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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19364, 30 June 1937, Page 4

A frost of 3.4 degrees was registered in Gisborne this morning. Revenue earned by the Gisborne municipal buses during the fortnight ended June 20 totalled £302 16s 4d, an average of 12.1 Od per mile over a total running of 0006 miles. Passengers carried totalled 28,125. An inspection has been made by the fire superintendent, Mr. J/ Kane, of all places of amusement and worship in the borough, and the Gisborne Fire Board reported to the Borough Council last night that everything was in order for permits to be granted by the council. Licenses were granted as suggested. Another Gisborne exhibitor at the Palmerston North Poultry Show, Mr. W. A. Mitchell, was successful in gaining a first prize. He sent only one bird, which won in the class for Old English Game, bright-red cockerel. At Hastings the same exhibitor had more entries and his birds secured the following prizes:—In the Old English Game classes, first bright red cockerel, first blue-red cockerel, second blue-red pullet, and third black-red pullet. For fear that support to an outside movement might be detrimental to a local organisation, the Gisborne Borough Council last night decided to take no action in a request from the Mayoress of Auckland to support a street collection in September in aid of orphan homes in Auckland. The Mayor, Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P., said that Gisborne had a good institution in the Hine Materoa Children’s Home, and it was not the council’s desire to take any action that would be against its interests. It was decided to reply to that effect. In connection with the Gisborne Harbour Board’s rate demands, Mr. H. A. Barton, secretary-manager to the board, explained to-day that it was necessary for all harbour ratepayers, including those who lodged objections to the recent revaluations of the Gisborne Borough and Waikohu County on which the harbour rates were based, to pay the demands by July 30 in order to receive the 5 per cent discount. When the objections had been dealt with the Harbour Board would refund any amounts overpaid.

Fine weather prevailed yesterday when the Whatatutu dog trials started. They are being held at Te Hau station, and there was a good attendance for the first day, a number of outside competitors being present. The way the entries are coming in for the first class, the long head and hold in the ring, is very encouraging as they are above the average and the class will not finish to-day. The sheep are in great order and very lively considering the wet, cold weather that has prevailed in the district lately. The judge is Mr. E. Aylward.—Special.

Permission to plant trees in the middle of the Park Domain was given by the Makaraka Domain Board last night, when an application was made by the Park Golf Club. The Mayor, Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P., pointed out that the club had previously made such a request, when the board asked the club to submit a pian of where it was proposed to plant the trees. The plan was placed before the board, four trees being shown near the centre of the Park. Some members held that when the trees grew they would obscure the view of any sports event held there, but as there would be only four trees it was agreed to give permission to plant them. While agreeing that it was desirable for employers to have their own organisations ,the Mayor, Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P., stated at the Gisborne Borough Council's meeting last night that he did not know whether it was desirable for a borough council, which represented all sections of the people, to affiliate with the Employers’ Association. A letter was before the meeting from the Municipal Association urging its members to join the Employers’ Association in view o? awards and agreements now pending. The Mayor said lhat the council so far had been able to make its own agreements with its staff. Consideration of the matter was deferred until next meeting.