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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9866, 7 October 1903, Page 2

The rainfall at MangatiP from September 14th toi September 30th amounted to 3i inches. His Lordship the Bishop of Waiapu arrived from Napier by the Te Anau this morning. • The Harbor Board to-day considered the three designs for its new offices, and .accepted that of Mr Mullions, architect. The New 2eoland Shipping Company's fine steamer Wakanui is to call at Gisborne about,, November 10th to 15th to load wool for the London January sales. Mr R. Hay, consulting engineer, has telegraphed to the Borough Council announcing his willingness to report on water and drainage for Gisborne for a fee of 100 guineas an'd expenses. At the Education Board meeting yesterday a letter was received from Whatatutu settlers, intimating that they did not want to be under the Native Depart ment. Consideration was .deferred. An Auckland paper says :—Even Mr Williamson and Air Musgrove give us notlirng finer or more appropriate in the sluipe of scenery anld dresses than Mr Sheridan has brought with him. Captain Scott, late of. the schooner Waiapu and steamer Tawera, takes cliarge of the Gisborne Freezing Compatiys new steamer Nautilus from -Monday next. The Chairman of the Harbor Board stated this afternoon that the rates in. the borough had increased £476 on last year, owing' to increased valuation, whilst those in the country had only increased £171. , The East Coast' Mounted Rifles hold their shooting for Mr Hood's trophy tomorrow. The Gisbonie Rifles paxade^with their band at 10 a.m., prior to transport to Kaitaratahi, where they hold a sham fight. , Four natives have been arrested at Waipiro by Constables Ahipene and Te Rota on charges of stealing sheep from one of the stations. Arrangements are being made to have the accused tried at Gisbonie. Owing to the continued unfavorable weather the Gisborne Bowling Club's green will not be available for play tomorrow. . The Committee met tlus morning, and it was decided to open the seasou either next Thursday, loth, or the 22nd inst. ' The Matawhero stock sales will be lveld to-morrow by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company and Messrs Williams and Kettle. Theie are large entries,' and as stock still continues in good demand it is expected there will be a large attendance and a most successful sale. As we indicated would probably be the case, the barque Gladys was the last of the sailer wool ships to,visit this port. The shipping companies are making arrangements for the conveyance of the whole of tliie local clips by steamer this season, and the wool sliip of the old days is thus effectually pushed out of the trade. • The. Borough Council meet on Friday evening to consider the arnalgamatio;-. question in view of the sitting of the Commission! on Monday. The What.xupoko Road Board have declared against the Greater Gisborne scheme, while the Kaiti Board have given the opinion that the proposal should be submitted to a poll of the ratepayers. In the ballot for £300 at the meeting bf the Gisborne Co-operative Society last evening, Mr O. B. Hubble was the fortunate shareholder. Thirty pounds per £100 was obtained for the £300 sold by tender. In connection with No. 2 issue, the first pay night has been, fixed by the directors for Tuesday, October 20th. Nearly 400 shares liiive' been applied for already. It is anticipated that the number will be increased to 500 before the 1 * closing date. Good progress is being made with the survey of the Paremata block by Major Winter, who lias the work in hand on behalf of the East Coast Native Trust Lands Board. Messrs Harding and Macfarlane, members of the Board, went out from Tolaga Bay this morning' with Major Winter to inspect the block and to discuss details as to tihe sub-division. It is expected, that the survey will be complete in about six weeks' time, and it is intended that no time should be lost in bringing the land into the market. Specimens of ragwort, both green and in the seed will be seen on. the table of the Farmers' Union Club. Fanners will find it worth their while to view the specimens, as the effects of stock eating the weed, have beeni proved to be so deadly in other parts of the colony. One cow has already died in: this district, and no other reason can be assigned than, that she had eatera ragwort, several plants of •which were found in the paddock in which slie was grazing. Privileges in connection with the forthcoming Show and races were submitted to auction by Williams and Kettle today. The grand stand booth at the Show was passed in at £17, and Mr J. H. Aislabie secured the outside booth for £53 10s. The right to take charge of horses was disposed of to Mr W. Peryer for £16 10s. The outside booth at the Turf Ohib's meeting was passed in. Mr Aislabie obtained the grand .stand-booth at £37, and Mr Griffin the right <to take phaxge of horses for £11 15s.

