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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17948, 28 November 1932, Page 4

To-day’s balance in the harbor loan accounts was £4094, out of a total of £815,000 raised since 19-0 liarl ' ol improvement works.

The sale of badges in Gisborne on Saturday in aid of the funds of the Y.M.C.A. realised approximately £7B. almost double the amount taken last year. The increase is ascribed by the ■association to the assistance given by the Rotary Club and to more efficient organisation.

Reporting to the Gisborne Harbor Board 10-day, Captain A. Carson, harbormaster, recorded a month of fine weather, with westerly winds prevailing. The new buoy marking Waihora rock bad been placed in position, the report mentioned, soundings taken in (ho ship channel showed no alteration in the depth of water. The shipping tonnage of the port for the month was; Cross, 37,200; net, 20.570. The report was adopted.

Less than half tin inch of rain has fallen in Gisborne this month, the total being 47 points on live days. Five points fell on November 6, one point four days later, and five points on November 14, and 36 points during the week-end. The October rainfall was also small; rain fell on six days during the latter part of the month, hut only 22 points was reported during that time. Therefore, in six weeks, only 69 points of rain has fallen, distributed over so many days that the maximum benefit has not been received.

Confirmation services were, held in Holy Trinity Church yesterday afternoon and last evening by the Bishop of Waiapu, the Rl. Rev.' H. W. Williams*. An unusually largo number of adult candidates came forward, and the, ceremony in connection with them was conducted in the afternoon, while the younger ones received the laying on of hands at the evening service. In view of the limited space in the Holy Trinity schoolroom, which is now being used as the church since the damage done to tho main building by earthquake, a number of tho general congregation were unable to secure admittance, and preference was given to relatives of the candidates for confirmation. About one hundred candidates came forward, approximately half of the number being adults,

Following upon the discovery by the Waihi police of a small motor-car in process of being repainted in some scrub near the old Waitekami road, Waikino, Herbert Sunderland Fielding, 27, an engineer’s fitter, appeared in the Waihi Magistrate’s Court, charged with having stolen at Henderson on November 21 a car, valued at £l6O, the property oi Lorna E. S. Williams, and with the theft of 100 eggs, valued at 10s, also the property of Lorna Williams. Accused was remanded to appear at Auckland. Replacing the two Moths recently lost in crashes, the committee of the Wellington Aero Club has decided to buy another Moth, which is to be delivered before Christinas. The purchase of a second replacement is still under consideration. The club’s decision has been to buy a rebuilt Moth from the Air Survey and Transport Company, Auckland. At present Ike club has only one machine available for the use of the club-trained pilots, as tho Avro Avian is being overhauled. “Jt is not wise to economise in music,” remarked Mr. Hugo Anson, M.A., Mus. Bar.. on his arrival at Wellington. “Even in these days of depression 1 feel sure it is false economy. A cultivation of music adds a grace to life, and greater general knowledge of music must tend to lessen some of the evils oi industrial strife, and help to make people less discontented with their lot. The power of music ns a relaxation from the worries of life and for mental activity and educational improvement in a different direction is practically limitless. As a help to the stimulation of the imagination in this disgraceful period of realism and materialism music remains the gieatest, force in the world.”

Of tho four bridges under construction on the Mahaki-Otoko Section of the north road, the bridge over the Malmki Creek is almost completed. The contractor has finished the concrete decking, according to the A.A.A. Gisborne patrol, but the approaches have not yet been made, and it is not expected that the bridge will be open for Christmas traffic, though it is possible that use may be made of it in the event of the creek being flooded. The Gold Creek bridge is ready for tho concrete decking, and good progress is being made also with the other two bridges. It is understood that all four bridges will be finished within the time specified in the contract.

During a visit to the Coast, the A.A.A. Gisborne patrol received complaints from the workmen engaged on the contract held by Messrs. W. CoosiiKin and Company for the reconstruction of the Coast load on the Gisborne side of Tolnga Bay. The men stated that considerable damage, was being caused to the completed sections of the work through motorists travelling at excessive speeds, while the uncompleted portions of the work were being damaged also by the same cause. The men stated further that some motorists showed a lack of consideration for the men engaged on the road, some of whom bad received minor injuries from loose metal spurned from the wheels of cars passing at high speeds

According to Miss Nellie M. Scanluu, the New Zealand novelist, who has returned to the Dominion, SO novels and (it) general works are published in England each week at the height of the busiest season. It means an enormous output for the public and libraries to absorb, and the publishers Irv by every means in their power to gauge tho demand. But sometimes they make mistakes. Too many copies of a book may be printed, and a proportion of them find their way to the public as “publishers’ remainders,” sold at a shilling or two. Even famous authors, Miss Seanlan said, occasionally found their books being sold quite soon after publication as ’‘remainders.”

The tomb containing the 'ashes of Sir Maui Pomnre, which overlooks Waitara from the height of the bliff borderiiig Manukorihi pa, is to be graced with a memorial, probably in the form of a life-sized figure of the A.tiawa tribe’s beloved chief. A further step toward the attainment of an object held steadily in view was taken at a tribal gathering at the pa, when Sir Apirana and Lady Ngata and Mr. Taite Te f (,1110, M.P., were present, reports tne Taranaki Nows. Sir Apirana Ngata and Mr. Hnpi Love were appointed by tho meeting to consult Lady Pomare with a view to selecting n suitable memorial. It was thought desirable by those present that the memorial should take the form of a life-sized figure of Sir Maui arid his canoe Tokomaru.

“On tho subject of banking, my inquiries have indicated that since the war the tendency throughout the world has been to place greater responsibility and more freedom in the hands of central banks,” said the. Minister of Finance, the Hon. W. Downie Stewart, in an interview on his return to Wellington by the Ran* gitane. In fact, central banking is now looked on as a natural sequence in the march of progress of trading banks. Tho post-war period has also witnessed a considerable advance in central bank co-operation, especially since the establishment of the Bank for International Settlements. Such co-operation is regarded by world authorities to lie of (~ sl:cino importance in instituting and maintaining international control of credit and prices.

Week-end showers throughout the district did much to freshen gardens and pastures and to replenish dwindling supplies of tank water. The shopping area of the town experienced a brief downpour on Saturday night, but the northern parts of the town did not receive any rain until about 7 a.m. yesterday, when showers appeared to ho widespread throughout the district, a little sleet also falling in some parts. Though yesterday morning’s rain brought with it a sudden cold change, the moisture was much appreciated, for the showers were, the first for a fortnight and the heaviest for about six weeks. ‘More rain is required. however, before the pastures can benefit substantially. The Gisborne fall registered at 9 a.m. yesterday was 34 points for the 24 hours, while two points fell later in the morning. To Karaka’s experience was much the same as in the outskirts of Gisborne, and 39 points of rain fell. Mr. R. C. Parker’s gauge at llangaroa registered 51 points for the 48 hours.

Good support is promised for the Gisborne district fat lamb competition being conducted under the auspices of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board. Present indications are that the entries will he larger than last, year, when 36 pens came in. Entries close on Wednesday. Killing and judging will be carried out on Thursday, and a demonstration will he held in the afternoon by the judge, Mr. J. Barr. Prizes are being awarded by the Poverty Bay A. and P, Association for the best district lambs, but for the purposes of export for the district competition at London only the best 15 pons will he selected. Arrangements have been made for the interchange of an unsuitable carcase from one pee to another when an owner has entered two pens, and this onression will enable a competitor to surmount the disadvantage of a badly colored carcase eliminating his chances. The A. and P. Association has arranged for lorries to pick up lambs in districts where entries are large enough to warrant this course,