LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 884, 7 May 1903, Page 2

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association ) WELLINGTON, last night. The Premier lias received n feller from the Surveyor-General of Orange River Colony, staling llial surveyors who hold New Zealand eei'Ulieales will he admitted lo practice in that colony on tile production of a letter of introduction from the New Zealand Instil ute of Surveyors. He stales that there is little or no prospect of employment for additional surveyors in tiie colony.

NAPIER, last night. Thu sitting oL the Conciliation iJoard in connection with the Wharf Laborers'- and iSlevcdres’ Union's demands concluded to-day. The Board will go into committee to consider the demands on their return to Wellington, probably on Friday) NELSON, last night.

At a meeting of .the Harbor Board, it, was decided .to do the work of cutting through the Boulder hank by contract, instead of day labor as previously agreed upon. The dredge for tiie work will he ready in about three weeks.

MASTERTON, last night, .'The linal meeting of the Band Contest Committee was held to-day. The balance-sheet showed a credit of £-12, It was decided Lo hand over this amount to the uniform fund of the Master!,on Brass Band. The Chairman stated that the gross receipts in connection .with the contest amounted to £lOll2.

as the result of the trust lands trustees’ refusal to eomply with the instructions of the Health Department to demolish certain of their buildings, Dr Frengley, who is act.ng for Dr Valentine, made a round of the premises to-day, and decided to insist upon certain alterations, and to refer the remainder again to Dr Valentine, who will communicate his linal decision to the Council later.

While acting as Health Officer, Dr Frengley, making a tour of inspection of Masterton to-day, discovered a painful ease of overcrowding. It: a onc-roomcd outbuilding, five chillren, whose ages range from about four to 14, are bunked together. 'Phe doetar said that, lie had not had many more serious eases brought tinder his notice in Wellington than the accommodation of the family in question. Arrangements are being made for better accommodation. Councillor Gootlall lias given notice of lijs intention to move at next: ineuLinjj; of tiie Council that Captain Moiiis lie requested to resign his po,sitiidi as captain of the Fire Brigade —as the majority of tiie liremen have declared by ballot that they have no eonlideucc in him. Constable Melsop, who has been transferred from Masterton Lo New Plymouth, was to-night prescutt-.l by the Mayor with ao illuminated address, on behalf of 150 who signed i.L - nr l.nt

BLENHEIM, last night. Tin: Teachers’ ■Court of Appeal oeliverert judgment to-day in the case, of an appeal by the headmaster oi the Borough School against the decision of the Education Board dismissing him from his position. Dr McArthur, who was nominated to the Court on behalf of the appellant, found that the master had been wrongfully dismissed. Mr Raynor, who was nominated to the Court by the Board, found that the appeal should be dismissed on the ground that it was necessary for the making of a fresh appointment in connection with the amalgamation of the hoys and girls departments. Mr ScottSmith, S.i\L, Chairman of the Court, concurred' with Dr. McArthur, and upheld the appeal, awarding costs against the respondent Board.; AUCKLAND, last night.

Komata Reefs crushed .1080 tons for gold valued at if821)0 ; total to dale, L51),988. INVERCARGILL, last night.

A lire brigade station, to replace Unit destroyed by lire three years ago was put into use with some ceremony this afternoon, Mayor Tonquel; ' Mayor-elect Froggatt, and .Sir .1. G.j Ward making speeches. The Mayor* was presented by .Councillors with a silver key as a memento of the building, which is two storeyed, built of brick, with belllower sixty feet high. It is in Esk street. Its cost was stated at thirteen hundred hundred without the land.

It’ is said that there are more crops to cut. than was at first supposed. and the prospects of ingathering arc most disheartening. CHRISTCHURCH, last night s

It is reported that a garrotting case occurred in a right-of-way near Litchfield street, about half-past four this afternoon, and two men were arrested to-night on a charge of assault with intent to rob an auctioneer. The Arbitration Court finished the hearing of the gardeners’ dispute today. A conference of masters and men lias been suggested, and Ihe Court will give its award next week. At the inquest on the body of Lucy Morris Shannon at the morgue today, evidence was given that Dr Davenport stated that he lasted the medicine prescribed by Dr Clayton, and said there was arsenic in it. Some vomit retched before death was analysed by a chemist, and alleged to contain arsenic. Dr Claylon denied that there was arsenic in the medicine prescribed for deceased's- complaint of heart and li-.fr trouble. Dr Syine, who made :he post-mortem examination, attributed the death to blood-poisoning, caused by imperfect action of the kidneys. ’ .There was no trace of any poison. Dr Morton Anderson supported fhjs .statement. Professor Hiekeltou, who analysed the vomit of the stomach and liver, found no trace of arsenic or other poison. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with Dr Symes’ evidence.