The Relief Committee of the Gisborne Savage Club acknowledge receipt of the following gifts for their relief fund: Clothes, • Mesdames Kmiuerson, 'Long, Jelinok, Ria,ch, R. K. Murphy, J)i.:kisnn, Goffe, Wills. Parker, Mathesou, .Miss Chapman, and Mr. lyay; meat each week, Mr. Hampton; butter each week, Mrs. Mossman; 12 dozen bread tickets, Mr. Findlay: bed and mattress, .Mrs Parnell. Tlie did accommodation house at Mil•i'ord Sound, which was destroyed by fire about two years ago, is being replaced by a modern building lilted with up-to-date conveniences. The new structure is being erected of wood on a concrete foundation, on a, commanding position at the head of Milford Sound, close to (he Itowen Falls. When {lie old building was destroyed, temporary huts were erected at. Sand Fly point, and served to accommodate tourists to the Sound. "The Bowcm Falls, present a beautiful sight, and are always a .special attraction with tourists," stated an officer; of the s.s. Puiiki which recently returned alter a .short visit to -Milford Sound. '* The wonderful Sutherland Falls, situated four miles inland, are the highest in the world, and present a majestic spectacle as the waters Ball on the rocks below, sending up fountains of spray to a great height," continued the officer. Mr Sutherland, who discovered the falls, died several years ago and is buried with his wife in a grave close to the new accommodation house. Advice has been received by -Mr. .1. G. Hardy, lion, secretary of Ihe Poverty I'ay Fruitgrowers' Association, of Ihe prices realised on the London, Liverpool, and Manchester markets by recent ship nil nl ; , of Now Zealand apples. The Tongariro and Somerset shipments, delivered at Liverpool and am lioued I hero and al Manchester, realised 13s lo 17s per case for Ri kewood and Statesman varieties, ami from lis lo 14s for Stunners. Shipments by the Maimoa and Turakina, landed and auctioned at London, brought LOs to 13s per case fo: Sturnieis. ami Iran 12s lo 14s per case for Poughrrtics, statesman, Rokewood, and Roin.o. Beauty varieties. The Maimoa was (he vessel which loaded 11.000 cases of apples direct from (lis home, the shiptne.nl comprising mainly Stunners and Donghorties, with small quantities of Lallarals and Delicious. Neither of Ihe last mentioned two varieties are reported from London, strangely enough. The icporl mentions, however, that ihe shipments by all steamers were slightly wasty when opened up.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16705, 24 July 1928, Page 8
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