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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11125, 26 July 1907, Page 2

Only 56 votes were recorded m the poll to constitute Gisborne a. fire district under tho Fire Brigades Act." There were 49 for the proposal, and 7 against. The working of the Gisborne-Karaka railway for the four-weekly period ended June 22, produced revenue amounting to £442, and expenditure £503. TJie receipts show a decrease of £59 upon the. same period for last year. The total Post and Telegraph revenue collected m Gisborne postal district during the quarter ended June 31, amounted to £3707. The postal receipts totalled £1091 ; and included private box and bag rents £24, money order commissions £88, stamps £951, and postal note commission £25. The telegraphic revenue was £2615, telegrams representing £1394. Telephones produced £1219At tbe Police Court this morning Henry Phipps was "convicted for drunkenness, and fined £1. costs 2s, m default four days' imprisonment. TJie accused was further charged with procuring liquor during' the currency of a prohibition order. His Worship severely rei>rimande<_ the unfortunate man, and fined him £10, costs 2s, m default there months' imprisonment. Accused was also called' upon to show reason why Jie sliould not be sentenced on a similar charge on April 14tli, at which time he was convicted and ordered to come up for sentenoe when called upon. Tlie accused for that occasion was fined £5, costs 12s, for procuring liquor, and 10s, costs 12s, for entering licensed promises. A first offending inebriate was convicted' and fined ss, costs i 2s, m default 24 hours. ' * ■

St. Andrew's Cliuroh Management Committee meet this evening m connection ivith the proposed new church. Travellers on the Waimata road are warned that thero is a deep hole at No. 1 crossing outside the breastwork on Mr Konway's side of the river. Last night's Gazette notifies the taking _f section one, block six, Ngatapa, for the purpose of a road, and portion of section 91, block seven, Patutahi, for a similar purpose. The second of the series, of City Band sociails took place m His Majesty's Theatre last night, there being a good attendance. Everything passed off very successfully. Tlie third social will be held m about three weeks' time. At a meeting of the Building Committee of the Cook County Council last night tlie subject of plans for the new offices was gone into, and it- was decided to invite Som the local architects competitive des.gns of a building to cost about £2000. The Waterside Workers' Union last night resolved to forward a subscription towards relieving distress caused by the Sydney, coal lumpers' trouble, and also to "forward a Tetter of sympathy to the union. Tlie soow Waikonini (says an Atiekland telegram) is the vessel reported yesterday to be ashore at Pakiri. Messrs W. and G. Winstone, Ltd/, the owners, liave reoeived a telegram from the master, Captain McDermott, wlio says tliat the vessel is* ashore, m a safe position and the crew all safe. It is not known whether she was driven', ashore or beached. About 25 anglers took part m the fishing* excursion yesterday afternoon. ■ The weather was altogether in' their favor, and the excursionists had' a very successful day's sport. About 13Q;fish, of all varieties were landed. There were no sharks hooked on this occasion to provoke any unusual excitement. The pairty, whicli left the wharf at noon, returned at 8 p.m., feeling thoroughly satisfied with their outing. Should the weather remain fine, tliere is certain to be a large attendance at the Victoria Domain to-morrow afternoon to witness the match, Kaiti-City v. West End. \ Ab tins is the final round of the competition, and all teams are on even terms, keen, interest is _ being taken m the contest, and an exciting game may be expected. The following players will ve--present West End : Hepburn, Kelly, Roderick (2), Brown Wi Friday, 'Graham, Turner, Heke, Mutu, Hakowai, Ellison, Somervell, Pine, and Stuart. About 120 people attended the euchre party m St. Mary's schoolroom last even, ing, when a very enjoyable entertainment was held. • The prize-winners were : Mrs P. Barry .first, and Miss 'Hayes last for the ladies j and Mr Ryan first and Mr H. Bruce booby, for the gentlemen. Musi* cai item, were contributed , during the evening by Mrs. P. Barfy, Mr* M. Doyle, Mr Liclitwark (violm), and Miss Mcllhone (piano). ' Tlie success of the entertainment was largely due to the efforts of Mrs Ed. Williams, assisted, by Mrs Rossbotham, Mrs.Flocra/and^Mr M. MaKoney.. Mrs Scott, secretary of the Sievwright Memorial Committee lias, been advised by Messrs McNab and Mason, of Auckland, that the granite portion of the memorial has been completed, and shipped from Glasgow by the. s.s. Sussex, wliich left about the middle, of Jun^. Tlie memorial,; it is expected, will arrive here m about three weeks' time) and is to be erected immediately, the foundations having been put m readiness some weeks ago. .The Gisborne