LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 187, 8 October 1906, Page 3

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

PRESS ASSOCIATION

Wellington, last night. The Nsw Zraiand bowlers who intend tonring Australia left for Sydney la:-t evening by the Mcoraki. The rifle shooting season opened yestn’. day. F.;ur hundred men took part in tho various matches fired.

Ashburton, last night. Tho foundation stone of the rrs?/ Presbyterian'Ohuroh was laid to-day by the Rev. D. Borne, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. The contract price is over .82674, and the building will ocas over 4000. At a large meeting yesterday, convened by the chair mm oi the Ashburton County Council, to consider tbs Lind Bdl, tbo following resolution was unanimously passed : 11 That inasmuch us tho provisions cf the Land Bill now before Parlia* merit would, if they became law, virtually revolutionise the existiug land system and entail consequenc.s of She most far-reach-ing oharactert this meeting is strongly of opinion that io justice to the inhabitants of the colony, and mote particularly of the farming community, whose interests are vitally affected by the measure, the Bill ought not to be further proceeded with duriDg the present session of Parliament, so that tbe eieotors may during tho recsss have an opportunity of fully considering and diseussing the Bill and lx pressing a matured opinion as to the ad visability of its becoming law or otherwise Greymoutb, last night. Mr Kenrick, 8.M., sat at the Magis

tratb’d Court on Saturday, and heard a charge preferred against John Yeoman Parcie, of using an instrument to procure abortion. MoPberson, who is serving two years in oonnection with the oase, gave evidence that ho employed Pascoe to do the j>b for £ls. Mrs MoPberson stated that Pasooe was the man who used the instrument on her. Aooused was oommitted for trial at Chriatoburch on November 12tb, Bail was allowed, accused in £BOO and two sureties of £2OO cash,