Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, MAR. 21, 1908 TO SAVE DAYLIGHT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11231, 21 March 1908, Page 4

Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, MAR. 21, 1908 TO SAVE DAYLIGHT.

It is not an -unknown practice in some of the back-block districts of this country for the clock to be advanced, say, an hour in the siunmei' season with the object that the farmer and his household may as a matter of custom take full advantage of the long period of daylight. Thus when the smoke lazily ascending from hundreds, of chimneys in the sleepy town denotes that the inhabitants aro just beginiiiug to tumble out of bed and prepare for the' day's activities, the wide-awake people of the country,, rising ostensibly at tho same time, have* actually been up , and' astir for at least an hour, and whilst the Gisborne man waits for the warning sound of the 8 o'clock whistle, the country chronometer shows the time to be' fully 9 o'clock, and the day's work on the farm is well advanced. It was Thomas Moore, the Irish poet, who suggested that A'The best of all ways To lengthen our days Is to steal a few hows front tho night," and if a measure that was introduced into the British House of Commons a few weeks ago by Mr R. Pearce, M.P.; becomes law the jieople of England will be given an opportunity by the legal enforcement of early, rising tp enjoy the benefits that arise from brea tiling the early morning 'air.. The novelty of the proposed ha_ aroused a good deal of amusement, but nevertheless it is regarded as r a very interesting", and angeniou.-? plan, the adoption of which cannot but be beneficial to the millions of inhabitants of the British Isles. Briefly, the Bill proposes * to, save to tho people of Great Britain an extra 210 hours of daylight .each year. Tl^ modus operandi is as follows: 1. At' 2 a.m. on each of the first four Sunday mornings in April standard time shall ..'advance twenty minutes. 2. On each of the four Sundays in. . September standard- time shall recede twentv minutes. The promoters of the -Bill show that by this "trick", of the clock there is secured 80 minutes more working daylight, after 6 p.m. each day during May, June, July, and August, and an average of 45 minutes a., working day extra during April and September. The object of the change is to make the working day coincide more closely with, the solar day.. The sun rises in England early in June at 3.50 a.m.,, but heedless of its rays slothful man spends the early hours in bed. It sets at 8 p.m., but man does not go to bed with it. The purpose of the Bill is in effect to maks the people rise in the summer actually at

6 a.m., while they think it is 7.20 a.m., and thus to give them' an hour'jj more enjoyment of the sunlight. No alteration of time is. considered necessary in the winter and thus the elock in September is set back, mankind being given each Sunday of that month an extra hour in bed. It is pointed out that no one will notice the miracle being worked or suffer the. slightest inconvenience. All people will be treated alike. It is claimed that it should materially profit the industrious worker. The inventor, of the scheme (a Mr Willett) has gone into figures and shows that the saving 1 in artificial light alone — to .say nothing of health— will be dE^joOOiOOO. The railways would rum, earlier than they do now; the factories would begin work earlier; and of course they would also leave off work earlier. The man who now leaves off work at 5 p.m. will find that it is only 3.40. He will enjoy nearly an. extra hour and a-half's recreation. The man who leaves off at 6 p.m. will find that it is still only the middle of the afternoon. No. one will notice tlie early rising, for it will be done gradually. The promoters of the "More Daylight" Bill declare that 'there are no obstacles in the way of the reform. They say : "Little more than the slight effort to move the hands of the clock is necessary, and it is don© by moving the hands four times -in; April and four times in September." • The proposal has the endorsement of scientists- such as Sir Robert Ball the astronomer, and such men as Sir Charles