Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, MAR. 12, 1910. HOSPITAL BOARD ELECTIONS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12095, 12 March 1910, Page 4

Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, MAR. 12, 1910. HOSPITAL BOARD ELECTIONS.

It would be a matter 'greatly to be . deplored if, as the Result of the'democratizing of representation ort the Hospital and Charitable rAid Boards, any element of discord should be allowed to creep m m connection with "ihe . administration of local-i nstitutions,-"* which, we tliink, everyone will admit are* now under exceedingly capable management. For that reason we are sorry to see some evidence of an attempt tp run the elections upon party lines, and to obtain the adherence of the ■■ burgesses to various, ''tickets." There, can be no possible reason for the dominance ' of hospital affairs and the administration; of charitable aid relief by : any particular persons pr party, and we should' be sorry' to think that any of the candidates now before the_ public, m ottering themselves, bad axes to grind, or were doing so merely to secuire a triumph of any party flag. If such -were the case we are sure ft would be resented by the electors. It is fair to assume tliat every person;.nominated is submitting his candidature from a siehsedf public duty and -.with" the sole object of bringing to 'bear the best of his or her individual, judgment upon the government', of hospital affairs and the administration of poor .relief. That being so, the safest course for the electors to pursue "■is to discard any question of party, or "ticket," and to vote for those candidates whom, they consider best fitted to discharge the duties of the posiifion. We regard with satisfaction the fact that two lady . candidates have* been induced to offer themselves as candidates, for not. only does the work undertaken by the Board cover a sphere m which -women are entitled •: to representation, ' but the presence of one or more lady members on the Board would, we are sure; often give material help' 'to ''that body m connection with the government of the institutions under its control. There are many matters relative to the relief of poverty and care • for the sick and suffering that come under tbe notice of the ladies, who have done, such admirable ... work m founding the Maternity Home and the Children's Creche, and it must certainly be to the public interest to have at, least one of their number on ' the Board. In the' same manner friendly society members are 'frequently m touch 'with cases of' sickness and indigence, and without justifying the> claim to speciaL representation of them as a body on tne Board We should say that one or two ' members from, the associated friendly societies would be capable -of rendering- valuable assfstance. Similarly the interests of themunicipality and other local . contribute ing bodies, through whiph the wherewithal for the carrying out Of tl\e bene- "■ ficent'work is obtained should be studied, and members of '•/these bodies be given some voice ih the control ' of af-.- - fairs, 1 though not necessarily a. predominating influence. We should Tlike to have seen some clear and definite expression pf opinion from every candidate upon the question of the construction of a new hospital. That is a mat- ,' ter of pressing and superlative import- ' ance that cannot be burked. .. Every medical 'man m the' district recognises • the necessity of the Hospital being shifted from "its '"present site to a more elevated position. The Pabli'c Health Department has affirmed the desirability pf this being done, and the present In-spector-General of Hospitals, we know from a conversation a representative of this paper had with him only a few days ago, feels strongly upon the wsubject. Not onjy is> the present locality ' unsuitable iri "'consequence^ of the proxi-: , mity of insanitary mudbanksj carrying; drainage from the freezing* Sv'o'rlcs and : cemetery, but tlie hospital buildings "are' old and. germ-ridden, and must witfii.iv a very lew y^ars be replace^ Tliat they are inadequate for the -accommodation" of' tlie sick of the district is proved by tlie fact that the necessity was forced .upon the Trustees last ' year., "of ■ erecting a large canvas shelter', for the reception' of patients, and ' frequently throughout* the year the instituiioii was sadly ovei*'-, crowded. Our hospital should ,be located on a site where we eortld -be I'Kure' tjiat surgical woiiiids-ivoiild . 'heid by first intent, and patients suffering from various ailments be rapidly won back to convalesqence through the influence of fresh, bracing 'air' '--and sunshine, which there- is reason to fear, solely through unrtuitablenosß of^ the locality and thia aged state of- a. portion of the biuldings, : is not to .bo guaranteed ntl the present time. ) The provision- of a new hospital may mean some considerable call on thc community, but the Government will provide more thah half the cost, and moreover the work can be taken up and performed gradually, for under the most modern methods -of., .hospital construction 1 buildings erected on the central- ward system ape easily capable of extension as the requirements of Ta7 district necessitate additional accommodation being provided. We are sure that m a matter so essential for placing our hospital m the vel'y best position to combat the 'ravages of .disease and give speedy relief to those suffering from physical injuries, the public witl be prepared to give am emphatic mandate to the new" Hospital Board to go forward with" the construction of a hew building on a new site 1 without delay.

