made in the prize money.

Napier, Saturdiy. The Maori oonsus roturn for Hawko’a Bay province shows the nalivo population to be 2208 malfs, 1721 females, 233 halfcaste males, 225 half-oasto femaloe. Of the total number of Maoris, 831 aro under 10, and of the half-castes 720.

Wellington, Saturday. Colonel Colling, executive offioor of the Now Zealand R.ilo Association, has roooivod a letter from the Seoretary of the Victorian Rifle Association, Melbourne, in rosponso to the invitation to the Australian States to send teams of eight men to New Zealand to oompeto at the Exhibition rifle mooting, stating that every endeavor will bo teken to forward the object, and it is anticipated several Austra’iau marksmen will oomo over.

Nolson, Saturday,

Captain Walker, agent for the Union Company here, succeeding tho late Captain Kaeble some years Bgo, died last night after a somewhat protraotod illness. The question of establishing a Government coal depot at Nelson, owiDg to tho alleged high prioo of ooal, was brought before Colonel Pitt duriog his visit by the local Trades and Labor Council, when a monopoly in tho ooal carrying trade was also mentioned, and tho Minister promised to give the matter earnest consideration. Tho ooal firms are now writing to the newspapers, declaring that the prices quoted by the Trades Oounoil were in» aoouiate.

Chriatohui'ch, Saturday.

A public examination of F. H. Bruges, a well-known Christchurch solicitor, who is bankrupt, was begun in the Supreme Court. Mr Justioe Denniston ruled that the examination was premature, a 3 a com plicated account of various trusts was still to ba gone into, and the examination might prejudice the satisfactory winding up of the estate, He therefore adjourned the oase sine dio. Advices reoeived in Ohristohuroh state jhat a large number of bowlers will visit Ohristohuroh Exhibition to taka part in the championship bowliog tournament. In some cases whole rinks are ooming. One of the leadiog oommeroial houses in Ohristohuroh has applied for space at the Exhibition, in which it is intended to ex bibit various artio’.es of produoe sold in London in competition with New Zealand productions. The Exeoutivo Commissioners have been advised of the names and addresses of fjrty-two Canadian firms who have taken np apace for the purpose of exhibition at the Exhibition.

Gore, Saturday. In the Court to-day Mr MoCarthy, S.M., flood Malachi Hanley £SO and costs for keeping liquor for sale in a no-license district. The obarge was the rotult of a recent police raid on defendant s private hotel at East Gore. Nolioe of appeal was given,