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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1828, 8 August 1906, Page 3

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in' I'BKSS ASSOCIATION —COTVUIOHT Westport, Inst night The demand for coni nt the pesent time is very keer, and the West Coast ooel companies are finding it a difficult matter to keep pace with the ever increasing orderp. The Karnmea syndicate has engaged Mr Bydoey Fry, director of the Westport School of Mines, to visit Mnuot Radiant, north of Westport, arid report on their discovery of what appears to be a yery riph lead containing gold, silver, copper, and molybdenite, Thames, last night. The necessity of opening op the Pi»ko lands or Hauraki Plains is to be brought under the notice of the Minister for Lands. Under Mr Duncan’s regime some surveys were oarried out, and a contract advertised for cutting a big drain. No tender was accepted, as the price was con* eidered too high, There is said to be a quarter ef a million aores available ct land drained. . A license to mine for crpper in the Woodville district wns granted at aaitting of the Warden’s Court to Joseph Thornes, of Auokland. The locality is sta'ed to be Copper Creek or Fernleigh. The area applied for is 1520 note?. Auckland, last night.

The Mayor has givon J 6200, bemg half bis honorarium, for subsidies to the various Auckland bands to provide music in the parks for the public. 1 The Auckland Farmers' Fretz'ng Company, Limited, has arranged, subject to consent of the' Bbareholderr, to purchase from the Auckland Freeing Company the Auckland Freezing Works, situated on the railway wharf. Thß Farmers’ Company will now have two freezing establishments. The Auckland Freeziog Company are so satisfied with the new constitution of the Comp >ny that they have deoidod to take up a very considerable number of shares.

Wellingion, last night. A public meeting was bold to-night for the purpose of disoussmg the propcsad erection of a eremitorinm in the city. Dr. Mason, Chief Health Officer, said there oould be no doubt from a healrh point of view as to the advisabil ty or substituting cremation for earth buria 1 . A long discussion generally favorable to ihe proposal took plao*, and a committee was set up to .further the project.

’ :i - ‘ punodin, last Dight. The voting in connection with the Education Biard election was made known to-day. Tho results aro North Ward: D Borrie, Junes Mitchell, and Andrew McKcrron. Centre Ward : Hon T Fergus, Q. 0. Israel, and N. Scott. South Ward! T. Mackenzie, M.HIi, Rev. F, B Fraser, and James S'm. The defeated members of the old Board aro W. Nidolaon and W. Snow, ‘ The Drainage : Biatd to-night having received a cable from Mr A, D. B 11 da oliDing the offer of the position of engi peer, resolved lo offer the position to Mr E. Manchester, M.1.0.F., in charge of the North-eastern district of the Metropolitan Board of Works, Melbourne, at a salary of JE6OO per annum. .