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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18192, 13 September 1933, Page 6

Another cheque representing a share of tho proceeds of a New Zealand art union was received by the Boiough Council at its meeting last evening, the amount this time being £217. The contribution was from ‘‘My Lucky Chance art union, and it was directed that tne money should be applied for the rebel of distress.

finality was reached by the Borough Council at its meeting last 1 ‘ The^lffi applications received for the position had been narrowed down to three by the councils administration committee an those three names were consideieit by il)0 conuc j} j u committee last evening, it being decided that the candidates should bn interviewed before the final selection was made. , . u a “On Saturday afternoons and nights yout , annot along -Gladstone road footpaths without bumping into people, because they wffl not keep to the coiroct side,” said Cr. H. H. DoCosta at {“* evfil J ing . s mee ting of the Borough Council in proposing that “keep to the left” should be stencilled on the edge of each fooinath at each intersection in tiie Membm remarked that tbe i( jea was a . goo d one, and it was unanimously resolved to adopt it. The Borough Council recently resolved to request that a 1 evaluation of the borough should be made, but at mecti *j aßt even ing the council recc i ve( f ft letter from the ValuerGeneral stating that, his department was unable to make arrangements to have the borough revised for the rat ing year commencing on April l, 1. M4. Q ” nioti()n of tho Mayor, Mr. John j ac ] {SOn if waa decided to refer the matter to Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P.

In i-Cgard to the grass plot down the middle of Gladstone road, Cr. H. 11. DcCosta, in accordance with notice he had given, moved at last evening’s meeting of the Borough Council the rescision of the resolution that the strip should be 16ft. in width, and that in lieu thereof a grass strip of 12ft. in width should be laid down. After a brief discussion, it was decided at the suggestion of the engineer that lie should peg out 12ft., 14ft., and 16ft. strips for tho council to inspect, and decide upon the width it desired.

'I A request that a farm land list i should bo prepared for the borough , was received by the Borough Council at, its meeting last evening from . Messrs. Nolan and Sheet on behalf of the trustees of an estate. The letter stated that an area of 55 acres 39 perches owned by the estate was used purely for pastoral purposes, and was within the definition of "urban farm lands," ns defined by tho Urban Farm Land Rating Act, 1932. Borough 1 rates alone in respect of this property amounted to £202 9s ,10d for the present year, while the return obtainable 1 from the land did not amount to one- , third of that sum. It was desired, therefore, that this land and other lands of a similar character situated ' within the borough should bo placed on a farm lands list in accordance with the Act. The council referred the matter to its finance committee,

(During the interval at last night’s practice of the Wellington East Coast ,* Mounted Rifles Band, it was finally I decided to enter for the New Zealand I band contest, to be held in Palmerston 'North next February. Committees of citizens will be formed immediately in .lan endeavor to raise funds. A suggestion made by one member that the ■ bandsmen should give a lead in this ''direction was unanimously adopted, • and it was decided that each member .'should contribute Is a week, this contribution to commence immediately. ,1 The following gilts to the Heni Mate- ! roa Children’s Home are acknowledged ' by the matron: — -las Grand, High 1 tSchool, and manager of the Kia Ora Dairy Company, sandwiches; Zealandia i Chapter, fruit, salad and cakes; Gis--1 borne Refrigerating Company, Very • Good Butcher, and Miss OTr, meat; Mrs. Reynolds, Miss Orr, and Mr. Collin, dripping; Mrs. W. Clark, Miss Tucker, ' and Mrs. Toneycliffe, vegetables; Poverty Bay Poultry Association, fowls; Mrs. Barbour, clothing; Mrs. Cuthbert and Miss Tucker, donations. Thanks are extended also to the Gisborne Steam Laundry for services rendered. An announcement to the effect that , the Gisborne Racing Club had agreed to find the cost, of a poll in respect of the proposed loan of £2500 to provide the balance of the purchase money required in the exchange of the Makaraka Domain for the Park racecourse was contained in a report made to last evening’s meeting of the Borough Council by its finance committee. The report stated that the club had agreed to find the £l5O required for the'poll in lieu of painting the buildings on the club’s property as 1 originally agreed upon. The committee recommended the acceptance of this proposal by the council, and tliis was agreed to.

Permission to hold a street sale of flowers and flags ,on Saturday, September 23, was granted to the Gisborne branch of the St. John Ambulance Association by the JBorough Council at its meeting last evening.