Tenders are called for the extension of the freezing chambers afc Taruheru works. At the Harbor Board this afternoon a payment of £5076 2s, half-year's interest on the loiui, was passed, it being due next month. A block of Tahorn, country, 15,330 acres in extent, is advertised for sale by order of the Registrar of the Supreme Court. The rainfall returns for August are gawtted. At H'auturu the total fall was 5 84 inches, Tolaga 5.09, Gishorms 4.96, Patutwhi 2.23, and Hangaroa 7.05 inches. The Wellington correspondent of the Southern Standard wires that John Keown, of Balfour, who is serving a life sentence, for the murder of H. Stewart, m 1889, lms been pardoned by the Government. The pardon was granted on medical grounds, as Keowm met with a . severe accident about 12 moutlis ago. Included in the cargo of the steamer | Somerset, which has arrived from New lork, are six carriages and a dining-car built for the Wellington ami Mnnawatu Railway Company by one of the largest firms in the United States. The carriages and the dining-car are .superior to nny now running between Wellingtonand Poluterston North. Two years will be allowed Messrs John McLean and Sons to complete the contract for the enlargement of the railway wharf in Wellington, The width of the wharf is to be increased from 33ft to 90ft, and the structure will be lengthened 20ft. Two linos of rail are to be laid down on each side of the wharf,- leaving ample space m the centre for a roadway. The contract price is £28,874. A search bus been made for wreckage of the auxiliary schooner Toroa, which is supposed to have been lost between the West Coast and New Plymouth. The search extended from Forsyth Island to Jackson's Head, and from Cape Koamoru to Cabbage Bay in Queen Charlotte Sound. The latter place is noted for wreckage drifting there with the tide. Nothing, however, belonging to the vessel has been discovered. f The groyne, at St. Clair beach, Dunedin, is having a beneficial effect on the sandhills, which were being gra.dua.lly eaten , away by the sea waves. The beach lias not looked r.o we!} for ten Venn. Parliament will be asked for a further grant for another groyne. Groynes will yet have to be erected along the Waikan.ie beach if the sand, difficulty is> to be coped with at Gisborne. ! The latest issue of the New Zealand Trade Review Contains further informa- , tion on the preferential trade question, and also aa article on the Trade Mono- j polies Prevention Bill. The latter article ' concludes : — "No doubt the gigautic j trusts, combines, etc., that are seen in the United States are harmful and objectionable, but there does not seem to be much danger of such tyrannies in New Zealand, and the remedy proposed by the Bill unde,r consideration is, we are indined to think, worse than the disease." i . The Christmas num*l>er of ths Canterbury Times is to hand. It deals almost exclusively with .Maori life, the letter-. press describing the arrival of the natives, the many interesting legends of the race, their mode of living, etc., and the story is toid in a manner which cannot fail to interest the reader. The illustrations are all in keeping with the subject, i feature of them being a series of very fine pictures of Lake Waikaremoana, Napier's health resort. The number is excellently printed on art paper, and forms ;m interesting souvenir of New Zealand for friends in the Old Country. The last football match of the season will be played on Saturday afternoon on the Victoria Domain, between teams selected from the various friendly societies, llio Druids and Hibernian Lodges threw out a. challenge to the other combined societies, which has 'been accepted by ths '•atter. A most interesting match should e^sue, as included in the teams are a large number of senior players of the present season. The following have been chosen to represent the Druids .and Hibernian and Lodges : C. Priestly, J. Third; Mullaney, Crawford, Burns, J. Skeet, Eaton, A. Sliarp, Bright, Martin, L'. Baisman, Davitt, Alorrissey, R. Kej!ett, Cuneen, and S. J. Spiers ; emea-gen-iies. Petersen and Power (backs), P Maher, J. Griffin, T. Walls, and M. O'Connor (forwards). Nemesis is alleged to have overtaken a Federal employe in Australia in a manner worthy of the best traditions* of Unpopular novel. It was suspected that Jiere was a shortage in his cash. A departmental return which would have disclosed this did not reach the central office in the ordinary course. A few days later it was stated that the mail-bag containing it was destroyed whilst being forwarded by steamer. The officer concerned travelled by the same boat. A month later -.another Federal officer employed at the only settlement along a hundred miles of rugged coastline reported that an official return for the office had been washed up on the beach opposite his house. He sent it on to Uie head office. It was the incriminatory evidence required. The employe at fault was prosecuted and convicted. In referring to the representative match Manawatu v. Wanganui, played at Palm.