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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17944, 23 November 1932, Page 6

The loading of butler and wool into the holds of the (A and I). bine’s Port Dunedin was continued to-day under normal working conditions, no attempt being made to undertake the transhipment of meat to the motor liner.

The following paragraph under “Push bicycles” appeared in the report of the town clerk 1.0 the. ,Borough Council meeting last night: “lhu councils instructions with reference to cycles are receiving attention. The names and addresses of offenders are being taken and a, warning given that a prosecution will follow the second offence.”

The Commissioner of Crown bands, Gisborne, advised tin- Borough Council last night that the department would pay charges for the supply of water to houses while under tenancy from the department either as owner or mortgagee in possession. Payment would bo made also for the removal of household rubbish. The .Mayor, Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P., remarked : ‘‘lf we can get. the State Advances Department to do that, it will not be so bad.” The letter was received.

The delay in completing the Taumata Hill reservoir was, regarded seriously by members of the Borough Council at last, night’s meeting. Cr. S. V. Bcaufoy considered that bad a fire occurred :n the town on Sunday, when the pipe line at Waingako was undergoing repairs, a serious position might have occurred. It was decided to write to the Local Government Loans Board urging it to expedite the final sanction of the loan so that the work of completing the reservoir could he proceeded with immediately.

D ought conditions continue throughout Hie district with abnormal temperatures for November. This morning at Patutalii, writes the Herald's- correspondent, the thermometer registered a shade temperature of 75 degrees as early as 9 o'clock, while a maximum of over 80 has been reached on occasions at noon on recent days. The absence of high winds has afforded ideal conditions for haymaking, but unless rain eventuates before the end of the month, the position will be acute, as pastures are rapidly drying up, and many residents are already without tank supplies of water.

lu the course of (he Public Works Statement, tin- acting-. Minister of Public Works, the Hon. G, If. Macmillan, includes a graph showing the annual loan expenditure of the Public Works Department, and the expenditure pur head of the population respectively. The graph shows that loan expenditure, after climbing from .C 2.250.000 in 1920 to over TB,-Of-0.000 in 1931, will this year drop to lu-low {lie 1920 figure : and that the expenditure per head of tlm population, after rising from under £2 in 1920 to about £5 10s per bead in 1922 and remaining fairly high up to 1931. will also fall to below the 1920 level as a result of the savings effected or contemplated for Ibe current- year.—Parliamentary Reporter.

An experiment is to lie tried with the surfacing of the Roebuck road bridge in an endeavor to effect an improved footing for stock. Mention of this was made at last night’s meeting of the Borough Domicil. when the following report was submitted by the works eommilPee: “The engineer submitted a report in regard to making- a rough surface on the William Pett-ie hriilgo for the benefit of drivers of stock, and stated that owing to the cross-fall being ] in 200 in lieu of 1 in 50 as is usual, drainage would he un satisfactory ; the suggestion would, therefore, he inadvisable, but regarding Roebuck mail bridge this could he done, using bitumen and Napier shingle chips, which would make a temporary improvement., until the summer heat had caused the chips to become bedded and smooth. It was decided that flic Roebuck road work should be nmleiiakou as an experiment.”

Swimming carnivals to he heli'l at lim Macrae Baths during the present season were referred to in a report submitted by the baths committee at last night’s meeting of the Boioilgh I 'nuneil. The report read : "The Gisborne Swimming Club wrote in connection with increased fees tor carnivals, surmising that the extra guinea, would he discontinued when the fence was paid for. Alter some discussion on the subject it was pointed out flint the council did not desire to make a profit out of the baths, hut they would have to he self-supporting, and as there was a debit at present, consideration could stand over until tin l end of the season, The following dales were allotted to the Olympic (dub for carnivals: December 29, .January 2G, 27, and 30. February I and 2. To tho Gisborne club, December 10, and Febrnary 23 and 24- were allotted. On February 3 and A, Hawke's May championships.

Tin' recent lino weather at Auckland has considerably retarded growth in gardens and pastures.

The Gisborne Y.M.C.A. was granted permission by the Borough Council last night to hold a street collection on Saturday in aid of its funds. »

Advice from \\ ellington states that [ho hanks there report that they have been inundated with applications for overseas remittances, which they have had to turn down, since the prospect of an advance in tiic exchange latcs was mooted.

At, a meeting of the Gisborne Domain Board last night a letter was read from the Gisborne agent of the A.A.A., Mr. George Crawstiaw, who advised that the association bad no funds for expenditure on public camping grounds which were a public utility. Unly a small percentage of those who used the Victoria Domain camp were A.A.A. members. and the association had extended special treatment when it made a grant „f £3O to the district towards the cost of establishing the camp, which should comfortably pay its way with reasonable administration. Tim committee suggested the advisability of providing gas rings with meters. The letter was received.

