YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2056, 6 December 1907, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

CHRISTCHURCH. At the meeting of the Canterbury Mcithodisb Synod yesterday, the President, the Rev. H. R. Dows•berry, in referring to the new Gaining and Lotteries Act, said that there might be some admirable features in connection with it, but tlie perpetuation of tlie tut a lisa tor was a fatal blot. A still ghastlier blot was the licensing of bookmakers, and lie hoped the Methodist Church would express itself' strongly regarding everything that tended to put its imprimatur on vice and legalised and rendered respectable a traffic which was in a large degree detestable: The report of the dis^ trict secretary of Christchurch property showed that tlie total trust receipts for the year amounted to £9758 16s Id, as against £ la* a 5s 8d last year, and tlio total expenditure was £9796 Is lCd, as against £e3B3 last vear Donations .and subscriptions' amounted to .£lBlO, as against £B5l last year. The amount owing to loan fund was £IO4O, as against £1195 list year, and on other securities £7415, as against £:2I8. Iresent debts .amounted to £BBBO, as against £Bll3, and the total amount uf insurance was £51,890, as against £50,476 last year.

Tho s.s. Maori, on her trip from Wellington to Lyttelton last night, established a record by making tlio trip in 8 hours 57 minutes. 'lbe time from Heads to Heads was 8 hours 18 minutes, the average speed of the run being 19.56 knots, notwithstanding the fact that a dense fog necessitated half and reduced speed for an hour aniUijNarta.

A member of tho Charitably Aid Board yesterday expressed the opinion that tho Board’s expenditure was increasing to such an extent on account of the demands of inaternitv, the infectious hospital, and the treatment of consumptive patients, that tlio Board would have to requisition £4OOO more than last year. • NAPIER. . The shop gutted by fire last night was owned by Mrs.’ Abbott, and insured for £3OO in the Northern office. Rice’s confectionery shop, owned by the School Commissioners, was insured for £IOO in the Alliance. WELLINGTON. . The tenders received for tilio Waikohu bridge contract on the Motu railway were: —P. McLougihlin and Co., Gisborne, £8174 (accepted). Declined : Maurice O’Connor, AVellington, £8212; Jas. Brown, Gisborne, £8640; Alex. Bain, Dunedin, £9198; G. M. Fraser, Cambridge, £9285; atul W. Rhodes ami Son, Dunedin, £11,452.

The final report on trawling experiments .carried out by the Nora Niven will be available in a fendays. No further experiments will be carried out under the auspices of the Government by tlie vessel. The Post states the Government is nore than pleased at the information which has been secured as a result of the experiments.