Racing Club has kindly refunded a sum of ; £o- due to the , club, and. Mr W. F. Crawford has generously given photographs to. the value of £1 Is. Mr S. R. East, of the Na,tive~Land Department, who has' been relieving clerk for. the Tai Rawhiti Land Board, pending tlie appointment of a permanent clerk, leaves on Wednesday next for rWellington, to resume his ordinary' duties at the head office. _»Ir E. 2 R. Broughton, wlio has been m, the Native Land. Court office m -Wellington V has been permanently appointed clerk, to the Tai Rawhiti. Board, and arrives here to-morrow morning. Mr East has proved a highly competent and obliging officer, and there was a strong desire for his permanent appointment: at' Gisborpe, but it is recognised, that Wellington office offers much better hope for on officer of his ability. ' A meeting of the Taruheru Road Board was held yesterday afternoon. All the members, consisting of Hon. Captain Tucker (chairman), Messrs A. Dewing, White; F. J. Tietjen, John .Cameron,, and the clerk (Mr A. G. Beere), were present. Upon the application of tlio residents of Bulwer road, the Board .resolved to contribute half the cost of cleaning out the. drains and^ having the .water-tables attended to.* Other business included a resolution to apply to. the County Council and request tuem to take over King's road, Makauri. '. The application is . to ne made on the ground tliat the road.is being used principally for county traffid, and itifs. the road T>y which stock from Waimata., Tolaga Bay, •and, otiier 'districts is driven to the stock sales. Mr Malcolm McLeod, Chairman of the Manga pupa scliool, returned on Wednesday from Wellington, Avhere he interviewed the Minister for Education m regard to tiie urgent need';- of extension of the Mangapapa school, tlie overcrowded state of which has so often been brought sunder the notice of the authorities. Mr McLeod, who was introduced to Mr Fowlds by Mr*?Ngata, represented the matter 'to the Mims ter on similar lines to the : representations' made to the Hon. J. Carroll, pointing out the fallacy of so much floor space to a certain, area, and that to get to Kaiti school the ohildren would nave to go through the -Gisborne school district. Mr Fowlds admitted tliat he had not understood the position! as placed before him by Mr McLeod, and indicated that if, on enquiry, be found tlie facts to be as represented' provision, would be made for the required extension to provide accommodation for the children. , The School Bath Social Committee met last night, there being present: Messrs Rowley (m the chair), T. G. Lawless, ; J. B. Little. Withers, 0. R, Olseh, E. Som. ervell, A." Townley, and J. Colley. ; ; The statement of accounts was presented, and with a -few 'returns to come it was, esti** mated the sum netted would be £110. In reply. to Mr Little the chairman, said the fumd had now reached! about £260, and with the promised Borough Council subsidy of £25, they would have over £285 m 3iand clear,; Mr Little : Thenyou think it wiU be safe.to go on? Theohaif. man: Yes, we came to tliat conclusion some time ago. He went .on to explain that they were now only waiting for the completion of preparation work that was being done gratuitously. Votes of thanks 'were passed to all who had assisted to make the social a suoess; andi a: hearty vote . of .thanksi was accorded) to Miss Moore's. Orchestra for their kindly services, during the two nights.^ An old resident of .Gisborne, Mr. William Harry Steele, passed Sway quietly last evening, at the readenoe of his daugh. .tet. Mns Q. MorrisonVKaiti. The interment, which will, be private, takes place to-morrow afternoon. The deceased was 65 years of age, and arrived m Gisborne m 1866 from Auckland V 'Be came then, ,at the request ofl the late Mr William King, to build a house at Matawhero for Captain Bloomfield. The house m those days was regarded* as a veritable mansion. When th© Te Kooti trouble occurred the house ivas burned down, the material m the guttering being used to make bullets with. Mr and' Mrs Steele and child experienced many of the rough vicissitudes of the early days, and there is a grown-up family, the members of which all have the deep esteem of the community. In the year he left Auckland for Gisborne Mr Steele was the Provincial Grandmaster of the : Order of Oddfellows, andfor many years he took a keen interest m the work of Friendly Societies. In ©arher days. he took a prominent part m volunteering /natters, and was a very active member o_ the old J Battery, recognised as one of the smartest artillery corps m New Zealiind. Latterly, Mr Steele, who frreatly lamented tlie death of his wife, md led a retired life, and was' chiefly known to many old friends, who were always pleased to have a chat with him. He took up his residence for a time m Wairoa, but returned to Gisborne with his daughters, two of whom had been m business there. The second meeting of tlie Gisborne United Band of Hope Union was held last night at the Choral Hall (Baptist