The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, APRIL 30, 1902.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 403, 30 April 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, APRIL 30, 1902.

At the meeting of householders of Pa tutahi, the election resulted iu the return of -Messrs T. Sadler, Rodgers, R. Atkins Anglan, Ovondon, Gallagher, and Paterson. Mr Gallagher was elected chairman of the committee. In connection with the Pollard season, Mr Miller asks us to stale that the tickets issued for reserved seats for to-night will be available for to-morrow, and the Thursday tickets for Friday, and so on, each ticket being available for the day foliowing. Mr W. Miller received a telegram from Mr Tom Pollard yesterday, stating that owing to tiic detention of the Eliugninite it had been found necessary to postpone the opening of the Pollard season until to-morrow night. At the meeting of householders at Matawhero, the election resulted in the return of Messrs R. M. Birrell (subsequently elected Chairman), John Allen, August Lange, Thomas JO’Dounoll, Reginald H. Image, Owen S. Bartram, and James MeFarlane.

At the meeting of householders at Tolago Bay MrG. Kiiburn presided. The following nominations were received, the lirst seven being elected as the committee : W. Lockwood, J. D. Morris, John Moore, E. Boland, G. Kiiburn, J. Maddock, Harry Goodley, Mr Holder (resigned), Cullock (resigned), A. Agnew, J. Nichols, and H. Temple.

Overcast and gloomy weather prevailed in the North yesterday morning, with a heavy sea at Russell and Tiritiri. At Napier a fresh north-easterly was biowing, but the sea was reported smooth. At Castlepoint and south of there it was rough. Light winds and an overcast sky were reported from a majority of South Island stations. At the meeting of the Borough Council last night tho Mayor read specifications on which prices had been asked for a town clock. Tlie Mayor said that the Hawcva clock could be heard live miles away, and the one proposed to be obtained for Gisborne should be beard at Makaraka. In reply to Cr Harding, the Mayor said that the estimates he had given were for a striking clock, but not for chimes. The absence of a rotunda was very noticeable at last night’s performance of the City Band, who wore reduced to the straits of playing from a number of packing cases placed around the gaslamp in Peel street. It certainly offers no encouragement to our local bands when they have to play at such disadvantages, and it is a pity that Gisborne should bp behind in this respect. Wo hope' this want v will soon be supplied. During the hearing of the Supreme Court case yesterday, it transpired that His Honor and Mr Bell had been acting on opposite sides in some minor detail of the matter as far back as 18S4. .Mr Bell said he had quite forgotten it. His Honor said he did not recollect, but ho was quite sure tb;i6 he had not been paid any fees in the matter, evidently referring to the fact that the Gisborne lawyers in those days were not always prompt in their payments. At the meeting of householders at Ormond, the outgoing committee’s report showed that siuce the opening of the Ormond Convent School the Public School had lost nearly half the scholars. On the motion of Mr A. M. Newman, seconded by Mr A. Parsons, the report and balance-sheet were adopted. The ballot resulted as follows; —W. Graham 26, J. E. Benson 26, W- F. Hatton 25, A. Hatton 25, G. Gordon 26, F. Clay 22, M. Roe 21, A. M. Newman 16, J. A. A. Ciesar 6. The first seven were duly electel, and Mr Graham was re appointed chairman and secretary. At the Borough Council meeting last night Cr Harding referred to the necessity of repairing the footbridge to the beach via Lowe street, .Cr Jones pointed out that in Court the other day it was shown that there was no road there. Crs Miller, Harding, and others spoke in support of an effort to get a right of road to tue bridge, the property being in the hands of the Railway Department. It was resolved, on the motion of Cr Harding, that the Government be approached with tho view of the public being given a right of road to the beach. The Overseer was instructed to make minor repairs to the bridge.

At the meeting p.f householders, held at Waererenga-a.-hika ,op Monday night, the annual report and balance-sheet were rear! and confirmed. Although the bal-ance-ehest sbpwed a debit balance of 4)6 to March 61st, a further remittance from the Board alter that dat.c converted this into a credit balance of 412. The follow mg gentlemen were then chosen to represent the householders for the ensuing year : Messrs R. C. Miller, J. Rougher, J. Linklater, J. Gordon, J. Cooper, J. Tome, and D. Reid. At a subsequent meeting of the recently elected committee Mr J. Rougher was ejected chairman and Mr J. Gordon secretary. •“ Old Bandsman ’’ writes To the

Edil'M' />/ the Times : I am very pleased to see fliu/j tjie City Band is waking nj) and giving out door concerts, but it is really a disgrace to a town of the importance of Gisborne' ’(hat some better provision is not made for tlie hands to give such concerts. The City Band had to perform last night under conditions that were most dis- ; <yivajjtageous. The concert was a good one—a specially good one under the circuuistalicesr'-bn/, it is certainly most disheartening to a b<*n4 giving enjoyment to the public tliat some better provision is not made for the holding of such concerts.

Last week Mr Justice Conoliy referred to the haphazard way in Which the Validation Court had eowfiicled its business. Yesterday morning Mr .Justice Edwarde referred in strong' terms to the Native Land fjpurt. Being told that matters had been float'd without and application being filed, tiie following dialogue epsuipd His Honor : This is a shameful way of .conducting I hope the N.atfyp Land Court is conducting its business bet ter now. Mr Bell : The Native Land Court had to hold their meetings in a hut at jtlakaraka. His Honor :Jt is a shocking thing, nevertheless. If the Court was held ,u« a pine tree slump there should have been a lx-tier record. It is shocking that people should have to depend on this kind of thing to uphold their titles. There was a huge attendance at th l City Band’s open-air concert last evening, j every item being very attentively listened ' to. There is no gainsaying the fact Unit the City Band lias improved wonderfully of late.' not only in the care given to the rendering of the various selections chosen, but to the cultivation of an even and balanced tone. The absence of the blare ” is very noticeable, and the attention to “ light and shade ” and style was carefully observed last evening. The Band has been very ably strengthened by the. addition of a solo cornet player in the person of Mr Trounson, late of Wellington Garrison Band, and Mr McNeil of the Dunenin Kaikorai Band, who has won honors at receut contests as a solo tenorhorn performer. Mr Don, as solo euphonium, has been with the Band some time, and his able performance on that instrument needs no comment. The programme comprised three marches : “Double Eagle,’’“ Independentia," and “ Jays of Life,” the latter being the test march at-the recent band contest at New Plymouth. Three selections, “ Gaiety Girl,” “ Variety Entertainment,” and “ Caere's Songs,” were also played. The conductor. Mr M. Foster, must have felt proud of the Band’s performance, as it is conceded on all sides that it has not played better before.