Oweni and Sir Alexander Henderson in the- railway world. There is really/ nothing very revolutionary in," the- idea. It i& merely applying to Great Britain the longitude of else- ' . where. ; One has. already to alter one's watch 'when travelling on the Continent, in Ireland, or in America. Connnenting on the measure, a London paper dioubts how people would view the scheme, and asks: "What would the trade unions and the. British workmen say to the shortening of repose on the April Sundays? Wlien \ye.. reinember 'that the change from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar in Eh/gland "was bitterly opposed, by niobs. who de^in/anded that they sliould te 'given back their -eleven, days,' and who seriously imagined that their lives had been shortened -by the term taken oiit of the, year, we see the factors that make against any innovation, even though that innovation can be proved l?y its autiiors to, be beneficial. ' Tlie aim of Mr Pearpe may lie philanthropic, and there is much to be said for Jus scheme on abs^mcfc'growids. But. ha.Tia-s to. seciir,©' suppoi-t from ai Government which may welf fear the icry of. 'Less sleep' on the top; of tlie indignaJbioiti against Hoar coal and dcaiv bread." :•

Passengers by the Wimmera ar^e requested to note that there will only be one launch," which leaves the wharf at 8 this evening. ■■;. . ' Mr and Mrs Barnes-Graham and family leave- by the Waikare to-morrow evening to join the Arawa in Wellington, leaving for London about Wednesday next. They purpose being away about two; years. . : At the next • meeting of the H.B. Education Board Mi- Dartori intends i to move as an amendment/that -the school hours .consist of five ) hours for four days in the week and 4£ hours or 5 hours on the fifth day, the latter to' be decided by the vote of the householders. At. the Police Court this morning, a first offender for drunkenness, who did not appear, was fined the amount of his bajl 186, and 2s costsy in default 48 hours' imprisonment. (For a second •offence within six months Frederick :SejN • mour was fined £2, and 2s costs, in- default seven days' imprisonment. . Mr H. Ken way, who is shortly leaving upon: a, visit to the Old Country,, last evening resigned his position as a Trustee of the Gisbome /Hospital, remarking that- as he would be away . for nine months, he thought ifc would: be best to resign, and enable the Trustees to appoint someone ill his place. The Acting Chief Postmaster, Mr] ,8. Gumming, advised to-day : The Kariakania mail is delayed at Te Kaaaka owing to the flooded state of . the rivers. The outward Motit mail is still delayed, at Te Karaka owing Ito. the flooded state of the rivers. It is anticipated that the. Waimata- Valley -mail will a*each town this afternoon.. ' • ; Mr' Darton at last night'? meeting of the School Committee stated that the . Chairman of the Education Board, Pastor Rics, and himself had been apointr ed to go into the matter of shelter sheds thrpugho'ut 1 the Board's distric^. Mr.; Darton and not Pastor Ries was d\so pne of the Committee to devise a scheme for the heating of schools. .'■■-".■■.■ ■> At a jarge gathering of the members of the Gisborne Club last evening Mr W. Miller, chairman of the Club, was presented with a handsome travelling rug on the eve of his departure on a tour ■oi the world. The presentation was made on behalf of the members by Mr C>, Hellier Evans, Avhp spoke of-tne esteem iii which Mr. Miller was held by his inany friends, : The .g^ory übo.u^ the Maori boys who* appropriated the water-melons presented to tk© Hon. G, tFowlcls, in tlie belief that they were intended for the youth of .the , oonimunity, has only been partly told! It now trajigpires that the Qhildredi, wfcyc generous .with the good things provided-, and passed some on to distinguished pakehas; who relished bpUi the melons and. the joke.. . ..'