Jurors and witnesses are reminded that they .must be m attendance at the Supreme Court on Monday at 10.30 a.m. The anniversary of Te Karaka Presbyterian Church will be celebrated tomorrow by special services. Wo havo been asked to mention .that Air and Mrs Mcßretney kindly presented a box of delicious grapes to the children of Waerenga -a- nika school picnic. I His Honor Mr" JtLstiee Cooper arrives from South by tho steamer to-morrow morning, to preside over the sitting of th© Supreme Court, which opens at 10.30 a.m. on Monday. ' In consequence of a nuinher of the East. Coast Mounted Rifles having applied for their discharges, there are. vacancies m the corps for 25 men, for which enrolment is invited. . , A. mushroom patch on a macadamised' roadway is something of a novelty, but paasersby m Read's- Quay may observe near the Borough Council Chambers a most prolific patch, from which a kit full was gathered a few days ago. > Tliis morning Detective Rawle arrested il young half-caste Native, on charges of breaking and entering, theft, and torgery. The accused will be brought before tho Magistrate on Monday, but will hrobably be remanded for a week, on Account of the Supreme Court opening on Monday. . "I believe the Paths Pictures are largely responsible for keeping the town so quiet at nights," a person closely connected with Police Court matters remarked to-day. He pointed out that the Entertainments attracted the men from the streets, gave them enjoyment at a cheap price, and to Ms mind. were the ■cause of the decrease m drunkenness. ■ The children's cantata, entitled "The |lappy Family," produced >by a" former generation of Gisborne school children 17 years ago, will be staged at -His Majesty's Theatre oil * Friday evening next. Diligent i*ehearsals are m progress md the performance; which is iri aid pf the funds of- the Kaiti school for the purchase of prizes, mediils, and gymnastic apparatus, etc., promises to be a great success. ] The following information received by a local resident from a friend at ,Te tvuiti will convey an idea of the possibilities of a township subsequent to the Extension of the . railway : "Te-Kuiti is progressing rapidly. There are two banks here,; two dentists, two doctors, plenty 'of lawyers, land agents, 7suryeyors, etc. Quarter-acre sections m the' main street are selling at £1000 fach." Te Kuiti is. on the Main Trunk m, and was at one time the terminus of the railway from Auckland. •;' 7 Steps are being t^ken to bring the Tauwhareparae endowment appeal be(weeri the Harcor Board and , the 'tenAnts before the ensuing sitting of 'the Court of 'Appeal^opening m Wellington on April ' 4. The whohv question tb|'he de.cided is as to whether the ..rental .of , the new lease should' be i based' on- the unimproved .'value plus 10s* pe r acre (which is the amoimt allowed under the lease for improyem ! ent)i or whether it should be on the full ) improved market value, irrespective of amount.. The formation of a mibtor%-|uncli club was decided upon at a meeting of motor launch owners a.nd enthusiasts last evem ing, Mr F. .Sp'ragge being appointed' secretary pro tern. ves*jj}ect-' hig the formation of a similar ,7 cli)bv.at A")ickland are being obtained. •; .^suggestion has been made that, yacht owners should also he incluoed.