NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1841, 23 August 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

I’ItKSS ASSOCIATION Auckland, yesterday. In the Supremo Court Judge Edwards permitted Phillip Sallon, a boy of 19 years, charged with breach of tho age of consent law, his freedom on condition that ho married the girl within one week, the parents of both consenting.

New Plymouth, yesterday. The Taranaki Oil and Freehold Company have secured the first offer of boring rights or purchase of Mr Henry Waston’s valuable 62 acre property on the Prankley road, adjoining New Plymouth. Feilding, yesterday. In the Feilding Court to-day, before Mr A. D. Thompson, S.M., Amy Curtis, a scarlet fever patient, for travelling in a railway carriage while suffering from tho disease, was fined ■fOs and costs 30s. Counsel for the prosecution said the offence was of a serious nature. The Department was determined to use stringent measures when dealing with such cases. Wellington, yesterday.

The Flax and Wool Commission continued its sittings to-day. Charles Wadloy, a stevedore, stated he could not take wet wool on any vessel he was loading. No 11-ix could bo shipped damp now owing to the grating. He had seen a bale of damp IDx opened. It had rotted away, there being no heat.

The Post has the best authority for stating that of several more Native Land Court judges about to be appointed, two will be solicitors (one from Wellington and tho other from Auckland), and the others are at present officials of the Native Department.

Blenheim yesterday,

A man was found drowned in shadow water in the Wairau river, near Tuamarinn, this morning. Tho man found drowned has been identified as Petor Collins, aged about .50 years, a laborer lately employed on tho Seddon railway works. H ; s swag was found on the road. It is evidently a case of suicide.

Chris’church, yesterday

In the Arbitration Court to-day, Judge Chapman heard cases of breaches of award. B. Kent, cycle maker, was fined £5 on each of two charges, and had to pay arrears for employing men and paying them less than the award minimum. F. Williams, pastrycook, for omploying an unindentured appreutico, was lined £5. Graham, Wilson, and Smellio, tailors, for employing a non unionist while unionists were idle, was fined £5. Dunedin, yesterday.

William Thomson, convicted yesterday of shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm at Kaitangata, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment.

Mr Maneficsfer declines to aceept appointment as engineer to tho Drainage Board.