An endeavor to improve the method of rubbish removal in the borough was reported on by the works committee to the Borough Gouneil last night as follows : “The question of the advisability of making a by-law requiring residents to place their rubbish bins on the footway on days of removal was considered, and if was eventually decided that more information should be obtained on the matter, and in the meantime that the engineer should submit a report to the committee on the subject, including better arrangements of lipping gear on the truck, together with the cost of the present removal as against the previous cost, and any other information available.”

Breaches of the borough by-law In connection with stormwater drains connected with the sewerage system were mentioned in the engineer’s report to the Borough Council last night. The report of the engineer, Mr. K. Ik Thomas, stated: “A house to house inspection lias been carried out to find offenders of by-law No. 1, section 29, which prohibits the placing of stormwater into sewers. In the area from Derby street to Lytton road over 80 breeches of this by-law were located, the increase in power caused through this amounts to as much as 200 units per dev in wet weather. In 19. d there were 107 wet days, which makes an extra amount of approximately £1 hi pump ii.g charges for the year. The numbet «,[ offences located m this area, is so greet that I think it advisable to carry oil the inspection until the whole of the sewered portion oi the borough is completed.”

Although several days have now passed since November ii when an astronomical display m the form of a shower oi stars was predicted, no reports of the display having been seen in Gisborne have come to nand, despite Lne early rising of not a few people on that particular day. Writing m tile Aueiy laml \v eekly News, Crux Austiaus stated that although there was a good possioihty oi the display taking place on .November 16, it appeared that the most, spectacular portion of the shower would occur over Japan, China and the Bhilippiues -on November 17. Austiaiia and N’ew Zealand are rather ho south,” he writes, "but still should gei an excellent view, if a neb showCY takes place. Bearing in mind the niilure of a prediction in 1b99, astronomers cannot definitely say that the person that rises at 4 a.rn. on November 17 will no rewarded with a sight that lias not had a counterpart in the last hali-contuiy, hut the nuances are favorable that sue.! will be the case.”

A claim for £lO made by the T*laborne Theatres, Limited, against Vvatlaee •Stewart as’the amount owing on a turn-table machine occupied the attention of Mr P. H. Harper, S.M., throughout the greater part ol yesterday. l| il: plaintiff company was represented Ly air. ,J. 0. Nolan and ttie defendant by Mr. J. S. Wane-hop. .Judgment was given tor the defendant without costa, ami in giving Ids decision the magistrate said the matter to be determined was whether the sale was an unconditional one or whether, as the defendant cla.med. it was subject to a reasonable trial He was satisfied that the witness Fountain for the plaintiff company believed the sate to be uueondui.mal and also that the defendant believed lie was to have a trial. lie did not suppose the defendant would buy the machine without a proper inspection. It appeared to Ilis Worship that both parties were negligent in not seeing that some note was made in wonting at a time, when any conflict existing in the minds of the parties would have been rectineo. in the circumstances, Hie plaintiff would he non-suited, but it was a case whole the. defendant should not be allowed costs.

Gisborne district lambs entered in the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Boards district lamb competition are to be killed at the Kaiti freezing works on December 1, and judging will take place at 2 pun. the same day. This is the second year in which the competition has been held. It was initiated last year under proposals put forward by Mr. J. C. Graham, of Waimata, bat Gisborne farmers did not take the same interest in the competition as those in some of the other districts. Only about 30 pens came forward from Poverty Bay last year, hut it is hoped that greater interest will he taken in the movement this time. The lambs are to be judged by Mr. J. Barr, the board’s grader, and exhibitors and others interested are invited to attend a demonstration given bv the judge that afternoon. In addition to the prizes allotted by the Poverty' Bay A. and P. Association for the three best pens on ihe focal judging, the hoard will provide Tit) first. 810 second. £5 third, prizes for individual pens from Hie North Island to he awarded on the English, judging. Entries should he lodged with the secretary of the A. and P. Association, who will he pleased to furnish any further required information.

A tine for “cutting” the Disraeli street intersection with Gladstone road was indicted on Wiremu Thompson by Mr. P. IS. Harper, S.M., to-day. Mr. D. IT Chrisp, who appeared for tin l traliie inspector. Mr. C. H. Ferris, stated that the defendant cut past a service car and a Inis, and if the drivers of these two vehicles had not acted promptly there might have been an accident. Such breaches of the bylaws, he added, were often caused through t nought .lessons, hut, drivers should realise that they must observe the by-laws, which were framed for the purpose of minimising accidents. The defendant explained that he cut the corner to avoid the service car, which appeared to he slowing up to allow him to proceed. His Worship commented on the danger of “cutting’” corners. The defendant was

probably misled bv the action of the service ear, hut that; did not: excuse him. It was important that the bylaws and the regulations should he conformed with, and if everyone observed them there would he very few accidents. As the costs in the action were fairly high, a tine of only os was imposed, the costs amounting to £1 5s (id.