^ Conditions respecting the "motor laiinchv-'raee t6 be held on Thursday for Mr G. j. Black'?. Cup wewalso decidedTupon, the donor being accorded a hearty vote of thanks. . Cited to appear before the Conciliation Commissioner this week m respect of the Drivers' Unj.oll demand, the Town Clerk and Borough solicitor appeared to contest the case on behalf of the Council. To their astonishment, however, they found there was rio one to bring "the case before. "They , must have .forgotten all about it," remarked the Town Clerk, when 'narrating the incident to the . Councillors. Through ariT indirect sourcey however, it was 1 ' learned the matter had been adjourned, until the 30th- inst./ , ] . ;.. . The announcement made some- months, ago that the railhead^ would reach tlie site of the temporary station at Otoko by May will be fully iborne out. Platelaying lias already been v carried to about thirty chains of the 30-mile peg, ; and the end of the present month should. see the earthwork on the intervening cuttings out of hand. Beyond Otoko a good deal of road diverftiom is in -progress, whilst sections of earthwork m hand "now. extend for nearly eight miles past . Otoko, - the two f o'rehiost gangs being actually beyond Halket's, at Rakauroa, 13 miles froni the present working terminus at Waikohu. The; ballast '' engine '.is. now visible • -from. Otoko.- ■ Formal, application ' to the State Guarantee Advances- Board has been lodged by the Bbrpugh Council m respect ,of £5175,000/ for municipal improvements m accordance .. with the recent poll. The. loan is applied for on the instalment system, with a term J! ,of 36i years. The population of the area affected is shown m the Council's application -as 7000, and ' the total rental value. pf the .rateable property .,*in- the area is assessed' at £110,500. The afnOurit of nioney already owing on security of rites oyer the property m the area affect', ed is £89,484, aiid the amount of annual rates collected therefrom -is '£4304. The security offered for, tl\e proposed loan is a ; syiecial rati 'of .'.ls 7d m the £1 ; upon the anntial rental' value: of all rateable property m the Borough.The adjourned meeting of the \Re7 tailers' Association was held yesterday afternoon. 7 Tliere- were •' present: Messrs A. M. Lewis (m the chair), B. Taylor, Haache. Image, Bruce, W. J. Cox,.F. Eure,- and felack Brothers. A set Of rules drafted by a .special committee was adopted with slight modifications. The following,/ officers were elected : Chairman; A. M. Lewis, vice: chairman, W. J. "Cox; secretary .-and treasurer} C. G. Piesse; auditor,' A. Graham ; committee, T. E. Toneycliife, G. Williams, J. B. Kells, and B, Taylor. According to the rules the a'ssocia. tion will meet on the second Friday m each month, and the annual meeting will be held m April of ; each year. The subscription is as fpllo>v.4: For members who have n° /assistants or those who orriploy one assistant, 10s od; those Mho e'rriploy two or three assistautsj £1 Is; those who employ three. fo 7 six hands,' £2 2s; and over six hands, £5 ss, payable, in advance. The qusstioiv of limi". of credit ,was\ mentioned by the ch'afri-riaiv "rid ; after disc-ifs'sibn it was' decided to "defer* the* matter until tlie next, general . meeting. . -.> In an nrticie m to-days, supplieinont, under tho heading ''Ships that Pas^," reference is mado jto the reduction of the old vessel," tlio Prince of Wales, to a' coal hiilk. The vessel was closely associated with the pioneering stages of iho frozen meat industry m New, Zealand, being eihpioyed as a freezer for at least three different works. The. Harbormaster at Gisborne, Captain Cumming, left the service of the White Star Company to lake charge of the vessel, which he, m conjunctiori. with , ,'.' , .M'e'sj'rs 'Nelson . Bros.; manager, purchased for tiny. latter » firm. Quastionecl on the subject to-day Captain Cumming . said that numerous' vessels '.werb'•su.bm^tted'' , ■'fa)■■ : ■.tlieril, , "tho Prince of .Wale's being 'chosen. That vessel had m every- way borne out the high opinio)"*] lib had promised' of her on hiali'i hg.the" examination. '. " Captain Cumming- has m his poss-csFion a copy of ; thb> original inven'l.