-. At tlie meeting of the Hospital Trus,tees last evening the resignation was re;ceiye,d. tff . :>vho it was "sa;id , wa.3 aio>y r^coyeriDy'fro;^ an attack «^f typhoid ' feVer. The '-vacancy lias be^n filled by' the appointinent of Mi&s Cook, recently of the Auckland: hospital. ,11ie Trustecs'.received tlie' resignation wijtli .regret, and. the remark was passed that they were losing; a very able nurse. ; . '■■. Sergean^ Williams, who until recently had charge of the* local police distrioti ; proceeda [under transfer. to Auckland this evening." JActjng-deiective Skinner, who has been -doing duty temporarily in Gjsborne r returns north by the Winimerai Oonstab lie, Maddern proceeded to i)uiie. din by Wednesday's -steamer, whilst Con. stable Tate is also under transfer to Wol. 'liugtori, ' awaiting the arrival of the relieving constable. . ' i A. coinpfciint was recently made by jMessrs Slack Bi'os,, of Palmerston North, (that owing to defective accommodation at iSpamei Islaodrquarantine station they jha'd ; lost a. Htt«r. of . thirteen valuable ,' (Devon prgs. The Chief Inspector of Siiock,. MrCliftpn,/refutes this statement- ' ;in a communication, to the oftioers pf the; 1 'Depai-tment, in which he statbs that the 1 eow had been -overfed on. the voyage from . England; one had been, dead at birth, "another, bofti sickly, died shortly after, an<ii;tvr^ Were acqideiitally killed by the 'sow. The owner, pii visiting, the quarantine station 1 , made no complaint of thefii.' treatment. A telegram stated that the charge had been Withdrawn. , '. The annual meeting of the Trinity Junior Ladies' Guild was held yesterday afternoon in the schoolroom the vicar presiding'.; In spite of the stormy wea^ ther, a fair number attended. l : he following officers were elected : — President; Mre Daw6pn Thomas; secretary and treasurer, Miss Hamilton ; committee, t Misses Black, 13eeson, and. Hingston. Tlie sewing memberg of the Guild agreed to meet every Wednesday, at 2.50 p.m., to pro. pare for the sale of work to be held in the spring. One of th© objects of tlio Guild is to cultivate a epiiit of friend- : ship and union among the-younger ladies of the district, and so welcome newcomers and. strangers to the parish. It is pro.-' , posed to organise entertainments .alter Easter to provide funds for the 6e\ving meetings. ... During the discussion at the -County Council meeting late yesterday afternoon respecting the selection of the main county roads with reference to a projected, loan proposal, Or White cross, ed swords with Cr.W. D. Lj-snur resi pecting the merits of the roads which had been selected.. Cr White contended i that tho>;]Silangapoike road; was, destined to become the main road to Wairoa, and that if the Tmiroto road was included in the schtsdule, so should the Morere and Mangapoj^e- roia.ds be. Cr Lysnar deckr- ' ed, thai, ihe. M^Oga-poike road 4id not , e^st r wheaeat CivW^ite-iesßorided with some warmth, asking if it was known the settlers in the Mangapoik& were putting theiv .hands intp , their 'pockets, to v make . the rqad, I 'which was soon. tQ.bo- pushed itlong. One settler had given £ICK)O,. whilst three bthei-g were giving JBSOO apiece. . •

The annual meetings of householders at which the School Committee are elected take place on April 27. A special meeting of the Harbor Board is to be held on Monday afternoon. to consider the reports on the proposed harbor. ; Six or seven cases of alleged cruelty to animals will be heard at the Court on Monday, .the charges having beeii laid by the Inspector of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ahi^ raals. - As it is considered improbable that the southern mail from the s,s. Wimmerat will be landed until after 10 o'clock ; this evening, arrangements have been made to sort it into the private bbxeS at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning, thuti enabling business people to reply their correspondence by the outgoing mail. ;| • During the past month . ; the / Borough ! Road Overseer lias been doing much good work that i g greatly appreciated by dri* vers .of vehicles. Lqte of ruts that had become well-known danger spots to mof torists and drivers of- vehicles have disappeared through the judiciou s placing of a little gravel, and ■witfhopfc any need for reports and. motions in tin*. Council, There is still much to do,, but /the way ini wliich the Overseer has anplipd himself to the making of iriahy little general improvements means ; that much work Jia# been dc-rie, and at a