NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1806, 12 July 1906, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

(Pub Piosb Association.) Auoklnnd, luat night.

Olsou, socondjlmuto of tlio barque Anglo-Norman, was knocked down the hold this '.morning by a cargo sling. Ho was apparently badly hurt, and has boon removed to the hospital. An exceptionally heavy galo raged all last night, but no dam ago was ro« ported. Tho doparturo of tho s.s. liotoiti from Onohunga for South was postponed till to-morrow owing to the stormy weather.

Christchurch, last night. At last night's mooting of tho City Council, tho Works Coaimittoe submitted tho following roport: “ Tho Committee begs to roport that tho timo has arrivod when tho prosent system of electrical supply is unable to cope with tho domand, and that it is necessary to consider tho advisablo iiiossofan extension, ultimately capable of supplying tho wholo area of tho city and suburbs, and recommends

that a special Committee be set up to considor tho rolative morits of water, steam, or other power, suitable for tho purpose.” The recommendation has been mado in consequence of tho current now' obtained from the destructor being unable to supply tho demauds of tho public. Speakers at tho Council mooting favorod harnessing tho Wuimakariri or somo othor large adjacont rivor, and so to obtain un limited power. Tho report wes adopted.

Nelson, Inst night. Tho steamer Wootton, scow’s Echo and Magic, and schooner Annie Hall, the latter throo weeks out from Lyttelton to Westport, were sheltering at Totaranui yesterday afternoon. The Union Company’s s.s. Taiori, with the disabled s.s. Kim tow r , was sheltering in Tonga, and wished to be reported “All well.”