The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 10, 1905. RAILWAY AGITATION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1477, 10 June 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 10, 1905. RAILWAY AGITATION.

There is aii mcsopl au agitabioDi In. WalEoa tor. the oo;rt ton,nation of ‘the railway, from Napier to Ilia't place.. In an able article on) the subject .the W!ajT.oa. GnarSKan states In view, or the fact that several 'distracts on the East Coast of Ilic North) Island are detetEmlnod to. go before Parliament this session .to secure -the csta/blisliment of railways, it ia advjiiSaible that the local railway league should coniaider. iba plosi lion., If that 'body is held tp ho still in existence its should re-commonce its former agitation ; 'and if it, be defiunot, a fresh league shoiuld be started- The Harbor Board having carried a

motion in i'&V(Oii| oi cjormcouing WaStoa with- Waifciojkopiu by, rail,, is SLtfficien't jus&i'iica/fcion for que ooptaixblon idi'al im.miad’ia'te action. shou'lid bo taken by <bhe local bodies:, lb is also likely, that the County Council will cany a similar motion,, and a railway league is the proper body, to urge such a 'qiuestion, on the attention of the 'Government.' [Nor, do we think railway agitation should end with Waikokopu.- . There must have •been great laxity on the P,art of the people and representatives of Napier in the past not ifaoi have a’ctyopafieiu and pressed for aoo ntinuaibion of the railway north. It would - -seem as though the people imagined the end of' the world hail been reached' when tho iron horse got as far as the Spit. ' Little or no thought was taken of the fertile lands* to the north, I unrailed -and unroaded. Eon thorn it was enough to exploit the trade •without seeking to develop it. Is this not truer'! .Who can deny, it ? We admit that of late years more activity is being shown ; hut the davs of unlimited G.ovornmeut money are past, and it is not now so easy to secure railway, oonnection. Had the people of Napier been alive to their own intereßts, and imbued with a feelirg of consideration for Wairoa, they might now have had a railway running to Giaborne, and be drawing a rich return from ‘ tho neglected East Coast,’ as this district should be properly called. It may not yet be too late, however, to take some steps to repair past errors ; and wa would counsel the formation of a strong railway league to urge tbs connection of this district with tho railway service of Napier and Gisborne, including the proposed earrow gangs line from Wair. a to Waikokopu, which port promises to be a very important harbor for vessels trading on the East Coast.” , The question of a railway from Gisborne

to Wn’roit in ono Hint tlio East Const Railway Lenguo might vovy will dovoto thoir onorgics to. Thoro is a groat doal of rich country lying botwoontliis plaoo and Woiroa, winch would well repay opening up and with a train oorvico from Gisborne tho trado of tbi3 part would bo oonaiderably fnoronsod. Wo bopo te boo tbo matter discussed at tbo next mooting of tho Eaat Coast Lcoguc.

Tho Auckland mail closes at 7 this ] morning. Mr and Mrs E. Ohrisp, of tho Musio I Depot, loavo Gisborne to day on a visit to 1 Australia. I Tbo Gisborno Woolbrokors’ Association | hold thoir noxt salo of wool, shoopskins, 1 hidos, tallow, oto., on Friday noxt. It is reported that a Napier firm is bav- I ing a boat built in Auckland for the 1 Napior-Waikokopu-Gisborno trado. 1 Mr. Carroll’s intondod mooting at To I Kor aka was postponed last night by ro- 1 v quost of Karalta residents owing to the bad 1 o weathor. j Tbo Rov. G. Hounsoll will conduct both I tho morning and evening servicos at tho I Wesioy Church to-morrow. Ho will' also 1 hold a sorvioo at Ormond in tho afternoon. I The woathor along tho yoeterday was 1 very rough, while at the East Capo it was 1 roportod to be tho worst that had been I soon for years past. Mr H. E. Howes, of England, magnetic I healor and inspirational speaker, will 1 lecture in Townley’a Hall to-morrow even- I ing on tho subject, “ Spiritualism tho Comforter.” The football matches will bo continued I

at the Viotoria Domain this aftornoon, the third grade matoh commenoing ot 1.30, and the first and second grade matches at 3 o'clock. A meeting of the Gisborne branch of the Farmers’ Union will bo held in the Farmers’ Union Olub rooms, Masonic buildings, at 2 p.m. to day. The Eev. D. Parry will give his firßt no-lioense address in the Theatre Boyal after church servioo to-morrow evening. The subject will be “ Fair Ploy.” At Bt. Andrew’s Church to-morrow morning the Bov. J. G. Paterson will deliver a sermonette to the children on the subject, 11 Steadfast and Boyal.” Tho | subject of locturo in tho evening will be “ The Emergency Brake.” Theatre-goers will bo pleased to hoar that Mr George Musgrove’s Opera Company, headed by Miss Nellie Stewart, will appear at His Majesty’s Thoatro for a short season of four nights during steeplechase week (from July sth to Bth). Captain Edwin wired at 11.50 yesterday morning :—“ Heavy gale from between south-west, south and east ; glass rise ; tides very high ; sea very heavy ; > ram probably heavy ; weathor very cold.” A(i tho Police Court yesterday, liroraln'g, ho Coro Messrs Johnston anict Sheridan, J.-P.-s, a seaman named F.. Watson, was fined 10s and costs Cor disorderly conduct on Bead’s Quay-: fr H .J, Harris wag fined £3 and costs Cor drunkcniness,;

