THE FIRE BRIGADES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2038, 25 March 1907, Page 3

THE FIRE BRIGADES.

Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. At tlie Fire Brigade Conference yesterday morning -the protest committee, reporting on an appeal by the Christchurch fire brigade in the alarm and disabled liose event, decided on Friday, recommended that tho protest should - be. upheld. The report was adopted. The positions of the winning team arc now as follows: —Christchurch 1, Dunedin City 2, Timaru.3, Grcymouth 4, Spit 5. NATIVE LAND COMMISSION.

STRONG REMARKS BY CHIEF JUSTICE. ; Press Association. WANGANUI, last night. The Native Land Commission continued its sitting ou Saturday, when attention was directed to tlie following blocks: Mareaokowliai, 54,000 acres; Ranana, 3100 acres; Ngorakau Whakarara, 49,905 acres. Witnesses who gave evidence said there seemed to be no hope of the natives becoming farmers. They appeared to lack energy, and had no desire to work.

Mr.' Ngata: -The natives here seem to have lost their self- respect. Sir Robert Stout: The natives here are the first I have met who do not think it is tlieir duty to preserve their race. The only way they can do that is by training their young people to be industrious. The race that is not trained in industry is dead. It will be swept off the face of tho'earth

Sir Robert added that Government should provide agricultural education for Maoris. Most of the witnesses lamented the delay in dealing with the land occasioned by the absence of tho Native Land Court from Wanganui. His Honor remarked that this had been a blessing to tho natives. If tho Court’ had sat the Maoris’ lands would have been sold, and the money drunk long ago. Tho Commission resumes ou Monday.

SHEEP DOG TRIALS. Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. The Christchurch Sheep Dog Trials were continued at Cashmere Hills yesterday, when the hunting class was run off, the results being as follows:—R. R. Pollock’s Raven, 30 pts., 4 min. 20 sec., 1; T. B. McLeod’s Clyde, 29 pts., 4 min. 49 ■2; G. R. Mcßoe's Lou, 28 pts., 7 min. 2 2sec., 3; R. W. Traitor’s Glen, 28 pts., 6 min. 19 sec., 4; F. Richardson’s Laddie, 26 pts., 5.