moderate cost, I There was a fairly good muster of thjj Gisborne Rifles, last * evening for thti weekly parade. General instructions' a,mjl company movements were undertaken! also semaphore signalling ' wor^.T In, connection, with the latter, as an, induce^ ment/ to the men to acquire ii knowt , ledge of signalling 1 two (special pm'isi have ; been promised, in : adqition io tji<3 customary badges and provisions of ths regulations. v : After the parade a nbnV corns' class was held, when matters in connection with the Easter movements were gone into. The firing off fof 1 Lieutenant Cbleman's trophy, which was to ltove taken, place to-day, had to b^ abandoned owing to the rainj but WJJI probably take place on April 4; enfne? are still being. received. '-"i :t The storm on Thursday night appear^ to have struck. the Muriwai settlement with exceptional severity.' The ' gaJe canie in from the west-south- west;.* anil howled down the valley as though through a funnel. A" fine crop of ab'out^O acrefe of niaize, which was 1 looking splendid', and reported to be standing aonie 10ft (?r lift high (the, prbportyv/of Mr JiD. Rofbeke), was levelled out to witjiin tlneia feet of . the ground.. The storm made ja. very clean job of its destructive wor% and judging from the position the stalks are now in, there does not appear muc|} possibility of the rsinv getting at the 6eed to ripen, it, and extra- trouble will lie caused in picking the cobs, as the cro^ is such aA thick; one; and now lio'S' hi !$ most difficult position to work.; During the progress of the. storm the iron, oh several old sheds was- lifted oft r , At the* meeting ?f the School Coritmi.t te last night /Mr Rowley 'siibmittejd a list of. childyen who did not return to the school for at least a Week after the :•■; holidays.— The Chairman asked wliatv they could do in the matter.^— ; ]Vf[r j Darton said it came under the School Attendance Act.— Mr Blair considered the parents made themselves liable.^ Mr Darton suggested making an example of the parents.; Jl'liey had an idea^h|t it did not matter about lsendihg 'their' children to school after the holidays, thinking there woiUd not it>e inucllflying. —The Chairman remarked that these were the children that kept the attendance down.— lt was decided as a warik f ing /to others to prosecute one of, -the patents whose child had been abserlt a month- after the -school 're-opened.; It was pointed out that this! parent was an exrmember of the -Committee,', a member, of the Board of Governors, a'^Pi^, t and many other things. ' ; . I : ■ Th^ question^ \r-liidi ha^ occupied" the ' minds of local f ruifcgrovrerß • for to ca?isiderable period is; how to get rid <f)f the /codlin liiotlv, which has been ravuging a number W our best orchards.. "Tl^e difficulty Juts ■evidently been conquered by the proprietor of the Hortoh nursery at Pahiatua; he has sent to Gisbbrne •samples of almost every, variety of apples, which are on view at Messrs Malcolm and Co;'s auction mai-t. • , The nu)r--<ssry' afci Pirhiat l ua' f consists of 33 acres i)£ apples ''alone,.':.' WhicU'. am claimed! to tie absol utely free from the; pest, whicli is rampant in all other orchards in ths|t district. ' Of course, to get rid of the Qodlin entails a little tixj'ubTfe and expen^. It ig only ;by systematic spraying tlulii the apples grown ' in the Horton nursery haiva been brought, to perfection. Tliie system' on Avhich, Mr Horton AVTprks ! ave|- ' ages out at about 8d per tree every yeai*. The treeg arc spray«d. three four tim|s during the: year with arsenate of lead, which lias proved very effective; judging' by the sample of apples sen^> to Gisboine. A. collection of apples from this 1 orchard was sent to the exhibition in England," and was awarded the prize medal againijfc allcomers; Orders are being , booked for ti^ecs from the orchaid by the eole agent locally, Mr E. J. West, Ballanfte street, Whatauipoko. ■ ■ "A question that the Trustees must face," reported the Vis i ting- Committee (Messrs W. D; S. MacDonald; A; Deling, and E. If. Mann) to. the Hospital Trustees meeting .last ■■/evening, "is tl«it of more accommodation for ; tlie^nmrg.ing stafl;. Your comiriittee do