TOWN EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9100, 19 March 1901, Page 3

TOWN EDITION.

Dr Davis is gazetted as public vaccinator for Waiapu district. Messrs. McDonald and Co. have bought the stock in the bankrupt estate of G. P. B. Stewart at 10s in the £. The total price paid was £143. Communication on the coast telephone line was -interrupted to-day between Tutapouri and Pakarae, but was restored in the afternoon. The rainfall returns for February are gazetted. At Matahiia the total v fall Mas 6.80in, at Tolaga 6.10, Portland Island 2.65. Gisborne 3.81, Patutahi 3.41, Takapau 4.07, and Waikaremoana 1.92in. As a result of the deparUnental inquiry held into the accident at Port Chalmers on Februarv 2nd, when a goods train, from Dunedin ran into a passenger train drawn up at Port Chalmers, the enginedriver and the fireman of the goods train ! have been dismissed.

The total subscribed to date in Wellington to the Queen's Statue Fund, for which £2000 is required, is £1360. There are now over 450 men in the camp of the Seventh Contingent at Newtown, Wellington ,and there are 140 horses in the lines. Several robberies from the person are reported to have occurred at Tolaga Bay hist night. It is stated that the pockets of four or five visitors to the township were gone through, and that one j gentleman, a storekeeper from further up the Coast, lost about £6 and some cheques. The quarterly summoned meeting of the Loyal Gisiborne Lodge, No. 6087, 1.0.0.F., M.U., was held in the Oddfellows' Hall last evening, Bro. S. H. M. Quigley, N.G., presiding. Bro. M. G. Nasmith, jun., V.G., and Bro. M. McLeod, P.G., gave accounts of the meeting held at Auckland last month, at which meeting they represented the local lodge. A hearty vote of thanks was tendered to the Brothers for the. excellent reports furnished by them. A lot of routine business was also transacted. The Cook County Maori statistics show that there are 1803 Natives in the County, including 77 male and 51 female halfcastes. There are 962 male Natives and 713 females. The Natives own 17,610 sheep, 473 head of cattle, and 1053 pigs. Of the. total ■ number of Natives, some 597 are under 15 years of age. " One lady appears on the list at a declared age of 100. She .really declared her own age at much more, but. there is reason to believe that her claims as a centenarian are well founded. The Gjsbome Rowing Club Committee met last evening and decided that at present nothing further should be done in connection with the proposed interclub banner races. This is mainly due to the lateness of the season and to the number of meni in work for the Easter "rep." fixtures. The Poverty Bay Rowing Club Committee meet this evening to discuss arrangements for the Easter social, and among other things .tne banner question will probably be discussed. Should they decide to take it up, the- Gisborne Club will put a crew in the field. Friday, March 29th, is announced as the date of the Gisborne School Concert. A quiet but 7 pretty wedding was solemnised this afternoon at Mr J. Erskine's residence, when Mr E. Swinnerton was married to Miss Erskine. . The Rev. J. G. Paterson conducted the service. The bride was dressed in electric blue serge, with surah and lace, and wore a sprig of orange blossoms. Her costume was completed by two gold brooches and a bangle. She was attended by her six sisters, and the Misses Phyllis Oman, May Riddel, and Eva Haache. The latter wore a cream silk blouse and lustre skirt, and the other bridesmaids were prettily attired . in white' hailstorm muslin and satin trimmings. Mr J. Adair filled the post of best man, and Mr 0. Redstone acted as groomsman. Mrs Erskine, stepmother of the bride, was dressed in black surah silk ; Mrs Riddel wore a black silk blouse and lustre skirt, and Miss Steele a white silk blouse and lustre skirt. Mr Erskine gave the bride away. The happy couple wiere the recipients of many handsome and useful presents. They will spend their honeymoon at Rotorua and Te Aroha