NAPIER NOTES.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1665, 27 January 1904, Page 63

NAPIER NOTES.

(From Our Own Coff#i>piideiit.)

HARBOUR BOARD.H; ; "At the monthly meeting of the Napier Harbour Board on 19tli inst. tlie. •secretary (Mr J. P. Kenny) reported that up to DocTSlst, 1903, 63 feet of the breakwater had been, completed 'for the year, and since that date 37 feet additional has been staged up and is now ready for finishing off, but before doing so, it was necessary to lay more " blacks ahead and on the apron. The 100 feet of breakwater authorised will then, be completed, so it is now for the Board to say*whether further extension / is to be gone on with. He urged that the work bo continued, seeing that there is about. 350 feet of rubble foundation ahead of the 100 feet above alluded to, and the credit balance oh. 3lst Deeem- . ber, 1903, was £8404 lis 2d. The estimated cost per lineal foot was ,£SO, and by the time the 100 feet is completed tlie total cost will be about £4900. The Board decided to earn', out the addition of 100. feet to the hreak- ' water. MOHAKA. SCHOOL .SITE DISPUTE. Some tiino ago the Education Beard decided, to build a school at Mohaka. Land was ncqniired from the. natives under the Public Works, Act and a contract let. When-the contractor appeared on tlie scene to commence operations the natives prevented him from, male ng a start, and later removed the timber from the ground.: The natives' urge that they did not want -a school under the control of the Board, as it would be a “mixed one,” and they wanted a native tckool exclusively under the control of the Native Minister. At the meeting ““of the Boai;d on the 19th, inst. Mr A. L. D.,Fraser said Lemuel to Hiutapo, who was th-o principal mover in the obstruction, had informed him that he would withdraw his objection. He: (Mr Fraser) thought the Board would, be doing wrong iii backing down; it w r as a matter of public policy, aiid the Board s right should be- insisted upon. So far as he could learn, the natives were acting at the instigation of certain Europeans. It was finally decided to. hold the matter over pending the Department, being.cnnssultedl as to erecting the school on 'another site. Th contractor’s claim of £6l 11s for loss was allowed, and £lO additional for stacking' the timber. . KENNEL AND POULTRY CLUB. At a meeting of the committee of the Hawke’s Bay Kennel and Poultry Club, it "was decided to adhere to the liberal principle of addling special prizes to the society’s prize money in all classes. Already- a. number of applications for schedules have been received. Mr J. C. Coupe, of Melbourne was appointed judge of the dog classes. Gold nuggets, of the value of £lO, £6 and £4 respectively will be offered as prizes in the art union. THE REFUGE 1 . The question of a sito for the Refuge was discussed at a special 'meeting of the Charitable Aid Board on the 18th inst. At the'last meeting of tlie Board Mr Fielder, as on© of the visiting coni- * mittee, presented l a report dealing with the unsatisfactory state of things at tlie Refuge, or otyl men’s home and urging that steps shojuld bo taken t once to remedy matters. This lias brought up the old question of a fresh site for the Refuge. Mr McGrath advocated rebuilding on the present site, hyit Mr Fielder objected to this, as , the site would be needed for hospital extensions. It was stated that Dr Macgregor objected to both the buildings and! the site, ed to both the buildings .and the site, for a new Refuge be procured) in the country, and offers are to be invited for a site containing 10 to l 20 acres. Sanitary work, the* cost not to exceed £f O; was authorised at the Refuge. CRICKET. Tlie interprovincial match between representatives of ; Canterbury and Hawke’s'Bay resulted, contrary to expectations, in an easy win for the Can- „ terbuxy eleven. The local reps batted first, and scored 112, Maeassey (29) «nd Hallamcro (27) being the highest scorers. Canterbury replied with 357, all getting- into double figures except Wigley and Frankish, who scored) nil* In their second innings the Hawke’s Bay eleven made 95, the matchJdius ending in an easy win for the visitors on the • second day of the match by am innings and 150 runs. HAWKE’S BAY RABBIT BOARD. - At a meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Rabbit Board notice was given that 7 a rate of id for sheep and |d for cattle would he striuck for the year, tlie notice to be confirmed qu March 11th It was agreed that the six general meetings of the Board throughout Iho beheld as follows:-Two each at WaipulMi-au, Dannevirka and Hastions The Boaijd deoided to place- a ,-abbitef for a short tho Toa-ai Reserve at Kawekas, and aliso/ to appoint an additional inspectorate salary of £2OO per 'annum, and the chairman empowered to make : the Appoint.ment. ' ' '•^vy.,”.

MISCELLANEOUS. The Dam pier Dramatic Co. brought a short season to a close- oji the Tsthv Thecompany received, liberal-patronago,- the t-lieaire) being packed on Iho'laht n ght of their visit, Ayhen I‘Robbcryt Uncleg Arms” Avas. staged. .Li. CL , : Airs Donnelly's party, Avho- avo camping at the Spa, TaujDO-, have laiided'Ccwt •of ti’out ujxfto:.tFahiuarylr 19.Jj What should prove, a very enjoypHe outing lias been organised by Air lv.l W. Andreavs, of the Napier Boys’ High School. This is a visit.. to Taupe hy pupils from Napier. Pa Infers ton and Wangaurui schools. Eight girls left on .the 17tli for Petanc, the ten boys of the party following the next day. Several ladies and gentlemen are accompanying the party, which expects to be array two weeks. At a meeting of Napier Hospital subscribers recently, Messrs Fielder and Eagle.ton were elected .representatives on the Board of Trustees. , The R.ev. Canon Eccles, of Woodville, As-as installed as a. member of tlie chapter by tlie- Bishop of the diocese at a service held in the Cathedral on tlie 14th inst. A shortened form of evening prayer was said by the Dea.u, tlie Rev. C. If. Tube* read the special lesson, and the canon elect then made his declaration of obedience as I'equdro'l by the law of the church. The Bishop offered up the special prayers used on such occasions, and assisted by the Dean, formally inducted Canon Eccles into h’s stall. Reports to band show' that the fishing at Taupo has been excellent. Tavo fine rainbow., caught in the Waikato river, and AA'eighing eleven periods each, Avero on view in Napier. One company, cm their first clay, got ten large fish. The trout have been mostly taken with the minnow. Mr S. Stock, who left, Messrs Garble urcl McLean, of Napier-, to practice as a solicitor in Wanganui is joining tlie firm of Messrs De Lautour and Barker, of Gisborne. While making a trip from the s.s. Fanny to- the shore at Wangaehu on the 13th, Air Larsen, the mate, met with an ■accident. The siurf boat AA r as hloivn on to a reef.. and Avhile pushing it off he slipped between the boat and the reef, receiving severe injuries to his head.