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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2010, 20 February 1907, Page 4

east coast news. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Alter a lapse of nearly four months ?i vI,I S *° tlio unavoidable absence of i'll’ I'l’ftsor (tlio toucher) through illness, tlio Whungara native school was ro-oponed to-day, when there was a lair attendance of pupils. The youngsters, howover, will have hard work before them making up for lost tnno_, ll they want to pass their respective standards on examination day Although Mr Fraser had the niisfortuno to got his arm poisoned before leaving Australia, and was thoroby detained Iqr an extra tlireo weeks, lie has now returned to his work as lit as over. The district is to be congratulated, as he is a gontleniau whom it would ho hard to replace. A largo quantity of stock lias been sent out of the Valley lately, Mr. Fraser accounting for upwards of throe thousand head; Mr Mclldowio lor over twelve hundred; while Messrs Baker and Colo have also been extensive contributors. On the other hand, supplies of breeding owes have arrived to the order of Messrs Fraser and Mclldowio from the Wnipiro stock, tho former taking delivery of nearly two thousand, while Mr Mclldowio has an extra thousand to his credit. The sheep are a good class and show a strong constitution. Mr Baker also took delivery of live hundred owes and four hundred odd lambs, the' ewes being for breeding, and should servo the purpose well ; whilo the lambs are a well-grown lot, and are for fattening. Sir Baker’s now dwelling house is now completed, and is an ornament to the district. Comprising six rooms with all conveniences, and finished in first-class style,it is second to none in the district. Long may Mr and Mrs. Baker enjoy their new homo. Tenders are also being called for a new residence for Mr Fraser, which is to be of considerable extent. Tho above will give an idea of the" length of time tho district has boon settled, ns Mr Fraser’s present house, which was erected on his first arrival here over twenty years ago, is to bo discarded. The late rains have given the feed a good start. Stock are doing well, and prospects of winter feed are very satisfactory. '

VVAIROA NEWS. (From Friday’s Guardian.) The Stock Department recently • received notice from the County Council that the room tlioy occupied in the Council Chambers must bo vacated, as it was required for the assistant engineer. The notice lias expired for seeio time, but the Stock Inspector cannot procure suitable accommodation. The position is an awkward one, as the officers of the Department have all their books and documents packed ready for - departure, and these have to bo unpacked daily for business purposes. Mr Lewis, Government Valuator, is proceeding with the valuations in ‘Waikaromoaua riding, after which liewill proceed to Ruakituri and Mangapoilci, and work towards the coast. It was decided on Monday by Sir

Robert Stout, Chief Justice, and Mr A. T. Ngata, M.H.R., in respect to their duties in connection with the Native Lands Commission, to commence with the Tutira, Mohaka (2) and Wailnia blocks, these being the only ones of any size in this district which appear to be unoccupied. Chief Justice Jackson Palmer, Judges Jones and Sim, Messrs Grace (Royal assessor), W. Pitt (clerk of the Court), and W. E. Coffe (interpreter) have arrived in connection with Appellate Court proceedings. The Court opened yesterday, and an application was made for an adjournment until to-day. Mr A. L. D. Eraser is appearing for the grantees, and Messrs J. Down and Kaimoana for the beneficial owners.

Considerable interest is being manifested in the poll, to be taken by the Clyde Town Board on the 22nd inst. to adopt the unimproved value method of rating. Nearly every town of any consecpicnce has adopted this method, which is considered the most equitable form of municipal taxation. Much opposition was presented to its adoption in Christchurch, Wellington nnd other places' but it lias worked so satisfactorily that these places would never dream of reverting to tho old system. Its adoption has also been a great factor in the progress of towns where practised,and the system of rating improvements while speculators hold vacant lots for a rise is becoming" obsolete. Our AVaikaremoana correspondent writes: During the visit of Mr Donne, Tourist Superintendent, lie insisted on my accompanying tho party It was showery, and we had three jolly days. Great improvements are to be effected at Lake House to make it attractive. Mr Donne was much pleased with his trip. The party got some rare curios from the natives at Te Puna, which I know they would not have parted with, only they know that they would bo well preserved in the Colonial Museum. Mr Donne expressed pleasure at the increase in the herd of red deer. Favorable weather would have permitted the party seeing a good deal more. It has been suggested that, as we will have a Minister of the Crown and two members of Parliament in

our midst next week, viz., tlio Hon. James Carroll and Messrs A. L. D. Fraser and Ngata, it would be a good idea if these gentlemen gave the residents their views on the land question. It is proposed that each speaker should address the gathering, and although no definite arrangements have been made it is understood that the idea will crystallise next "Wednesday or Thursday. The Native Appellate Court opened this morning in Storey’s Hall, before Chief Justice Jackson Palmer and Judges Jones and Sim. The special cases set down are enquiries in regard to six blocks of land in

the immediate vicinity of Wairoa, which have been re-opened for enquiry by legislation passed last session. Tlio question at issue and for the Court to decide is whether grants issued in 1868 for tlieso several blocks wore grants in favor of the persons to whom certificates wore issued by the Maori Land Court that year, or whether tlioso grantees were simply trustees for themselves or others mentioned in the certificate. Mr A. L. 11. Fraser, M.H.R., who is appearing for the original grantees in particular blocks, opened his address this morning, his contention being that the Court of 1868 exorcised its full jurisdiction under section 17 of the Native Land Act, 1867, and that the intention of that Court and the natives was that the persons found entitled to these lands were the actual and sole owners and not trustees Mr Fraser occupied the whole day in his address to the Court.

A dairying class is to i)o established in connection with the Eltliam school. The Argus remarks:—“Parents should be allowed to express an opinion on the matter. It would not be right to force a two hours’ loss >n a week in dairying matters upon children whose parents did not intend them to follow up dairying pursuits ; that two hours could, and should, be devoted to something likely to be more useful to the. child in after life.” A young man at Mangawekn swallowed two half-crowns in a joke. He was admitted to .the Wanganui hospital for medical treatment, which has proved successful. It is interesting to note, says the Taranaki Herald, that the name of Toliu, the Maori warrior who recently died, occurs in the Bible, in the first verse of the first chapter of the first book of Samuel. W. C. Broakell, late manager for the - Makorua Estate Company is claiming £IOOO commission from the Company. Messrs. Lind and O’Connor are claiming £2500 from the Company for alleged breach of agreement. _ , , The barley market in Canterbury has been opened, one line having changed hands at 5s Gd and another line of a thousand .sacks at 5s od a busliel. The Marlborough growers intend to hold out for os a bushel, notwithstanding that Californian barley is being imported. A Wellington correspondent telegraphs:—“it is reported hero that the Union Steam Shi]) Company s magazine venture, The Red Funnel, has not been a financial success, and that its publication by the company will shortly he discontinued.”.

Farmers’ Losses. £200,000 to £300,000 is lost annually by stockowners of this colony. Breeders and stockowners who are sustaining losses from . abortion amongst their stock are surely unjust to their own interests if they neglect the use of remedies that are reasonably sure to eradicate these troubles from tlioir herds. Many stockowners have tried drenches of various kinds, and have found them useless. Hundreds who have had this experience have sent for Sykes’s Drench and Sykes’s Animal Abortion ■Cure; sometimes as a last resort, and have always found them effective. Better use these remedies first, before wasting time and money experimenting. They are doing the work and are saving money for others. Let them do the same for you. Sykes’s Drench, Is Gd packet, 16s doz. Sykes’s Animal Abortion Cure, 2s Gd packet. Sold everywhere. For administering drenches, Sykes’, Drenching Horn, price Is Gd, cannot be. beaten, -