LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 17, 21 July 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Several;letters are held over till next issue. The Borough Council notifications appear on our fourth page. By the next mail from South the Gisborne Fire Brigade will receive a number of certificates from the Association to be presented to the members who have served three years.

The continuation of the Harbour Board report, together with some sporting items will be found on page four. The further hearing of the information against Robert Cooper was to have come .off yesterdayattheß.il, Court, but owing "to the absence of the accused’s counsel in the Supreme Court was adjourned until this morning.

The following tenders for work on road section No 7, Waimata West, were opened on Tuesday last: —Canlton £25 (accepted), Courtney and Pitcher £2B 10s, Branyter and Bell £57 9.1.

Judgment for plaintiffs with costs was given at the B. M. Court on Tuesday in the following casesOrrv J. Mclntosh £2 19s, and Schultz v. ilrs Murrey for £5 4s. As a proof of the urgent need for financial reform in the colony it may be mentioned that in 1875 the annual expenditure of the country was only £804,794, but in 1889 it was no less than £2,144,654. Facts are stubborn things.

Mr Samuel Vaile, of Railway reform celebrity, lias had an article on Bailway Management accepted by the well known English publication, the Fortnightly Review. This is another leather in Sammy’s cap. As exemplifying the wonderful popularity of Mr Eider Haggard’s book “ She ’’ it may be mentioned that Mudie's Library, in London, has over 2000 copies of the booit in circulation amongst its subscribers. An excellent paper on " Science and Religion ” was read by Mr Scott at the meeting of the Presbyterian Literary Society on Tuesday evening. The essay gave proof of very careful preparation, and received much favorable criticism, Captain Gray, of the s.s. Stella, has been presented with a diamond breast pin by the officers and crew of that vessel, the command of which is now taken over by Captain Fairchild, Captain Gray takes tip a position in the Marine Department. A curious illness is prevalent in Palmerston North just now which is said to oe affecting a large number of people, and is not known to the medical gentlemen. The symptoms are that the body and face are greatly swollen, with pains at the bottom of the chest, and feverishness. According to John Bryce, and we believe hie conclusion is a just one, it takes the whole of our Customs duties, the whole of the Property Tax, and the whole of three other sources of revenue, to provide the money required to pay the interest on our public debt. Mr Townley’s proposition to take steps to have the name of the Bay changed was carried at the Harbor Board meeting on Tuesday night after a very humorous discussion. It now remains with the public, headed by the Board, to decide for or against the change. The Borough Council call for tenders for a pipe culvert in Childers road, to be in by the 26th inst. Tenders for works at Grey street bridge, (Waikanae dam), close the Bam 6 The following players have been selected to plav for the Union Club against the Gisborne Club next Saturday:—Baeks.-—Karaitiana, Munroe, Lewis, Wade, Jones. Forwards.— Hooper, Bannister, Waitoa, Weston, Hapi, Reid, Martin, Whitehead, Vandy, Wildish. Emergencies.—Ryan and Stevenson. It is to be hoped the men will all endeavour to roll up to allow the Committee to judge of those to fill up vacancies in the First Fifteen for the following Saturday. Mr Richardson, the Minister for Public Works, has addressed his constituents at Kaiopoi. He vigorously defended the Govern, meat. He was an advocate for retrenchment, but did not think the Education system should be touched, as teachers’ salaries were already lower here than elsewhere. The Government would do everything in its power to assist local industries, as an earnest of such desire, they had let £200,000 of contracts to local foundries. A vote of thanks was accorded him The County Engineer has prepared schedules of the amounts he requires for works throughout the various Ridings in the County. They are as followsWaiapu, £2524; Tologa, £1498 10s; Arai, £l2OO ; Waikohu, £1200; Waimata, £1161; Gisborne, £1092. The amount available for the works, exclusive of Government subsidies which may be said to be doubtful this year, is £5602. The deficiency is over £3OOO, and it will be for the County Council to-day to say what sum will be apportioned to each Riding. Says Mr Moss, an Auckland member: “ Protection is a humanitarian policy, Free Trade a bloodless one. The former is the doctrine of common sense and the first law of nature, that charity begins at home, and that it was a man’s duty to care for his country. The latter said practically’ hang the country; and was suicidal in essence.” We would say on this both are wrong when carried to an extreme. It is folly to levy heavy duties on articles we cannot possibly produce, but if a moderate increase on the duty on an article we can produce can help forward a struggling industry by all means impose it.

