THE INSTALLATION OF MAYOR.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12254, 13 May 1903, Page 4

THE INSTALLATION OF MAYOR.

Sufficient iime ha.s elapsed since theMayoral election to allow of whatever feelings of soreness may have been caused during; the contest subsiding, and therefore at the installation of the new Mayor this morning everything went "merry as xhe marriage bells." Whatever differences may have existed were forgotten and the various speakers vied with each other in saying pleasant things about both the retiring and the incoming Mayor. Making every allowance for the desire that no discordant note should be struck on the occasion, we believe I that every one will agree with Mr Brookmg, in hj^ remark H that A;j hpyy-- ' ever they may? have differed with. Mr l^ockrill in matters. of policy! or <letdil, they could all recognise his;;singleneSs of i aim and honesty 'of purpose in- forwarding, to the best of- his' ability, the interests of New Plymouth. For durselyes, though we deemed it' oxir t]\iiy frequently to criticise the dd-, n^nistratiqn of . the boyough afFQJLrs, j we, have , always been deeply se r neib l le and appreciative of Mr DpckrilFs • devotion to the services of the burgpsses, and we freely endorse the sentiments' doniained in the 1 r happily-'wor led dddress which the members of the old council presented to their Chairman. If we may fcje permitted a' word r of reference to Mrs Dockrill. it is simply to express, what we are sure ,. every one. who has had had ,the ' pleasure^ v of being brought-, in-, contact ,. with her during 'Mr Dockrill's ' mayoralty, . our appreciation of the unfailing tact and kmdiy grace with which she has discharged T the many duties" 'which have fallen ' \o her lot during t^e past .five and a. htdt years. No trouble h^s b'epn tjpo rgre.at. for her H nojeanse, ttat iaeeded assistance has-_ever appealed to her. in vain, and there are many »who have, cause to be Iteeply -grateful to her for what she" has done. Her place will indeed be hard "to fill. -Wftlrrogkrd to the incoming "Mayor 1 , we N can! ;6nly repeat our congratulations ' tp| MrCoclj on his attaining t^e position of first .citizen of the" town in which he has spent his life, • and ti*ust (that he will be able during his /ternx-of; office to help the town along , to- th# position it is one of his? greatest 'Km-, bitions'to see it occupy. ■■■' r ■"' "' '•' . ' ■ ■ • • , v >

. Mr W. L Hughes, T Devbn,-street,.,a<lyfir' tises in this issue. several us,efu^.^ n ,es •of., overcoats .in suitably shapes and 1 colours.' " •. „ " *, - •'-?'{ -f ry * ■ "Fc/r f ttie fortWortiitig Wilitary* Uall % 6n> June "' there \vill' be p a Taige~dt-; tendance of volunteers from the' sur-, jrounding' -. districts, including 1 i)k«to! and Ing-lewood Mr Rquntrep's orches-^ tra will supply 'the music. • ,r, r - ' , Ram is sf t ill general ovor. ific i_o^or?yy and Xh<i sea is rough round /tlu^ jcoas^i except south of OAmaru. Tl»e teinper,ature ranged from- .66 degrees. at ; Auckland to 44 at Invercargill. .-Spa' Ply,- 3 rtxouth -at 9 o'clock registered 63 utf-j grees'. ' * j lv tho past thirty or r forty year§| immense , improvements-, have> taken ! place in the manufacture of j>j:>iiq?.« and it is encouraging to ..lea^n. on the authority of those well competent to express an opinion that IJich Lipp and Sohne are • more than able l<> hold their own against competition of Rivals in this important industry. The Dresden Piano. Company 1 has artistic pianofortes in various styles suited to any style of' drawing-room or musicroom. ' ■* ' "•' ' -•' " - ' - Despite the 'heavy downpour " of rain last night, there! was an excellent dtjtendance.at tlie ineeting of the junior branch of .il\e: Lit«?r^ry v .and debating: Sociot y. . The _ subject . , .was | the relative influence for gQi>(\ i>f^thej tongma, the pcn r '<and-tbe - j»w>rd. Mr: Christopher championed 4 We tongue, j Mr Lee the pen, aiid Mr 1 Allan Voate; the sword. Other speakers wro*e ]tfi^«rs! Fall; Nixon; ' Stanley 1 VJ.- A£.\ Roberts, I^epper, Percy *' White, afi^l Stahdish. 'A vote" favoured' i he in-j fluence ~T of . pen. Mr ?keatcs Vas chai rm an . j several new niem "acrs v ere ] elected and copies of th,e rules <;li^li:v butted., At, : iiext, n^pe ting, .jtlie topje for discussion is.: whether, ("hino!?e should; be excluded, Jrom . New Zealand. '..'.j . ■>}

