The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, SEPT. 2 1905. THE HARBOR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1548, 2 September 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, SEPT. 2 1905. THE HARBOR.

The Harbor Boord haa dooided to allow the western groytje to ran its oourse ; and then, if things do not shape more satisfactorily, to obtain engineering opinion on the harbor works. That scorns to be tho only reasonable coarse to pursue. Certainly, it will be following out the lines of engineering advice, and grave as may be the misgivings regarding the work done, the position cannot be so very much worse oven if the critics are oo.rreot, while it must be a great deal better if engineering thoories are to work oat well in practice. If the Hoard gave heed to all the advica offered there would soon be a great muddle. A few months will see the groyne completed. A reasonable time thereafter should enable a fair teat to be made. Were it not that so many delays havo oooorred owing to the southerly weather the groyne would probably havo beon completed before this. Ab things now stand, there seems to be only the one reasonable course.-

Vital statlstfoa for the Gisborne district for August were t Births 88, marriages 11, deaths 8. ' ' The. Gisborne Council invite tenders for 8000 yards of metal from Patutahi or elsewherfi Madamo will speak to-morrow evening at Tolley’s Hall, and give an answer and to olerioal oriticism. /,+h * In the football matoh between Wairoa Juniors and Nuhaka, the latter won by 21 points to nil. Madame Heller gave a lootare to ladies only last night, there, being a good attendance. A vote of thanks was aaoorded to the lecturess for the instructive address given, ’ : ,

A meeting of tho Gisborne Defence Cadets will be held shortly for the purpose of eleoting a captain. It is understood that Mr D. Cowan has consented to fill the vaoanoy, and his oleotion should bo a popular one. The Cook County Council reoeived three tenders for tho erection of a stook bridge on Karaka-Mota road (back track): W. Peryer .£97 14s, D. Malone £Bl Us, A. Faulkner £75. The latter accepted the contraot at the Engineer's estimate, £67. The following team will represent the Haiti-City in their matoh to-day:—Full-back, G- Reynolds; three-quarters, Nolan, Hay, Sobrafft; five-eighths, Delamere; half, Glennie; forwards, Murphy, Puflett, Sharp, Hansen, Martin, Willook, Layden, Allen and Freer;' At the Police Court yesterday John P. Farley was sentenced to 48 hours’ hard labor for an act of indecency.: An elderly man who bad only,arrived frofii Auckland the previous night was cautioned for drudkenness. A far-seeing paper publishecrtbis paragraph and then peaos was “ Japan has ordered Eoglish bikes, to be delivered whett4he war is over. But won’t tho presont typo of b : ke be obsolete in say ten years ?” As Sir William Jukes Steward is "father of tho House of Representatives,” he cannot be in the least oongratalated on the latest additions to bis little family. Pa wants a good, stiff supplejaok.—Wellington Lance.

By. defeatbg City on Thursday last West End became the winners of the hookey championship for the season, without playing the final round. West End carried off the coveted honor last year, and thoroughly deserve their victories. They thus secure Mr G. .]£.■ Pasley’s trophy of photographs. At the County Council meeting yesterday the Engineer said the roads, and not the railway, were mainly used for the conveyance of goods to Karaka, people finding that they saved Is 6d to 2s per ton by carting, and tho Department would not decrease the oharges. Or White said that a body of carters had the other day been unsuccessful in getting a truck. Mr Alfred Lang, eon of Mr James Lang, leaves for Auckland this morning to join the Salvation Army Biorama Band, Mr Lang was a member of the Gisborne City Band,, and at 'practice last evening was presented with a handsomo gold medal suitably inscribed, won at a recent cornet solo competition. Deputy Bandmaster Don made the presentation, wishing the recipient every success in his new line of life.

The Cook County Council have received a letter from the Telegraph Department regarding the resolutions of the Gisborne Farmers’ Union in reference to increased telephonic facilities. Tho Superintendent of Eleotric Linos, in his letter points out that it was expeoted when the extra wires which had been authorised, viz, (1) Gis-borne-Tolago and (2) Gisborne-Te Karaka, were erected they would relieve any congestion on the circuits referred to in the Council’s letter. If the desired extension to 10 p.m. of the hours of attendance at bureaux in Gisborne district were agreed to, the same facilities would require to be granted to bureaux throughout the colony, but this the Postmaster-General could not see his way to agree to at presoot. If non-permaueDt bureau keepers chose to be available for telephone business after office hours without extra remuoration beyond the ordinary salary, the Department would probably offer no objection to their doing so. The Minister would be pleased to arrango for opening the Gisborne telephone exchange continuously provided subscribers were willing to pay the advanced rate of JC7 a year for business establishments, private residential connections remaining at £5,

Tho bulb show has boon postponed for a wook, until September 12. Mr E. F. Ivoson, formorly of tho Bank of Australasia Loro, is at prosont visiting tho district.

At the Salvation Army Barracks tomorrow ovoning Mrs Slattory will sing “ Tho Dream of Judgmont” with guitar aooompanlmont. Messrs Noroross and Co,, butohers, who havo boon Uddod to tho tolophono exohango list, havo thoir business at Makaraka, with which tho connection has boon made.

Twonty-four patients wore admitted to tho Gisborne Hospital during tho month, 25 woro discharged, and one died, leaving 21 remaining at date. At tho Harbor Board mooting yesterday tho Sooretary stated tho wharfage last year was £IO.OOO, and this yoar it would roaoh £II,OOO. Messrs Quoonin and Boland woro the successful tondorors for Mr Stillman’s oottago at Mungapapa. At tho Polioe Court yesterday J. Cooper, P. Malone, andE. Riohardson, for allowing | cattle to trespass on tho railway, were fined 5s oaob, costs of Court 9s, witness’s fee 2s 6d.

