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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 377, 29 March 1902, Page 2

Miss ltutk Mooro played the fiance music at the social to the Premier on Thursday nighJ: In the course of his tribute to the Seventh New Zealanders on Thursday night, the Premier warmly praised Colonel Porter,

Our cablegrams give a hint for the New Zealand Millers’ Trust, In America, a great combination of millers lias been termed a “ Federation."

The legal profession at Dunedin has presented Inspector Pardy, who is retiring On a pension, with an address and armchair, as a reminder of their pleasant association..

Tho Rev. 13. F. BothwoU's subjects of sermons on Sunday will be> Morning, “ Christ the Magnet of the Agos ” ; evening, “ Tho Verity and Importance of the Resurrection of Christ." Doubters invited.

At St. Andrew's Church on Sunday morning the subject of Mr Paterson s sermon will be “ How the iifted-up Christ draws pen,” and in tho evening the subject of lecture .will be.“ The Epidemic of Suicide and how to account for it." Young men and women specially invited^

Mrs Price, a resident of Haiti, was thrown from her horso last evening, and sustained serious injuries. She was atattended by Dr Craig and subsequently removed to the Hospital. She had a severe gash on the fore part of the head, and last night her condition appeared to be critical.

Messrs Cowan and Gordon, press re- : prosentatiyeo from Auckland, arrived by the Tutauekai, having joined that vessel in Auckland on the understanding that sb,e was going to convey the Premier to I the Ratiyq gathering at Waiomatatini. reot'esentatives had a drive in the I Xnu ""-day, ao<i Jpstye for Auckcountry yesic.- . ‘■•'-day. land by the Zealandia Owners and occupiers of factories u ._ reminded by the Inspector of Factories that the annual registration fee is due on the Ist day of April, and must be paid promptly. Any occupier of a factory who neglects to register his or her factory and pay the registration fee by- the above date is liable to be proceeded against without further notice. The North Island Battalion of the Tenth Contingent- will mobilise at Trenthain on Friday, April 4th. The different centres will contribute as. follows :—Wellington 60, Wanganui 35, Napier 35, Palmerston North 34, Gisborne 20, Masterton t 20, Dannevirke 13, Woodville 13—total t 272. No married men will be accepted. 6 The Tenth Contingent goes to South p Africa by the steamers Drayton Grange 0 and Norfolk, the former from Lyttelton. a

At Christchurch seventy-three applications for the Tenth Contingent were received in three hours.

The steamer Zealandia, which arrived this morning, brought 100 tons of cargo for Gisborne, and she takes in at Gisborne 1200 sacks of maize for Sydney. The Union Steam Ship Company increase their fares by 10 per cent, from Ist April to and from Australia, owing to expenses incurred through quarantine, etc.

The members of the East Coast Mounted Rides are reminded that entries for the handicap events to take place on Easter Monday close with Mr W. Miller at 8 this evening. The large number of prizes should entice good fields. IV Sydney a corner has been formed in formalin, the most popular plague disinfectant. The price has been raised from

16s 6d to 36s per gallon. “ I have heard many bands,” said the Premier at .the social, “ and I have pleasure in saying that your City Band compares verv favorably with the best.” The monthly meeting of the Wbataupoko Road Board was held on Thursday afternoon, and general business was transacted. It was resolved to write enquiring as to the reason of the delay in dealing with the amalgamation petitions. The question of when the Gisborne railway would be opened was put to Mr Seddon during his visit to Gisborne, and it was suggested that Coronation Day should be chosen as the occasion. The Premier promised that he would see what could be done in the matter. On Thursday the Harbour Board, the approval of the Marine department

having been obtained, resolved to shift the red buoy in accordance with a suggestion made by Captain East. At the Magistrate’s Court on Thursday Shierlaw and Go., obtained judgment against Hone Poliatu for £1 ss, and £2 costs. The Justices were Captain Chrisp and Mr Bridges. Me Lissant Clayton lias received a telegram from the Department of Agriculture stating that Mr Cuddie, Dairy expert; would leave Wellington for Gisborne on April 14th. At the Police Court on Thursday, a young man named William Owen, for theft at Whatatutu, was sentenced to 30 days’ hard labor. Captain Tucker and Mr H. Lewis, Justices, occupied the Bench. At (lie meeting of the Harbour Board on Thursday the Finance Committee was an thorised to sign cheque for interest due in' London on May 2, and to apply to the Public Trustee for

a further instalment of loan released. Orders in Council have been passed imposing the following export duties. 011 white pine and kahikalea logs ; Round or cut in half, logs squared, 10 in by lOin, or its equivalent, or over, 3s per hundred superficial feet; flitches, any width not exceeding lOin,

