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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16340, 14 May 1927, Page 15

London.—Departure from Tcncriffc Mainioa. F. 8. Bowen was to-day oloctoi president bg the Poverty Bay exeeu tivo of the Farmers’ Union. An umbreila .100 years old displayei in the J.D.B. window this morning ;it tractod much attention. 'Gifts for the Children ’s Creche have hmm received from the foiloXviiig:— O’e Kjirak.a Anglican Church, Mrs Fos fer, Mrs Armstrong, Mr. Campbell lomiis Club, Mrs Tucker, Jlrs C, Adair, Technical school, Jlarriers ’ Club, schools, Irresistible,, Fiskejr and Ludwlg, Air. F. Collin, and other friends. Two men engaged in the placing of concrete blocks in the caisson, which was siiiik a! the end of the existing breakwater this morning, had an unpleasant experience when a quantity of cement was deposited upon them from the deck of the caisson. Neither was badly hurt, but both received a shftkpng. If they could get in all subscriptions outstanding, amountinrr to over £BOO, the Poverty Bay provincial district, of the New Zealand Fanners’ Union would be able to wipe off all liabilities, which amounted to £753. Five years ago the liabilities totalled £I2OO. This showed that they were making progress slowly. This was a made at this afternoon’s annual meeting of the Poverty -Bay Union bv (lie president, Mr. M. T. Traffonl.

In Conformity with the new policy affecting the change-over from the oh! harbor to the new inner basin, the 'ft in fence’’erected sonic time ago in til,, diversion cut, to deflect the flow of water and trap silt, is being removed to a position lower down the cut. The extension of (lie training will!, frclm the vicinity of the slip in a northeasterly direction towards the point where it will eventually join the upper portion of the wall, will be undertaken shortly. The new policy provides that a space will be left between the two portions of the wall, to allow of the flow of tidal waters through the old entrance, with the object of avoiding the filling of the present channel.