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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10960, 1 May 1907, Page 2

Mr James Doyle, recently of tlie Wellington staff of the Union Company, has been transferred . to, the Gisborne -ranch.

The members of the Native Appellate Court were to have left Port Awanui for Gisborne to-day by special coach, but will probably be delayed by. the weather.

At the Police Court this morning before Messrs H. Lewis and V. Pyke, J.'sP., John Fitzsimmohds wast convicted of drunkenness and fined 10s and 2s costs, or 48 hours' imprisonment. t •Mr Day, the new stationmaster m cliarge of Gisborne district, who relieves Mr Wellsted. retiring from the service, arrives m Gisborne from Hawera next Wednesday.

, The district shield matches will be continued at the Gisborne Bowling Club's green, to-morrow if the weather permits. Whataupoko play West End and. City meet Haiti. The Native Appellate Court, while up the Coast, disposed of 43 appeals and two important sheep oases within a week. Blocks containing about 25,000 acres were incorporated for the purpose of having leases executed, r

■'"There -were 47 births registered m Cisborne last month, also 16 deaths and 3 marriages, 'i'ne Registrar, Mr Hill, states that there were 10' others recorded; but which had not been finally registered. Five inquests were held last month regarding accidental or strdden deaths. .

The number of passengers carried on the Gisborne-Karaka railway during tlie four weeks ended April 27 was 3655. £"he revenue was £500 lis; being £150 m excess of the corresponding period of last year. The quantity of timber carried was 24,000 ft, grain 57 tons, merchandise 317 tons, minerals 788 tons. ' The steamer Moura was detained at Napier last night for the Besses o' th' Barn Band, and consequently did not arrive until 7 o'clock this morning. Passengers .vere- landed at 9.30. Tue weather was thick and a moderate swell prolonged the work of transhipment, and ihe steamer did not proceed to Auckland until nearly 2 o'clock.

Tlie rainfall at Gisborne during the month of April was 5.395 inches on 19 days. The Heaviest fall was 1.33 inches on the Bth. The average for 29 years is 4.32 inches on 13 days. In -April last year 3.86 incheis fell on 9 days. At Te Araroa the total fall was 4 20.65 inches on 14 days, making a total of 57.39 inches for the four months.

• Customs revenue for April amounted to £3573 16s, being £505 m excess of the same period hist yeaiv The various items of duty were : Spirits £1510 12s 6d, ' cigars a"d cigarettes £293 2s 6d, tobacco £343 8s 9d, wine £74 95, , beer £197 19s. sugar £340 13s 4d, .goods by weight £147 2s lid, goods ad valorem £618 17s 6d, other duties- £47 10s 6d, total £3573 16s. -The excise beer duty collected during the past" month was £93 9s 6d.

The handsome engrossed certificate and medals won by Te Rau Bowling Club at the Mast erton tournament are now on view at Mr W. Good's. It has been tastefully framed and' makes a pleasing trophy of a well-earned victory. The lettering is as follows:— "Certificate, Northern Bowling Asociation, Club Champion Fours Tournament. Te Raui, Bowling Club First. Masterton, January, 1907. -Signed)' F. W. Haybittle (President), F. Diguan (Vice-President), J. H. Mentiplay (Secretary)."" Then follow, the names of the winners, A. J. Massey (skip), "W. Jl Hennessy (No. 3), F. Harris (No. '2), W. Pettie (Nov 1). y

A Government provision depot has been established on Three Kings Great Island. It is situated on the narrow neck of- Great Island, and a finger-post lias been erected on the ridge overlooking ' the _Sf;W."*and S,E. bays. A notice is nailed up inside the house giving instructions where to find water and also how to attract the attention of the lighthouse-keepers at Cape Maria Van Diemen— viz., by making a fire on the hill to the west of the liouse. The lighthouse people have been instructed to keep a constant look. out m that direction. Other finger-pests are to be erected on the other islands when the Hinemoa next calls at the group.

The wintry weather of the past few days has greatly reduced the ranks of bathers m the, surf, but some enthusiasts continue to take their daily plunge m the breakers, and among those who brave the elements are a number of ladies. Some men have hardly missed a daily bathe on the beach for years past. On Sunday morning early a senior Councillor was seen/ during the southeast fequall," making for the beach under the shelter of an umbrella to keep his clothing dry, and this morning, during the heavy ' raiiy several bathers had adopted the umbrella fashion to protect tho clothes they' were wearing from the rain. At the seaside they were able, iv addition to a "clip m the briny" to havo a real shower bath.