, rhe Supreme Court business yesterday was all in chambers. Argument in the case of Hapeta Maitai v the Assets Company, in relation to the title of Waingaromiu No 2 was the chief item. Our worthy R.M. is a man of many, offices and his time is pretty well taketi up already. He nas now been gazzetted Returning Officer for the East Coast Electoral District, vice Mr D. Johnston resigned. The duties are not very onerus, as an election does not come every day, At a meeting of the members of the Fire Brigade last night it was decided to order from England gear to the extent of £46. This the Brigade are able to do through the donations made after the late,firB. The gear will consist of si;: sets of instantaneous couplings, stand pipe, 400 feet of hose, and a strainer for the manual. Our contemporary’s reporter musthave “got them very bail ” when he talks about a 1000 ton block being built into position on the Harbour works. Of course, in his sober moments he would have written 100. Hop Bitters is a good thing to gradually break off upon. He should try it. The Fire Brigade members met last night and had a wet practice. There was a full muster. Four hundred feet of hose was run out, and water was flowing through the nozzles in quick time. Owing to some improvements made by Messrs Brown & Smaill the engine worked better than it has ever worked before, and Superintendent Townley expressed his satisfaction at the alterations. The examination of 8. M. Wilson (bankrupt) on Tuesday afternoon was of a Very exhaustive nature, the proceedings, though occupying over two hours, being expedited by the employment of a shorthand reporter on behalf of the Assignee. The disclosures were not so pointed as many were led to expect, but the bankrupt was several times remonstrated with for his unsatisfactory and equivocating replies. Despite the very unpropitious weather, the Bowing Club’s Concert last night at McFarlane’s Hell was fairly well patronised, and a sensible addition to the funds of the Club should be the result. The various items of the programme all went off successfully, several of the performers being deservedly encored. The concluding farce “ The Happy Man,” went off very well, but a few more rehr .’sals would have made it a greater success. The proceeds amounted to £l6. At the Supreme Court on Tuesday, in bankruptcy, William Mackrell and George Burgess received their discharge. In the case of William Judd the debtor’s counsel applied that the adjudication might be discharged or varied. Mr DeLautour opposed. After long arguments by counsel His Honour decided that the adjudication must stand, but he would not allow costs to Mr DeLautour as this litigation was brought about by Mr Shelton’s conduct, which, to say the least of it, was very imprudent. An amusing episode occurred at the Salvavation Army meeting the other night. A vivacious brunette was enlarging upon certain advice that had been given her as a safeguard against scoffers, and was speaking in satisfied terms of her own goodness, when some unfeeling sinner broke out into a laugh. “ Yes,” said the embodiment of meekness; “ you may laugh if you like, but yer know I’m a reg’ler terrer." Officers and soldiers, saints and sinners, were alike convulsed, and it is said that if the R.M. who imposed fines in a late case had been present, he too would have been unable to retain his dignity.

We regret to hear of the death of Mr J. R. Morgan, which occurred on Tuesday night. Mr Morgan was an old resident in this district, and was ranch respected by the business community as well as by his personal friends. The deceased had been engaged in the timber trade nearly all his life, having been a prominent man in the timber trade before ho came to the Bay some thirteen years ago, and was one of the original promoters of the well-known Union Sash and Door Factory. The disease from which he suffered was cancer in the throat, which rendering the taking of nourishment very difficult, eventually led to his death. The deceased left a family of four sons and six daughters to mourn his loss. The funeral will leave his late residence, Disraeli street, to-day at 3 p.m. Country services, Church of England, on Sunday next; Makauri 1.30, Patutahi 3 ; Mr Dean at Ormond, 7.—(Advt.)