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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17230, 9 April 1930, Page 6

A donation of £lO 10s was voted by the Borough Council at its meeting last evening in response to an appeal from the Poverty Bay branch of the New Zealand obstetrical endovvment appeal fund.

Playing at Ormond, the Pirates junior Rugby team defeated the home fifteen by nine points to six after a fairly even game. Mr. G. S l . Caulton was the referee. Pirates will play High School Old Boys juniors at Kaitaratabi on Saturday. The new stockyards erected by the Harbor Board for Uie convenience of the live-stock trade of the port were to be given their first trial this afternoon, the s.s. Parera being duo to load SCO sheep and 20 head of cattle for West port. The port has lacked facilities lor the shipment of stock for several years, and the erection of the yards at Kniti is expected to have a "stimulating effect upon trade in live-stook.

A statement showing the apportionment of heavy traffic license fees to March 3.1, 1930, was received by the Borough Council at its fortnightly meeting last evening from the Cook County Council. Tho statement indicated that tho amount of £1762 9s had been apportioned as follows: Cook County £570 17s 2d, Uawa County £l4B 4s 6d, Waiapu County £297 6s'sd, Matakaoa County £79 13s 3d, Waikohu County £402 Os 4d, and Gisborne Borough £264 7s 4d. "How does the council propose to make up the deficiency in the rates?" was a question asked by Or. H. H. DeCosta at last evening's meeting of the Borough Council in referring to the reduction in the valuation of borough properties. He inquired whether it would l« necessary to raise a special rate. The Mayor," Mr. I). W. Coleman, explained that it was not known yet what the position would be, but he hoped that it would not he necessary to strike a special rate When the borough estimates for 1930-31 were being framed the tieads of the various departments would be asked to keep the capital expenditure as low as possible The first dance of the Kaitaratabi Lawn Tennis Club was held recently in the public hall in the township, there being a large attendance of dancers, who spent a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Tho hall had been beautifully decorated by tho young and active members of the committee, and a special series of lighting effects arranged by Mr. E. McFarlane added much to the spectacular effect. The music was supplied by Mrs. Menzie's orchestra, many of the latest melodies being introduced for the first time in the district, and a dainty supper was served by a committee of lady members of the club, whose success in preparing the repast was the subject of much complimentary comment. Mr. Ray Williamson, secretary of the club, carried out the duties of M.C. in a highly capable manner.

"There is always something doing in the property market," commented an estate agent to-day. "There arc plenty of country properties on the market," lie added, "and plenty of prospective buyers, but it is difficult to get them to agree to prices. The present owners require more than the prospective buyers are prepared to give, but there is always a little doing. The demand has eased up, of course, with the prices for wool and butter. The prices, however, may have the effect of unifying business, by bringing down the values.'' Sales were continually being made in town property, he, added, and values at present were particularly low. There appeared to be more houses available for renting purposes than had been the case for some time, hut most of these were tho older and larger type of residence, some of which were available at low rentals, but the more modern types were never vacant for long, being eagerly snapped up. If to-day's fine weather holds, the conditions to-morrow should be ideal for the display of aerobatics to lie given at tho Makaraka racecourse at 2.30 p.m. by Captain White and Flying Officer Ulse.n, of the Ha'wke's Bay and East Coast Aero Club, flying the chili's Spartan and Moth planes respectively. Captain White, accompanied by Mrs. White, was to fly to Gisborne from Hastings to-day, and Flying Officer Olsen, who will have with him as a passenger, Mi ! . D. Newbiggen, an official of the club, is expected to arrive here to-moirow morning. Both machines will aive passenger flights on Thursday and Kriday, and to-morrow afternoon the exhibition of stunting will he given. No charge will be made for admission to the racecourse, but a collection will be taken towards a fund for the provision of a temporary hangar for the protection of machines visiting Gisborne. To-mor-row evening the Aero Club ball will he held in Te Poho-o-Rawiri Hall at the Kaiti pa, and will be attended by the visitors from Hastings, who will represent the club. A very great, deal of time and energy has been expended by the ftisborne committee of the club, and the ladies' committee, in preparation for the function, which, it is anticipated, will be one of the outstanding successes of tho seasou.

