The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, AUG. 22 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1539, 22 August 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, AUG. 22 1905.

THE LAND COUNCIL. In the last Gazette notification is made of the appointment of three members to the Tairawhiti District Maori Land Council Messrs John Brooking, Harold Carr, and Peka Kerekere. A good deal of curiosity is naturally aroused by the appointment of gentlemen in official positions to membership of the Counoil. Their capacity is not questioned—indeed, on that score the Government is to be complimented; but if the Council is to get to work vigorously it is not clear how the change will bring that about. Mr Brooking, for instance, is a gentleman with high qualification for the work ; but will he be able to leave his official duties in Gisborne while he is away j for weeks travelling along the Coast ? Or is it intended to reduce the number of sittings ? Probably all these things have been considered by the Department. What the people of this district desire to see is a vigorous attempt made to get the native land brought into profitable occupation, and it is to be hoped the Government will seek to give practical effect to that desire.

“ The Girl of My Heart ” at His Majesty's Theatre to-morrow evening. Mr J. B. Leydon, coachbuilder, Bright Btreet, requires a young man to loam the trade.

A meeting of the Committee of the Gisborne Poultry Fanciers’ Club will be held to-morrow evening. Mails for Napier, Wellington,and South, per Star of Australia, dose at 7.30 tonight.

A notice to builders is inserted by Mr 0. Catton, secretary of the local Carpenters’ Union, Mias Hilda Meade, of the Fitzmaurice Gill Company, is said So be tbo prettiest actress on the Australasian stage. A meeting of the ladies’ committee of the Hospital Sooial will be held in Townley’s Hall this afternoon at half-past twt). Mr W. Lissanfc Clayton advertises a number of choice town, suburban, and country properties for sale. At the Theatre Royal this evening the Rev. D. Parry will deliver a lecture, entitled 11 Story of a Pint Pot.” All having claims against the estate of the late Mr John Rosie ore requested to forward the same in duplicate to Mr James Rosie.

When returns are complete it is expected that with the Government subsidy between .£4OO and £SOO will accrue to the funds of the Hospital from the recent sooial.

Referring to Ibe effeol Of prohibition in Southern districts, the Christchurch Press states that sly grog-selling is rampant and private drinking has been considerably increased. The last gazette to band notifies the appointment of A. G. Beere as Captain of Gisborne Rifle Volunteers. The business of the late Mr John Rosie will be carried on as usual, under the management of Miss E. Rosie, and customers may depend on receiving the same liberal treatment as heretofore.

The box-plans for the Fitzmaurioe Gill season wero opened at Mr W. Miller’s yesterday morning, when there was a keen demand for scats, some 250 beiDg booked during the day. Mr J. D. Kelloy, of the Art Studio, Grey street, has just landed upwards of ten thousand feet of very handsomo mouldings, and persons having piotures to frame would do well to inspoot the eame. Holders of Hospital Sooial tickets are requested to furnish returps for samo at tho earliest possible opportunity. Persons having accounts against the bommitteo are also requested to forward the same to the hon, secretary, Mr T. G. Lawless, dar-

ing the present week, A meeting of tho Cook Memorial Com mittee will be held in tho Borough Oouu oil Chambers at 7.80 this evening. As a final deoision will be arrived at in regard to the site of the proposed memorial, it is to be hoped there will be a large attendance,

At tho Police Court yesterday morning Mr BartOD, S.M., fined Richard Soloman and Florence Barnes £1 each for drunkenness, and James O’Brien 10a for using insulting language. The Treasury has deoide'd to take ini' mediate steps to rehabilitate the silver ourrency of the OO’ l Hy both from the pnblio and other banks worn ana mutilated coins. To this the Bank of New Zealand has absented, and they will therefore accept at the face value any such ooin which may be tendored nntil the 30th November nest inclusive. The City Band give an open-air concert in Gladstone road to-night, at 8. The programme is as follows : —March, “ Ballarat City ”; concert qnadrilles, " Hilorius ”; cornet solo, “ Alas Those Chimes " (from “ Maritana”); marob, "Argandab”; selection of operatic gems; concert waltz, “Spanish Wiessen"; marob, “MarselUise,"

Tho annual sooial in connection -with the Hibornian Socioty will bo held in His Majesty’s Tiioatro on tho 31st inst. Applications for tho position of storeman, and assistant at tho wharf will bo received by Mr Witty up to i noon on Saturday next. Tenders will bo received by jtho Deputy Assignee up tojnoon to-morrow for tho bankrupt stock-in-trado of tho estate of Humphreys and Son. I - Captain Edwin reported yesterday: I “ Moderate to strong westerly winds ; glass rise ; tides good ; sea docroasI ing ; probably cold night.” I At tho oloarlng sale on Saturday of goods, oto., nt tbo Central Mart, everyJ thing sold under tho hammer at satisfactory prices. Tho uttondanoo at tho afternoon salo of poultry, oto., was very largo, I and high prioes wore roalisod. Tho following aro some of tbo pricos : A brouzo | wing turkey gobbler brought 7s 6d, tablo

fowls 2s to 2s 4d oaob, hons Is 6d to 2s, Indian Runnor drako 2a, ordinary fowlß Is 6d, oggs 8d to 9d per dozen, butter Is to 9d por lb, cauliflowers 2s por dozon. Tho mooting of tho Hospital Sooial Committee held last evening, in tho Council Chambers was poorly attended, and as tho complete returns of tickets disposed of could not be obtainod on adjournment had to be made for a fortnight. The seoretary,

Mr T. G. Lawless, staled that on tho first night the cash taken and tickets presentod at the door amounted to £l5O as Bgainßt £157 17s for the previous year. On tho seoond night the returns represented a sum of £92. Tho gross taking last year amounted to £270. Mr Lawless pointed out that when tho complete returns wore available it was hoped that tho Hospital would benefit to a ’greater extent than it did last year, when with the Government subsidy tho sum of £417 was rocoived. That a secretary’s lot is not a bod of

roses was clearly demonstrated at the

meeting of the social committee last evening. Mr T. G. Lawless for the seoond yoar in suoosssion kindly undertook the olorioal dutios attachod to so important a function, and devoted tho best part of a week or so in making initial arrangements, Everything went as smoothly as tbo proverbial marriage bell until tho day of settlement arrived. Yesterday was the last day for forwarding returns or cash, and at the time of the meeting last evening only about 10 or 20 per cent, of the tickets distributed and sold had been aocounted for. Upwards of £2OO worth were still to come in, and there was nothing to be dono but extend the time for payment. As the holders of tickets are | scattered all over the country, it seems like imposing upon good nature that the secretary should be expected to devote the next few days to collecting the money. It is to be hoped, therefore, that holders of tickets will take the earliest possible opportunity of sending either the unsold tickets or the money for the same to Mr Lawless, so that that gentleman may be saved as I muoh trouble as possible.