NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1640, 5 January 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association..) Ilnmillon, last night. Goodwin Bros., of Banks Peninsula, have purchased Mr John Knight's Woodsido estate, near Hamilton, of 1050 acres, for £25,000 cash, including stock and implements. Palmerston Norlh, last night. Nathan and Co.’s dried milk factory at Bunnythorpe was totally destroyed by lire this morning, together with the dried milk plant and two separators. The factory was being used as a creamery at present. The place was insured, but the details are not available.

Bequosts by the late Donald Marson, of E lenkillie Park, Palmerston, include £250 to Victoria College, Wellington, £l5O to the High b'chool, Palmerston, £OOO to tho Presbyterian Church, Palmerston, and £4500 to the Presbyterian Church of Now Zealand. There are about 60 additional bequests, including gifts to the Hokitika hospital, public institutions in Australia and Scotland, and large sums as scholarships Only a small portion of the estate goes to his relatives. The executors aro Professor McKenzie, of Victoria College, and Mr E. D. Bell, solicitor, Wellington.

T : m»iu, list night. Tho police .records here for 1905 show a decrease of 53 compared with those of 1904, tho totals being 337 and 390. The cases of drunkenness in 1904 totalled 227, and in 1905 184. Westport, last night. The Westport Coal Company’s output last year was 500,231 tons 9 cwt, or 33,778 tons less than for the preceding year. The Seddonville State mine’s output gave an increase of 12,09-1 tons 15 cwt.

Invercargill, last night At the Teachers’ Conference it was resolved not to establish an official journal as the property of the Institute. Mr J. A. Valentine, 8.A., of Timaru, was elected president, Mr J. Foster (Wellington) secretary, and Mr A, T. Hughes (Christchurch) treasurer. A resolution was carried deprecating the exercise of local or personal influence in making appointments.