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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 13092, 4 June 1913, Page 2

; The lasi Gazette notifies Hhat a telephone exchange has been opened at Te Araroa and a post office at Waiwhero. Good progress continues to he made witli_ the ballasting of the railway line to Matawai. , The first tip of ballast has been' laid right through, whilst the ballasting is practically finished from Otoko to Eakauroa. A- plumbing examination under the London City and Guilds Board was, held at the Technical. School on ; Monday night. There were ten candidates, and Mr W. Morgan supervised the examination., on behalf, of the Education l)er partment. A start is evidently being made by the Public Works Department to survey the branch line into >lotu, which the Minister of Public ' Works recently advised Mr, MacDonald: would be laid down upon light formation. .. Mr R. H. Packwopd, an assistant engineer^ has arrived from South to assist- with this work., r . v <_ Notwithstanding the smash-up that occurred at the railway crossing at Ma-, karaka several months ago, a good dealof carelessness continues to be displayed on the part of drivers ■of vehicles. A few .days ago a motorist is reported to have had a "narrow shave," whilst the driver of a gig also nearly came to grief. Most of the schools m • the Hawke's Bay Education Board's district will close down next Friday afternoon for three weeks. An extra week is being allowed on account of teachers having ,to attend a physical culture class at Napier. This class commences next^ Monday' morning.. Teachers from most of the schools m the Gisborne 'district have.' been nominated to attend, the : class, and "they Jeaye for, k Napier next Sunday' night. . , recorded bii "the East Coast during April was as follows: — Te Araroa .5.01- inches on 9 days, Tdlagaßay 9.13 inches on 12 days, Waimata Valley 9.55 inches on« 14 days, Waihau 7.37 inches on 15 da x ys, Gisborne 6.79 inches on. 16 days-j'Te Karaka 5.07 inches on' 16 days, Wfetutu 5.66 inches on 15 days,- Otoko ,6.44, inches orj;* 15 days, JPatutahi , 5»54 inches (m II- ■» daysV Haii'ganoa'^itd.ED inches on 16 days, Tahpra 4.85 inches on ,17 days, and Tjnirqt|p 7.l3^inche«' oh 13-^days.-" -....;'.'■-: •..:.: .^v. .■>;.',:■:. . A man named James Thorn has been arrested at Pt; Awanui upon a warrant ifc3ued m 1911- for alleged failure to comply with a maintenance ; orders and has been remanded to appear at. Auckland on the '6th inst, Senior-Sergeant 1 Hutton has also been advised; that ,'.•& native named Nui r MakaorL, ,, charged with theft of a horse, the' property of Haro Taipika (alleged to. have been , stolen . from Manutuke during thft hui), 1 has been arrested at Auckland ahd.'rer nianded to appear at Gisborne. s Over 240 new settlers arrived m New 1 Zealand . on--. Saturday by the 1 -Paparoa. , of these, 47 stay m Wellington^ 92 go to ;• Auckland, 44 to Lyttelton, 25 to Port • Chalmers and Dunedin, 11 \o Gisborne, • 13 to New; Plymouth, and 5 to Napier, and others to different towns. Included [i m th©| passengers .were many doniestic ,i rfeijyants, ; fai*m laborers, and tradesmen,, 1 f from all parts, of the British rsles.;;Tlie s Paparoa's. officers spoke highly of them", . and considered they wdtricf make excel, , ; lent settlers for New Jj^alarid. , : . , :, • .. * The last trip of the Takapuna? upon' the. '; Gisborne-Napier \ ferry service^' V?ft!s exceptionally bad one. Although the 1 weather was quite calm m Napier, »4.he Jressel. .after leaving Gisborne," rail into a f Dad south-east gale outside. • By the time she reached Portland /Island, ,a .piountainoxis sea was running, and it : Was found necessary to heave-to. The; jrxssengers were landed m Napier m a [, Very limp condition an«r too late for the . express. It was, quite the worst passage. Experienced sipce the Takapuna >has : bean on the run. „; r x ... ';. „; Traffic returns for the Gisboirne rail- ,, way section „;for. the month ending April 26 show that 5304 passengers were carried (as asrainst 7175 for the same period m 1912), together 'with 1^?