GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2083, 8 January 1908, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Pness Association. DANNEVIRKE, January 7. At tho Magistrate's Court this morning John Mitchell was charged with the theft from a dwelling of £4 10s in cash. Accused was remanded. Alartin Luther Murray, recently committed for trial on a charge of alleged sheep-stealing, was further charged to-day with the theft of 100 sheep of a value of £lls, tho property of Haro Nope, a Native. Accused was remanded for eight days. Bail was granted—accused in £IOO and two sureties in £IOO. Tho police opposed bail. AVELLLNGTON, January 7. Dr. Bell, chief of the geological survey department, leaves shortly for tlie Heapliy river, Nelson, to carry out geological survey work. _ He will be accompanied by Air. Colin Fraser of the same department. Air. David Evans, for tho last nine months in charge of the stud sheep on Air. E. Short’s stud farm at Cheltenham, lias been appointed to take charge of the stud sheep -at the Ruakiwi experimental farm. Mr. T. F. Leihy, poultry grader in the Agricultural Department, has been transferred to Auckland in place of Air. R. AV. Rounsford, who goes to Christchurch. It is not yet known wiio will succood Mr. Lciny at Mellington. DUNEDIN, Jan. 7. An infectious diseases hospital is about to he built- in Dunedin at a cost of £2OOO. T r GJtEYAIOUTH. Jan. 7. The Hon. R. AlcNab has notified the Hon. A. R. Guinness that lie itends v-siting Greymoutli m l'ebruary. Work at the coal mines and sawmills was resumed yesterday morninl'- after the holidays. The port b crowded with steamers and vessels iwaiting coal and timber. The harbormaster presented his, annual report to the Harbor Board vesterdav for tho year ending December ilUt, 1907. During that period 743 steamers of 334.613 tons and . :J8 sailing vessels of 8128 tons, or a total of 343.041 tons, visited the port. This shows an increase of 43.029 tons over 1906, and is easily -i record. The bar had kept a straight channel, anil the average dentil of water was 21ft Klin. Tho total rainfall for the year was S 7 70 im-lies, or 13.37 inches less than in 1906.