not- consider th© cottage temporarily rented will be tit all suitable or comfortable during the winter-months. There- are at present three nurses and a. housemaid living in four rooms. . Tliey have; no gas noivhot -water available/' 'Mr Mann last evenlng drcAr the to tjie fact that thig temporai'y; acconimodation .was quiito unsuitable for the winter months. ; In reply to the Cliairman, thesecretliry said the Trustees were paying 12s a week rent for .tills cottage. '• The Chairman suggested that the. best, cowse would he for the Visiting Cpnunittco to confer with th.eboi-ough building 1 inspector, Mr J. R. Little, regarding' the providing of adeqiiate flccommiodation foir the , •ntirseis. Mr MacDonald said they needed six additional bedrooms and a 'bath-room. The Hon. Captain Tucker thought that they should provide for that amount; if itw»^ not really needed now, it would be before long. Mr Mann said a-ltnough there were no complaints, the ' inconvenience had been very nicely put before them by the nurses, and he thought they should not delay. Captain Thicker moved that the Visiting Gommitteo. should be seiiipowered, after .c'oMi'uUiu^, witlv Mr Littlp, etc., to call for .tenders; a^d have the additional accommodation put in lvand at once, a, special meeting- of the committee to be called if necessary., Mr Kenway seconded the motion, which was carried. > As recently indicated, , Messrs Clayton and Searle purpose replacing the premises now occupied by Messrs Searle and Hossbotham, with a two-storey brick building, the erection of whicli is to be done in conjunction with Messirs JHallenstein Brothers' new building. 'The plans for this addition to Gisb6nie*s buildings have been prepared* by Mr H. J. , Brownlee, and show that the outward appearance will resemble that of Hallenstein Brothers, so as to give' the uniform appearance of one block. The rooms of the ground floor will be occiipied by Messrs; Searle and Rossbothaih. The front shop, which- • 'is to be 13ft 9m by 21ft; will consist of numerous fittings, with. a large plate glass window. to display the goods. Leading off the shop, the cutting room, 13ft 9in by 10ft 6in, will be entered,. ami this also will be fitted up AVith all .conveniences. A special feature about. this room is the provision that has been made for tight. Running right up through the top floor to, the roof is a, light-well, doAyn which the light can reach the cutting-room ;• frpm large skylights overhead; The fittingroom will form the third department* which is 13fi'0in by 7ft. In the • rear of the building wili be another itioß, which will be approached, by a 3ft right-of-way between this and Hallenstein's. This passage will also leai l is\ the staircase, which in turn leads: to the upstairs portion. This latter consists of a large workroom 13ft ;9in by ": 40ft an office, and a lavatory. The interior of the building is to be well lighted by gas, and the walls mostly plastered. When these buildings are -completed there will be a block of fine brick premises, of fine, architectural designsj from the Masonic hotel to Peel street Corner. Messrs Rossbotham and Searle* have removed to temporary premises in P«iel street, and a start will be invade, to dismantle the -old shop as soon as the weather clears. •

A sitting of the Tai-Kawhiti Maor Land Board is to take place in the see ond week in April. The heavy rain recently discovered tin ■weak parts of many houses, and in sonn cases there was quite a. little delug< through the gutters overflowing. Mr Jowers, of the Sweeteries, notifies *that he has erected a temporary Avork chop, which will inevent disappointmeni in the supply of orders. Mr W. F. Somerville, who luis been u\ •North for about eighteen months on ac count of hig health, has returned to the district. He looks well, and states thai he now feels quite strong again. Among the Gisborneites met in tlw Old Country by Mr H. H. Wall, who returned to Gisborne this week, -were Mi and Airs Walli^ and daughter, wlio are ifeturning via Japan. The following was the revenue received at the Custom House this week : Customs duties £1425 15s 9d, light dues £6 18s sd, shipping fees £1 Os 9d, Harbor Board revenue £28 11s 6d other receipts £3 15s ; total, £1466 Is sd. We that the quarter-acre section in Childers, road, opposite the Gisborne hotel, and occupied by Messrs Niven and Company, has been disposed of by Mr WnL Miller to Messrs Clayton and Sainsbury for £3500. The property Jias a frontage of 165ft to Childers road and a depth of 66ft. Four years ago this property wag sold at auction for £&10. .