---sheep, 236 pigs, 18.. ..calves, 49 cattle; 519-paroels, lOhorsesj '37. Aogs/.B4it«n.s, chaff and lime, 186 tpns fi^wpod; $7t tons timber, 412 tons^ grain,,' 235 tons. merchandise, aW.2119 tpn^. CQal.'KTh'fr; revenue, w^s made up as follows : Pas-' senders £440. (£533 last year), parcels ?i*Ll Ugg * g6 ,£ 32 (£64 )' « oods £9 60 (£830), miscellaneous £104 rents and commissions £56 (£49.) " ' The announcement- of ,'Mr W; D. ». Mac Donald's intention to deliver a political,address at His Majesty.'s Theatre m •.Gisborne on Friday evening, -prior. to the opening of the coming session, has aroused interest m local political circles. The member for the Bay of Plenty, who is speaking -on behalf' of the Liberal party, and whose;. name* has on .several occasions been associated with the leadership;, of. the party m ;the event of , iS^iri •.Joseph Ward declining the position; ia, Expected to have something t interesting -to say> coilcei'ninij , the rpolitical situation as viewed from an Opposition ; standpoint. The Mayor, Ma* J.-R.-Kirkj V will 'preside, v. „. ■ - . ; i > In conversation with a reporter to-day, Lieutenant Bishop stated, that the provisional, posting of senior cadets to territorial companies and recruits . tp senior cadet companies • has been completed. These will, be forwarded to headquar.te.rs. for -confirmation. Aboujt,; 60 .cadets frbri> the Gisborne 'companies have been soiposted, but the exact figures regarding the posting were, .not yet available. Speaking generally, Lieutenant Bishop sOTd' the. militaisy year, . .whict, .-concluded on May 31, ( had pe,en ia. -sucqesßf,uV one m connection with defence matters 1 . He referred , .to ,the .fact that, : ouit . of about, 760 men who were required to attend connection with the' Ori^gi . ; camps, only 10 were, unaccpunted for," 'The operation of*- the Gisborne rai^.way section for .the month ending April .26 resulted m a surplus of £974. .The earnings, totalled £1b9,7 and. the, •expenditure was £623. Compared with; the corresponding period pi the previous year the revenue showed .an increase of £57, whilst the working expenses, owing tp .the extension to Otoko, jumped tip ; by £126. In the matter of percentage of revenue for v a twelve-monthly peripd 'averaged' to date, the Gisborne section actually, held the. record . ioi\ tlie Dominion. For instance »n - expenditureT^Ckf £39.01 was required to .earn .,£loo. THe Westport line came next with 40/40; then Westland 53.13, Whangarei 56.M North. Island main line ? 60.24, and South Island ,61.58. . Tha' ' revenue .m>v mile of line for Gisborne stood at £§49 pier mile, and the ;expenditur©^dßSs3 ( V > .Air W. D. Lysnar returned to qUborne this morning from .the Farmers' Union Conference at Auckland, -before which he delivered an address, m connection . with the Bristol, and dominions Producers' Association, .subsequently proceeding tp Wanganui.and New Plymouth, m the' interests of the Association.! Mr Lysnar states that on Sitav:!^' hoi ho was able toy send a cable -to 'Bristol m :i nouncing^ that" over the rdquired mwnbbi*. of, .IQ,OCKf. shades had- rbeen applied - for irom all parts of New Zealand,, and ,ali ithe. application money that , had : been reiceiyed was remitted. There are over 30P Applicants for shares. This assures theiffirmation of the company, and it is joped at an early date to have the venture completely launched. It -has been, .arranged that Mi* Lysnar shall address'the North Island dairy', farmers at 'the Dominion Winter Show at Palmersfcon North , this . mohth, a .speojal 1 eyening being reserved for the address,, this ha-v---jng been- arranged through. AJr Morton, chairman of the National Dairy .Association. During Mr : Lysnar's twp .days' stay m Wangaiiiii over 900 shares were taken up, including some by the chairman, of fihe Wanganui freezing works, and finrther shares by, some- of the other directors. Tlie chairman, of the Patea freezing works had also taken up snares. t

