BROAD BAY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2320, 18 August 1898, Page 26

BROAD BAY.

August 15.— Tho only result so far of the Eoad" Board's application for further police protection is tho stationing of a mounted in stead of the usual foob constable at Anderson : s Bay There &cems just a touch of absurdity along with an injustice to the Peninsula in supposing that one man stationed at the extreme limit of the county can ook after its intore3t 3 efficiently. The county has » pop«'&tion, pretty openly scattered, of close on rfOOO During the summer months it exceeds that number. Tho same population in a town would probably havo a sergeant and two or three constables stationed in it. Query— why At the pres3nt tiino thero is a real necessity for a resident representative of the law, who should ba somewhere about the centre of u\s county. . , Amusement3.-The young fellows m tin neighbourhood havo staited a gymnastic clu>>. holding meetings twice a week at the school The fokball clubs at Portobello and Otakr:* had a friendly contest on Saturday week in Mr North's paddock, the result being a redded win for tho first-named club, the Pivots all petting home vithout tho ambulance.— X he Steadfast Lodge 1.0. G.T., Portobollo, was rosuacitated a few nights sinco after a sleep of r.cme years. About 20 members , mostly young people, joined, with a prospect of increasing members. The officers for the present are:~ W.C.T. Bro. Barton, W.V.T. Bro. R. Allan, W.C. Sis. E. Moss, W.S. Bro. H Green, W.A.S. Bro R. M'Taggart, W.F.S. Sis, M. Seaton, W.M. Sis. Hewitt. W.D.M. Sis. A. Seaton WIG. Bro. E. Hinkley, W.O.G. Bro. Rayibird W.L.D. Bro. Moss, W.T. Bro. P. Moss. Improvements.- The widening of the beach road is t.ow in picgress, and when finished it will bo >\ great improvement. A rew houss for Mr Dawson, jeweller, Dunedin, is just abocu completed, near the jetty. Mr Benme has a number of small sections laid off :or sale on his property. Tho Seison.— Although tho weather is anything but inviting, vi?itor<J are already arriv"^oultry.— Most of the settlers here keep poultry, somj in considerable numbers, of common breeds or no breed at all, and so we are much interested in a new neighbour who has started a poultry farm with pure breeds aad an incubator •' sitting" on 200 eggs at a time.