■'■■■ . Regarding the value obtainable from.^ a sma.ll.farm, a witnesq at t!ie Conciliation Board at Rangiora, stated (says the Press) that potatoes would, -at the fairly low price of £2 per ton, give a- gros s return of £16 per acre; under the best conditions, and, best prices and milk returns, cows "would give a gross return of £8 per acre ; and cattle, which did not involve the employment of mucii labor, would not return more than £3 per acre. Messrs :Miller and Craig report on today's sales: Hens Is 6d to Is 8d each, ducks Is 9d to Is lOd, eggs Is 8d to Is 9d per doz, pumpkins 3s doz, preserved eggs 10d doz, butter 1b Id, oranges 7s 6d case, bananas 5s case, nears £d lb, onions lid to l£d lb, grapes 3±d lb, apples 2£d lb, peaches .aid. to 4^d lb, citron melons 6d each, potatoes i£d lb, pickling onions lid lb, rhubarb 6d' bdle, marrows 2s 3d doz, plums % 9d box, kumeras lfd lb, tomatoes 2d to 2£dlb. Mr W. Lissant Clayton reports among, recent sales Mr A. T. Mitchell's sheepfarm at the Motu to Mr V. Thomson, Mr J.,R. Shaw's run, comprising 1200 acres of fine alluvial flats at Tolaga Bay, to Messrs Gear and Jobsoh. of Manawatu, and Mrs Sv {Peach's desirable run, comprising rich flats and hills at Patutahi, to Mr Tansley. Two valuable business sites have also changed hands. Mr W;; Miller's Taluable property, comprising 165ft frontage V to Childers road, adjoining the Poverty Bay Club, to a local resident at a ,very satisfactory figure, and a valuable allotment (adjoining the site recently purchased by the Union Steamship Company} to Messrs Blair and Sains! bury. Several sales of houses and sections on. Kaiti, Victoria Township, West End, and, Whataupoko have also been completed. . "There is, I think, one urgent requirement at the hospital," remarked, the Hon. Captain Tucker at last night's; meeting of the Trustees, "and that is the profyiding of a separate room for ' iioisy ptvtients." Proceeding, the lion, gentleman said euch provision was needed both in tlie male and female wards. Recently there had been, a. female patient' who\ became delirious and went on talking? all night, keeping, he would imagine, all the other patients in the ward awake. Tlie .same thing applied at the ,< male end-. They had had only recently a patient tvho was suffering from— well, hallucma? tions — who kept up a conversatioii Avith imaginary., persons all night. Tlie Chairman (Mr J* W.. -Bright) suggested that tkpj isolation ward, if not occupied, might be" used for such cases. • The Hon. Captain Tucker pointed out that -wooild entail the drafting, off'wf a special nurse to attend to ,the case at the isolation ward. Mr Darton. remarked! that Dr Valintine, the ilnapector-General of Hospitals, had recently' infoi-miad them. that, they eould erect a ward .for such cases, send on the voucher, and. he would see.' the Department paid for it. iThe Chairman said the doctor had been asked to put this in Uis report, which wag not yet to hand, and it would be better to wait until it was. He also thought they should take some cognisance of . the state of their finances. Mr Darton. added that it was necessary to employ a male assistant to attend to such cases' at night. He understood Dr Valintine to say the Department would defray this expense, and also for the delirium tremens cases and those of temporary insanity. He .thought they should employ such a. person, and that they had no right to run the institution without this assistant. The Hen. Captain Tucker concurred, remarking 1 that frequently the nurses were required for duties they should hot be expected to perform. On the motion; of Mr Darton, it was ultimately' decided 'to ascertain the cost of such additions and a mule assistant, and to inquire front the Inspec-tor-General whether the Department was? agreeable to bear tlie cost.