During March the Gisborne abattoirs .slaughtered 1784 head of stock, comprising 306 cattle, 1060 sheep, 230 lambs, ■'25 calves, and 157 pigs.

In view of the fact that the next fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council would fall on April 22, Easter Tuesday, it was resolved last evening that the meeting should lapse. The highest gauge reading at the Gisborne waterworks during the fortnight ended March 31 was 901 b., and the lowest 801 b. A total of 140,000 gallons of water were supplied to the school baths free of charge. The quantity of water that passed through the meter for the weeks ended March 24 and 31 was 7,510,000 and 7,390,000 gallons, respectively. The top line was maintained in working order, there being one leak "during the fortnight. Reminiscent of drawings of Heath Robinson is a novel method chosen by a fisherman at Chelsea wharf, Auckland, to detect when a fish has been caught on one of his lines. To the clapper of an old iron bell which is used as a signal to ferries in a fog, the fisherman ties one of his lines, so that he can give his attention to a. second one on the other side of the wharf. b ear caught by the ringing of the bell, he observes the lino quivering, and the fish is pulled up after having tolled its own death knell.—Special. The financial results 03 the recent ribbon parade held by the Poverty Bay .Kennel Club were as satisfactory as any other phase of the show, and the club funds have been augmented substantially. In connection with the show, the awards for the Irish setter classes were as under:—-Open class (3 entries): Mrs. Redfearn's Holme Colleen 1. Mrs. J. Williams' Tipperary Prince 2. Novice class (3 entries): Miss Green's Tipperary Corker 1, Mrs. J. Williams' Tipperary Prince 2, Puppy class (4 entries): Miss Green's Tipperary Corker 1, Mrs. Williams' Tipperary Prince 2. The total revenue received l>y the municipal bus department for the fortnight ended March 30 was .£383 8s 3d. The buses travelled 6703 miles and carried 29,360 passengers, and the fares per mile averaged 13.74 d. According to the report of the bus manager, Mr, K. G. Ball, to the Borough Council last evening, No. 8 bus was replaced in service on March 28, having been laid up for a. month for repairs. The long delay was caused through the necessity for forwarding the engine to the agents for the manufacture of new parts. No. 10 was taken out of service on April 1 for varnishing and renovation.

In connection with the proposed Gisborne aerodrome site, a survey of the ground selected is in progress to ascertain the cost of levelling and turfing as required by the regulations governing the construction of aerodromes, according to the leport of the engineer, Mr. A. Young, to last evening's meeting of tiie Borough Council. Mr. Young stated that as soon as the survey was completed an estimate of the cost of such preparation of the ground would be submitted. The reserves committee of the council reported also that a visit had been paid to the proposed site, which is owned by the Machell estate, and is situated at Te Hapara, to ascertain the amount required for levelling the necessary runways.

Under the Town Planning Act provision has been made whereby two or more local bodies having jurisdiction over adjoining areas may, on their own motion, resolve to unite for the purpose of preparing a regional planning scheme. The immediate problem, therefore, is to define the boundaries of these regions, and the Town Planning Board has decided that the most practical and expeditious method of procedure is to hold a series of public inquiries at which evidence can be taken from all interested parties. At last evening's meeting the Borough Council received a telegram from the Director of Town Planning, Mr. Mawson, asking whether May 1 15 would bo a convenient date for the commencement of an inquiry in Gisborno •by the Town Planning Board, and whether the council chambers would bo available, and a reply in the affirmative to both questions forwarded by the town clerk was confirmed by the council.

