NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1834, 15 August 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

I’ItKSS iiSSKIOIATJOX Aucklund, hut night. Thu s.s. Z 'alr.ndi'j, which lift for Sydney last ovening, took .-gold, bullion, and silver valued at £50,248. At u meotir g of the Auckland ITospitul Board the Chuirumn (Mr McLccd) rofeired to a remark ill reference) to tbu t lljcicnoy of tho Auckland -hospital us u training institution for nurses that was recently made by Mr 0. M. Gray, M.11.1t, at a mooting at Cliristchurcb. Mr Grey v.as lupottr.cl (o liavo said that Gbrisiohurch hospital had fallen away lamentably during tho past few yoars; that at ono thne it was tho Lost in the colony for training proposes, but that "it- bad now fullen below Auck'ar.d, which was saying a gnat deal.” Mr McLeod said that this*was a most unwarrantable rtflrclion, us Auckland hospital, in regard to tho training of

nurses, slood in tho highest position in the colony, not even excepting Wellington A list of Auck'and-trained nurei s now in importsnt p: s:tions in other paits of ibo colony which he lied beforo bitn, was a very considerable ono. The lit tof registered numrs was al o very oreditul Id to Auckland bcepital. Of 84 ccrlificotid nurses registered at Aueklaud in December, 1905, tho number who b id passed the State’s examinations was 89, or over 45 per oent. The number registered et Wellington was 97, of whom 06 (37 per orm) bad passed tho examination, whilst ibt

Chtisichurch list showed that 20 bad

passed out of a total of 63, this being equal to only 81 per eont. There may have been

a slackness, but it was only for a sboit period, and since then the hospital had gaiued Iho special praise of Dr McGregor in n gard to its braining efficiency. It wes resolved that tho Chairman Bhou’d com muuicate with Mr Gray in reference to the matter.

At tho Supremo Court, Charles tot ztrh Finley, out on two years’ probation, was found guilty of uttering counterfeit coin, and sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment,

Tho Hen. Mr Fowlds was publicly welcomed by tho Mayor and a large gatheting oi citizens on arrival from tho South yesterday, Ho said bo was gratefol for the way in which bis appointment had been received, and for tho hearty approval with which tho country seemed to havo given tho now Ministry. He believod they would endeavor to carry out tboir duty on a high p’aue, and give their best sotvices in the intorests of tho colony. Palmerston North, last night.

At tho Polico Coutt this morning John

Whelan was charged on remand with grievously assrmlting Pot-tick Aste, at Awuhuti, on August stb. He war further remanded on tho’'application of tho polio untff the 22ud iart It was stated the unfortunate victim of tho assault, an old man of 78, was quite unable to at'end Ihe Court. Ho is still in tho hospital, his eon edition being serious.

Wellington, last night. Shortly after tbo New Zsalaud wool vcisol Pitcairn Island was buuud at eta in 52 south, 90 west, on May 30th it was reported that all those on board were safe. This information proves incorrect, as the chief c fficor’a boat, which contained nine tnon, including 11, son cf a etevedoro at Wellington, is still missing. Under the Swamp and Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903, a seleotor who takes up swamp laud has bis rent remitted for a number of years, provided that if at any time duriDg the first five years of his tenancy ho disposes of his interest in tbo land tho rent shall bo paid in full, and tho Board may grant tho original eonoeesion to bis successor. Tho Chief Justioo was aeked this morning to decide a ca c o in which a seleotor was entitled to a threo yoars’ concession of rent if ho held tho land for five v cars; he bold it for only one year, and was ho compelled to pay only the one year’s rent or tho threo years? The wording of tho Act being ambiguous, Bir Itoboit Stout held that a reasonable interpretation was that bo should pay only for q period of ono yea'.', and that bis assignees pays tho balance unless tho Land Board sees fit to remit,

Invercargill, last night, Harry Loigh, with sevorol aliases, was eharged before Mr McCarthy, B,M, this morning with obtaining goods and moLoy from threo persons by false pretenoes. Ho pleaded guilty, and said ho would return to England immediately if allowed to go free. Ho had- represented to one of his victims that ho had a largo pom of money in tbo hands of a firm of solicitors, and to another that goods bought on credit were for a rcputablo young lady. JJa was sen-; tone-cl to ei% months' imprisonment, Leigh was also charged with supplying a woman, who was prohibited, with I'quor at a hotel four miles from Inveroargill, and was sentenced to a month’s additional imprisonment on this charge, He bad previously been before the Court for false protoccfs, and was a witocss in tho recent sly grog soiling case. • Io reply to the South Invercargill protest against establishing an infectious diseases hospital in that borough, the Minister of Publ'o Health states that tho hoal h officer’s report is favorable, and that he cannot interfere.