LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11951, 23 May 1933, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Petrol' prices, at most places Gisborne, were reduced by one penny p f . r jra 11 on yest?vday. Th r , postponed general meeting of the Tnirawhui Asmciarjen will he it eld in the Native Land Court building-, this evening. Charged iwiih unlawfully concertino- to. his own use 011 February I, a oar valued at £l5O, the property of Logan Conte, Clarence David Gordon, 26, appeared before Air. J. G. L. Hewitt, S.AI.. in the r«lioe Court yesterday and on the application. of Detective McLeod, who stated that the principal witness was some distance away at present, was remanded to June 5. Good progress is being made b> tho special committee appointed by the. Hawke's Bay Education Board, to go into the quesTion of providing improved temporary accommodation for the Gisborne Cent,in] School classes now housed on verandahs or in fireles.s rooms. It is cxpocte,* that new quarters wll he available this week and, in view of tho Position, the school committee has issued an appeal to parents retrain from any action which may complicate the situation. Included in the proposals placed before the Native--. Rates Commission at Tolaga Bay was' » suggestion ’by the chairman of the Uawn County Council, Air. J. AlcNeil, that Native lands, for the purposes of ratin o- should be divided into three categories, namely, those in full production, those capable of partial production and those incapable ol yielding revenue to- the owners. In tlio last mentioned category, . Atr. McNeil stated, ho would like to see tho dwelling" places of the older Maoris included, thereby preventing possible hardship upon a generation which had not boon ablo to adjust itself fully to niodorn conditions.

Appearing boforp- Air. J. G. L. Hewitt, S:AL, in the Police Court yesterday, Edward Ernest ’ Walsh, 23, was charged with breaking aiid entering, on May ,20, the dwelling of Richard Campbell at Makauri, and’stealing clothing to tho value of £5, ah o with breaking and entering on’tlio same date, tlio dwelling' of Elizabeth Mary Road, at Makauri) and stealing therefrom a wristlet watch valued ait 30s. Mentioning •that a number ' of' other charges wore ponding, accused haying Admitted a dozciv offences, Botectiyb AlcLood asked' .J<?r a rcm?nd to Thursday nest, this being granted. ; * & . *

A London P.A. cable states i that in Lancashire League cricket- Merritt (tho’ Now Zealander), took seven iwicltets for 41 runs An open season) for opossums, in the East ’ 'Coast and VVaiapu acclimajisatidii districts lias hebii 'declared by Gazette notice, the season ox tendbig front noon 'oh July 1 to noon on : Rcptein hor 1. Anxiety regarding the whereabouts of the iWi-year-pl.d' girl, who left- the homo of relatives in Gisborne, on Sunday and had not returned at night, were -relieved yesterday morning, when about 7 o’clock, she arrived safely homo after wandering about in The vicinity of Riverside road all night.

Under instructions from Mrs. AlcGatg,; Mr. Fred Barwick will offer for auction oh the premises, No 86 Awapuni road, to-morrow (Wed.) a. choice assortment 1 of' furniture, including 'rimn dining room and bedroom suites, Eurbka New World gas stove, (late model), latest electro]ux, etc. The sale will commence at 1.80 p.m. According to the- report submitted by the secretary (Mr_ IV. E. Chamberlain) to a meeting of the A. and P. Association on Saturday, the recent sports gathering resulted in a profit of £2 3s 5<L The receipts amounted to £SO 10s 7d, including entry fees £36 Us 6d and gates £26 6s. The expense.? totalled £7B 7s 2d, the main items being £4O 17s for prizemoney and £l4 2s 6d for advertising and printing. ‘Wo got out of it well’ commented a member. (Laughter).— The president (Mr. H. G. Smith) drew attention to the generous gift of logs given by Mr. It. C. Parker, of Alatawai, for the wood-chopping contests. “The association had no idea, until it wap, forced to purchase an <v,tf& one or two, that they were so valuable, ’’ said Mr. Smith. ‘‘They were worth at least- £l6 or £17,” he continued. Mr. Parker was accorded a very hearty vote of thanks fur his donation, and a similar tribute was paid to Mr. J. Munro who had donated special medals for the dancing classes.

More than 30 old students of Gisborne High School attended a meeting afc To Karaka when it- was decided to form a Waikohu subbranch of the JI.S. .Old Students’ Association. Air. R. B. Pearson was in the chair and, after congratulating those responsible for convening the meeting, went on to explain that tho association .was aiming to establish branches in -all parts rfi tho Dominion. He also asked that support he given ic the membership drive now in progress. Mr. It. Allen outlined the aims and objects oi' tho association; mentioning that it was hoped io secure 10 members at least and to establish club rooms. On the motion, of Mr. J. Oman it was unanimously resolved to form a Waikopn sub-hrnneh and officers wore elected as follow:—President, Mr. -1. Oman, secretary and treasurer. Mr. R.. Tier: committee, Mesdames -T. Pickon, A. Piriar and Miss 0. Parkinson, and Messrs TT. Dodds, A. Bright, and W. Bcllcrhy; delegates, Mr. IT. 801 l (Motut: Mr. R. Hutchinson. To Karaka. The committee was given power to add or subtract from its number. In subsequent- discussion, it was decided in hold a reunion dance at Whnfatufu about, the middle of June. The meeting dispersed with h. vote of thanks to Mr. Clark for the u?e of the room.