The Rsv. D. Parry will conduot the Baptist Oburoh sorvioos at tho Theatre Royal to-morrow. The subjeot of address in the afternoon will be: " Taking a Trip,” and in tho evening, " The Prophet of Fire."

" Tho Mediator in bringing about Pease” is tho subject of the Rev. G. Hounsell’s sermon at tho Wesleyan Church tomorrow morning, and in- the evening, “ The conflict ended, tho issue." R. Hannah and Co. have removed to their handsome now premises, corner of Gladstone road and Peel street, and are now bußy opening up a fine stock of boots and shoes.At St.' Andrew’s Church to-morrow

morning the Rev. J. G. Paterson will do liver a eermonette to tho children, the sub ject of sermon being “On whioh side ol

Penteoost do you live ?” The subject of leoture in tho evening will be 11 On which aide of tho Door is the Latch ?" Henry Willoughby was released yesterday on a oharge of vagranoy on his agreeing to a prohibition order boing taken out against him, and Mr George Smith in that oaae undertaking to get him work. The order was accordingly mado.

The Customs returns last month totalled £2BIO 14s lOd as against £2807 16s lid in the previous yoar. The returns last month were: Spirits £lll2 11s lid, cigarettes £7O, tobacoo £395 15s Bd, wine £3B 7s 7d, ale and beer £BO 14s, sugar £ll6 Is Bd, goods by weight £142 Is 2d, goods ad valorem £B5l ss, preferential tariff £1 Ib 3d, other duties £7 18s; total £2710 14s lOd. Beer duty £llß 12s 6d. A meetiog of the Licensing Bench took placo yesterday, the Chairman (Mr Barton, S.M.) and Messrs (J, A. Caesar, A. H. Wallis, D. Hepburn and 0. Gray being present. Constable Mackenzie and Constable Doyle made satisfactory reports, the former mentioning the case of the Albion

Hotel fine. An adverse report was received regarding the Waiapu Hotel. Transfers were granted as follows:—Reginald Stapyleton Caulton, Tatapouri Hotel, to Thomas Benjamin Sweet; John Frank Pettio, Waipiro Bay Hotel, to John Patrick Murphy; James Boyce, To Rahui Hotel, to Frederick Montague Newey. John Hodgson Aislabio was granted conditional licenses for the Matawhoro saleyards for the 14th and 28th September. At a special meeting of the Harbor Board, held yesterday, the question of the duties of the storemen recently appointed was considered at some length. It was decided that the Board should accept no responsibility in regard to goods, and that notioes should be posted iu the sheds to this effeot, Permission was granted to tho Alpha Sawmill Company to extend the railway line on to the wharf, providing that the carting was not interfered to. Several matters mentioned in the harbormaster’s report at the last meeting were dealt with. In reference to the proposed removal of tho stookyard and old shod, and tho building of a wharf from the site of tho stockyard and tho Waikanae, it was decided to await the result of the groyne extension, whioh will bo completed in three months. Mr Clark held that the Board should then get a competent engineer to give them a comprehensive scheme as to the best way to make use of their harbor.' Tho Harbormaster presented a return showing the berthage fees paid by vessels for 40 days during the month, or an average of 1£ vessels per day. Messrs Clark; and Lysnar said this showed that more wharfage aooommodotion wbb not required just at present. Tho ballasting question was left over till tho completion of the groyne. Tho members of the Board visited the Waikanae during the afternoon, and inspected the'extension ofthe groyne, A speoial meeting of the Cook OouDty Counoil was hold yesterday to consider the Chairman’s notice of motion to-make'the annual rate this year 3-16 tbs of a penny instead of £d. The Chairman said that on May 19th the Council had resolved to strike a rate of fd, whieh resolution it would be necessary to rescind. Several councillors opposed the motion on the grounds that a new Counoil would shortly be eleoted, and if they deemed it necessary

they could strike an extra l lflths of a I penny. Tho Chairman contended that in the present prosperous time the extra l-16tha would not be perooptible, and if I the money were not required it oould go I towards decreasing the overdraft.: The I present wa.3 the time to increase the rate,. for if done afterwards it would mean areI duplication of work in collection. The I Council had eithor lo increase their rates lor decrease their works. Or Clayton said I the Government was responsible for tho I Oounoil’s recent difficulties in not for wardling the money due to the Council. Cr I Murphy pointed out the railway I returns of passengers and goods carried to I show that the Karaka road must have been relieved of a very -r.rssiderable portion of traffic, yot there cod been an increase in the overdraft o' ihs- middle riding of £IOOO. Why didn’t '.uz middle riding strike a rate in their own district ? The Council as a whole would have an in* crease of £2OOO in spending power, and ! if the middle riding would leave off taking funds from the rest of the Council that would mean £3OOO. The Chairman replied that although he represented the middle riding,, he always endeavored to work fairly'!for the County as a whole, Cr Murphy: “lam here to look after my own riding, and not lot others get tho better of it.” After further discußßion the motion increasing the rate was lost, the Chairman alone voting for it.

Seven or eight firemen belonging to the mail steamer Sonoma missed their passages at Auckland. They had been up the town and arrived on the wharf sometime after the Sonoma had sailed, having evidently been under a misapprehension as to tho time of the vessel’s departure.