10s per 100 feet. At-the Magistrate’s Court on Thursday a respected Tolago Bay resident was lined 8s for neglecting to register the birth of a child. The father iiad been under the impression that the registration had been done by post, but not having received the usual acknowledgment he made enquiries with the result, the statutory limit having been exceeded, that it was necessary to take action against him. The insurance companies are evidently afraid of Gisborne’s new dredge. Op being invited to state terms none of those' repeived were found to be

satisfactory. One .company hastily hastily withdrew an application it bail made. Another asked terms which were considered much too high, and a third made restrictions and put in an average clause, so that members considered that if anything did happen it was doubtful if any remuneration would be obtainable. Mr Sievwright and the Mayor expressed the opinion that when it was shown that the dredge was working well more reasonable terms would be offered. Mr Whinray said that lie had urged that an insurance policy should be taken out, but in view of the terms offered lie, had changed his mind. It was agreed not to tajie out a policy at present. At the monthly meeting of the Harbor Board on Thursday, there were present: Messrs Townley (chairman), Clark, Sievvvright, Matthevvson, Whinray, Hepburn, Capt, Tucker. Mr Ring Spence wrote asking that the Board refund him a year’s rent for the purpose of widening -the track to a dray road on his leasehold property at Tauwhareparae. It was stated that the first tenant bad been allowed the year’s rent, but had devoted the money to a road on a different portion of the property. —Mr Clark did not think they could entertain the offer.— In reply to Mr Whinray it was stated that the amount asked would amount to about £2B.—Mr Sievwright thought that Mr Spencer had got the land cheaply enough.—Mr Clark said if they granted the application in the one case the others would expect like treatment. —Mr Hepburn : We cannot be expected to make roads to all parts of the block.—The request was declined. The question as to who should pay Captain Benny' for testing the steering

gear of the new dredge was discussed at the Harbour Board meeting on Thursday. The charge for three trips (£9 9,5) was not disputed, but Captain Tucker, who lias an idea that the ratepayers have some rights as well as the contractors, held that by the resolution of the Board the Andersons were the responsible parties, though the Board would see that Captain Benney got paid. Mr Si'evwpight and the Chairman thought the Board would have to pay the amount in the first place, while Mr Hepburn agreed with Captain Tucker, and Mr Mattiiewson also held the opinion that Captain Tucker was rightly interpreting the resolution of the Board, The Chairman said that he had been asked

to engage Captain Benney, and had done so. Captain Tucker : Then we have made one more bloomer. We iiave made a good many lately ; every tiling we do seems to he in the same foolisii way. We will soon come to the end of our tether if we pay all we ought to do and all that others ought to do. Mr Sievwright said that anyway -the captain would have to be paid ; he would soon show them whether they were liable or not. Captain Tucker said he would vote against the payment, it would be niff? enough to gome to the Board when an effort had been made’ ’i.o get the money from those who ought to pay it. -T-he fact that they said they would he satisfied with a report from Captain Benney surely did not make them liable for payment when they had expressly stipulated that any engageshould be by Andersons. It was

agreed to leave tire payment stand oyer 'for the time being.

Roman Catholic Church Services. — To-morrow (Sunday): His borne,"Mass 8 and 11 a.m., Vespers 7 p.m. ; Ormond, Mass 9 a.m. ; Patutahi, Mass

11 a.m.—Rev. T. Mulvihill. Holy Trinity Church Services.— To-morrow (Sunday), Easter Day : 8 a.m-., Holy Communion ; II a.m., Easter Service and Holy Communion ; 7 p.m., Easter Service.—Rev. W. Welsh.

St. Andrew’s Church Services.— To-morrow (Sunday) : Morning, “How the Lifted-up Christ Draws Men ” ; evening, “ The Epidemic of Suicide, and llow to Account for it.”—Rev. ,J. fr- Paterson.

Wesley Church Services. —Easter ‘ • 1.1 a.m,, -“Chrisf, the MagSunday . . p.jn, ff T! ie net of the Ages , ResufVerity and Importance ol rection of Christ.” Doubters inviteu. Special Anthems by the Choir. —Rev. B. F. Rothwell.