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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15152, 26 February 1920, Page 4

The ! first; of; the shelters for the, us© of returned '.sbi3iers suffering from lung trouble \i&- oh its way to Gisborne, r and will be erected at the residence 'of^.the soldier- for; whose ; lise*'. it ia ; ' being forwarded. V . • ; 'v :'. . "-■' ;-." • v■■ ■ v>, 'i - - j . Returpedi soldiers who: haye to ttavel to -viisit the medical officer jin^ connection, with "ihe- Y»enewal ( ;: ; of 'their, pensions* can obtain free-'- tfayelii^g/Yv^arrante on, - aoplication tpY the:';Pensionß : I)^partm'erit, WelKngton.;.*.'"-V.'.-';'^;r.7\>o':v-v^-'' V .V' :.'■ . The Majifeapapa School Cbirtmittee decided last <Bvehin.gr to forw'^trd^ letter ol thanks to-Mxs;, ; pickar,d', a member of, the committee, who had moved" from /the district, expressing ; appreciation of , her pas^ .^vicea tro yihjb sohppl* •■"•"-. . ... .i;. The Borough Council anct,C6ok CptthtV Council delegate^ to the 1 hydro-eleptria v confetencs that is beinft, held at Wairoa to-morrow, left Gisborhe to-day. Tll0» Mayor. (Mr G. Wildish) And' Cr.'^. MdPat will, attend ; on .behalf, -of- \tmft Borough '.••;■; 'Cdahcil^;; ; Md^^ssrs^ C. Matthews, % Holdeh, and YF. Boweh. represent, the Cook .County CouiieiU The WafltpTiu' ; County Coiihcil are 'iibk sending a, . dejega^^ ..Jjnd^i ' .the; y rUay^ft CbVmty's nominee f^ V A civil aotion m which Alt- Sligo, . garage proprietor , (Mr Burnard) ;• W^ ceded . againafe ,- W. •;: .MoTtiaMi* v -Bs*ire;bt paper hanger, Gisborne (Mr-T.YA."'Oofl|j. man) for the sum of £5 l2s fbrVreiafiJa a car,, was, mentioned ))ejfbre M# 3|i (S. Bar-tori," S.M'.V m thei, Magist^te.'sr Court this iuorriing^ wheja^V ;evid«ie6' of .Alfred Coleman, (a mechanic \i% th<» employ of plaintiff, who; was ifay l iiigv s fidi ,; Australia, to-morrow night) ,gave %s■+ 4e'nce, after which , the^r case . ;. • was • ad« 'journed till' .next weekT ' : At the Police ; Court ■ to-day, JMangham and a juvenile, wh^Wre ? \«pP' tured by Constable Campbell m the eSrly -morning- a> • couple- of days /ago > witb*4 sack of apples which they admitted jSaVn ?"g Stph?"; were charged with stealing^ > sack of apples valued Tat. lOV/'thi^feN^ iperty of spnie person,, unknown. ;Maii'iC iham .was " bound ;im.Sv' to come up i 'isk sentence ' when called upon, and VvtlgF youth was fined £5,-,andy2s';opßtß, vfomi < he was ordered to pay at thfe rate .'O^SJ a week. Charles Wilson, a seoondAiop fender for drunkenge^s, was ; firiecli|Si|l and 2s costs, or^^r^vdavs^.imprfefem ment. y . y^'j^^f^' ■- . ■ ''S>^V !.•'.- There are outy. v ic-hr men ol $fcjg Expeditionary Foiice t^returh Gieborne, and they, -are due m "New . '-Sftfti land about. MarcM^Mt the hp^HtSj there is now, p/fly. ;eji^^ndischttgM soldier rtceivipg t i?«reatntehiY^ Jas an ■ i»<i patient, whiles v three r^is\^MM?ged jSlettl arc attendinafjofor/ .t^^atm'eht ■>=& '\%W* patients. Teii ; discijarged jeOldi^s ;J atfs receiving in-patieiit attention :". y ' out-patient -.' treatment,, '.l(y A iMajor .-; : jtf * m Williams. ; , One ss "'. aii4 : e^-ImpJiriSi officer, and an ;,ex-nufi»e of '*$&* Auakaliah forces. (Juite ,'a i : >iujn!beri«[. men, ephtinue. to be -tra-risf erred '.<»■ tHa specialist hospitals m various p Arts \q£ New ; Zealand..- . . .; .'..'-. .;, ..;../ ■' f . '■.