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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17956, 7 December 1932, Page 6

•The recent showers have, not helped the borough water supply. Tins was • motioned by the .bovoujfh ongmeu, Ylr E R Thomas, at last night s moi l " i( ,. 0 f the council, in response to ques••oris by councillors. The Mayor Mr ]) w. Coleman, M.P.j said the Mat level at the headwords .was still very low.

An insecurely barricaded window at the rear of a shop in Gladstone road evidently tempted a boy to entei t e simp a few evenings ago, with the result that the following morning the shopkeeper found that four cricket lints and £sl jn money had been stolen, the money having been taken from the till, which was found lving on the floor, lhe window through which an entry was effect ed measured only 124 n. by bin. The Commissioner of Unemployment advised the Gisborne Borough Council last night that where local authorities aro prepared to employ men for the clearing of ragwort, men will 'be made available to farmers for full-time work, with no stand-down week, under No. 5 scheme, and would be paid at the rate of 30s a week for married men and 10s a week for single men, the period of employment not to extend beyong December 31. The farmer would lie required to find food, transport, materials, accommodation and any other costs.— The letter was received.

A report to the effect that a motor car lntd been driven over the Derby street footbridge was responsible for the Borough Council officials referring the matter to the council’s solicitors. As a result, the works committee reported to tlie council last night as follows"A letter was received from the council’s solicitors reporting that after making full inquiries regarding a motor demonstration car being driven across the bridge contrary to the by-law, it would he inadvisable to prosecute on account of lack of evidence of identity by witnesses.” The report was adopted,

Breaches to the total of 160 have been detected by the borough engineer, Mr. E. 11. Thomas, as a result of a house-to-house inspection in regard to stormwater entering sewers in contravention of the by-laws. This fact was noted in th» report of the works committee to the Through Council last night, and the committee recommended the council to issue a warning through the press, and afterwards, if any breaches are detected. tho offenders should he prosecuted without further notice. The recommendation was adopted, and the Mavor, Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.R, said that no exceptions would he made. A letter from Messrs. Carrol) and C'x'p'M', on behalf of Glencoe settlers, asked the Borough -Council last night if the borough water pipe crossing the Government drain in the settlement could he lowered 2ft., as the pipe was iv > obstruction. The Cook County (' tnei' wrm prepared to apply for the men under No. 5 scheme to do tho work. The Mayor, Mr D. W. Coleman, MVP., said the difficulty at present was that, so many institutions were dependent on the water, particularly the f eezing works. It was decided to do t••(» work as soon as possible and that the engineer bo deputed to interview the manager of the freezing works to ascertain tho meet convenient time.

| The Maori carvings for tlio Otaki raeeti ing house have been completed by the I Rotorua Maori arts and crafts school. ' They form a fine specimen of the carver’s art,

The State .Advances Department wrote to the Gisborne Borough Council last night agreeing to pay for water supplied and refuse removal from properties mortgaged to the department when it has entered into possession and let them to tenants. —The Mayor, Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.l*., said this was satisfactory, and more than lie had anticipated. —The letter was received.

The municipal bus revenue for the fortnight ended November 27 was £289 10s 6d, according to a report received by the Borough Council last night from the bus manager, Mr. K. G. Ball. The buses travelled 6238 miles, at an average revenue per mile of 11..14d. ‘Passengers carried totalled 22,901. The cost of benzine was £69 Is 5d and labor £ll6 5s sd,

Seventeen building permits, representing work to tho total value of £3382 ss, were issued by the borough building inspector for the fortnight ended November 26. These comprised 10 permits for reinstatement of earthquake damage to the value of £2123 15s, one lor temporary premises costing £67, three alterations and additions worth £l4B. two dwellings estimated at £925, and one shop at £llß 10s. Winners of competitions at the Wae-lenga-a-hika garden fete, in addition to the list recently published, were: Estimating weight of lamb, Mrs. BrookeTaylor (781 b.); stepping the chain, Mrs. It. Hodgsbn ; nail-driving, Mr. C. Bade and Mrs. If, M. Gram; cake-estimating, Mrs.. G. Jones (101 b. 40z.); Mrs. R. Graham’s cake, Miss M. Herbert and .iS'Trh. Appleton: clock golf, Rev. R. Hodgson.

