AMERICAN FLEET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13766, 3 June 1908, Page 7

AMERICAN FLEET.

RECEPTION , ARRANGEMENTS. LOCAL BODIES' CONTRIBUTIONS. Tub proposed scheme of Allocation in connection with the entertainment of the officers and men of the United States fleet duriii'.' the visit to Auckland whs considered by ■ tho Eden Terrace Road Board at it? meeting last evening. The chairman (Mr. W, Garrett) stated that Eden Terraces' proposed contribution was £22. y lie moved, subject to the Government passing the Bill giving the Board power to pay, that the contribution bo made £25. The motion was carried. At, a meeting of the Devonport Borough Council last evening, a communication was" received from the town clerk (Mr. H. W. Wilson) intimating 'that the Devbnporfc Council's contribution, on the basis of allocation arranged, would be £35 6s Id. Several members thought that the Council should fall in with any reasonable proposal towards the cost of entertaining the visitors, and it was decided that the Mayor should attend the next meeting, on Friday afternoon, and agree to a contribution not exceeding the amount mentioned. The Northcotc Borough Council also' discussed the subject last night, but owing to the heavy demands made upon the Council's finances this year, it was reluctantly decided not to contribute towards the cost of entertaining the fleet. Die adjourned meeting of the representatives of the various local bodies concerned in the reception arrangements will be held at the Municipal Chambers on Friday, at 12 noon. Tho Harbour Board meeting on tho subject will •be held i on tilt same day, at two „ o'clock. ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSIONERS. [BV TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] Wellington - , Tuesday. Messrs. J. W. Hamer and T. E. Donne, who have been appointed Entertainment Commissioners in connection with the visit of the . American "fleet, left for Auckland this morning. f — REQUEST TO HOTEL-KEEPERS. Referring at the meeting of the Auckland Licensing Committee yesterday afternoon to the approaching visit of the American fleet, Mr. R, W. Dye., S.M., on behalf of the committee, reminded licensees that there would be a great influx of people into Auckland at that time, probably greater than ever before, and the committee hoped that the licensees would see that no intoxicated person was: supplied with liquor and that the law was strictly carried out. "In doing this," concluded Mr. Dyer, "you will be assisting the. police, and will do credit not only to yourselves but also to the city." THE WEATHER PROSPECT'S. The Reception Committee, in arranging the programme for the entertainment ctf. our American visitors, would. do well to keep in mind the fact that July and August are, on the whole, the rainiest months of the year in Auckland. As all old residents of Auckland know, the winter in Auckland does not consist so much of downright, rainy days as of a very large number of days on which rain comes in the shape of frequent showers. The American fleet is timed to be in Auckland from August 9 to 15, and the general character of the weather for the month of August in Auckland may be gathered from the following figures, supplied to a Herald representative by Mr. T. F. Cheesemao, Government meteorologist "Tor .Auckland. In August last year rain fell on 25 days out of the 31, the total amount being 6.44 in, no less than 1.58 in falling in one day. The August of. 1906 was an unusually dry month. Rain fell on 11 days, and the total fall. amounted only. To 1.76tn. In 1905 rain fell on 15 days in August, the total fall being 3.05. This also is under the average. Eighteen days out of the 1904 Attgust were wet, and the total fall was 3.57 in. -August, 1903, had 20 wet days, and a total rainfall of 3.57 in. The greatest rainfall ever recorded in August was in 1870, when the large amount, of 10.56 in was registered. The average August fall, computed for a period of 41 years, is about 4iin. Judging by the.law of average, the probability is that there will be a great i deal of broken weather dining the time of the American fleet's visit, and the ! Reception Committee should consider this ! possibility when weighing the question j of the number of outdoor functions to j be arranged. •