“In the dedication of this stone there is no flattery, but the greatest respect for those who died.” With these words Mr. W. E. Barnard, M.P., unveiled the tablet at Park Island cemetery oil Sunday in memory ol' the 10 Napier waterside workers who lost their lives in the Doris disaster ori December 28, 1932. There was a large attendance at the cemetery to pay their respect to the relatives of the deceased persons. In connection with the loading of buses after theatre performances, the bus manager, Mr K. G. Ball, in his report to the Borough Council at its meeting last evening, stated that he proposed to utilise the stands originally allocated for the purpose between Bright street and Peal street; at present the buses ran to the various theatres in turn. 'Suitable notices and step signs would be erected, and passengers would thus in future have a definite waiting place after 10 p.m. ‘‘Many persons wonder why deep lead mining.was not carried' on in Central Otago before this,” said Mr. W. A. Bodkin, M.P. for Central Otago, speaking in Linwood, Christchurch. ‘‘Without an adequate supply of timber and water it was not possible, and Central Otago was bare of timber in the ’sixties and the. rights to most of the water available were monopolised by a few. The result was that thousands of acres remained virgin until recently. It is a fact that there is not an alluvial field in the world that shows better prospects than that in Central Otago.” Mr. Bodkin praised the work done by the geologists and the other members of the Government geographical and geophysical survey party.

Eeganling the Wainui bus service, the Inis manager, Mr K. G. Ball, reported to the Borough Council ,at, its meeting last evening that a meeting of Wainui residents had been held on August 2fi, at which he obtained opinions on various points for the improvement of the service, and agreed to recommend the institution of a 10 a.m. trip on Tuesdays and a 2 p.m. trip on Thursdays and Saturdays, in place of the 7 p.m. trips 'previously run on Wednesdays and Saturdays during the winter months. These trips had been insufficiently supported in the past, but the residents had advised Mr Ball that they would be able to give better support to the proposed new trips, as the times were more suitable. The manager’s recommendation was adopted.

The removal of the Sievwright Memorial from its present position in Peel street to a site in Bead’s quay was agreed upon by the Borough Council at its meeting last evening. It had been decided previously, at the request of the National Council of Women, that, the engineer should be asked to submit an estimate of the cost of the work, and the works committee reported to last evening’s meeting that the engineer had submitted an estimate of £2l. The committee recommended that the work should be undertaken, pointing out that the removal of the monument from its present position would give more room for the taxi cars stationed in that locality, and would also mean a saving of £8 a year in street lighting charges, as there were at present two lights fixed to the monument which would not be necessary in the new position. The committee’s recommendation was adopted, but the selection of the exact site for the monument was referred back to the works committee.

The holding of the Ranfurly Shield—symbol of Rugby premiership in New Zealand—has meant more than simply keenly aroused interest in Rugby to Christchurch this season. For each of the four matches before that with Buller last Saturday hundreds, even thousands, of supporters of one challenging team or another, have journeyed to Christchurch to attend matches. In all cases the excursionists remained in the city for a day at least, and the fillip to business by their visit was appreciable. To date approximately 7300 excursionists from Ashburton, Southland, Otago, and West Coast have visited Christchurch for Ranfurly Shield games, and approximately 700 were expected from Buller. In terms of money such invasions must mean thousands of pounds to the city. The enthusiasm of Bui lex's supporters is realised when it is understood that the greater number of them arriving on Saturday travelled by car for two hours ’ before boarding a train at 11 p.m. on Friday to arrive in Christchurch at 7.30 next morning.—Christchurch Press.

Borough workmen were engaged to day in demolishing the old fire brigade station in Palmerston road, which for about 50 years has served the council for various purposes. It was erected about 18S2 to house the steam pumping engine purchased by public subscription, and until 1915 it was the homo of the Gisborne Volunteer Fire Brigade, as well as the headquarters of the fire-fighting plant. It also served as the ambulance station for a time, and attached to it was the stonecrushing plant which dealt with much of the material used on the borough streets in the early days of metalling operations. The well below the floor of the station, through which the steam pump drew water for the firefighting mains, was in good condition when opened up for the salvage of portion of the equipment, but the woodwork of the building has been very thoroughly invaded by the borer, with the exception of some stout totarn beams used in the platform for the old water-tank from which borough street carts formerly secured their refills.

Touching upon the Amorican craze for getting things done in a hurry, Mr. Cuth. Morse, the former Gisborne trainer who is now in the United States in charge of Pillow Fight and Tea Trader, the well-publicised racehorses, quotes in a letter to a Gisborne friend the example of Seattle, a Pacific border city. He mentions that after a lapse of 15 years, racing was legalised again recently-in Seattle, and the club which undertook to organise horse-racing bought; a property on the fringe of the city, on which it. proposed to erect its stands and lay down n course. In the space of 2(5 days, the course was completed, banked at each end like a cycle track, and railed inside and out, with a high iron fence enclosing 75 acres of land. The grandstand, with a capacity of 7000, and 1012 loose-boxes, were also built within that period, steel being largely used in the erection of the stand; while the whole of the course appointments were painted by means of sprayer pumps, no brushes being used in the job except perhaps for finishing off. A luncheon house was added to the other appointments, and a road built to the course. The season at Seattle lasts for 40 days, and is continuous, Mr. Morse mentions, Sunday being the big day of the week.

Visitors to Napier.—Please remember tiie "Trocodero” is in its new quarters—Hastings Street. Open daily between 7 a.m, and 7 p.m. (including Sundays),*