Six- year's SgcrHh#" Opetikfr -wharf iige; • dubs amounted to £270 per annum » ; now : -, th^y run £650. ■■<;■*. t.r:-i,-,, -„ . ron At the Police Court this afternoon"; •£..■».. t prohibition order wag made against a ' - man on the application of* his., wife. V .. fine colored dramas "In -the- Spring*- > •. tiipe of Life/ Will be Bh\>wn,<:al/ Ha/j;,. , Majesty's Theatre to-night. : ,■: . i xtitv-? A meeting of ladies interested m the ■* Kaiti school Social is 1 <jall€dM6e.:t6-nW»*^Eh' row afternppn a£ ,3.30, at the sohooLs-v/.i; Miss lii^A;' ! >*Hawkesbuiy/\I > almCTst<Mi roady bAS£Nurted ■ physical cultur©,dlasße|i«Vt These wni'ridt interfere : with the'dress*pmaking department. - ' ; x.\j,' \ The managers of St. Andrew's Churchf *■ .■ are reminded that the meeting to-night ;.:-> will be held at 8 o'clock, and not at<- < 8.20, as is usually the case. - ..' -'„,,..' A motor car caught fire m the street* '; m. Palmerston on Saturday,, .bitt ph&"' flames, were ..extinguished.. ; bef6re atgj,,J.. damage was done. . T;. . <•■>■.... '''<qv",' : ' Tenders for railway formation on tho ;.. Gisborne-Southwards- }me, ( i at Ngatapa •-• close at noon v on , Thursday. .^Thei wojek. t - nas been the -subject oft .^rnany enquinda!!'^ at the Ilepai'tment's local office.- .i. '.*?*- A meeting of young feljows'^wjshing torplay, for Kaiti : City- FvG?r in'ttie third*-! grade' competition r will f tie 1 held at ;th»'~. pavilion, Victoria. Domain/ on Friday night, at 7.30, Among the lines of . sheep io be sold! at the- stock sale to-morrow ■ is a; spiiox^' \ did line of 1750 2 and 4-tootlt -wethera from Mr W. H. Perry's Arakihi ptaSr, perty.* - • .._.-,.■ ■ . Messrs Langlands- and- 00. were at work to-day with the scow. Era en-' deavoring to recovery t^6tar;of Oahada'g f . anchors and- cables. " These are about the ■ only things that there us; 'any chance' of , salving from the wreck" ££' present. ' '•' ' Members and intending members, ot-' the Operatic Society are reminded of the* .nieeting to-morrow evening' at SamsotiV * auction mart at 8 o'clock. Everyone' wishing to take part m -the' production'will require tog o through the voice testier 11 The proposal to jMhetittitei' "a bprotiglif .: for Manga papa, as^endbrsfed'at a re6'entr meeting of" residents,' is not being/ allowed to lapse. The necessary petition is . now beings drawn up, vwhilsk the plan^.of^'thejarea proposed' to be include^ is bejn^f) compil^i,^':-;- v; _ ■* ,j; ,=»,-„- -.•..^i-^;_ , ' ' Consumption— How to PreVerit ' IfcV. . These . , words • stand -, out . lip black; , AyisitV* : pn ra- ,poste.r- whiflh Thasr t fceeii :isis6dV/&}fA. , the Public Health Department, giy^nfj^ information -relative to ; consumptipi\ ri andl ■; its prevention.- P^ter^.'haye I ?.Deen,'sup* X plied tQ the Railway arid['PostW'iDeJpartments v for, e#hibitjp£*3s;. T t^e -Tailway^..; stations- and ., pof t,rp^c^^ , And^itne 'nos^ pital boards ,nays ,£ e^eive-4 !^n^mb i er i 'oi . .',; the posters for circulation. ■ \ ' * V . ; . . • , ■ "?. ' ' ■•'.•■-•■ 1 Messrs LangTan6^ l! ah.s c Cd^ contracto^ s:'5 :' |or ithe breakw^itpr Vexte^s/ion, ; hav6>Ai9efaVfs up the><x)ncrete^blocks-,th'at, w v^e staok;ejdf^ (^nithe end .of- jth^ 'jgFQse^|^r^kw^tkril' andj a furthari supply,,,!? lining j,trupk:e.d.out. The .blacks?, a# transfjEtJTed.,"|ronr^ v the" breakwater :O^j^pn^tß,?^^'tihese * ire towed out to the scow Era, 'which is moored m line wjlh the" extension, andt is being .used' as'-a', flo£tin£ ; crane for?!* dumping the, blocks m position. __, I A G^sbprne gentleman who ha»,, jq*^ returned from, ther,-. East .. Gpaaty js&tejfrft he visits- t periodically,^ informed ir * v $»&■ .porter that he had never seen the Coast"' road' m ; such, good : , prdeKi. fp.r this, tittle?}.* I>l the year. There was practically a metalled road frohv t P^|^s J to Te P^lia^ fhe country was looking^ tKe coast being much. :ibetter .off for^.fleed^ ""■ thah'the inland 'settlers \-weireV*- The {ion of the Waiapu bridg^MWaaiweJl^W^ hand, three, of ' the J cohcretb^ pidfe beitf^f.: completed.' -■■■■■■<■■< -■..■ •,^.'" • -.;"*> v,.^<^ The Ma^gapapa skating rink4)rese4jti|^ r a ? a y . appearance j^st ;iiight, 'vrh&L- "^ plain and fancy .dces^, balLtopk: place.The hall was mautiMlly i'defe6r«te'd ?>#&'. flags and • greeiliry . | ,About ,70 couples graced the floor, .and there; ' w6r%i to be seen many - v^ry pretty dresses, "' which , were . much adjMyed,, '; The floppl wate iri excellent bi-dep^aiia; d^c&glw^f. kept up tp the earlj/ hours of the-nipni-lng. Messrs ; Steve Le\^is' and' 'Fr^9. \ Wilkinson acted asi'M'sQ.; m -ai very pleaaw ing manner. A sumptuous' supper Was provided by Mesdames Vosper and'Wylr" lie, and the Messrs P, arsons Bros.' strt>-' jplied the; music m thejr usual good ejtJrjK 1 ; * ,