-■• r-r 17 The Tuateas which-: stuck m the^Mv'eT yesterday j afterrtppn f vrith; YtKe;- uftraM passengers from the Arahura,- owing fi£ 6 ,M^f; fal \W rapidly, floated off anf berthea at the- wharf -about 6 p.m. Sue landed the luggage and the portiohvif f h ® HW.% wh i°tt had been sectir^ >£&»§ left again at 7 p.m, with a large wmpiemeiatUSof .passenger* -outwards^v'TiJi) " inward v passengers^ were speedily /t&ik*. : ferred , to the groyne by the Ha^w Bpard launch, a.nd the last "^re' dMijliibarked aboift an.\hpur after 'the Mate* grburided, .. iThe fides have been *$&£• tionallv high the last few days, . ai£d*as a result have fallen rapidly, p. sidered very doubtful whether 'thji, $ual tea would successfully v negptiate V'^* whole distance of the channel^ httt, ;ia view of the early arrival ah-attenip^tifl* made, as the weather Ycoiiditidnal^wli!^ favorable for such. A _ ;; ;» ---; .-. Y%'^^. To ensurevmore -active > pushi^Alro" xt9rd of railWay V construction inVrtL North Islarid, the Auckland !#ailw^aSs Developnielri,t League hasti^augu^t«fd>4 vigorous propaganda .^mp^ighiVfMfo president, Air. :g E: v Cheal^ veqen# • fimshed : a .toafr. 6f .H^wke'a <; Bay T'i&A s Ta;'anakiy and contemplates gomgf North work. This required funds ,for tWpresidents travelling expenses only, as M?, Cheal gives his time to.the^workiVt^ ■ Canterbury ) the..' SpHt^rft '•...Progresswa Leasue has an orraniairig' secretary at £500 a year,' but. for a long peribdithjß' income of the Auckland. League did bbt Bxceed £90 per annum] !' The Soiithem Pj!^ eßsive League :..^ has nii > iricon)^ iV^f £2000 pcr r ,ann,um., raised by asßessmenjt Dn t " e 1^ Ipcar bpdies. ' Efforts are now beinPffiade to raise vfiifOOO'in Auckland for %6gAuckland Le^gu^ "No Rfrl^g'^Laundl7•f^Te3pha^«i^ tured the women** vote-^ls»^oti^4»m VftUtiey w.d Go.M, •; • - '■..' - - il-- -

A well-known and highly respectec citj&en of Napier, m the person of. Mi Wiliiam -Goodson Oato. died on Mondaj a^-th.e ( age ot-Stryears. •' Mr. P.. D. B. Robinson, town cleric, who, with Mrs.. Robinson has been away on/ holiday tour/ resumed his duties to-day. ; The following additional donations have- been received for the Rifle Club : V."- C. R. Mitford £1, and McGruer, tioss. J. Faulds, and J. Lowndes (trophies). •-. The first afternoon's rifle shooting at the meeting organised by the Defence Rifle . Club was held to-day at the Mangap.apa, rouge* The majority of the competitors were those who have their half-hoKday on. Thursday. . The light was" a little too dull, but there r was . not much wind to trouble the marksmen. On Saturday morning the meeting will bey continued, and it is hoped to conclude it that day. * ; A fete was held m the Patutahi Domain this afternoon iii connection with the' Church of England. There was a good attendance of the public, including a,; good number of ■ townsfolk who journeyed out for the I occasion. The City Band was m attendance, and enlivened the proceedings with suitable music Varioiiß events were held during the . afternoon, such as tilting, flag race, open •jiimping, thread the needle race, etc. ..'JThere were alsb stalls selling produce, Small Roods, = needlework, etc., m addition to the usual ice-cream and tea stalls ab«V bran tub. . • -A Especial meeting, of the .Mangapapa Tdwh TBbard was held oh Monday night for 'the purpose of finally settling the jlpan proposals to come before the meeting to be held on Ist. The lbans, .which.-;., are' to be- raised under Various headings, and wh.ic.bj if approv.