•rston North on Saturday last, the Maniwatu Times says : — There is, unfortunately, another aspect of the game to relate. It is most regrettable that unwarrantable roughness should have developed in the 1 second spell. Traces, '.>{ it were visible in the first half, but not so bare-faced as later on. It may 'iave been that the referee was not severe enough with the offenders, but whatever the cause,, some of the visitors demonstrated viciousness and unsportsoianililce retaliation lor supposed grievmces. It is such practices that will ruin the game, which this year has made marked progress. There is no desire to whitewash Manawatu entirely, but the other team introduced a bad spirit which completely marred the enjoyment. The case of W. F.Kalev. A. Reeves, heard at Tolaga Bay was brought up at the Magistrate's Court this morning. Defendant, for whom Mr L. Rees appeared, was cliarged with driving stock through plaintiffs land without giving notice to the owner and occupier. Mr Rees stated that tihe defendant intended to raise as a further defence leave and license on the part of the owners of the land, and on his application the case was referred back to the Tolaga Bay Court for further hearing. — His Worship intimated' that he had come to the conclusion that the informant was an occupier within the meaning of the Act, and if so was entitled to notice from defendant, but the land being native Land and his, giving notice to each occupier would heave en^ tailed considerable trouble and expense) his .'Worship was of opinion that notice posted in a conspicuous part of the road would have been sufficient compliance with the Act. — Mr Rees said this was an important fiat from the Court. Here is'ii record (says the Farmers' Advocate) : —A farmer' in a certain district in the Manawatu ran sixty head of dairy cows on eighty-one acres ought through the winter, ,with absolutely no other food but the pasture growing on the land. A number of the cows (21) are- now running on twelve acres, in order to starve them preparatory to calving, the farmer fearing milk-fever owing to their plethoric condition. The farmer in question milked forty cows last season, and, with . calves and pigs, his returns amounted to £440. No labor was employed, his children doing their share of the milking. Of course the profit would liave been considerably reduced had hired labor been necessary, and the owner congratulated himself on this fact for two reasons— the direct saving, and indirect saving in not having his herd spoiled by employes whose tendency, might be t& skimp their work and probably dry cows off before- their time, . in order to save themselves labor. ', ' An evening's sitting of the Wellington Diocesan Synod' was devoted to the trials and tribulations of the back-blocks parsou. A typical case was that of the Rev. P. W. Clarkson, of Taihape. He needs at least three horses to work his immense district, because of the distances and the awful state in the winter of the roads. It took eight days, and the labor of 12 horses, 14 Bullocks, and four men to convey a load of timber 11 miles. The horses of an adjacent runholder disappeared entirely in the mud, which went right pver their backs. The Hunterville and Taihape districts comprise 4400 square miles, witli 25 preacliing places. Mobility in a district such as this is as essential to the parson as it is to the Boer in wartime. The great trouble, apparently, is to get paddocking for lvorses, which sounds queer, for ,a country district, but the explanation, afforded the Synod ,was tliat laihape being the next place that ; the Main Trunk, line will be open to, land values there have gone up with a jump. Town, lots that cost £40 a year or so back can scarcely be got to-day at £2000 an acre. "The church has very little money, so the Gospel suffers. The following will be the judges at the November Show of the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association, Pahnerston North: — Horses : Thoroughbred, saddle horses, and ponies, Mr A. Harris, Taranaki ; harness and driving, Mr W. Haywajd, jun., Christchurch ; draught, Mr S. Young, West Taieri. Cattle : Shorthorns, Mr Alexander McKenzie, Featherston; Polled Angus, Mr Wi 0. Douglas, Hawke's Bay ; Ayrshire, Mi James Robertson, Lawrence ; Jersey, Mr G. Gould, Christchurcli. Sheep: Romneys, Mr A. D. Mcßraifch, Darfield; English Leicester, Mr F. C. Murray, Lincoln; Southdown, Mr James Laidlaw, Blenheim; Shropshire, Mr T. E. Upton, Ashburtou ; merino, Mr Arch. McLean., Hawke's Bay. Fat stock, Mr W. B. Clarkson, Christ-' church. Pigs, Mr Harry Stuart, New Brighton. Poultry, Mr A. A. White, Auckland. Dogs,. Messrs Paul Hunter and John Horrax. Prominent ' breeders iu the South Island have advised that they intend forwarding exhibits in the cattle and sheep classes, which' will no doubt increase the prestige of prize awards.

