TOWN EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9641, 16 January 1903, Page 3

TOWN EDITION.

The appointment of superintendent of the Botanical Hardens and oily reserves at Dunedin will be made from 95 applications received from England, America, the East Indies, and Australasia.. The movable school idea seems to have taught on m New Zealand. There has been for some time a public school m connection with, the works on the Midland railway, a.nd the workmen 011 the Scargill end of the Southern Trunk line have requested the Canterbury Education Board to accommodate them* m the same man.- . tier. Owing to the abolition by the Napier Borough Council of its sinking fund, the borough accounts, although audited, havenot been certified to by the Auditor-Gen-eral for two years. The Council luus decided to ask the Auditor-General to bring the dispute to same finality, either by passing the accounts or bringing a test case against the Council m the Siirpreine Court. A very strong team of commercial travellers gained a decisive victoiiy over four of our local bowlers at the Gisborne Bowling Club's green yesterday. The teams were Buttle, Pettigrew. Hoyte, Ifwerson. 25 v. Pel-tie, Harding. Dixon, Bright 17. Other games played were : Cussen, O'Meara. Matt hew son, Skeet 30 v. Steele, Seymour, F. W. Puttie, Nasniitli 13 ; Holmes. Williams. Lewis, Wai : lace 14 v. Sandlant. Morgan., Eure, Ambridge 37. Mr James Embling who is about to retire from the position, of general manager of the Bank of New Zealand, has been connected with that institution for 25 years, -and is a recognised authority on banking matters. It was on account of the zeal and fidelity which he had shown throughout his long association with the institution that lie was promoted three years ago from the managership iiit Christchurch to the post which . he is about to vacate. By virtue of his lengthened service lie. will be entitled to a pension. The monthly meeting of the Wliataupoko Road Board was held this afternoon. There were present : Messrs A. F. Matthews (Chairman), Winter^ Hamon, and Lysnar. The following tenders were received for formation and' footpath, Fox street : S. Uoleman, 10s per chain ; for metalling, 11. Pnrtington, 4s lOd. Both tenders were accepted. The Chairman proposed that an estimate be got from the Secretary of the Gas Company a* to the cost of five lights on Whataupoko. Mr Lysnar said lamps were wanted urgently, but could they, as a Road Board, incur the liability? lie understood not. The Chairman said they were doing it already, but on their own responsibility. It was decided to obtain the estimate. It was decided to display the names of streets at the comers of Stout street and the main, road. It was decided to call for applications for a poumlkeeper, at a salary of £25 per annum, with the pound fees.