The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING, GISBORNE, NOV. 27,1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1612, 27 November 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING, GISBORNE, NOV. 27,1905.

Mr Lissant Clayton addresses the eleotors at To Arai to-night, Mr ■ Walk addresses the Mangapspa electors to-night. The nominations of Parliamentary candidates must be made |by to-morrow. Mr Wall was nominated on Saturday. The Mannka, on passing the East Cape at 6 p-m. on Saturday, reported that she had, not seen the missing boat. At the Spit, Napier, on Monday last, a party of three, including a lady, caught 168 kahuwai in three hours. In the championship orioket matohes on Saturday, County defeated Te Rau by 86 rnns to 64. United played a drawn game with Taruhetu, the farmer scoring 101 and the latter 76 for three wickets. The latest report of the wonderful yaeht Kia Ora is that she has gone ashore east of Opotiki bar. Some people think that tbs splendid little boat io giving the people aboard her a great piece of look Mr W. Douglas Lysnar addressos a meeting at Tolago Bay on Saturday night, and Tobomatu on Monday night. Tonight he speaks at Matawhero, and at Waorenga-a-hika to-morrow night. Mrs Atkinson gave her final meeting at Gisborne on Saturday night; the meeting was fairly attended, and the lady was listened to with close attention. Mrs Atkinson left for Wellington last evening. The following prioes are reported by Messrs Miller and Craig at Saturday’s sale; Hens Is 6d to 2s, roosters 2s to 2s 6d, pullets Is sd, eggs 93, batter 9d, potatoes 2£d, onions 2d, gooseberries 43 quart, oanlifiowers fid, bananas 7s case, mandarins 6s fid, oranges 8s fid. ■ i ■ ? " Suffereri’’ writes“ A hull in a china shop is bad, but a cow or two in a vegetable garden fully stooked with tempting cabbages, oanlifiowers, etc., is better for the cows than the owner of the same if found out. The experience of a Harris street, Haiti, eettler on Saturday morning was such as to warn neighbors in the habit of turning etook out on tbo roads to oeaße. otherwise an example will be made of the offenders.”

Mosers Dalgety and Co. and Common, Shelton and> Co. report: "There was a fair attendance at our stock sale oh Thursday, and the demand for cattle showed an improvement on late sales, especially for young etook. In addition to the prices already quoted, we sold 63 three-yoar-old steers et £4 17s, and 12 heifers at £3 16s. Our next sale will bo held on Tbnrsday next, foe which good entries are anticipated.?’

II The deciding] heat for Mr B. Cox’s t trophies by the members of tbo Poverty 3 Bay Rowing Club was rowed off on Sature day night between W. McGuffie and R, t Jones’ crews. Mr A. Pritchard started them, both orews getting well away together, McGuffie’a crew, however, were too strong for their opponents, and soon established a good lead, being assisted by erratic steering in. Jones' boat. At the bridge Jones’ crew made a strong effort to get the lead, but MoGuffie’s orew was equal to the stroke's call, and held their lead io the finish, winning a hard rowed race by about two lengths. The winning orew were jW. McGotfie (str.), T. Sheen . (8), J. Young (2), W. Pritobard (bow). The members of the Cook County Council interviewed the Hon. Jai. Carroll on Saturday morning in regard to district requirements. The chairman explained the position the Oonnoil were in respecting grants, and pointing oat that before they got any amount from Government they had ocfually to spend the amount voted, The financial position of tbe Council made this very difficult. The Council wished to see some adequate basis for the granting of votes, and be considered the district was entitled to special treatment in this matter. Mr Carroll.-said he appreciated the difficulties, and would do what be could for the Council.. There was no recognised system by which grants were given to local bodies, which had their own powers of rating. To improve the system of Government grants a Dew Local Government Act was required. General discussion followed, and at the close a vote of thanks was acoorded to Mr Carroll, i The Connoil decided to undertake the 1 expenditure of the Hangaroa-Tabota grant e (£800), provided the engineer could find 1 1 lime to attend to it. J