NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1859, 13 September 1906, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

I'ItKSS ASSOCIATION Auckland, last night

Charlie Mooro, employed us handy man on an oil launch at iiu-stll, was found diowned between the Inn* cS and tho beach. Ii ia undoratood bo had no relatives in Ibn colony.

The barqueminu 15ii>, wlnob arrivid at Kiip ira Hoads fioin Nowoat-tle yostorduy afternoon, was soon at daybreak anohorod in a very dangerous position at tho inner end of the north sandspb. Heavy broukors woio on both Bidos of tho vo-sol. A tug prooreded to her neaiatanoo in,d got n lino aboard ; thon tho ltio alipped hor Odblo and was towed into safety

Now Plymouth. Inst night. Tho Inglowood 0:1 nud Prospeoting Company, of 15000, in -Go shoros, whoso list closed yestord ly, is fully Mibsoribcd, obii Uy in Taronak*. Tho allotment proeooda nt onoo. The Taranaki Oil and Freehold Company’s sbartß are still going off. Tho dirootors moot on Saturday to discuss active boring operations.

Waipawo, last nighh Mr Jub, president of the Countioa Association, states that as the Government daoa not intend prrceediug with the Lioal Government Bill this session; tho conferonoo of tho Association will not moot until tho beginning of next session. Ohris'ohurob. 1 ret night. Tho work of tho Wool i'i os Commission was oontinuid informally youlordoy by Dr. McArthur and Captain Blackburn, tho ovidenco of th oo witnesses being takoo. Mr \V. G. Foster, tho third member of tho Comurs-ion, is expected to return to Christchurch on Saturday morning After, bis arrival tbo witneesscs who have been informa'ly examined in the interval will bo asktd to confirm their evidenoo. o>bor witnesses will bo taken during the work. Captain Blackburn visited -,he wool stores and dumping shtdd at Lyttelton last Wednesday. Too Obristohutoh City Counoil during the financial yoar roooivod a sum of XS3 230 deposit for what is known qb " temporary loans ” under tbo Munioipal Corporations Aot. Tho amount of withdrawals for tho sams period was X 78.084. Timaru, last night.

The Supremo Court opened yesterday. Thoro are only three oriminal cases. In ono caso a soeak thief, Edward WilsoD, previously conviotod, was found guilty of stoaling minoy and va'uobles from o hotel at Pleasant Poiot, and was sentenced to two years. E. Mullios, for breaking and entering at Rakaia, was given 12 months’ probation. J. J Crenin, charged with the conversion of £2O entrusted to him, was ncquilted, ori the defenoo that he muddled t away while drunk.