The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 20, 1903.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 821, 20 February 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 20, 1903.

EXPEDITIOUS WORK. The expedition shown by Messrs McLaughlin and Nicoli in regard to the Arai bridge is worthy of warm commendation. Already they have imported requisite ironbark timber, and are having other preliminary work attended to. While on this subject we would again urge that the Kaitaratahi railway bridgo be pushed on. If the line is to he completed to the Karaka in anything liae tho time indicated by Mr Carroll, it seems necessary that a ruovo should bo made with the bridge contract. It may be said that there is ample time within which to complete the work before the contract term expires, but the public are naturally becoming impatient at the delay. Tho season of fine weather is slipping past, and as overyoue knows tho weather is a great factor in the expediting or retarding of work. If the Kaitaratahi bridge can bo completed in tho contract time no one should complain, but lest there should be any misunderstanding about the mattor at a later stage, a reminder is again given that the public would like to see the work pushed on.

The Premier is again in hot water—he is visiting the thermal regions. Tho railway yesterday carried 390 excursionists. Gisborne’3 town clock is due in the colony in about five weoks’ time. Mr W. F. Sinclair’s Tolago Bay coach leaves town at 7 o’clock this morning. A great attraction for Thursday nest is the Turanga Church fete, for which a capital programme has boen presented. A telegram received from Wellington last night reports that tho steamer Whakatane left at 6.40 p.m. for London. “ Schooner Awanui passed south; strong northerly broeze,” was roportod from East Capo yesterday. The Gisborne portion of the Ban Francisco mail will arrive by the Taluue on Sunday. Mr Barton, S.M., and Mr L. lieos return to-day from Wairoa, the Court business there being very light.

Tho Mines Department advertises in tho Gazetto a bonus of .£2OOO to any person who, before January Ist, 1904, shall invent such appliances as will successfully save gold from black sands in New Zealand.

A deputation from the Borough Council are to meet Mr Carroll this morning to urge the necessity of the Government at once establishing the Poverty Bay district a separate Land District, with a local Board to administer.

During the running of tho hurdlo race at the Makaraka racecourse yesterday Cobra fell and the rider, Lowry, was somewhat severely injured. Besides receiving a severe shaking he also broke his collarbone, and was sent to the hospital for treatment.

At the invitation of tho loading agents, Messrs Common, Shelton, and Co., the Mayor and gentlemen yesterday paid a visit to that mammoth of the deop, tho steamer Corinthic. An invitation sont to the Times was unfortunately received too near the hour of tho departure of the launch to be availed of.

A dividend of £33 for second place was paid on Mangamahaki in the Hank Handicap yesterday. There were four tickets on the horse, three being on the inside machine and ono outside. The trainer and owner divided ono ticket, one wont to a small syndicate, and the other two were held by two well-known Gisborne sports. The horse that won the race only paid £1 19s.

The return of the value of imports at Poverty Bay for the quarter ended December 81st, 1902, was £13,469. For the corresponding quarter of 1901 it was £10,518. The comparative return for the two years is £39,902 for 1902, against £49,745 for 1901. Tho value of the exports for December quarter, 1902, was £79,454, and for the corresponding quarter of 1901 £60,947. For the year of 1902 it was £397,039, against £373,817 in 1901.

A consignment of ironbark piles for the Te Arai bridge arrhed by 'the Zealandia from Sydney on Wednesday, to the order of Messrs McLaughlin and Nicol. The contractors are at present collecting material for the bridge, and a start is to be made at an early date. Some smait work was done iu regard to the shipment of piles received from Sydney'. The contract was signed on January 19th, the order sent to Sydney in the following week, and the material came to hand on Wednesday. We would like to be able to report something similar in regard to the Kaitaratabi bridge, the construction of which has not yet been commenced.

The Poverty Bay Co-operative DairyCompany opened the Patutahi creameryon tho 16th inst., and everything is now in good working order. The creamery is supplied with a 04 h.p. Tangye’s oil engine, which drives a separator with a capacity of 440 gals an hour. The milk is put through a Pasteuriser before going through the separator, steam being supplied by an upright boiler, which also heats the water for washing purposes, etc. After the skim milk leaves the separator it is elevated by a pump to the skim tank, from wheuce suppliers take their proportionate quantities. The engineering was executed by Messrs Davys and Third, and the creamery was built by Messrs Hackrell and Colley. For being late at the post at the races yesterday several jockeys and trainers were fined £t each. One trainer who resented the tine scratched his two horses and deprived the Club of about tweuty pounds or more in commission, as the withdrawal ot the horses left only two others in the race. The Club are to be commended for taking a firm stand in this matter, as the public appreciate the races being run punctually to time. One matter that we think both Clubs might consider is the advisability of striking the selling events ofif the programme, and substituting a pony race or some other event. The selling races held during the summer meeting have been the tamest and most unprofitable eveuts on the programme, and the Clubs would certainly he acting in their own interests in doing away with them,

To day is the last discount day for ac- j counts with the Gas Company. 1 Notice is given of the impounding of a ! dark brown mare, a brown gelding, and a bay filly in the Gisborne pound. A new advertisement from Messrs Crawford and Son appears in to-day’s issue, Wairoa advised yesterday a light westerly breeze : the bur b.tci, but the beach workable. Ligiit S.W. to N.W. breezes were experienced in the colony yesterday. There was a heavy sett at (. astlepoini, \\ es. port, and (Jieymouth. We have received a copy of the Colonial Ammunition Co.'s 1903-4 price list, which the Company is now distributing throughout the colony. In view of the representative cricket match, Hawke’s Bay v. Poverty Bay, to he played on the Urmond ground tomorrow week, 28th inst., the local Association holds a trial match on Victoria Domain to morrow afternoon, when an eleven meets a fifteen. Ail selected players are requested to be on the ground at 2 sharp. The T'aylor-Carrington Company concluded their Gisborne season last night with a capital rendering of “• Arrah-na-Pogue,” which was much appreciated by the audience, It was intended to have placed “ A Wife’s Temptation ” on the board to-night, but as the steamer leaves for Auckland early on Saturday, it would have been a great rush to get the large quantity of scenery, etc., on board in time, and therefore it was decided to have the farewell performance last night. The biennial meeting of the New Zealand Central District of the Independent Order of Rechabitos, which was held at Christchurch last week, was presided over by the District Chief Ruler, Bro. W. Stead, of Invercargill. There were about 50 delegates present. The reports presented showed a substantial increase in membership and funds, a number of new Tents, both adults and juveniles, having been opened lately. A motion in favor of approaching the Auckland District with the view to amalgamation and the establishment of one Central Body (or the colony, was adopted. The election ol officers resulted : District Chief Ruler, Bro. J. Whitaker, New Plymouth; District Deputy Kuler, Bro. S. F. Sherwood, Nelson ; Supt, of Juvenile Branches, Bro. ' I. Fathers, Nelson ; District .’-ecreiary, Hon. Bro. F. M. Fraser, Wellington ; 1 District Treasurer, Bro. A. J. Bennett, 1 Wellington. A lot of business from the ' various Tents was dealt with, the meel- | ing occupying four days. The Gisborne delegates, who returned home by the 1 Talune, speak in glowing terms of the \ arrangements made by the Christchurch 5 brethren for the entertaining of the 1 delegates.