ANDERSON'S BAY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2057, 27 July 1893, Page 22

ANDERSON'S BAY.

July 26.— The ordinary monthly meeting of the School Committee was held .on Friday evening, the Rev. A. Cameron (chairman) presiding. The Education Board circular, covering the Hon. J. Macgregor's resolutions, was considered and approved. Arrangements for tree .planting on Arbor Day were discussed and approved. Tenders for excavating the site for the school hall were opened and considered, Mr Parker's, at s£d per yard, being accepted. The head teacher reported the attendance improving, but unsteady, the ill effects of the tote measles epidemic being still most apparent. The action of the delegates to the ' meeting of the Schools Conference was approved. ■> Offers of trees for Arbor Day from Messrs J. 11. Every and A. Nichol were accepted with thanks, and other formal business was transacted. Magic Lantern.— The Sunday School Hall was only moderately well filled on Wednesday evening on the occasion of the magic lantern exhibition. The views were of an exceedingly interesting and instructive charactor, and were well explained by Mr Macfarlane, ' the lantern being managed by Mr Brown. -The audience, mostly juvenile, expressed «reat appreciation of the comic slides, and received a very full return for their money. The net addition to the hall fund wag rather disappointing. •.<"., Road Board Vagaries.— My note on this; subject has raised the ire of " AMember of tag

Board," a would-be funny man. The wit and wisdom of the gentleman are evidently on the same low level. The excuses made by the member are simply nonsense. " Complaint was made to the board of the danger to traffic geuerally, and especially to milkmen in the early morning when it was blowing hard, their horses being frightened at the noi«c of the trees, and at any moment the branches might have fallen and caused an accident." So writes the sapient member. I would ask who made the complaint, and how? It has never been reported in the proceedings of the board which have appeared in your "columns. Notice that the milkmen are again in danger. Trees on our 66ft road were in their way, consequently they destroyed them, under cover of the night, like burglars. Now trees growing on private property are found to be a danger to these poor dear milkmen and their skittish horses, especially in the early morning. I would like to know how the lopping of a few overhanging branches will stop the noise. The trees have been growing where "they are for the past 20 years at least, and other trees are growing beside attd overhanging the road at intervals the whole way to Portobello, and in somo places the road still- runs through bush on both sides. Apparently the road is v > to be controlled by milkmen. Well, I-objeot. I have every Tespect for these gentlemen, and hold many of them in the highest esteem,, but they must "live and let live." Your correspondent admits they arc "the second part of the public, and being so they must allow the first part to have at least some voice in the control of the roads. The matter will probably be fully threshed out at the next meeting of the board. Found Drowned.— There was quite a sad commotion in the district on Monday morning when the body of apoor old minister was found in the water near the powder hulk. As you will no doubt give the particulars of the inquest, I need not enter into details. Farming and Gardening.— Operations are in full swing. The fine weather has given us a chance to get in early potatoes, &c. The planting is being pushed «n, and everyone is as busy as possible endeavouring to be upsides" with the season. One Sunday morning lately Mr Cameron preached a very eloquent sermon on Proverbs 20, iv— " The sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold ; therefore shall he beg in harvest and have nothing." Our good people intend to escape the calamity foreshadowed in the latter half of the text. ,-«.„. Political.— l am glad to see from the Wellington telegrams that there is every hope of Mr Scobie Mackenzie being induced to retire from Waihemo and contest this seat. He is exceedingly popular in this part of the district, and would, lam sure, have a very large majority on the Peninsula. I understand the Waikouaiti, Blueskio, and Purakanui people would also wel-come-him warmly. With every respect to the two gentleman already announced, I am certain they would have no chance against Mr Mac- ■ kenzie.