An inset relating to Murton's wellknown dip will be found with this issue. Bricklayers are advertised for at 13s 6d a day in Cliristchurch. The cost of repairing the railway line tat Mungaraa, damaged by a washout a few weeks ago, was about £900. Tli© Elthani Argus reports that arrangements liave been completed for the installation of an electric light plant at Inglewood. The Northern Bowling Association now numbers 32 clubs, with more than 2000 members. The credit balance from, lost year's operations is £33 10s. An outbreak of scarlet fever is reported from Wairoa, and the health officer, JUr DeLisle, will visit the district to investigate. Attention is directed to Messrs William Pettie and Co.'s announcement with regard to their large and well-selected stock of summer clotliiirg. > In order to attain large entries of live stock for the World's Fair, to be held ao St. Louis, United States, in 1904, a priao schedule of £52,000 is offered Auckland's appreciation of Sir John Campbell's gift of Cornwall Park, as shown in the subscriptions -to the statue fund, works out at twopence per head so far. A nat managed to get into the cool store at Lyttelton a short time ago and fed on. the poultry in there until discovered. The Harbor Board liad to pay £4 10s for the damage done. Over 604C#acres of reserves are owned by the Christchurch City Council outside the city boundaries. The largest municipal reserve is at Geraldlne, where the Council has 2000 acres. The Auckland City Council has adopted a resolution "that a committee be appointed to inspect, enquire into, and report to the Council on the condition of the housing of the poorer classes,, with suggestions for its improvement." The Minister for Public Works lias in view the fe-erection in brick of that portion of Parliament Buildings between the chambers of the House of Representatives and the Legislative Council. He estimates the cost at £16,000. • There have been further suvere gaJes in England. A London despatch received through the Telegraph Department reports that there is some-delay on outward telegrams, through hiterrup•tions caused by gales. I Signor Bnigato, the Government Viti.culturist, states that the output of wine from the Government vinery in the Auckjland district will this y«ir bo double .that of last year, when it was 680 galj lons. The wine finds a ready sale at ha'f-a-crown a gallon. During September the dredge Manchester lifted 44,560 cubic yards of material from the bottom of Lyttelton Harbor, nuiking the total for the first nine months* of the present year 306,966 cubic yards. This is at , the rate of 409,288 cubic yards per annum. , The Wanganui Herald suggests that the Government, in order to advertise New Zealand, should commission some capable person in the colony to write th-ti text of a booklet, to be systematically presented, to visitors at the St. Louis Exposition. It is rumored (writes a Wellington correspondent) that wholesale retrenchment is about to take place in the Government departments here and elsewhere, which, if true, ' confirms the long-suspected fact that the Treasury is practically depleted, and the Government is liard put to it to find ready money to meet the pressing demands from all quarters. ■ The latest girder to connect both sides of the Mangawelm viaduct has been placed in position. By the end of October, or the first week in November (says a correspondent of the Manawatu Daily Times), it is probable that the engine will be able to cross with ballast. A number of rivetters liave been already discharged. Since May 1, when Greater Cliristchurch was formed, buildings have been erected in the city to the value of £186,300. By far the greater part of that sum represents buildings in the outer area. The inner area' is practically included in the oiea bounded by Kilmore, Durham, St. Asajih, and Manchester streets. • . Horses maintain their high values in the South Island' (says^the Farmers' Advocate)^ working geldings and mares fetching up to very nearly £70, while ordinary farm workers command £50, The extension of settlement has intensified the demand, as former contractors are now farmers, and teams 'for farm work are not to be hired in .sufficient numbers for the large quantity of break-ing-up there is to do. The well-known sporting medico, Dr Paget, of Stratford, put up 'a riding record the other day. To reach an urgent case, he rode from Stratford to Whangamomona (40 miles) in three hours and forty minutes. The doctor used up four horses in the journey, and to anyone who knows the shocking state of the rood/ which is a succession of quagmires, the "Little Doctor's" performances, mustbe considered a great feat of horsemanship and endurance. • After nearly thirty, "years of oqhstant effort and the expenditure of.; nearly £100,000, scientists