LATE HEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1797, 30 June 1906, Page 2

LATE HEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) Christchurch, last night.

At the Polioe Court to-day Henry Deaoon Rayner, recently extradited from Sydney, was remanded till July 4th on a charge of embezzling funds belonging to the District Grand Lodge of Druids, Canterbury dietriot. Acoused was formerly secretary to' the lodg", and the amount involved is about £SOO, Blenheim, la3t night. At a meeting of the B e ffieim brauh of the Post and Telegraph Association resolutions were passed supporting the aotion of the Executive in their endeavors to I have a Superannuation Bill passed this session. A petition is now being largely signed by Government effiesrs for presentation to Parliammt at an early date. A Shakespeare club haß been formed at Blenhtim.

Greymoutb, la=t night

A large and enthu-ias'io meeting was held to-night for the purpose of raising a memorial to tho late Mr SedJon. A representative oommittee was appointed, and lists will be distributed throughout the district. It was deoided to rail a publio meeting when the lists are in, and let the subscribers decide what form the memorial Bbould take. The list was opened in the room, and close on £6O subicribed. Auckland, last night.

An adjourned meeting cf tho Eden Lioenßing Committee was held to-day, wbeD, in consequenoe of the reduction vote oarried at last poll, licenses bad to be reduced by cne. The license tefused was the New Lynn Hotel, situated in a sparsely populated district. The remaining three lioenees, Avondale, Junotion, and Epsom Hotels were granted. At a meeting of the Manakau Lioensing Committee, in whose district reduction was aleo carried, it was decided to oanoel the licenses of the Royal and Victoria Hotels, both in Onehunga. Greymoutb, last night.

A body found on the beach yesterday has been identified as that of Van Moort, who was drowned in tho Ilokitik river a fortnight ago. At the inquest of John Nolan, killed by a fall of earth in a olaim at Marsden, a verdict of accidental death was returned, Timaru, last nigh*.

The Timaru Harbor Board, at a special meeting to-day, decided to promote a Bill seeking legislative sanction to an increase in the number of country representatives on the Board by two. At present there arc eight country members to three town members.

Dunedio, last night. Only two out of the shipment of lob slcrs by the s.s Ilaramca landed alive.