A iheetiiig ' of the Egtbont "Cbuhtyi dpvincil" \vas Held *$£ Opunafie* on'Frt-} day, May 'S. All 'tUe members Wio'i-re-! sent and jtf r Forsytli wds in the cnair." A committee wa,s ai>pointed to meet; the Taranaki . Council for the purpose of adjusting , accounts. The Council, decided to employ an engineer to give an • estimate of- the most urgent, works requiring' 'attention^ andvto apply to the ' -Government for fc ' spedaij grant.. A' "dbpntation- of settlers; waited oii'the Obuncil and firos^niVjcl -h[ petition from 38 settlers at the Awa^ tuna end praying to' be cut off from the new county. This ,was left over for a ! future meeting. Four applications for the. position of cierk - asking; salaries / varying - from £95 to ,£200 ; were received.- Mr G. W. Rodgers was appointed. ' Tenders for* collecting 1 d^gtax and supplying dollars were called for. .Nbtice to strike a rate V-f gd at next meeting (should the Valuation roll arrive 'in 'time) was qivsn f M The: date of meeting^ was fixed >4 for'/tTife second Friday hv, eaph month. 4 Attention is drawn < to the Exc^Uior Drapery Company's adrertisenvAit , in another column ' announcing '''Better .Bargains'. r than ey^iy " ' • The dancing ' public, aro rymix/d^l that- a, dancer V^'ill, , be i>Wd in the 'Maaonio Hall on -Thursday, coni"g> proceeds of 'which /will bjp in. '-id of the Frieiidly Societies Picnic; l<Wd. * The floor' is'iii excellent r- condition -ft* danchi^: and' what' )with '^ood music and a plentiful supply -of > refrcshmeiits a most enjoyjib.le evening will be spent.* ' „ , V ' ( V 'J p| . | ! i The very best winter shoe for t la<lies i>,tHe •'Oxfori^"_ anfcl ladies who^ see t)>e splertfdifl, lot, evhibitetl by ' the ftelbQurne OlptHing Company will enJorso. .tHis.? ffie'sti^V* are real bea-ut-ies^ an' 4 at' h)\t a imir are a P.osiltiye bargain *, y [ .'. .;,^.lL'»* J

