HAWKE'S BAY.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 10, 9 March 1910, Page 5

HAWKE'S BAY.

Port of Napier.

Mr. Vigor Brown, M.P., Chairman of the Napier Harbour Board, presented Captain Bower of the steamer Wakanui, with a barograph on Monday to mark the occasion of bringing in the first Home steamer’ to load frozen meat from the breakwater. Mr. Brown referred to the fact that Captain Bower was a Napier boy, who had entered the service of the New Zealand Shipping Company as an apprentice, and Irad worked his way up to the proud position he now occupied. He added that Mr. J. T. Cato, Napier

manager of the shipping Company, waa also a Napier boy, having entered the service as a lad, and risen so splendidly to the nMnagersiurp of the brunch, one of the most important ui New Zealand. Mr. J. P. Kenny, too, started with the Napier Hanbour Board as a lad. and had since worked his way up to a secretaryship. The speaker said that this proved that Napier boys could hold their own with any others iu the world. Mr. Brown also made reference to Messrs. Borthwiek and Sons enterprise in shipping direct, and to the Shipping Company on tne occasion of bringing their pioneer boat here.

A Chinese Doctor.”

A Chinaman named Jas. Shang Tun Sam was last week fined £2O and costs for pretending to be a doctor. The same accused was committed for trial for negligently treating a Maori who died. The parents of the patient—a respectable, joung married couple—were committed for trial for aiding and abetting.

Napier Harbour Scheme.

A statutory meeting of ratepayers of the Hastings riding of the Napier harbour rating district was held last week to consider a proposal to borrow £300,000 for the purposes of work necessary for the requirements of the breakwat r portion of Napier harbour. A crowded meeting severely criticised the proposal, and carried an amendment.

“That the meeting is opposed to a poll being taken until Mr. Geo. Nelson’s scheme has been accurately reported o»." Only four voted that a poll be taken.