LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11834, 16 January 1933, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Gisborne R.S.A. lias received advice that the Ixrst local trainee at Flock Hou'se, under the new scheme, will complete Ids training in a lew days, and assistance is sought in placing the boy to l advantage.

At one time Lepperron, Tarawa tu, was regarded as the blackberry centre. but nowadays the farmers, laugh at the pest: it does' hot trouble them in the least. They put down their immunity to efficient stocking arid small paddocks, and indirectly to top-dress-ing. “If ive had not started topdressing,” said a Lepperton farmer, “probably the whole of North Taranaki would to-day be (riveted with blackberry.” He said that; apart from the effects of; stocking, there appeared to tie something in the basic slag that the blackberry and its relations did not relish. He said he would not have the slightest fear ol oF tackling a farm , ever so hadly “hlaekbbrried,” but he still bad Jt wholesome fear of gors e-cove red land.

' Gold is quoted at £6 2 S -8A per ounce—A.P.A.

As a, result of a letter to tbe Gisborne R.S.A. a, number of returned , men, qt Kopuawhara have been enroilj ed with the local association.

, lil readiness for the municipal elections in May, tho Gisborne borough miri roll is now in the hands of the printers. The supplementary roll is now,being compiled, but will not clo'se uhtM April 5. ‘

A sensation was caused at the Wellington trots on Saturday when the top dock of the new members’ stand took fire, but tbe blaze wan promptly quenched by tho use of fire extinguishers.

Tho South. Island middleweight-motor-cycle championship resulted : It. G. Ran by (holder) 1, \T. T. Oakley 2, J. K. Craig 3. Won by fifty yards, lime, Gmin. 31 2-bsec— P.A.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received tho following cable from their head office: “London dairy prod, ucq market: Danish butter 106 s, Now Zealand 80s to 82s, Australian 79s 1o 81s.”'

In a letter to the Editor, Mr Chas. Gowland says: “Would it not be better if people when walking up and down Gladstone road, shopping in our main, thoroughfare keep to the right on both paths especially on Saturdays iwhen there are a good few extra in from the country? By doing this )t would bo far more comfortable especial ly to tbe female community.”

Owing to the inclement weather, conditions the opening of the Girl Guides annual camp on Mr T. Holden’s property, which was to have taken place -to-day, has been postponed until Wcdncsda.y Advice- received yesterday was to the effect that incessant rain had been experienced at- the camping site since Friday. Under the new conditions, the camp will not ter minate until Saturday week, instead of Thursday week. Sunday, however, will, as usual, be visiting day.

Reporting to a meeting of the committee of the Gisborne R.S.A. on the Xmas gift- distribution tbe secretary (Mr W. Oakden) staled that he had received a large number of acknowledgements of the parcels. Only one of the gilts had been left undelivered, owing to the impossibility of tracing the intended recipient. Those who bad co-operated in the distribution had gone to a- great- deal of trouble to ensure the correct delivery of the parcels to the* children. Instructions were given for the suitable acknowledgement of the assistance received l'n connection with the scheme, the president -Air R. F. G’ambrill), remarking the number of children to whom gifts bad been made bad been larger than in any previous year-

In order that a fitting reception shall be accorded the distinguished aviator, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, on his arrival in Gisborne on Wednesday afternoon next, the Mayor, Mr ]>. W. Coleman, M.P., has convened a meeting to be held in the Borough Council Chambers at 10.30 this morning, to make arrangements for the welcome. -Members of local bodies and business houses, and representatives of sports bodies arc specially invited to attend. As previously stated in the Times, the visitors will, weather permitting. land on Waikanae- beach at--2.30 p.m. The big monoplane will be preceded hero by the Wellington Aero Club’s Waco machine, piloted by Captain Bolt, this machine acting as a tender plane for the Southern Cross At dusk the planes will be housed in the aerodrome and passenger flights from the beach will be resumed on Thursday afternoon. Sir Charles and his party will be the guests of the Ro. tary Club at the Masonic Hotel on Thursday. No passenger flights will be held on Friday, tbe visitors leaving in the afternoon for Hasting?.

In his annual report to the Minister, the Commissioner of the Gisborne Crown Lands district, Mr H. L. Primrise, states that there has been * considerable falling-off of revenue under the heading of soldier settlement for the past year, and the. outstanding rents and interest present a big problem for urgent, consideration during the ensuing year. “What the outcome will he it is hard to say’’, continues the commissioner, “but the main consideration wiTl he tot keep up production and keep the men on the land. A lot will depend on future prices, for with the present low level ior practically dll our products, it- will ho impossible for those with a load of arrears to pay . them. Much (writing off will have to be faced before financial stability can be attained. Fresh advances have to be declined for new accounts, rind present authorities are being conserved, as much as possible, for .absolute necessities. Where the Land Department controls the stock accounts and the revenue, assistance ha's. to. bo given for ordinary living and running expenses, but a firm hand is being,retained. No farm properties came hack, on our hands during the year, but three house properties had to he taken over, owing to bankruptcy In one case, and the death of the mortgagors in the other two. Many holders of house property fttTG able to pay only the. interest portion of their instalments.”

The cheapest and the most popular form of recreation is reading, and this is shown by the steady increase in the number of subscribers to Eastwood’s Lending Library, where the latest popular novels arc placed on the shelves immediately on their arrival from the publishers'. There are thousands of books to select from, including the works of all the best novelists and writers of biographies, etc. The terms are very moderate—7s fid a- quarter, 12s fid lor six months, of £1 a- year. Two hooks can be but at a time by town subscibers, and four by country subscribers, ;\so' that the above subscription. fees give reading for a whole family. Start the New Year with a subscription to. Eastwood’s Lending Library, and wile away the idle hours with a “thriller*. a Wil'd West or a love story, or improve the mind with more- solid lilcraturfe, ,all of. which can lie found the shelves of Eastwood’s Lending Library.'"

On the arrival of the proprietor at Upton’s Tyre Surgery at his shop on Saturday morning,*" it was found, that tho premises Kaj, been. entered, during the previous night, hut only an alarm clock was missing, (The intruder had smashed a glass"’panel in'the frontdoor, and thus reached the lock, and opened the door. The till had been examined but the cash bad been iremoved before the premises were locked up for the night.

Several structural alterations are to be made to the Gisborne Post Office as the -result of the earthquake on September IC. A. fractured lintel and brickwork over it window on the Gladstone road frontage are to be demolished' and the lintel re-erected in reinforced concrete. On the Gladstone road, Custom house street and. Read’s quay frontages three gables were reduced in height shortly after the September quake and temporary additions were made to the roofs of the gables. It is now intended to cap the'so gables with reinforced concrete and fSe them with street rods, while the roof is to bo hipped at the three points. The Public Works Department have called tenders for the work closing at noon on January 24.