Messrs Carthew 1 Thompson vii Co. report having leaseci with i-ur^Jiasmg clause Mr Potts' farm at Oakara to Mr Schofielcl of New Plymouth. Attention is drawn to C. Carter's advertisement dfi this issue. The poods referred to are now neatly displayed M in his window. The address presented to the retiring Mayor, Mr Dockrill, will be on view in Messrs Bellringer's shop, Devonstreet, after to-day. The Post understands that the purchase of the Matamata estate, Upper Thames, containing 40,000 acrss, has bee"ii completed by the Government, at £3 per acre. Captain Edwin wired to clay '—Gale from between "north-east and north ajnd west; glass iall; tides-very high; heavy rain; heavy sea; expect high floods. The Department of Boads has 177 . labourers employed in the Te Kuiti district and 318 in the Taranaki distinct, tKe tbVaT for 'the colony being •2,556. The Stratford^Whangamompna railway is engaging the services of 13 artisans and 174 labourers. . <. Owing to a "heavy "fresh in the Waiwakaiho it is impossible work- *the pumps at the waterworks ; the Borough authorities, th- rcfoie,. desire iliat people will be as. 'sp&fojg 1 ' \& f l( os ; sible; lyHhe,' use 6t waiei- (or «i aa^ or tte : They certainjy ",wbn*i Vpxrt> much" to water, their gardens. „c . The programme;.ibr, sto-morroiw/even-ing-'si centertahaßentC"; at- St. Mary's Sehddfrdom- -wIU be V fo^M ! in. another column. The' 1 sale 6f ■'>&%; *will be o^n'ed -Bit. %ty " r i£ iW_ afternoon and ifefiin at 7, iA '|K(B, eyeinng, ; .There J will Ise a, >procUiss «tail\.fina;i^' afternoon tea staljr, /presided "dverA fey Japanese i%dies, > as^w^ll^as a shooting gallery and other 3 side^^how&.u -The, price .of admission is loW and itife hofpetlrthia . wtR ensure h «a> • largo "* r attendantev' sa theMa^ri^ Mission" Fund will fefeheßt' t a^preciabl^." . \'\' ' * : '"' ''. „4* the Police this (Wednesday) morning 'before- 'AllswoEth, -^.P.j, Margaret Kershaw, Was charged with being illegally T on the premises of the O>nmionwealtli Hotel: Alter hearIhg 'fevideiide the' Bench dismissed the tias6. : , Mr' jQuflham; ' wfeo f e^^f6r defendant, intimated " that proceeaißgs ,te commenced .at once against tl^e.Xciensee, ;J,; J, foalicoust prosecution.. ,• - ».,.<... The WeHmgiEon* liiaiistrial Association o& Tnesda^ carried a Te r st>&tion drawing attention : of the Government"to"tno need' of manHifa^xaring interests!bemgTeiJres«itecF ill the Legi'sfative^CouMcil'afld s ' fisting that" in future ap^oiiitnieTi^s tfue cdnstderation Votdd be- given tb^tliis re6«'est.A: deputation will wait' ota^fhe Premief "to * ftlttce'the matter' betdre* him. '\\k cartahie lady.in' New, Ply^qutijr^ecej^ly reminded Jher h-u^ba^d, bf^^rojnise that he m.^de prior to, Otyfn* r ' riage/whiph was. .that,<liM lovp wquW be -everlastrn^ . ajwi f M .wotuld #o anyfi»i^g, 4 Wler^^er^un for^er. , Xast wgel? this^ diajogvie to(* place.. Wife : Bobby. Ao -yoju, siUl love -nw -the- same as. before* we f were „ majsried and will you' keep y.QUT ,pr jmise» that ypiu will do,, anything r yp chick, „„ why* % shouldi .yd* r„ , <icU>ubtj. me. Wife : JBKell^l^haart j»»t oßd.eHwl A a. ten tjniuea drese for tfie Poster atW Faticy Press ,Batt „ be heJd.on'EwJpire Uay?. ahd.wjlLir you;, pay~ JJuabaod : What's the tune,- dear,., J must pc off to- -the *cluhjr v.^-« -.- f- *- < --. ' T » The-Jfrttcklana* Stipendary ' r Magistrate dn Mo-nday ordered -the extradition ' ' "of * Mr* SJalv^etnß l^ alias 1 fcHuact changed with receiving" £SOnfrotfi Thmcan McPhaib* of^Sydrie^, knowing *< it was dishonestly obtained, and '"of Prank Stuart charged with theft and forgery ♦ for £IS2 with int ',n+Aon -, to defraud McPhfik ' The police stated that £3A wagjounil t on ;the.< woman. Since her arrival ..it was discovered that she had committed bigamy. The defalcations oft the male accused amounted to £1200.' Stuart when', arrested denied but subsequently admitted his identity and ; also admitted that the £110 in his possession was part i the •, money stolen. A'■ letter was 'found on Stuart,, addressed tq his p'arentsy, in which hfe admitted taking £1000 or more, ©f his employer's ntfoney. " .. * I?he Wellington Industrial Association, on Tuesday discussed the cfuestfe>a of the. City Council in placing contracts for f lectric^ cars atfd : boilers for the power house" outside the colony. , One speaker, said, ihat in ■ *iew o\ a statement 'made some time ago by t tie Mayor that- a number of cars would be constructed in the colony, he had imported special 1 applianioes for building cars. , Councillors' Luke ana Winder declared that %}\e Council a£ted in the best interests of the city and the ratepayers in coming >td «ie conclusion they had done. Further tihere was a danger of compensation being claimed by the contractors if tfoe boilers, were not iv place at the specified date. As to rolling stock, ihe Council ordered what was necessary for.ifce initial stages of the new service and other stock, as reqiured, would ,be- ob,jbained locally. _^ On Saturday" next Messrs BeWfey tod Griffiths will sell by. auction at their roomsy Coffee *alace Buildings, one of the most valuable business, sites that have been offered to the public for, long time past. The property .known as' Perry's^ corner, situated at tha carrier . of Devon and Liardet-streets has long been looked upofi i as a most desirable position, and ha* *t be»n available for, sale, would.no doubt haVe been utilised time since, for handsome -business premises. Any one requiring a -splendid business site or an investment that is certain to increase in value; should not miss thj3 opportunity: Thd firm will afterwards Xr. tha grounds of the lAwn Tennis dub, and. as the Cljbb has purchased other grounds which they are rrtw laying out/ a very moderate reserve -has been fixed, which should ensure keen^, competition. As the grounds *re very central B.nd easily reached,, it seems a pify now as co much has hern stnnt ( on them, that they should not aiill be used for the same purpose, «w taero is ample rpdm" for a second club. Dont forget to make a note it. *en'i suits' to measm-e Jronv £2 7/6. W*.' J. Tteeby and, Co. Kash.. Tor InviUtioa Cards. Ti.iting Cards, call at' Herald Offio*. Printing of evtry d«aciiptlon neatly oxwuttd at a» Herald. Office. .