-. -fd'' will 'later De "advertised^ involve a sium of £12,000, which provides interest jjind sinking, fund and "all relative charges — that . is, first year's interest and .incidental expenditure m connection with floating the loan. This loan, which \ & the first that the Mangapapa Town Board has proposed to float since its I &iception, has for its object general finprovement and provision of better fiving conditions m the district, p.. Particulars respecting the Repongaere, goidier settlement, which is to be ballotifced for at Gisborne on April 19, are I published m the last Gazette. Tlie .lands may be purchased 1 for cash or on deferred payment,' or selected on lease |or 33 years, with right of renewal and j #, right to acquire the freehold. The Settlement is about 12 miles from town and two miles 'from, the railWay statioh," and about Hx ' miles from | the Kaitaratahi freezing works. °The fclock comprises about 2000 acres of easy hilly undulating • .country , • . rising from hbctat 50ft to BQOft, aiid abbubSOO acres *>f good flat land jspmewhat subject to 'flood' in heavy 'rains)'.' Tlie 'sections are 1 &s follows: Section 1, 53 acres;;, section, 2L 60|- acres; section 3. 6A% acres; 'seel : fcioh.4, 72i acres; section 6, 38£ acres; section 6,T93V acres; section 7, 39| acres;.] 8, 151 acres; section 9 ; 422£ &cre^y.;sectipß :! :lo> 412± acres ; seqtioii 11, 4fßßi .ams ; 'section 12, 45<H acres. Applications close on April 14. '■Wei weather last week prevented the Minister of ' Lands and party from carry-, iiig out their intention to go thrpugh ,the ■ jUrewera country |from Rbtorua ..to jlluatoki, consequently they proceeded ' ' tto the usual route to Wliakatane and ithe Minister apent ' an. •.-■.'afternoon at, flimtoki, a f ew" ihiVes from Taneatiia, oh" he fringe of the Urewera country. from the opening up. of the ■ wrewera • cdffiitry ,' " : fepres'entatidhs " wef e .xflade. ■ at,.Tanea;tua and . Whakatane re-. Bp v ebting the " expediting '• of the' conatrju^tion of the East Coast railway, the '.jpu&hise and 'settlement of native land W>ng the OalateaiTe Teko road, and |be ccnuis^tion pf land for a railway %ora Te WThai)i to Te'Teko via Galatea. Hon. Mr. Guthrie intimated that jae was m synipathy with the, expediting v Af development works. \yith regard to 'ihe .opening^ up of ' Crown lands, he tinted out that m some cases there 3sere small areas of .native land in-, ri&uded m the Ci'own sections and it Mas necessary ,. , for the sections , to be opnsolidated oefore the land could be Vcgpened. Idle Crown sections, where practicable,* woild be opened 'without , ( delay. .''".ln ah article m the Opotiki Guardian %vpu>. lnstant Needs," Chas. H. War-; vftiingtbn 'writes': The possible comh,ina- ! *tk>n Vf sheep farmers extending" from &isbpri^j» ' t^* the ' East " Cape' m freezing Y&tab^shjKjents whose .centre may well jpe created, at Hicks Bay is of great foment to" Opotiki. The Northern •^j>ast;"road, linking Gißborn© with the is x being steadily improved, and . Kith 'the completion. -of a. couple of fridges now being. pushed forward .will .jcreate a good r motqr rpad for the whole distance. The' complement to this road ;^; the Opotiki-East Cape route, that is j^eV only ~a series of stretches of.isolatr^pd and inferipjr ■ ioad, connected with PX irackß that ar^Wy fit for saddle work. JlJnjiring the ; past decade a large area of o"*[and has beeit taken up m the neighborhood of Cape, Runaway, and