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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 121, 7 May 1912, Page 6

Th? H.B. Art Society has issued a J circular appealing for extended mem- : bership. The subscription for honor- j ary members is 21/-, while for work- i ing members it is reduced to 10/6. j The society proposes by exhibitions’ lof pictures, etc., to cater for the; artistic tastes of the district. Art ! unions will also be held for which i members are entitled to hold five free tickets. | According to a record of tide levels supplied to the Harbour Board by Mr. C. D. Kennedy, C.E., this morning there arc some extraordinary differences in short distances. At ’ '.be pier heads, for instance, at l highest tide the water level is 1 foot j 5 inches higher than at the boat slip, and at low tide the water at the pi?r heads is two feet lower than at the bridge. These figures go to explain the heavy tide currents which prevail.

Plans supplied of the soundings; upon the dredged patch outside the harbour piers presented rather an i inlooked for result at the meeting of i -he Harbour Board to-day. Instead I of the shoaling process continuing it ! : s found that places reported to be i shallowing are now deepening. Me ; • cannot give details without further ’ reference to the plans, but will touch !pon the question later. It appears ■ plain, however, that the water beween the pier heads and the patch ■has appreciably deepened, and also part of the dredged area. In connection with the charges of opening telegrams brought against Thomas Henderson in the Wellington iu; rcme Court yesterday the (hand ■ lurv made a recommendation to Mr. lustic' Chapman. The foreman (Air. fohn Mallard) said’‘The Grand luiy has asked me to draw your Honour’s attention to the lax manner m -.-kith tabs for sealing telegrams may >e obtained. We are all business .non. ai d all liable to have our pack'ts opened and rescaled. The.e , -.e.-ms to b? no difficulty in the way I M t legranh messengers obtaining ’ h ' seals from the counter and after ■ he message has been opened re- ■ ■.'aling it. We a>k your Honour to uing the matter before the proper ■ iv.:horities.” His Honour: "I think 4 von f«.r the rccotum. r.daf.on. I will ’ ;<k the Minist -r of Justice to call i he n'ertioa of the Postmas<er-Gc-n-->r:i to your observations. No doubt Lh' matter 'rill be duly considered.”