"We are informed on -the best authority," states the Christchurch Prws "that the Government; is quite convinced of tho importance and necessity of protecting the public from being victimised by so-called medical 'specialists' aud quacks. The Chief Health Officer for the colony holds strong opinions' _.n the subject, .and it is probable that .an amendment of the law dealing with these cases will be proposed next session. The subject is 'ii difficult one to deal with, and it will require 'much .consideration by the Government before they can come to any d?cjsio» as to the precise for;.i of the new legislation. It is admitted however that something must be don* to protect the public m this matter. '

The total post and telegraph revenue collected m the Gisborne postal district for tlie quarter ending March 31st amounted to £2669. Of this amount postal revenue represented £1093, comprising private box and bag rents £297, money >ijr. edr commission £91, stamps £679, and postal notes £22. Telegrams produced a revenue of £1513, telepnone JEJ49? miscellaneous £12. There were 25 offices open at the end of tlie quarter. The 26,218 ordinary telegrams yielded £861 1861 urgents £119, and. the 1720 press mesasages £186. The bureau communications during the quarter totalled 17,755, representing £347. Money orders were issued for £9511, whilst those paid represented £3383. At the nine Savings Bank offices 519 accounts were opened and 351 closed. Deposits amounted to £47,281, exceeding withdrawals by £5257. The 3267 postal notes sold represented £1139, and the commission netted was £g2. A sum of £507 was paid for 1349 postal note s received. As usual, no business was done m Government discount stamps.

A peculiar case was brought under the notice of the police this morning, when about 9 o'clock a stalwart youth of about 17 or 18 was handed over to custody on a charge of having assaulted a little girl of six years of age. -_ It is alleged that ; the accused accosted the child near the ' Waikanae bridge m Grey street and had lifted her over an adjacent fence, when i her screams happened to attract the at- j tention of a couple fcf men passing by. j Within half an hour after being placed m the 'lock-up the accused appeared to" suddenly develop insanity; crawlW about , on his hands and knees m the cell catch- j ing flies. When- the Justices, Messrs H. I Lewis and /V. Pyke, took their seats on . the Bench this" morning, the young man, who gives the name of Phillip Brighting, p was struggling on the floor of the Court, i wrestling with an umbrella. He afterwards set .ip an idiotic gesticulation at 1 the Justices. After accused had been • charged Detective Mtiddeni related tJie ' circumstances of his arrest, and applied for a remand until to-morrow morning. The youth m the meantime will- be medieaily examined. It .appears that the accused, who only arrived here a few days tigo. called at the police station yesterday and asked that his passage should bo paid to Auckland. He stated that he ran rtwny from his parents m Gisborne many years age, .and he wanted to go t» J'' s

It will probably be necessary lo take D. C. Mclntvre from Monte Video on to England, and then back to New Zealand, for it seems that the steamers do not call m at tlie South American port on tho journey out, and difficulty might be experienced m making satisfactory arrangements for h's return direct from Monte Video.

Tlie late Captain Jackson Bany was Mayor of Cromwell about 40 years ago. During his occupancy of the Mayoral chair lie paid a visit to Dunedin, and during his absence tlie Council passed a vote of censure upon him. On his return tlie usual Council meeting was held, and the lull was packed with ratpeoyers, for they expected the captain' would afford them some fun over the vote of censure business—and he did. He made a speech m which lie commented freely upon- the censure motion. Then the councillors started wrangling. Being unabl & to obtain order Barry ordered the spectators to withdraw, told the clerk to lock the door and give him the key. And now we quote the captain, who says: "The row among tlie councillors still continued, so I told the cleyk to clear away the furniture and we would 'have it out.' At this stage two of the councillors fell to fisticuffs, ■>. one of them crying out that if there was any fighting to be done he was about. Seeing this was the man wno' proposed tlie vote of censure, I stepped up and. knocked lum down. Two of the other councillors leap, ed tlirough the window. Finding matters had gone beyond my control I opened the door and- the rest appeared to retreat." Next day Barry appeared before tlie Court and was fined for assault. The old man quaintly concluded his version of the matter m these words : "Considering the turbulent times and the unruly people one had to deal with, I still think I took tlie proper course, if a forcible one, of putting my councillors straight*.''