Considerable interest marked the presence in the Gisborne roadstead on Monday and yesterday of the Now Zealand Shipping Co. 's new motor ship Rangitiki, which sailed last night for Napier. The agents here had arranged for 70 people to visit the vessel each day, but this number was exceeded by 10 on Monday, and the demand for passes was so great yesterday that extra trips had to be made. Even some of the 200 people who obtained passes yesterday did not leave the wharf owing to the limited launch facilities. The visitors appreciated the attention paid by the stewards, who acted as guides, and the capable manner in which the transport arrangements were handled by the crews of the launch Tuna, the Harbor Board's and G.S.F.M. and M. Co.'s launches, and members of. the staff of tho Gisborne oflice of the New Zealand Shipping Co. Members of the Gisborne Cooperative Building Society attended in force last evening for the general meeting, at which several amounts were made available by ballot and sale. They were informed by the chairman that the No. 7 issue, the latest floated, is still about 100 shares short of the full allocation.. A good proportion of the outstanding shares were taken up at .the meeting. Another announcement made was that the fifth dividend in No. 3 issue will be available on Monday next. In a ballot in No. 5 issue, Mr. George Holmes was successful, the amount being £1000; a sale of £IOOO in the same issue was recorded, £BOO selling at £3O and the balance of £2OO at £2B. [n No. 0 issue, Mrs. E. A. Clayton drew £SOO and Mr. D. W. Comber a like amount. The progress of No. 7 issue was evidenced by a ballot for £1000; Mrs. E. McKinley drawing the full amount.

In response to the request of the Gisborne Dental Clinic, Committee, tho Mayor, Mr. D. W. Coleman, has convened a public meeting lor Friday evening, to broaden the scope of the appeal on behalf of the clinic. It is felt that the public has no clear idea of tho value of tho service being done for the town's school-children by the clinic, and that once the interest of citizens is aroused, there will be no difficulty about raising tho sum of £4OO for which tho committee asks. Previous appeals on behalf of the clinic have resulted in contributions totalling about £7O, and despite the many other worthy objects now being placed before the public, it is believed that the work of the clinic has only to be made properly known to assure the committee of success in its aims. The sponsors of the clinic are working against time, for unless the money required for the establishment of the service in its own building is found, tho Health Department proposes to withdraw its dental nurses from Gisborne and appoint them to another town. Gisborne is fortunate in having had the dental service in the schools for some time, and the effort to retain that service should have the strongest support. Other towns are anxious to secure tho same facilities, but the supply of trained nurses is not large, and if the local clinic is closed, the chance of re establishing it within the next few years would be small.

A long dry spell was broken in ..Wellington last night, when 13 points of rain fell. The -weather is fine again to-day.—P.A.

Tire Rev. C. B. W. Seton, Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Otahuhu, collapsed while conducting a service in the Panmure Anglican Church on Sunday evening. He was admitted to a private hospital, where his condition is fairly serious.

It iwas resolved' at last evening's meeting of the Borough Council that Lieut.-Colonel 11. F. Gambrill, president of the Gisborne R.S.A., should be written to requesting that a conference should 'be held with the council to discuss the question of unemployment relief work for members of the association during the coming winter. The estimated expenditure of the Gisborne Fire Board for the year 1930-31 is £2546, according to advice received by the Borough Council at its meeting last evening. The board, however, has a credit balance at the bank of £246, and the amount of expenditure to be borne by those required to contribute is, therefore, £2300. This amount will be contributed as follows: Government £75, Borough Council £lll2 10s, insurance companies £lll2 10s.

Two distinct shocks composed the earthquake felt in Wellington on Friday, reports the Post. There was a short interval between the two shocks, which had their origins in the North and South Islands * respectively. The records obtained at the Dominion Observatory show this clearly. The shocks were felt at many places between Gisborno and Nelson and Blenheim, apparently being most severe in the latter neighborhood. The magnitude of the shake is variously estimated as being of 3t05 on the Rossi-Forel scale. The origin of the first shock was probably about 100 miles from Wellington. The new road from Lake House, Waikaremoana, to Ruatahuna is practically completed, there being only the Aniwaniwa stream that has to be forded in the meantime, the bridge being under construction. Tiie Mokau bridge is practically finished. A bad overhang at Waihirere is being taken down at present and may hold up traffic for a week, but the road will be in good order for Easter. Being a clay road motorists will probably be chary about taking on this trip without chains, but with ordinary weather, cars will be able to go through without any difficulty.—Wairoa Star. \

