Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume LV, Issue 6203, 7 October 1921, Page 4

Local and General

The annual High School sports will be held to-day. Owners and trainers are notified that nominations for the Poverty Bay Turf Club's spring meeting close at 8 'o'clock this evening, with the secretairy Mr D. R. DeCosta.

- Panning pursuits'are vety mucli in evidence in the Nuhaka district at present. In addition to mucli. land that had previously been ploughed, a lot of fresh land is being broken in. There appears to be an abundance of feed in the district and stock are looking .in fine condition.

* The only cure for high rents is to Pi‘vaU' pi. houses answered the Hon G. J. Antler son in the House yesterday, lm reply to a question on the .subject from Mi Holland.—P.A.

The Minister of Health, in reply* to Mr E. Newman in the House yesterday, said the Board of Health repoyt or: maternity mortality m the DomJnkm would be completed m the course of a few days, when he would lay it before the House. —P.A.

A young man, Cyril Langmaid, wan sentenced at the Auckland court yesterday to three months’ imprisonment for wearing a soldier's badge without authority, the badge having been stolen with other articles, for which offence he was similarly sentenced. P.A. Replying to Mr Craigie in the House yesterday*, the Hon. G. J. Anderson said the Government had no intention of legislating in the direction of making a compulsory Saturday half-holi-day. A new Shops and Offices Bill would come' before the Labor Bills committee this session, when the whole question could be reconsidered—P.A.

Present indications are for northerly winds, strong to gale, backing by west to south northward of Kawhia and Isapier, strong south to south-easterlies prevailing elsewhere: Heavy rain probable generally, with snow on the high levels in the South. The barometer has falling tendency in the north, but will rise everywhere shortly. Orders were made as follows in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, in the following judgment summons cases: Francis Norton Pilgrim (Mr. Wauchop) v. Tame Auahi, for £6 8s 6d, in default 7 days’ imprisonment; Joanna Brodie (Mr Willock) v. W. Angus (Mr Nolan) for £33 3s 3d, in default 34 imprisonment.

Since the appointment of Mr Kennedy as caretaker, many improvements have been effected in the Morere scenic reserve. He has made several new paths and improved the old tracks and done a lot of work in the matter of. eradicating blackberry from the beautiful reserve. The bath houses, too, have received a lot of much needed attention. It is not known when the Public Works Department intends to proceed with the erection of a cottage for the caretaker as, when tenders were called, lately, none were accepted.

An interesting object of interest in the Nuhaka district is a monument which a Native named Pita Poipoi has erected in his own honor. The monument, which is in the form of a square pillar, is novel in that it has a mirror worked in on each side. Just at present it is obscured from the public by a wrapping made with the aid of what appears to be a green horse cover. Many of the simple minded Native folk of the district still have great faith in Poipoi’s powers to produce gold from one of the numerous valleys between Nick’s Head and Waikokopu! ,

Judgment by default was given in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, in the following undefended eases :_F.L. Murdock (Mr. Kinder) v. Iti, £5, costs £1 16s 6d; H.M. the King (Mr Nolan) v. W. A. K. Harris, £ll, costs £2 16s, Edgar C. Pearce (Mr Willock) v. Kenny Harris, 15s costs 9s, Frederick Stenner v. Kenneth Harris, £6 19s 9d, costs £1 11s 6d; J. H. Cato (Mr Willock) v. W. A. K. Harris, £7 7s, costs £1 11s 6d; Glennie and Co. (Mr Coleman) v. C. F. L. Newman." £8 Is Id, costs £1 3s, Arthur Allan (Mr. Wauchop) v. W. E. Elliott, £9, costs £1 10s 6d. A forceful argument which should influence Cook County ratepayers towards a prompt payment of outstanding rates, is the heavy interest bill which the Council has to meet on its overdraft. The interest paid out to the bank for the six months ended September 30 amounted to £867 and this heavy and unproductive expenditure must go on until sufficient revenue comes in to reduce the overdraft. The amount of rates received to date is £3SIO out of a collectable total of £41,489, but as the demands were issued only on September 1, it. is still a little early ti» grow pessimistic. Replying to Mr Jones in the House yesterday, the Hon. W. Nosworthy said during the war monthly reports were issued as to the quantity of meat in stores m the Dominion, because the meat was then the property of the Imperial Government. Now* the position was altered, inasmuch as the meat was the property or private owners, and he was not sure that he could disclose the particulars. He would, however, make the necessary inquiries and, if the information could be grten, H would be supplied.—P.A. To-night from 8 till 12 a social and dance will be held at the Assembly Hall under Mr F. Amoore’s direction. The whole of the proceeds will be given to the Gisborne School of Amateur Boxing. A committee will be appointed for this purpose and will also attend to the successful carrying out of the programme. Mr Standring’s orchestra will provide the music. Mr Amoore (director of the School) will be pleased to grant free admission to-ndght to pupils, amateurs, instructors, and seconds, who kindly assisted him with the exhibitions of boxing last week, with a ladr friend.***

In spite of the somewhat critical time New Zealand is passing through, small farms m this district are still extremely difficult to purchase at reasonable figures. The explanation is, of course, that the dairy farmer is still drawing good prices for his butter fat, and the indications seem favorable for a continuance of these prices. The Manga-’ hein subdivisions which are being sold early in November should xirbve very attractive to buyers on account of the quality of the land and proximity toj the dairy factory at Tologa Bay. The reserves will not Le high and the terms will be very easy.* 1 " At the Supreme Court at Auckland yesterday, Mr Justice Hetrdman granted an appeal by an inspector under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act against the dismissal by Mr Cutten, S.M., of an information! against Walter Buchanan, Ltd., of selling bread of less weight than represented. When the Inspector purchased a loaf an employee said, ”1 don't know about it being 21b. Ct is sold as - not being less than Jib 140z5." A notice in the cart stated •

"The average weight of the 21b loaf is guaranteed, blit while every loaf will be found to contain 21b or more each loaf is sold as represented to contain not less than lib 140z5.” The appeal was heard last Tuesday. His Honor said the Statute made it qp el- f ec tly clear that the seller was bound to notify definite and accurate Information about weight.—P.A.

Before the business at the annual meeting of the Gisborne Racing Club commenced yesterday, Mr €. Morse* | on behalf of the Trainers’ Association, congratulated the president,! Mr D. J. Barry, on the” capable way in which lie had held office | throughout the year, Mr Barry was a very useful man to the trainers,' , and if anything was wanted, lie had always been willing to assist them to the utmost extent. Later in the meeting Mr Barry was proposed by Mr A'. E. Bright for re-election of president. Mr Bright said Mr Barry was a very capable mail whose heart and soul was’wrapped up in racing. During liis term of'president he had given more time and attention than , was .usual and if the Fates decreed a continuance of the club he hoped Mr Barry would be guiding the Gisborne Racing Club as one of the foremost in the Dominion. Mr Barry suitably responded in each. case. Miss Reader, Typiste, 74 Lowe St., Williams and Sherratt’s Buildings (upstairs), opposite Messrs Rees, Blight and Wauchop, Solicitors. Type writing of overy description undertaken. Orders by "mail receive careful atten tion. Strictly confidential.***