NAPIER NEWS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 5702, 20 April 1911, Page 2

NAPIER NEWS.

(Own Correspondent.] Napier, Yesterday SiDoe the weather broke on Saturday we have been treated to some excellent rains, which the parohed ground hungrily absorbed. The ohange has found the weaknesses in our roads, aud complaints loud and deep have been heard oonoerning the oondition of some of the thoroughfares. The Harbour Board graoofully acknowledged the services of the retiring ohairman, Mr J. Y. Brown, by voting him £SO with which to buy a memento of his oonnection with the body. Mr Carnell spoke of the great interest Mr Brown had taken in tha Harbour Board aud wondered how he was able to fill so well the many positions he occupied. He hoped to see Mr Brown back again before loDg. Mr Jull said that speaking as one who had crossed swords very frequently with the chairman on matters oonuected with the board’s administration, he was able to say that in the conduct cf the board’s meetings Mr Brown made a very excellent chairman. Although it would be ridiculous for the speaker to say that he agreed with Mr Brown on many of the larger polioy questions oonnectol with the board’s administration, Mr Brown had, however, showed a good examplo in being able to fight strenuously for what he considered the proper course yet he did not carry his public opposition outside tho b >ard room. Mr Jull concluded by saying that he thought the board would be unpatriotic if they did not show some slight appreciation of Mr Brown’s many years of Bervioe, and as they were only recently empowered by law to vote an honorarium, he moved that the sum of £6O be voted to Mr Brown, which te oould devote to the purchase of something in remembrance of his oonrection with the Harbour Board. This was seconded by Mr Butler; the other members all joinieg iu support. Mr Brown thanked the members and said he would consult some of them afterwards as to a suggestion of devoting the money in a suitable manner.

Joseph Gannon, who originally oame into the hands of the polioe as the result of being found drunk on the Hampdenroad, was before the Benoh again to-day on charges cf drunkenness, using obeoene language, breach of prohibition order and damaging the window of a Port ’bus. He was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour.