PONSONBY ROWING CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 51, 1 March 1892, Page 8

PONSONBY ROWING CLUB.

_ THE HARBOUR-MASTER'S REPORT

Captain I.J. Burgess, Harbour-master, has reported to tho Harbour Board as follows upon Mr Campbell a letter re the Ponsonby R.C. boat-shed: —"1 have to btato that in Octobor, 1877, a letter from tho secrotary of the Club to tho Harbour Board asking for permission to erect bwo sheds, ono at Convent Bay and the other ut Shelly Bench, was referred to me as to whether the shods would itiDorioro with tho navigation of tho harbour. My reply was thab tht.ro was no objection. A shod was subsequently erected on tho western side nf tho public road running down to Shelly Boael), and abutting on Mr Campbell's land, and nob on tho opposite sido of the road, as applied for. 1 may also mention thab both Mr Campbell's and Mr Upton's assent appear to havo boen verb:*! only. As regards tho nuisinco complained of, 1 visited tho shed on Tuesday lust, aud from what I can gather from information received from Mr Campbell, Mr Upton and others, it appears that Mr Campbell (whoso house overlooks Shelly Beach, and is but little moro than two chains from the boat-shed) has just cause for complaint, the noise, the disgusting language heard from tho boach, and the indecency of bathers being describod as intolerable. However, it appears questionable whether the Boat Club i 3 altogether bo blarco for this, seem» that tiie public frequent Shelly Beach in great numbers, and crowd about tho shed."

On tho samo subject Mr J. Graham, secrotary of the Ponsonby R.C, wrote : " I havo the honour by direction of the Committee of tho Ponsonby Rowing Club to writo to the Board* asking what tho nuisance is which Mr Campbell complains about. If it is anything the Committee can abate, they will be only too happy to do so. Tho shed has been erected fifteen years, and this is too first complaint that lias boen made to tho Club."

The "Church Gazette" for March is, of course, much taken up with an account ot the General Synod, which opened in Wellington on February 3rd. Some specially interesting extracts from the Primate's address are given. Tho question whether the Archbishop of Canterbury ought to be recognised as Patriarch is fully discussed in tl"e Primate's speech. A very excellent sermon by our own Bishop, preached afc the opening of tho Synod, will he read with pleasure by many in Auckland. One quotation made by Dr. Cowio should impress itself on all engaged in any way in modern educational work. Goetho ba i,\ ;__" Mental culture may advance- aa ib will, the knowledge of ISat.ure grow in dopth and breadth, and tha mind of man along with it; Hut further than the sublimity and moral discipline of tho Christian teaching, as it shines and lightens in the gospels, it will nob go." Thero is a letter In the "Gazette" from Bishop Selwyn, about the Melanesian Mission, so dear to his heart. Tho " Gazette " _ remarks that every letter from tho Bishop shows uioro plainly what it has cost him and his wife to yive up their loved mission work. He,tho once strong, activo man.isnow almost a cripple. A slight sketch is also given of the difliculties experienced by the diocesan missionary, Roy. .1. Ha/.olden, in arru-nering a scheme of work, services, visits and lectures in tho seventy Homo Mission settlements from Waikato South to Mangonui North. The " Gazette " contains bho usual parochial and diocesan intelligence, Sanday-s'ehool lessons, nnd the special Psalms authorised by tho Bishop to be used on Sundays in Lent.

At a meclini,' of St. Paul's parish ion era last night., it was stated bhat Dr. Honeyman, trustee for the late Mr John Hays, was willing to exchange a property in Syinondfi-fctreet, near tho Grammar School, for iho original situ of tho church. Tho properly in question, tho letter stated, had a frontage bo Symonds-street of 120 foot. Tho previous motion deciding to build on the old site was rescinded, and bho_ recommendations made as to change of site wore agreed to by six bo five. Though the matter wns an important one, it was settled by a bare majority in a very small mooting.