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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 37, 26 January 1911, Page 8

Mrs. A. K. Gilmour, of Te Puia, is spending a few’ weeks with friends in Hawke’s Bay. Mr. Folev. of the Public Works

Department, Napier, 'ms just returned from an enjoyable holiday’ in the South Island.

Mr. D. McMillan. District Engineer. loft this morning for Tougoio, :f< the mu pose of laying off two ■ miles of the Waipaliki road. This ’ will complete the road system of ! the settlement. ( The Hawke’s Bay County Cotni-<-ii this moruidg received formal ; application from Lieut.-Col. His lop for the use of I’arndon Park for • the fort hcoiuing encampment. P< r- ( mission will most, likely bo granted I by the ( hairman to-morrow. j Some much-needed improvements are being made at the Napier Post I Office. The box lobby is being en- ) larged and 4<i new boxes erected, i The aperture in the box lobby for j posting parcels after hours is being closed, and the newspaper posting | clot in the front of the building 1 made bigger, so that all parcels i will be posted in the latter place | in future. ’ As notified some days ago. the i Hawke’s Bay County Council coin- ; municated with the Minister of i Marine with regard to the condi- | tion of the roll to be used for th 1 ‘ Ifarho'.u Board emet: m. A repiv i nai, been received from .he Mini--j ter stat''’g that hr* is considering 'the position ami will advise th 1 (Council in due course. Tvn cats of typhoid among the natives at Pet.uie Pa have conic : under the notice of the Hawke s : Hay County Council. A wire was mmmediately sent to the Healtlr : Department asking if the natives ; should l;o lirouglit into the Naper Hospital. A reply has been rc- ! ceir ed from the Chief Health Officer stating that an officer w i,l be sent up to investigate.

It is reported that farmers are complaining bitterly of the damage ; caused to roads by traction en-1 gines. It is [minted out that not I only are the roads badly cut up, but serious grass fires are caused . by sparks from tlie engines. A re- ( .-’dent of the Puketii iri road states that lie saw one engine start no less than eight fires in this way. This morning a representative <>l the* "Tribune” spoke to Mr. Fergusson. Coi’V'V (' ! erb. r - ;1 the matter, and' he pointed out that the Council did not know if it had power to deal I with the matter. Such by-laws as. did regulate the engine traffic I would be enforced as notified by I circular to engine owners some timej ago. but the Council would have to' take legal opinion as to what could 1 be done regarding the smoke stacks. He. however, pointed out' that any settier would have a re-' medy at common law if he could prove that a particular engine set; fire to his property. • Mr. Sorenson, coach builder. ; Hastings, advertises two now Bur- I lington trading carts, slightly shop- | soiled, and being sacrificed to make . room for new stock. Prices reduced from £‘3s to £27. Inspection invitee!.