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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3483, 25 March 1912, Page 4

Confusion of names at the Auckland Police Court the other morning caused a certain amount of amusement. • A man named Miligan was called upon, and one of the waiting defendants was ushered in from the priosners’ room. He was charged with being a rogue and vagabond. “Whose a rogue and vagabonds lie demanded in a raucous voice. “Go down to the shipping offices and yon will find out about that.” When asked if he desired to ibe dealt w'ltli summarily, the occupant of the defendant’s box expressed such indignant surprise as to give rise to enquiries, which showed that the man s name was Finnigan and not .Milligan. He left the Court with an air of triumph—to appear later on a charge of assault. lit is estimated 1 by the Geological Department’s surveyors, who have just completed and published a comprehensive survey bulletin on the Grey subdivision, that the Grey coalfield contains 636,000,000 tons of coal, of which about 6,000,000 tons have already been mined and 10,000,000 tons at' least left as irrecoverable in worked areas. Of the immense quantity remaining the Government Geologist (Mr Percy G. Morgan) estimates that •under the ordinary conditions about 150,000.000 tons may be mined, though the ultimate capacity of the coalfield could be doubled by increasing the efficiency of methods and providing for the fuller utilisation of crushed coal. The low percentage of extraction in this coalfield is put down to faulting and irregular folding of the strata. He estimates that an annual output of 500,000 tons will be reached, and that this could he doubled under favorable conditions. So Greymouth coalminers will apparently have no need for anxiety about their ocupation until 300 years have gone by. ARMSTRONG Prescription Chemist. Prescriptions dispensed from any physician. All drugs pure—all charges reasonable. (Successor to Kane’s Pharmacy.) , ACKETT & £lO. LAMP. ESTATE, AND GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS. FULL J-ACRE, 6-roomed House, 1 bathroom, washhouse and coppers set in, workshop, -gas and city water laid on, buildings and improvements built of kauri, situate seven minutes’ walk from the Post Office. .1-ACRE and 5-roomed House, bath--41; room and scullery, washhouse with coppers set in, good lawn and splendid garden. £SO cash will buy. 1-ACRE and 5-:oomcd House. Price 4: £i6s. TWO j-Acrer Sections, situate Mangapapa, near Bell’s Store. Price £llO each. F ULL £-Acre;" fine site for a. .gentleman’s dwelling. Only three minutes’ walk from the Post Office. Price £575—.. . T. W. lIACKETT C°DISTRICT AGENTS MUTUAL LIFE AND CITIZENS’ ASSURANCE CO.