The Poverty Bay Herald AND EAST COAST NEWS LETTER. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume X, Issue 2025, 14 September 1883, Page 2

The Poverty Bay Herald AND EAST COAST NEWS LETTER. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING.

GISBOKNK: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 18S3. The excitement ot the season— the Borough Council election — has passed otf satisfactorily, the result being the return of three good men to watch the interests of the ratepayers, expend the ratepayers' money, and in the fulness of time meet with their full share of criticism for the parts they will have played in the carrying out of those duties »ertinont to the offices they have been elected tv till. The question now asked is— Who is to be Mayor? Some think that, for many reasons, our Chief Magistrate should bo elected from among the members of the Council, one reason being that he would not then have to preside over deliberations on matters with which lie was unacquainted, and having a knowledge of the merits of the questions or subjects before him, if called upon to give his casting vote, would be better able to discriminate rightly, Certain names have already beeu mentioned, but we do not at present do in it prudent to divulge them. It will be seen by an advertisement in another column that Mr. Hkarfield, the night-soil contractor, has become somewhat irate at the action taken by Cr. Ciißisr, at the last meeting of the Borough Council, in exposing a gross imposition that has for some time past beeu practised upon the residents of the Borough by the night-soil contractor in charging those occupiers of houses situate outside the boundary for compulsory removal of the nightsoil, more than a fee of one shilling per box for his services. Beyond Derby-street thu night-soil cm be made use of for the purI pose of manuring the gardens, if the residents so desire ; or it can be buried at such a depth as not to become dangerous to health. Any resident is entitled to the services of this individual, and the maximum of pay lie cau demand for such services is one shilling per box for each time of clearing. Complaints having been made in reference to the mannuer in which this Mr. Heakfield has been carrying out his contract, tiie Council has resolved to refer the matter to a committee for the mirpoaea of investigation. In our report of the subdivision of the Ru.mgarehu block, yesterday, for "£1500," read 1500 acres. On and after to-morrow the loth instant, country subscribers will again have tlie Herald delivered at the addresses ordered the same evening as published. Messrs. Carlaw Smith and Co. have received instructions from Mr. Cautle to sell by auction the balance of the stock of Messrs Combs & Co. The date of sale has not yet been fixed. Messrs Graham, Pitt, and Bennett will offer by auction to-morrow the lease for seven months from the 27th iust., of a fourroomed lious; and three acres of land, situate in Carnarvon street, near Captain Tucker's paddock. Also a lot of furniture, &0. The ministers' of the various churches the Rev. W. Cocks, J. McAra, and .). T. Pinfold, intend starting a Blue Ribbon Army in Gisborne. A meeting is called for Monday evening. The Rev. P. Riordan will celebrate mass at Orinond on Sunday next, at 11 a.m., after which a collection will be made on behalf of the Diocesan Seminary Fund. " P.J.F." was not very far astray in his prediction regarding the Borough election in Monday's Herald. He placed them — Smith, 1 ; Kenny, 2 ; Joyce, 3 ; thus only transposing first and second.