Tabernacle), and proved an unqualified success. The Hall was densely packed, and the interest was maintained throughout. Although no encores were allowed the enthusiasm at the vocal music of .the Te Ran students' allowed no refusal, so that an exception was .allowed. Rev. W. Grant being unable to be present, Mr Palk ably presided, as well as acting as an auctioneer m the caso of the six children. Various ladies and gentlemen representing "Fashion," "Gambling," "Drink," "Prohibition," and "Christianity" respectively, put forth their special claims to purchase the children. The last; proved to be the successful bidder. The comedy of the difficulties of a wealthy lady m respact to her various servants was well enacted. It appeared they were not satisfied with their allowance of beer, but became under the influence of spirits as well. The promises to amend were certified by each signing the total abstinence pledge. Much interest and amusement were afforded by the clever way m which the lady and gentleman fulfilled their parts. Other items were given by the following — Miss Spence, pianoforte solo ; Master T. Adair, recitation; Misses G. and V. Warren, violin solo, and pianoforte accompaniment; Miss' A. Yardley, solo; Masters Preston. (Te Arai), violin duet ; Miss Pearce, recitation ; Miss Featherstone, recitation- The interest of the audience and their appreciation of all! the items was manifested by their continuous applause. The children (35), who j had signed the pledge at last meeting! repeated it aloud, and many more signed j last night. At the close Mr Peckover j announced ther was some uncertainty as • to their being able to continue to meet there, as tlis Auckland Baptist Union were taking over the building, but he hoped to be able to enlist their sympathies with those who were at present carrying the meetings on.

Band members are notified there will be no meeting this evening. Constable O'Hara leaves on Wednesday for Auckland, whither he has been transferred, exchanging places with Constable Tait. Tho General Post Office advise : "Cards ornamented with tinsel, mica, powdered glass, or similar substances, are prohibited transmission througli the post unless enclosed m covers ; if not so enclosed they will be detained and sent to the Dead Letter Office." Tho London Daily Mail of June 12 states : Rangiuia, a Maori chief, with his songs and dances, was the principal attraction at an entertainment given yesterday at the Morley Hall, George street, Hanover Squaire, m aid of the Madras Students' Hostel. . It has been decided to celebrate Arbor Day at Mangapapa school next Thursday afternoon, when a large amount of planting aiid pruning will be done, and : a member of the committee possessing] practical knowledge will impart instruc- 1 tion to the children. - Ther* was beautiful weather yesterday afternoon for ttie hockey matches. After the match m which the ladies were victorious the other teams took the field. . City defeated West End, and Te Rau defeated Kia Kaha, tlie win m. each case i being by a single point. A survey of Shoal Bay, Auckland 1 harbor, has disclosed the remarkable, fact that what was supposed to be so shal low as to be useless for shipping is really more, adapted for the , largest ocean steamers than much of the foreshore where the wharves' are. ' In the latter case there is a rocky bottom, but m Shoal Bay there is a great depth of mud 'capable of being dredged. A meeting of the available members of the Provincial Executive of the- Farmers' Union was held to-day to consider the Land Bill and suggest improvements. Those present were : . Messrs Watson (President), Sainsbury, Gaesar, Holden, and- Clayton. The Bill was taken clause by clause' and suggestions ado^d for iorwarding to the Minister for Lands. The members critically examined each salient {mint of the Bill, the meeting being a engthy one. Rumors were- prevalent m New Plymouth on Saturday that oil had r been struck m No. 3 bore at Moturoa. The chairman of directors subsequently stated that oil had been met with, but on account of the small quantity, and the fact that it was unaccompanied by gas, the bore had been drilled and cased past the oil-bearing seam. Tlie weekly report of the directors states that there is still a free flow from the Birthday well, aiid it ; will take some time to empty it. No. 3 bore was cased on Friday morning, to a depth 0-2160 feet, the well being down to 2180 feet. An additional 70 feet will bring it to the level of No. T, wliich is on oil. Prilling m No. - 4 been ter n: porarily suspended at a depth of 1678" feet. It is expected tliat - the Moa and Inglewood Companies will, commence boring m a week <>r so; Very hard 'ground is .being . pierced at the O^t and Freehold I Company's site. - Strenuous protests against the ■charges m the tariff are being made by the liferent oil companies,, as the proposals place 20 per cent, duty on all casing over sin diameter. An attempt is beinjr made to liave oil well casing exempted from duty. ■,'.'-. V--