^ry, which shoXvs tljat the- vessel was well found, tho build being on the .line's lof a small man-of-war. Captain Cumiiiiiiij gave up command of the, sailfirig ship Glyriwood to join a White Star mail steamor as. an oHicer. In February, 1886, Ko left the Sei^vice' of that -'coriipany.-to* join that of Messrs Nelson Bros. ' In addition to the purchase of the 9 r i nco of Wales there was the important work, of fitting her out a« a- freezing ship. "After woiking m London, Plyriiouth, and Antwerp till 1888 we left London for New Zealand, to. start freezing work m Gisbeme," stated^ Captain Cumming. .Thp paper |riving thp latter officer's, discharge Hio.nx the White S.tar' line %as an exoellerit one, referfinoe ' being specially made 'o hi--. Selection for "sobriety, ability, and zeal m the performance of hjs duties."---s

The track on which; the bicycle events are to take place m the Domain *at St. ! Patrick's sports is to be : rolled and 'specially prepared for the, occasion. A fall from a wool shed a.'., few "days / ago, resulting m internal injury, ylneces,*'' sitated a Te Arai settler, '„ young *Thrfn. named W. ' Leyland, being brougttd'&'o the Hospital to-day. 7' //- //§ ~* '/: .7 < i A special late train js running to-night for the convenience of coiuiwy patfOns ivho wish to return hpmo^aftel' the final performance of Slua6kle.t6n's7Pictures at His Majesty's TheatueC 77 : . •*. 7 .>v '■: "> The Rev. W. ''Mmlbs^ I .su^e.ct.' , At- < t^e' Baptist Tabernacle tb^niorrow !. eveniftg will be ''Reclaiming' the* Wasle,^. What lias been akeady accomplished- '' .AT'duett," anthem, and other 'bright musio**^will : 'b|j ' rendered^ '-*: ' />'.;; ;7'"7 «•;'■' ' - $7V ' * ..- Thef' live penguin that . was. to f havq been brought to Gisborrie -.'in-, conn6ct,iqn "with* the Shackleton-' jlictureg -.met*'. its. fate at HawWa. He >t*yrag* a "great : fjwbrT ite, being known as V'J^ckj" ahdWoiMi respond at once to the name. ; A butr cher . called Jack across thej-' rOi|d; ariji • supplied him so liberally ; with, meattluitthe bird died as the result.- \ "7 The . following pricesT'wer'etre^ised Messrs Miller 'and, Craig's auction m^rt tliis n>oi;mng: — Hens Is 3d to 2s, rooater^y_s f,o 2s 3d, ducks Is 9d to 2sj;pumpkjrJs 3s 4d- sack, onions fdVlb,. kumeras "l"|d lb, cooking .peaches Id lb, pears. id lb, maize- 13s Vao*k, bacon ,5d .iby eggsils 7d dozen,' butter lid lb, irhubarh •3d bundle, apples,; (cookers) Id. lb; ? . . 7 ">' "... The Holy Trinity Ladies' Sewing ' Guild announce that the "annual fair 'and ,§ale of work will be held m the.Garrison Hall on April 7. A; splendid assortment of .beautiful articles is being procured. The proceeds are..'tq be^giyen to the* Parish Church. ' Building Fund, a proportion being-, given to. the Maori Mission. Details will be announced "T later; '•-■-. . ' ■ ".'