where. *KiJ year? ,"ago,^spoo fl hep were running, , »joo*ooo sheep ahd many cattle now live ;and\ thrive. ... It is imperative •M|at NtWf&i bestir itself to push forward the rbading of this district tb open .n^^ouKPsa.Of. trade and revenue. The sum of :£1000 stands on the estimates for ■ the Motu, bridge, the most needed link !,to the fertile viands beyond. . . The k-/3lasg of settlers who are now turning Jt jtheir attention aniS- .capital to the counjvtry through which „thi« 4 road passes, is !;in.itßelf a guarantee.;; some of the ablest f tand most progressive of the Hawke's *VBay pastoralisfcs, whose genius for settle,i,tnent and whose great financial weight '^jforecludes any idea of failure, are takj \jng up land and pouring out wealth upon .; clearing and grassing it. The great ,: Volume of trade .that. this will bring I<, about needs guiding ""into its natural ( ; channel. The town of Opotiki is now ;,, its proper outlet, and will be the focusising point of the railway to both GisViborne and Tauranga. " - '• -.The monthly meeting of the Mangafs.papi.i School. Committee was held m the ' school ?oom last r^ight,. Present : Messrs. ' 'McCli&Te- (chairmari), GlanviUe, Hey':worth, Kfarshall, Holmes, Clayton, Goldsmith ana Bruce. The headmaster, Mr, ! R. Cole, submitted a special .report 0 '^the overcrowding of the ?.. school and 'pointed out the urgent necessity of hay. • 4 ing the, school. Enlarged. Since the re . opening.. thi»: .y ear ;98 new .pupils hac • been admitted and the need for extrt .accommodation was disclosed m thi > following figures: Standard 6 (regula ,-Aion allowance of floor space for 4! .pupils) number of pupils m rooitt at pre isent" 63,. Standard 5 (63) present pupil 55,. .Standard .4 (42) present pupils 53 Standard 6 (43) present pupils 73 Standard 2 (53) present pupils 68 Standard 1 (48) present pupils (68 Primer 3 (62) present pupils 74, Prime a 2 (50) present pupils 33, Primer 1 (4€ j present pupils 48. . Total, (regulation al • lowance fori 432), present total of pupil \ 625;,. Tjhe headmaster added that th „ school roll was still increasing. It'.wa therefore plain that further addition ahould- be inimediately provided. ' H £ .-also recommended' the .appointment of. a ; extra assistant teacher ijv place c two pupil teachers. It was decided 1 ' ask the Education Board to give m mediate relief by providing increased a commodation f m ,*lt was' , also decided i draw attention to the ,ma,tter by a] proaching Mr. W. P. Lyenar, M.P., ar ihe local members of. .the board. Tl <f«estion of the teaching, staff was all lir^Ught up m the report, and it wi rfeeided to request the board to give tl oieceisary relief. A letter was receiv< from the Education Board, granting i A towards,a bicycle shed, and to was d c^ded Wmk the bo^rd.tp build tlie sh< and the committee would pay £5. Und medical advfce one of the teaching sts made application for leave. In tli matter the committee decided, to k •ward her application on to the Educ ' turn Board.; The board notified th "Miss Thompson (infaM- teacher) had be , teranfced cix months' leave of absence enable her to go abroad. The upsaiisfi tory system adopted m connection wj the procuring. of school books was d . cussed, it being pointed out that soi more uniform system should be adopt whereby a saving to the parents wot be effected. The visiting comraittefi, oo prising, Messfs- O. Br«ce arid Olayt< • jrai' set iip to act tor tlie *Bsmng mon