NEW ZEALAND

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1974, 9 January 1907, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND

Press Association. DAEGAYILLE, yesterday. Some thousands of plants of Bathurst burr hayc made their appearanco in Dunedin earth ballast, usedin road formation near hero. AUCKLAND, yesterday. Professor Butherford, of McGill University, who recently visited New Zealand, has accepted the Chair of Physics of Manchester University. The total production of kauri gum in Auckland last year was 8602 tons, th) total export being 8999 tons. PALMEBSTON N., yesterday. An eight-roomed house in Main street, owned by Win. Wild, aud occupied by Mr Halsall, was destroyed by fire at 8 o’clock this morning. The occupant saved nothing. The furniture was insured for 21100 in the Alliance, and the house for 21250.

MASTEBTON, yesterday The maximum shade temperature

yesterday was 88, the highest tempera;ure since local records were taken.

WELLINGTON, yesterday. If is understood that a party of labor representatives of the Commonwealth Parliament propose to tour New Zealand and visit the Exhibition. The local branch of the Political and Labor League has written to Mr Watson, leader of the Federal Party, with the object of making arrangements for their entertainment whilo in Wellington. A hope is expressed the leader will be one of the party, and an effort will bo made to have the members give a series of lectures in the principle centres. When the Moikle Commission resumed to-day, Crown counsol intimated that the evidence of Cameron, formerly general manager of the Now Zealand Mortgage and Investment Association, taken in England, had arrived. The evidence has reference to the statement made on oath by Neil Sutherland that Cameron laid a trap for Meiklc. This assertion Cameron characterises as “ a shameless lie.” . . Captain Stringer, master of the s,s. Botokino, has been appointed assistant marine superintendent for Wellington.

CHBISTCHUBCH, yesterday,

The Christchurch tramways from December 24 to January 2, ten days, carried 501,989 passengers, an average of 50,198 per day. The total for December was 1,040,810. No accidents accompanied this heavy traffic. The harvest prospects arc not bright in mid-Canterbury. The crop will be very light. The pasture has completely dried up, and root crops are not promising, . At the Chess Congress, m the lith round. Edwards beat Parker in a fast game at the 26th move; Archdeacon Gouldbeat Sexton, 24th move ; Crackenthorpe beat 13. Mason. 30th move, and the game was entered for the brilliancy prize. These wore all the games finished at the luncheon adjournment TIMABU, yesterday.

The revenue and trade returns of the port of Timaru for the year ended December 31st were placed before a special meeting of the Harbor Board to-day. The total figures in each section are the largest in the history of the port- The revenues from wharfage, ships’ dues, etc. for 1906, totalled L 26.461, compared with L 25.895 in 1905. The imports for

1906 totalled 79,136 tons, compared with 70,901 in 1905. The exports in 1906 amounted to 77,012 tons, as against 78,926 tons in 1905. The imports and exports in 1906 aggregated 156,165 tons, as against 155,827 tons in 1905, Of frozen mutton thoro wero 789,094 car- ' cases exported last yoar, this being | 161,400 carcases in oxcess of theprevious record. The valuo of imports and exports (foreign and intercolonial) in the 1 year 1906 was L 1,346,625, compared with L 1,267,687 in 1905. The total roistered tonnage of shipping visiting tho port in 1906 was 34,908 tons in excess of that for 1905. GORE, yesterday. John McPherson, an old and wollknown resident of Waimca Plains, died suddenly at Balfour yesterday morning of heart failure.