NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 911, 9 June 1903, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

Per Press Association PAHIATUA, last night. The Mayor lias been noti/ied that twelve thousand pounds for a high pressure wafer supply and drainage will be available, and the work will lie put. in hand forthwith. FEILDING, last, night. Tile Oroua Licensing Committee; granted all applications for renewal of licenses, excepting the Rangiwahiai Hotel, which was held over for three months pending the completion of

improvements ordered some time ago.

At the Magistrate’s Court this morning the Kiwitea County Council sued the Ocean Accident Company. The Council claimed thirty pounds on a guarantee policy against the, iate clerk, being money alleged to have been received by him and misappropriated. The Bench decided that tlie claim was not made within the time laid down in the policy, and the company was only liable for frauds committed during the year covered by each annual policy. Tlie case was dismissed.

WELLINGTON, last night. Mr Dinnie, the new Police Commissioner,arrived by the Ruapehu to-day The City Licensing Committee met to-day. Before commencing the ordinary business, the elective members of the Conlmittee read an announcement that they would exercise their powers of refusing licenses only in so far as was absolutely necessary to effect, reforms in conduct and accommodation. The Committee bad made personal visits and satisfied themselves that the conduct of hotels was of more consequence to the community than their structure and size. They were anxious not to impose on owners any obligations in regard to extension or rebuilding in respect of which some future focal option poll might cause hardship. Reasonable accommodation and proper sanitary conditions would satisfy them. They would use their utmost endeavors to abolish the dives and extra bars ; they would exercise, systematic supervision and guard against adulteration, and grant no licenses beyond ten o’clock. They were always pleased to note some improvement in the conduct of hotels.

BLENHEIM, last night

The Rev.. Edward Walker, in a discourse yesterday, said that a prophet was wanted to voice Iho demand of the public conscience that the foremost Christian nations should at once unitedly take control and forcibly terminate the oppressions, disorders, and monstrous atrocities in .South-eastern Europe.

CHRISTCHURCH, last night.

The Conciliation Board sat to-day to bear the case of the Christchurch Livery Stable Workers’ Union, who ask l'or a sixty hours’ week and a minimum wage of £2 ss, with over time at the rate of one shilling per hour.

The minimum temperature last night was 11.1 or J7.ti degrees of frost. It was the coldest niglii this season. Still lower temperatures were recorded in the country. DUNEDIN, last night. The City Licensing Committee today refused to renew the licenses of the Globe, Sussex, and Pier Hotels.

The sum of £lOlO was paid away i:i stakes over the Dunedin winter 'meeting. The principal winners are —J. A. Holmes £2UO : W. Gates, £l-35 ; I-L Friediauder, £lO5 ; H. .Jackson, £9O ; G. Rulhven, £BO.