Considerable havoc was effected by the recent storm at Napier to the stonework with which the eastern pier was buttressed. A proportion of the £15,000 which has been laid down for the work of extension and repair has gone for nothing. As the result of the fury of the elements, numbers of the rocks which built up the wall beneath and to the side of the structure, were thrown clean over the top and into t channel on the other side. Several of the weighty concrete blocks, weighing between 10 and 12 tons, recently placed in position by the Harbor Board, also have disappeared, and it is surmised that they have been washed into the channel. Havoc of a similar nature was wrought at tlitf old western pier.— Telegraph.

A highly satisfactory position in the finances of the municipal bus department was revealed in a report by the bus manager, Mr. K. G. Ball, to last evening's meeting of the Borough Council. Mr. Ball stated that in March, 1929, he submitted figures estimating that No. 10 bus would be paid for by March, 1930, and that cash for No. 11 bus could be found during 1930-31. He was alble. to report, however, that the debit in the bus account incurred by the purchase of No. 10 bus was cleared off by October 30, 1929, and a credit balance of £826 9s 6d was in hand towards the cost of No. 11 bus. He would recommend that the account of £1176 10s 6d be passed for payment, thus completing the purchase of No. 11 bus. Tho council passed the necessary resolution.

, A grant of £ISOO has been authorised by Cabinet for the survey of tho proposed hydro-electric transmission line between Khandallah and Masterton. Construction of this line, which will complete the transmission circle of the Mangahao and Waikaremoana supply, is part of the programme of the Public Works Department, but authority exists at present for the erection only of the length between Khandallah and Belmont. This section will be built during next summer, together with a new sub-station which is required in the Hutt valley to meet the ever-growing demand for'power in that district. The survey of the full length is expected to occupy six months.

Yesterday's report of the collision of the auxiliary ketch Huanui with the Kaiti wharf yesterday apparently overstated the extent of the damage' to the vessel and to the cargo shed which the bowsprit, of the Huanui pierced. The bow of the ketch rammed the wharf with some force, but the blow was partially broken by the martingale, a steel cable on the underside of the bowsprit which first came in contact with the concrete coping of the wharf. The bowsprit penetrated the shed at one of the doorspaces, and though some damage was done to the door itself, the frame was not affected to any extent, the bowsprit of the Huanui snapping quickly and thus limiting the damage. A new spar is being fitted to the ketch, which should not suffer much delay in consequence of the mishap.

Interesting accounts have been published recently in Suva of Fiji's g.eatest prophet, Naitala, who Jived before the days of the first white men to visit tbjs group. Naitala may be placed on a. level with the New Zealand Maori prophets, Te Kooti, Te Whiti, and Ratana. Naitala told the Fijians that their islands would eventually be conquered by a new race of people with white skins. They would come in waqavanua (big as the land) vessels. Later, they would come in ships with three masts, and, still later, in vessels bearing big bamboo sticks (funnels) belching smoke. According to Naitala's prophecy, Portuguese vessels, the whalers, and the traders of other European countries, and steamers, came to Fiji. The prophet predicted that black people and then yellow races would follow the white race. The older natives in Fiji still believe in Naitala's prophecies to this dav.—Auckland Sun.

Tho absence of community lighting in Gisborne was commented upon today by Mr. Walter S. Snodgrass, a visitor from Nelson. The adoption of community lighting, he explained, gives a bright and attractive appearance to the business area. The scheme was inaugurated at Nelson about two years ago with satisfactory results. Shopkeepers pay £1 per light 'per annum, and practically all the "business premises have adopted the lighting system. The lights are switched on from the powerhouse at dusk and continue until 10.30 or 11 p.m. The council provides a4O c.p. lamp, 'but business people arc permitted to install lamps of greater brilliancy at their own expense. The lights are turned on each evening, and shopkeepers find that in many instances the reflection from the community light saves the, use of their 'OAvn shop window lights. So in this way it actually effects a saving. Community lighting, he added, would greatly add to the appearance of Gish or lie.