Tito fact that mumps was no now malady, but was well known among the ancient Greeks, .was mentioned by Dr. T. J. Hughes, medical officer of health in the Auckland central district. He said it was interesting to note that a treatise on the complaint written by Hippocrates, one of the “fathers ol medicine,” described the symptoms in precisely the same manner as modern text books.

Firebreaks are to be made at Haiti Hill and Awapuni road plantations by the Borough Council. This matter was reported on at last night’s meeting of the council by the engineer, Mr. E. R. Thomas, who said that only a small amount of damage was done to the Awapuni road plantation as a result of the recent fire outbreak there. As an additional precaution, he recommended that three or for hydrants be connected to the council’s 4in. supply main along Awapuni road to the abattoirs. Bhe council decided to have the hydrants installed.

“I was particularly impressed with the unfailing reverence Englishmen have for the law,” said Mr A. M. Mowlem. S-M. ( . of Napier, who returned to Wellington by the Ruahine from London. Compared with the Continent, this presented rather a striking contrast, he said. The ordinary English policeman was a symbol of the majesty of the law. None doubted his authority and his word was always taken as final. Instant obedience was always shown to a police officer’s word.

A letter has been received by the secretary of the Gisborne Amateur Surf and Swimming Club from Mr. Gordon Bridson, tho well-known Auckland swimmer, to the effect that he will be arriving in Gisborne next Saturday afternoon from the north to take part in tho club’s carnival to be held that night at the Macrae Baths. The champion, at his own request, lias been entered for most of the events in the men’s section, and patrons unable to attend uiiti: after 9 o’clock, when the shops dose, will have ample opportunity of see;ng Bridson in action. The Auckland swimmer is reported to be in good form this season.

Prosecution will follow if bicycle owners do not see that their machines conlorm with the by-laws. This was made clear by a resolution ol the Borough Council* last night, when the following paragraph in the town clerk’s report was adopted:—“The inspector reports that there are a considerable number of bicycles still in use in the borough that do* not comply with the bv-huv so far as having the rear mudguard painted white and having a red reflector attached thereto. The inspector recommends, subject to the council’s approval, that the offenders be prosecuted without further notice.” The report was adopted, and it was stated that the by-law required all cycles, whether ridden in the day or at night, to be provided with a rear reflector and the rear mudguard painted white.

A proposal that the Borough Council should consider a. suggestion of a conversion. loan for local bodies was received at a recent meeting of the council, which referred the matter to the finance committee. The report of the finance committee, submitted to last, night’s meeting of the council, read as follows ‘‘Your committee has to report that this subject received careful consideration, when it was decided it would be some time before such a suggestion could be accomplished and no doubt the subject would come up for consideration at the Municipal Conference, when the council’s delegates could deal with the matter. There is no doubt, however, that local bodies need some relief regarding loans.” The report was adopted.

I On condition that he returned to Te ' Awainutu, Peter David Muldoon, 40, was convicted without penalty by Mr. iP. 11, Harper, S.M., in the Police Court this morning on a charge ot vagrancy. Detective McLeod explained that the accused came to Gisborne about six weeks ago with a few pounds in his possession, but spent the money within a couple of weeks. Since then he had been wandering about the town, and sleeping in outhouses and at the rear of private houses. The speaker had received a letter from the accused's brother living in Te Awamutu asking that the accused should he sent there, | where work was awaiting him. The magistrate ordered the accused to come jup for sentence if called upon within j three months, on condition that he re- . turned to Te Awamutu.

! The Auckland Automobile Association does not recommend motorists to attempt to travel between Gisborne |arid Opotiki via the Coast route this 1 -’iiiumer, in view of the condition of the road between Hicks Bay ami Whangaparaoa, and the Raukokoro ford. The association’s Gisborne patrol, who returned to Gisborne this morning from a visit to the northern portion of his territory, travelled, with the Opotiki agent Mr C. Pipe, as far as Riinkokore River, to ascertain what progress had been made with the bridging' of the river. With the completion of the Kerou bridge, it was found that, an all-weather road had been provided between Opotiki and Raukokoro though loom metal from Te Kahn onwards called for careful driving. The (••instruction of the Raukokore bridge has been commenced, but. tho bridg“ will not bo completed in lime for ltolibty traffic, and as the crossing is very soft, the road will not he open for through traffic this summer. Between Whangaparaoa and Ilicks Bay, also, the road is in dangerous condition, and the association does not. recommend motorists to attempt to negotiate it,