The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 5, 1902.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 356, 5 March 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 5, 1902.

The Kavaka school picnic will be held on Saturday next. The Waihi leaves at 10 p.lll. to night for Tolago Bay for a load of wool for the Mimiro.

A race meeting will be hold at Awanui on the 22nd inst., also a large Nativi gathering, the latter lasting for some two or three weeks. The trial foui'3 in connection with the Poverty Bay Bowing Club commence this evening, when J. Webb and B. Williams’ crews compete.

The Huddart-Parkcr’s Company’s steamer Burrumbeet left Auckland at half-past four p.lll. yesterday, and should reach here about three o’clock this afternoon.

111 order not to clasli with the Makauri school concert, the meeting o£ milk suppliers to he held at the Kia Ora factory, has been fixed for Friday evening next. As several matters of importance to the dairying industry ate to he discussed, it is hoped there will be a large attendance of suppliers.

Mr W. Pettie has opened his consignment of. autumn drapery. Miss Greener is again to lake charge of the millinery rooms, and the dressmaking department will re-open on the lOth ■llst. under the management of Miss Allan, of Wellington, who lias excellent testimonials from Wellington houses.

The Zealandia Quadrille Assembly opens its season in Macfarlanc’s Hall 011 Thurs day evening. Music will be provided by Mrs Fernandez, and judging by the large attendance at the preliminary dance last week, the Zealandia Assembly should have a very successful season. The St Patrick’s Sports Committee met at the Masonic Hotel last evening, the Rev. Father Mulvihill being in the chair, when various officials were appointed for preparing the ground and interviewing Holiday Committee. Amusements for children (every child to receive a prize) were arranged for, also a merry-go-round, under the supervision of Mr John Somervell and others. The meeting terminated with tho usual vote of thanks to the chairman and enrolling competitors for the hospital race.

The Independent Order of Oddfellows, Star of Gisborne Lodge, No. 61, held a degree meeting last night in tho Lodge rgonj, Masonic Hall. Several brethren were advanced from the Initiatory to the Scarlet Degree by the Lodge office. The Degree Lodge was formed, and the officers thereof duly olected, aud entered upon their respective stations. Bro. J. H. Colebourne was unanimously elected Degree Mastor, Bro. Cogar Vice-Degree Master, and the minor offices were also satisfactorily filled. The formation of tl e above will it is hoped have a very successful career.

An inquest on the body of the man George Wiles, who was found drowned on the Murewai beach on Monday afternoon, was held yesterday morning before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., and the following jury: Messrs C. F. Lewis (foreman), T. G. Lawless, L- Humphreys, G. F. Henderson, H. Bruce, and O’Grady. Evidence was given by Robert Bryant, laborer, Frank May, laborer, and Sergt. Siddells, but nothing further was elicited than appeared in our issue of yesterday. Tinjury, without retiring, returned a verdici of “ Found Drowned.” The funeral took place yesterday afternoon, and was largeK attended.

Yesterday afternoon a horse attached to a gig owned by Mr Nield was frightened by school children, and bolted, the occupant of the gig being a little daughter of Mr Nield. The latter at the time was absent for a few minutes in Messrs Ker:nody and Evans’ timber yard. Efforts to stop tho horse failed, and Mr Ashdown, who made a bravo attempt, was knocked over, together with his horse. The child was thrown out, but was not seriously injured. At Disraeli street the runaway nearly collided with a funeral procession, and was soon afterwards brought to a standstill. At the meeting of the Harbor Board yesterday, a letter was received from Captain East, of the Tyser Company, suggesting that instructions be immediately issued to the harbormaster directing him to securely moor the red buoy off the middle bank on the following hearings, which are magnetic : Pah Hill N. Gsdcg. E., flagstaff N. 4deg. E. These hearings would place the buoy to the southward of alldangers in the region of the middle bank, and well clear of the line of beacons. The buoy being moored as at present was absolutely useless to mariners negotiating the harbor. Being placed as he suggested, it would be a great help in picking up an anchorage, and would thus allow the big steamers to come closer in, and facilitate the working of the port-. It was agreed to comply with the terms of the letter.