•;. --77T ■*• .. ; - 7 y By Messrs Redstone and Sons' coaches yesterday, the following -.passengers 'ar- '•■*• rived : From Waipiro, Inspector "Ow^er ". ■ Mrs Moss, Messrs de Montalk >( Milner, and H. Bright ; Tolmmaru, Meesrs Hinta and F. Harris; Arero, MissTWal^l Tolaga Bay, 'Messrs Jacob; 7Har"'gt4v'esv McKenzie, -McKihlay ,' Stokes, and '-four Natives; Hikiiwai, Mr Leslie ; WairoA* Mr 7 . Robertson ; Wharerata, Misses Cooper arid Bull. ; '■■:. • What appears- to be ap excellent giiarW has, been,.. located near 70-tokp, \ within half a mile of ; the railway -line. . A fai;| Of : blu"e limestone- has beeri.7uhleaf tited - ' ' and roaji^access • is being fprm'ed. to tb'e' spoti'*r"^Oie' metal, isvhich, appears : to ;p*"e ' -excellent - buality, will,: it -'is' nWder,-_ stood, be.. used Jn concrete'wO-rk lnVcffiihection f witH.. a Trail\yay bridge that spans • the creek lower down. opening . if-p and development" of th^'fina' should^ be v?atcbed Avith.' interest 'bj locals b^ieWif';,. , A young man named John' Taiti wai cleaning a. deep: well on , : a-'-, farm at • Lar.a : (N'.SiW.');T«yhe'n 'sfc_e' ( rsides ..oi ; 7th& : well ' caVed iiij ' bhd,.' he ' Was bitfied* beneafc)Jt '■'' , several' tons /of earth^artd stone. 7 \T"ifj> '-/ work' bi' f xfescne \*\is^ commenced; Lmmedir/ atelyTln a coupie 'of hours 'three- -tons' J 6f debris' had /<ne*en* v removed, but six 7 hoWsl elapsed, b^ u f 6^. -trhe. man t was ire•^Hei&'.|:7K "wa^thm; found -that not 7a ;ljb^lrT JTatl* beeijjT bji'S^eli^.-^although Tffit v shock; X.X : ; ' ; 'J^'Br&^appe.a^^^.^e'ii'ttle' de J majid*:f.dr •-. 2apd. * M the sale ycbndubt ed * Messrs -"WilliaSis and Kettle;:"r^s,. at "thff old nu|p£ now'pcciip'jed b^l^W. J;,*?Barlow-, t.Ris'j itq|liing.* /-*No '^e^iwere-alfeeli^d' under --jbl|^ T i|-Slf!rii^«u?;' '^*- :-'^[_ie-' ; <|>^^er'-aiC-'-''-' allptm^i^n.'-'P^ra'ci- : str«"^; offend on hef hal f7'of 7sLr> -j R" HarperSr p"assed '..in ">. at prices rariging:*|f*fem^l^ Section ih H% , rasTsWee.t''pltssed m witnout a p ' offer; as !- *y id^also v they sectiohs ■ on. W hataupokoi ■ cdrit4Viljing^ dwellings* foff er^ ed on beharf^M the Ixtnla-upt of Charleii-Ta^le^i.. ■ ..7; r,.,.- /'u/.^Xy RecruitingtT^f^r the; *^buhted. ;R)fle 7 Cadets- proposed to .be' formed -ih'-cphj j unction • with ther-East QbaSt ; Mbu*nte!cl Rifles, is nbw in' progress.||A^iajfege.. hum; beiv --of 'application ■'■. formfc'- .'^ye" r ;/beeh issded"; these are; obtain4llle' tfiXMli: -Jtbje officers and sergeant-major -*of..tlie senior * - It shpuldi be necessary to , empbasise the advantages to' be vgairied ,by those between the ages of\ 14,' : and , ,jl^,^ who cpme .under *;he compui^*y}^bn'; 7 tion'"-qi '."'"he new defence scheraei'fn'tHe' ; fprmiitibn of the new corps tfey .' Avlhioh. they/ will _become territorials7*^'' X/X.Nominations for. events. 4, 7, . 9^^3, and 15, . for- St. Patrick's Day; sports, close jjdth.- Mr M,. Segedin at tihe Victoria/: Billiard. Saloon* at 9 ...0'c10ck to-* ; uignt, and. fflf events 5, .11. and 14;T with" • "Mr '""H, 7^iderson, cycle dealer, '. at 7 • same. hour.. ■ The final m^eting^ : -of T.'tbb cdmmitteej'wili be. held^ ati : 'S*f.": Jdai^s • schOplroprti ,oh . Monday . nigKt!; T *Ey eyy,7 thing m connection with Tis . 'proceedings ..-sitisfac.torilyy. and ';".a?"lar*ge».afc ' • ' ' tendance is , expected;. ■ Anangements'Tare being made fpr the tram .to leave, qt 5;- o'clock, for the country to -tjuit TtHe •'convenience of settlers. 7 ' ' 7 : X,\ ''■' -Evidence was taken at. the. s C"oirrt ''-.t^r-. day 1 ' m a case, ia^ which -James , H^nry Martin, proprietor of rthe-Gisboino ' t'ot^lj ■ .