The Gashorne-Morere anil Napier mails arrived in Wairoa ‘in buggies but .tho iGisjW.ome-Tinirpto coaoli was able to get through as usual. fThe Wailcarornoana mad, 5s the only, one blocked for, wheel traffic.. The Wainoa County Engineer, Mr iiV. : K. Blact:ay, dnspectcid the Mohaka bridge on Monday, air'd made arrangements tto have the del oh ius and flecking xenaired .with timber sawn at the Mobaka sawmill. At a public meeting at Wanganui Mn IXaseldeu,, after quoting from the Chronicle of 18.55,, to show, the state of the Wanganui river anil the vosh hcls which traded here in these days, went on to sneak of the shocking condition of affairs to.-day, after an expenditure of £300,000 on “ improvements'. ’•’• In 185t> vessels of 200 arid 300 tons burden, and drawing 13ft, went up to ftxamoho, with their cargoes, while to-day the Stormbird and ‘ other small cralt stuck on the flats. Among tho subjects to be urged during the Native Minister’s attendance at tho Farmers’ Union this afternoon aro the native land question, Government aid towards seouriDg cheaper oversea freights, establishing an experimental dairy farm in this district, and grievance of the Tahora settlers in regard to roads. At the meeting of the Wairoa County Council last evening, tho following motions were to be brought forward :—Cr Davey : That a general rate of £d in the pound be levied for the year 1905 1906.” Cr Hoslop : “ That tho Council confer with the Clyde Town Board and the Wairoa Harbor Board with a view of initiating a movement to oonneot Wairoa and Waikokopu by rail.”

A genera) meeting of tho Gisborn branch of the Farmers’ Union will be hold this afternoon at the Club room, Masouic building. Business of considerable importance will be dealt with. The Committee have invited the Hon. J. Carroll to be present, as several matters aro to be brought under his notice. The Native Minister has stated that he will be pleased to attend.

“ The poultry industry ia rapidly extending in New Zealand, and yet the orders far exceed the supply for South Afrioa. It is, however, only a matter of time till we shall be able to supply the demand, as we aro undoubtedly on the eve of great developments.” This is the opinion confidently expressed by Mr D. D. poultry expert, in the prefaco to the pamphlet on “ Poultry and Eggs for Market and Export,” which he has just issued through the medium of the Agricultural Department. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday Frank Owens was charged, on the information of William Poryer, with ill-treating two horses on June 3rd. Informant stated he had previously cautioned defendant, who was in his employ, not to ill-use the animals. Three other witnesses were called, but could not give evidence of any specific instance of cruelty by defendant on Jusd 3rd. Mr Alston Coleman, who appeared for defendant, held that the charge had been brought vindictively by informant, who hod a dispute with defendant over the ownership of a horse. The j case was dismissed without costs. His Worship the Mayor will preside, supported by ministers, councillors and others, at the annual social meeting to ,be held at the Salvation Army barracks on Tuesday night at 8. A musical programme will be given as follows : —Cornet solo, “ Hartmuns,” Mr Chrisp ; quartette, Misses Wiiliiuson and Bovan, Messrs Eaßt Goldsmith; solo, Mrs C. East; recitation,. “ Cnto the least,” Mrs Slattery: solo, «Oh trust in the Lord,” Mr J. Ea3t. An address will be given on the social work by Captain Slattery. The half-yearly meeting of the Turanganui Lodge. No. 7, U.A.0.D., was held at the Masonic Hall last evening, and was largely attended. Keen interest was taken in the proceedings, a number of young brethren contesting the different chairs. Tho election of officers resulted os follows : A.D., Brc. G. Darton ; V.A,, Bro. H. E. Bright; secretary, Bro. Georgeson (reelected); treasurer, Bro. Seymour (reelected) ; A.D. Bards, Bros. A. E. Flanoagan and B. G • Crawford ; V.A. Bards, Bros. S. Breingan and W. West; Inner Guard, Bro. E. D. Smith; Outer Guard, Bro. A. Poo! ; minute secretary, Bro. J. Eaton (re elected) ; auditor, Bro. J. T. Witty (re-eleoted). The balance-sheet and auditor’s report were then brought forward by fcbo secretary, BDd showed that the Lodge was in a very flourishing condition. The management fund showed a balance of £ll2 5s lid ; sick and funeral fund, a balanco of £2665 12s 7d; social fund, a balanco of £ll 7s 2d ; benevolent fund, a balance of £lO Ss lid; amount invested on mortgage, £2405 ; freehold security, £155 ; balance Post Office Savings Bank, £B3 10s lOd ; current account Bank of New Zealand, £l2l 3s 9d. The half year’s working shows a net gain on all fuuda amounting to £149 16s 2d, and the amount invested on mortgago £lB5 more than last half. In regard to tho numerical position 41 new members were initiated during the last six

months, bringing the total membership of the lodge to over 300. A vote of thanks was passed to the seoretary, Bro. Georgeson, for the satisfactory nature of the balance sheet and the accounts brought before the Lodge. Bro. the Hon. J. Carroll was presont at the meeting.