SOUTHERN NEWS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 457, 22 May 1890, Page 2

SOUTHERN NEWS.

Last night. At a meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Land Board to day a proposal from the Cook County Council in reference to the expenditure of deferred land revenue was approved of. The tendency of the evidence concerning the murdar st New Plymouth goes to show that the native prisoner was in New Plymouth on the day of the murder. An alibi was 1 attempted to be set up, Captain Baldwin, of Oamaru, is the purchaser of the New Zealand Times, the Wellington morning journal. The Hon, T. Fergus ia to address his I constituents at Queenstown, Otago, on I Thursday evening. A new journal called Labor ia announced I at Napier, to be run in the interests oil working men, and supporting the candidature I of Mr W. J. Harker in opposition to Oaptainl Russell at next general election. The result of this year's selection of landl on the settlement conditions is considered! very satisfactory as regards number to areas,! as there arc over ten selectors under 500 acres! for every one above that area. Mr Edwards, Secretary of the Railway! Employees’ Society's Executive, reports that! the Westport branch, of 78 members, I unanimously support the enforcement of I recognition of the Society by the Railway I Commissioners. I It is reported that the acclimatisation of I opossums in Southland has been a great I success. The numbers have largely increased I since the protection by law. The skins of I the New Zealand opossums are greatly! superior to those of the original atook, the I dark skinned Tasmanian variety. I The endeavor to arrange an arbitration! having failed, it has been arranged that six! of the directors of the Petone Woollen! Company will meet six representatives from! the other side (four members of the] Maritime Council and two members of the! Trade and Labor Council). a