- ' ■ is suing one of his* porters, . James Bar- -' ■Taclough (Mr Burpard) for. 10s, the coßt "-T of a pane of*glas9 broken by him. De- ' fendant admitted breaking the pane,:buit. '''■■ said it was purely, accidental.. He was cleaning the ., windows, w,hen7. the step; -, ladder slipped, and fell against' tbe witi* 7 dow. Witness spoke to Mr Martin after thfe; accident^ arid h^ never said He ■wfjfs • igoing 'to* charge witness ' for' it 1 ;;, bulb ; laughed and said those 'partib'ular^wrn^ doVs appearedtd be fated.' The case '-\v_il; . •"; :be resumed ! pn the 24th 'ihs't. 7 ""■ ;";7 „ ' 'Arrangements for Vhe Te Kamk^p^^ ■on Easter Monday ;are..'nbw well fprwaridl. % ■■ T'he. .racecourse _ grounds, 'are - looking at . their . best, -While the tra^k is", m : splendid border. : It. jias'Jbe.i[m;7a|^ ivanged .- : that ( a special train ■ shalL iun from 'town to the course, the ret^n- fare being 2s. The chijirge f br, admission ~ ■■'$§.. Is, which' includes admission to. lhe.'. / grandstand,; from which .a first-class vieiw* gf.TaH"; events will be obtained. .7 Tho 7 ' grbmids are surrounded by' beautifi_7wil' : lowsj so; that- picnic i parties* Way .j-'fijld 7^ ample £hade;' Messrs'- Vita • ;Brbs;' 7 band will- dui^hg the day render, ah: -attrdcjU've programme of. music. A lengthy^ a^d*" varied rVrogramme of horse '.and foot events has • lieen - arranged^', foF "whicli Mr.. W. , Howard haa been', npppihted. handicapper, and'Mr-F."Creanlersta^t«f|'. A special feature wDl* be a clay 'pigeon match, opfen to 1 all, comers. A' f ew sljght alterations' hhye , beep made; m. the niirior 't e.yerits', the .prize for 1 the married ladies race being a silver teapot, pfeseri'te4' ( ti'f . '; Xfrf -Sheridan. Mr T7Adair : 'hasTfe*f ' sented a. "trophy for the 'pigeon* matjm, while other trophies have* beep 'lld^iy ' lleceiyed from Messrs Pearson," TXforgan,' j. "Smith, THds. Adams, Dempsey^ and Grieve. ' Great is being- ( taken m the gathering and a good-day's sport may be confidently looked for. 7 Hot water 'will be provided ort 'the grouricl,' Referring to the nasal hot' trouble amongst sheep, a well-known settler, onthe Coast stated to a reporter to-day that there has been no material cluingO with the portidri of his flock xaffeoted, Drafting out the, worst of them he had placed them.in a sheltered paddock-, .where they were being kept under observation,. , These 'sheep had little inclination to feed, and* had consequently gone p0 considerably m coMitiori;' in fact a' few , ho thought, '"-A^p't^J die. "Btis lambs had not been affedtedy but other settlers were not so fortunate. As to' 7 the trouble itself, it did ."hot seerii-.tn be spreading. The* treatment as f areas' lie could* safe had not hlade.any material improvement, and what m his opinion was wahted; was a, .winter with frequent cold; frosty l snails to destroy the pest: Inquiries " froni pother T.souirdps ' indicale ' that sln'ep are showing sighs of improvement thro'ughbut the district. One' siq> - gular .fact,". _ however," hn's f been ascertained, and- that is that wl^env suffering with swollen hsads the animafe.oanpot swim. .' This Aras demonstrated to "a recent travpller oii the Coast, who amie across' no ■less than 40"of a mob drow-ried i ■m negotiating a river crossing. Mortality has also, been ' observed wtfh s swollen-headed sheep put through the „; dipping process, a result which, is jiej'-. plexiner to farmers, seeing that' dipping . y operations, which are so "assential to\t"bft cieanlinisss of flocl^, , are now m 'pro-. gross. . The judicious use ;of a rope.., 'to assist the sheep* m crossing, a. ford, ,'it: is pointed out, would save ;loss by drown- ' ing.'

