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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16339, 13 May 1927, Page 11

A petition to members of Parliament in favor of a two-issue ballot paper on the licensing question has been placed in various churches in Hanu'Uun, and has been largely signed. That the efforts of the “ Back to Gisborne ” committee in connection with the jubilee celebrations were successful is indicated by the fact, that pioneers from Sydney, Christchurch, Auckland, Hastings, Dannevirke, and the coastal districts were present in Gisborne during tho week- In addition, about 50 former residents who did not rank as pioneers helped to swell the number of visitors, while a party of American tourists who were in Rotorua when they hoard of the celebrations made a special trip to Gisborne. Results from the sale of poppies in Napier on “Poppy Day” this year wore ;jgniu very satisfactory. Mr. John Mason, M.P., stated at the annual mect- ' ing of the Napier .Returned Soldiers’ 1 Association that the gross results this year was over £206, compared with I £194 17s 6d in 1926, After paying expenses he estimated that the net amount available would be £l5O. To Unit sum would be .added a 'similar sum (by the local body, so that in till they would have £2OO tl,iis year to give assistance tp tbp returned men wRp . found di/Ficußy in securing employment ’ during tho winter months.