The election of Chairman of the I-larbor Board for the ensuing year took place yesterday. Mr J. Clark proposed that Mr Townley should be re-elected to the position. None, he said, knew' the work better than Mr Townley did, and although he (Mr Chirk) differed with him very often in his views, he was perfectly certain

that no one could attend to the business of the Board in the manner Mr Townley' had done. Mr Sievw'right endorsed the remarks made by' the mover of the resolution, and Mr Mattbewson also heartily supported the motion, which w'as unanimously carried. In returning thanks Mr Townley said lie thanked them for the honor they had conferred upon him. He w r as pleased to accept re-election, as he was anxious to see the present difficulties overcome,

An eight-roamed house owned and occu pied by Mr C. Bolton, Maktiuri, was dastroycd by tire yesterday afternoon. The furniture was insured for £'2oo in the Royal Exchange Ollier.

The Magistrate’s Court was occupied testerday in hearing a charge of theft preferred against a man named William Hahington. the charge being that la; stole the sum of £3 from the person of Edward O'Dwyer at Waerenga-a-hika on the 22nd. February last. Mr

YV. D. Lysnar appeared for the defence, Sergeant Siddells prosecuting. After hearing the evidence the Bench considered a prima facie case had been made out, and committed the accused to take his trial at the next sitting jf the Supreme Court. The monthly meeting of the lvaiti Road Board was held yesterday. Present : Messrs G. Matthewson (chairman), A. F. Blidgcs, G. Bull, and F. Harris. The Clerk reported that rates were coming in well. The Land and Income Tax Department advised forwarding subsidy. £3B 10s lid. The Overseer, Mr J. Colbert, reported on the work during the month ; also that several culverts and drains should be attended to. The Clerk was instructed to get particulars from the Overseer in reference to overhanging trees and hedges, owners to be given notice to have such obstructions cleared away. Mr M. Kershaw, Sanitary Inspector, wrote from Wellington. He requested the Board as sanitary authorities to see that tho nuisance connected with a dwelling occupied by Thomas (Humming was at once abated. After discussion the Chairman and MrBridges were appointed a committee to interview Sergeant Siddells and get the matter in hand at once.

Dr Pomare, who holds the position o Health Officer amongst the Maoris, is the grandson of the great Maori chief and warrior, William Pitt Pomare, the conqueror of Wellington. The old man was born on Soames Island, and was brought up to fight. Away back in the thirties, Pomare swooped down on the natives of Wellington and smote them hip and thigh, and, in a positively British manner, annexed the land. The brig “ Rodney ” anchored in Port Nicholson, and Pomare sent an invite to her captain to come and dine. The captain came, and Pomare’s vice-admirals got to work with three canoes and captured tho ship. Then the wily old man, who would certainly be entitled to a portfolio at least in those days, compelled the captain to take him and 500 warriors, and others totalling 1400, the heroes of hundreds of tribal fights, and now known as the “ Invinciblcs,” with several canoes, to the Chatham Islands. These gentry got to business at once on tho 5000 Morioris, and exterminated all that they didn’t want for slaves. Pomare kept the captain and his mate as a hostage, and used the “ Rodney ” and her men as a sort of troopship. The argument that it would appear undignified and sordid for Mr Scddon to accept a gift of gold from the people, says the Observer, has exercised some weight with the promoters of the colonial testimonial. Therefore, it is now proposed to abandon the proposed gift of money and purchase for Mr Seddon and his family a landed estate somewhere in the colony. This proposal is certainly less open to objection than tho former one of sending round the hat for contributions in coin, just as if Mr Seddon was a needy beggar. Which he certainly is not. But is the landed estate idea not calculated to bring Mr Seddon into conflict with his own policy ? Even a sturdy Democrat must make some show of consistency, and if he cannot bo thoroughly consistent, he ought, at least, to be as consistent as he can. Now, if we mistake not, the policy of the Seddon Government has been opposed to landed estates. Indeed, a strong plank

in tho platform of the party has been the

bursting up of big estates, to which end a large sum of public money has been spent. But what will it. avail Mr Seddon to give him a landed estate, at the sacrifice of his consistency, if some other Democratic Government comes along by-and-bye when he is settled upon it and spends thousands of pounds of public money in bursting it up also ? For the principle of landed estates must be just as objectionable to the Democratic policy of the future as the landed estates of the big squatters are to the Democratic policy of to-day.