The Bubject to-morrow morning at St. Andrew's is "A Great Sermon," and m tiie evening "The Man, arid the Other ~ fifean." The choir will sing the anthem. About 34 horses were.b^feWd at Messrs Williams and Kettle's aufctioi^, mart today. There *vas a fair demand-, aVid the prices obtained ranged from £2 13s 6d to £12. -„ T. y Mr j; H. O'Donnell, receiver' of^'iantf revenue m Napier, has been promoted to a similar position m Auckland, and leaves for that city at the end of 'the 'present month. He will be succeeded hy Mr H. R. Robinson, at present receiver m New Plymouth. ( The Freezers' Union entertained their * delegates, who had attended the recent Employers' Conference . m connection with the Freezers' demands, at a social last evening m the old Cosmopolitan Club rooms. The evening was devoted to toasts and musical items, and a pleasant . timto was spent. Appreciation was expressed m connection with the delegates' work, which liad resulted m a much better state of things being brought about for the employees. "I think the firebell is sometimes rung without sufficient cause," remarked the Magistrate at the Court this morning. "A person sees a blaze and immediately rushes to the firebell and alarms the whole town, when a bucket of water would put an end to it. Another thing strikes me," added his Worship, "I don't think boys should be allowed to ring the firebell unless under the direction of some adult person. Something should be done* to stop this sort of thing.'.' ; • Additional plant: has been installed at the Gisbbrm-*. Brick Company's works at Kaiti for the manufacture of pressed brick's of any shape. The installation of further riiachinery for pipe making, has also been decided upon, a series of experiments having recently been carried out at other centres to test the suitability of local clay for the manufacture of "pipes. The very latest plant fdr'thisTpurpose has been ordered, and it is 'stated "thertf.is no .reason why local vnipeß should not "good m quality : the imported article. The installation is to. be proceeded with at once, and in* the -event of ; thinga coming up to expectation locaK pipes should be available for the Borough sewerage scheme. >nd' thus^effe-qtl a substantial saying on. the -voost, of i the work. , A shoal alleged to ekist m the Waitara roadstead- occupied the attention of the Gbvernriient steamer - Hinemoa duririg last week' but when that vessel returned •to Wellington Captain 1 BOllons reported to the Marine Department that he had failed. to locate the obstruction. It appears that* some little time back the' master of the steamer Kanieri informed the master of tbe New, Zealand Shipping Company's Kaikoura that there was a fdictaj m the roadstead,; and he gave the bearlngV' *Cap*toih 7McK*ellrir, noticing thiit such a shoal, if it existed, was not charged, ; paired-' the information on to the** Marine tofepartment, J and the Hineriloa was commissioned to make a search. Beautiful weather and smooth seas favored the search, but though the. Hinemqa spent a whole day "sweeping" the sea - m the vicinity, she discovered nothing. It mo-y. be assumed, there-lore that" if any shibal" exists",' the i bearings givep were not quit.i accurate. Discussirig : Lorcl Kitchener's i defence re{K?r.t^a -local., military enthusiast, who is considering the advisability of seeking a permanent appointment urider the new scheme, expressed his entire approval of Vthe Field Marshal's proposals. The divisional sub-division "suggested, he declared, waa an. important, feature of the scheme that would tend to increased efficiency. AfcTthe •". present, time there were five military districts. Lord Kitchener recommended T55. The Wellington district/under which the local corps were cpntrolled, extended from Wellington to.. Taranaki on the west and to Gisborne on tbe' east, arid to fun this district there were but .three paid officers, two volunteer officers and nine staff instructors. The raising; of the age limit frorii 21' to 26 also met with full endorsement, for, he added, under existing conditions one will only have just got the boyishness out/of the ranks, and JL they will have begun to* take an intelh-gen-t view of things, when they will puss as adult's into the reserves. Lord Kitchener and party on /Saturday n 'wht' attend^ a* Maori entertainment m tlie Assembly Hall, Rotorua. 