have > succeeded in accurately measuring the earth. They have learned that its diameter through the equator is 7926 miles ; its height from po]e to pole 7899 miles. The, earth, therefore, is flattened at the. poles; and while' this fact has long been asserted the actual measurement lias removed tlie question from. the domain of doubt. Great interest is being 1 taken; in Dunedin in the new explosive, Taipo, which its inventor claims will produce even better results than dynamite. The Taipo Company will shortly make a start with the manufacture of the explosive, which lias been tested with much success. The machinery is ready for delivery, the Company have a stock of chemicals in hand, and are only waiting for a suitable site ou. which to erect their buildings. Sixteen fatalities occurred in connection with the various branches of miuing work in New Zealand last year. In coal-mines 2885 persons were employed, and there were two fatalities. Hydraulic and alluvial mining and goldrdredging were responsible for 12 fatal accidents among employees numbering ,1591. Quartz-min-ing was comparatively much safer, only two of, the 3807 persons engaged in this work meeting with fatal accidents. A noticeable feature is the smallness of the death-rate among, those : working underground.. * The New Zealand Times asserts that the last has not yet been heard of certain, irregular doings in conaectiou with the Newtown licensing poll, more especially in the matter of purloined ballot papers. There is now no doubt that the acts of certain people not connected with the liquor trade, were quite sufficient to liave invalidated/the poll, had the facts been known in time. It is not improbable, as the result of investigations that have been made by the police, that a criminal prosecution will be instituted against the alleged offenders. ■ Mr David Ilankin, Missouri, United States, is credited with owning the largest cultivated farm in the world. It contains 23,000 acres, and is all tilled under the owner's supervision. His motto is, "Thou shalt not sell corn," and he rigidly adheres to it. He has not sold even one kernel in. his life, because it is contrary to his. principles and experiences; he fattens liis stock with it. He started in life with a colt, his father liad given him, and he is now a, millionaire. He tia'ded the colt for calves, and with two stejers . he cammenced tillage operations on a farm of eighty acres Tie had purchased on time payment. The Union, Steam Ship Company have hitherto christened their steamers after New Zealand lakes, but their Litest vessel, the Manuka (pronounced with the whole of the accent on the first syllable, and the first "a" very broad), denotes a cliange. Tliis change is partly due to the fact that the company's fleet liave become so numerous that the New Zealand lakes have got "used up," and partly to the .circumstance that the company are attempting a certain classification of vessels by means of their names. Thus the names of all the larger vessels of the fleet are gradually becoming M-initialled ones. The "M" class now comprises the Manuka, Moeraki,\ Mokoia, Monowai, Mararoa,. and others. A remarkable case of sudden recovery of speech is reported from the Maitland (N.S.W.), district. Over eleven years ago the editor of a, small country news-* paper suffered a severe domestic affliction, and became deprived of his speech. At the time the medical man pointed out to him that in future if he was again called upon to undergo great suffering, he might x-ecover his speech. Some time ago an operation was performed without the aid of an anaesthetic, but with no result, as far as the restoration of speech was concerned. Recently the sufferer experienced great pains from an internal complaint, and the other day he was delighted to find that his speech liad partially returned to him. Some time ago, Mr J. A. Gilruth, chief Government veterinarian, advocated that a series, of lectures should be instituted in various parts of the colony, with the object" of educating farmers in the management of stock. The Hawke's Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society took the matter up, and instituted a course of lectures, under the instruction of Mr D. H. Rail; Government veterinarian. The class numbered about 40, the students including- some of the principal sheep-farmers, dairy-farmers, and others. The lectures, with demonstrations showing diseased andmals or diseased parts, have added greatly to farmers' knowledge of the diseases of stock and the proper treatment for thein. At the conclusiou of the oourse an examination, by papers was conducted, many students presenting themselves for examination for the essays, showing, dearly" the^". great value of suoh lectures and the wisdom 'of Mr Gilruth 'e suggestion.