7 On Sunda v afternoon Wairoa was sottped by Mrs Parker, and m about half an hour gave a splendid eruption. There must have : been over 1200 people present. On hj.^ arrival at -the gate of the pa. Tiu-akawa.; •lr^oldM«<n;v,*•addressed a speech of welcome tw thdt 6 i^rffflished'' visitor, and handed ta lunkT a 7sWord ' left by;. Captain Cook wftlT the Arawa tribe m 1777, requesting him to take charge of it, and return it to.His ,3\lajesty the King-. ': In reply: Lord Kitchener said : 'T am very sensible of the loyalty of the Arawa tnbfttp the Crown of England, but. with r^Sd ; to.theM\vord, I think it would be best for ybh:Ao keep it as a rneinento lut&ded' doWm from your ances^xim" Ixird Kitchener then snook hands, with; Tarakawa, and handed the sword back to him. He then dntered^the ;model pa* inspecting the system of: fortification with* -.great/' interest, i From the pa he • passed through the reserve to Wairoa geyser. The party : left on • Monday morning for Napier, via Waiotapu, Wairitkfei. and Taupo. '■' In the course of an interview at Napier, Mr N. Kettle, of Williams and Kettle, made some t interesting remarks .with reference to the frozen meat trade. In Mr Kettle's opinion the best modp of ajt&ckirig the problems connected, with 1 ; ttyo injSSstry ' would include, firstly, larger 'storage accommodation at^ this erid. Hitherto it had been difficult to get the various freezing cornpaneis ■' to meet* ; m conference^ but they had now agreed to do so arid go into the questions of storage and* pooling. In the second place, the provision of large sto re s aocommodation at the dock m England, fnfo which 'Ihe "steamer ' could" discharge direct) would enable the meat to be marketed" in7bettor condition. As a matter * of fact,' "•MilUich of the damage * '■ which cargoes suffered was due to 'the fact that it consisted of small lots which fcaused difficidties iri-^ handling. 'Ar it was, the. damage done to. shipments was so, small that. the freezing' companies had undertaken to cover- themselves.-. As to price--, Mr Ketle thought 'we were"* not Mdly attended toby those who had t life Celling of New Zealand meat m England, •as was shown by the fact that English •fresh meat was 7 according to the market report of 24th December, only "rd to jjjd' per 'lb ahead of ours, ; while 'Dutch meat sold at the "same price as ours. ' , . i Direct from Stop Island, Dusky Sound, the freezer craft Gisborne arrived at the Bluff on Thursday evening. Mr Bragg, a passenger, reports (says the Bluff cor;resr.orident of the Otago Daily Times) hr-ving taken soundings around tho Waikare wreck, marking from six fathoms and a half, up to eight fathoms. The propeller end of the vessel is resting on a bank of sand. When making observa-t-uin-> lie could sco distinctly one blade sunk deep down iiux> the sand. Further ah ng there was " exposed to view a s:i\ age-looking tear m the bottom — openmovlhed and ragged at the edges.. He est' mates it to be about 2ft m .length Aftei skipping some distance along- the bottom the tear again makes its appearance m another rent of about 18in. These rents are estimated to be about 4ff from the keel — between it and the rolling chocks. These two holes aro u.ndci.btedly tho primary cause of the catastrophe. Mr Bragg's idea is that if th:*. wreck could be warped up on an e_fi keel there would not be much difficunvy m floating the Vessel off. Public interest m the possibilities of raising the Waikare has been considerably enhanced by the fact that the services of Ihe deep-sea jljving expert, Mr. William / May, of Melbourne, have been secured. bfr It will be remembered that May recently ■■'"■ accomplished a diving record of 186 ft, a performance that has never been equallid by any other diver m the world. It' Was iVlay who removed the' specie from the ill-fated Catherton m Torres Strait nfany years ago, and still more recently performed similar work at the wreck of j the Elingamite on tho Three Kings. A j competent staff will accompany Mr May to the wreck, and it' will then be seen whether it will be a question of salving the cargo or refloating the Waikare as a whole.