The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, FEB. 28, 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1685, 28 February 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, FEB. 28, 1906.

MrFraso”, arrives in Gjpbornp to-day, Tho baiquentino Frank Guy arrived at Sydney yeetrday. Sbe is to load coal for Gisborne.

At tho meeting of tho Hubor Board yesterday, Mr Lysnar brought up tbo sut|eot of tbo necessity of lifo-liner on the groyne, a - id he moved £hat bajf a dozsn be procured, to bo placed where directed by the Harbormaster, Aft.er some discussion as to the number required, the motion was carried,

At the annual meeting of tho Gisborne Law Library it wa3 decided that a petit ion from the lega l profession tohavc a separate Law Society, con?titu‘ed for lh : s district, be sent to His Honor Judge Elwards. Messrs B'air, Chrisp, A. W. Rees, and Stock were elected the committee for the ensuing yenr, aid Messrs G. J. A. Johnstone and F G. Staff were respectively reeleoted the librarian and eeoretary. An application to have tbo Ka : ti wbarrer lighted up caused t omc d'seuesion at the Harbor Board yes’erday. Mr Hepburn took up the line that the f eezing oompany should provido tho lights. Mr Clark said that the company paid the Boatd a tbomaud pounds a year, and Mr Ljsnar pointed out that the wharfage paid the provious day was JH26 12s 41. It was also pointed out that it was a public wharf under the control of the Board. It

was decided to have two lights erected,

A question of remitting rates occupied he attention of the Harbor Board yesterday afternoon. A feeble but industrious old man, aged 75, applied for a remission of rates and arroars, totalling 17?, owing to his inability to pay. Mr Clarke objected to tho principal of remitting rates, and offered to contribute towards defraying the amount. Mr Whinray said it was a harl case, and he proposed that the amount bo remitted, which Cr Lysnar seconded. Mr Cla?k said ho did not raise objection in tho individual ctse, but want d to know where this sort cf thing would end. There were plenty of poor people who would like tbeir rates to be remi t»d. If they did it in one c.se, where were they to draw the lino'? The Chairman raid that each individual ciso had to be dealt with on its merits, and it rested w th the Beard to draw the line when they pleased. The motion wbb oarried, At the annual meeting of the Wel'ington Park S'.ud Company tho report disclosed a loss cf £14,983, equal lo neatly two-thirds of the Company’s capital. The Chairman, the Hon. T. Mi'chelsoo, said mismanagement and expensive working o ntribotod to the lots Li quidation was tho only thing left Tho loss at the end of January, 1905, was £4264, Tho losb entailed by sale of mares Bnd stallions ot the disposal sole was £7450, Tho losses arising from T. Morrison's irregularities were £1940. After writing off preliminary expenses £613, the working lofs on the year vras £707. It was anticipated that owing to tho discovery of a receipt fixing liability on the International Horse Ageocy, London, for insurance of £2OOO on the horse Phoebus Apollo, the amount for distributing on the liquidation would be about £85.000, lees legal expenses, a dividend of about 7s in the £ being there-, foro probable. It was resolved to liquidate. Mr W. B. Honiiion wbb appointed liquidator,

Amrotingof delegatoß to tho Poverty Bay Criekft Association will bo bold at tho

Masonio Ho'el at 8 to-night. A lad who had foolishly taken possession of a bioyclo bolongiug to Me J. Gjdf.oy was biought before the Polico Court yos'orday and admitted to probation, and ordtrod to pay £d 2s costs.

At tbo Mogislrato’s Oouit yesterday morning John McAnnally and Goorgo Matthews noto obarged upon tho inform ation of Datictivo Livingtono iv.th trasspassing uprn tho Makaraka racecour.o after having bon warned off. Matthows wts ulso chargod with illcgaily betting upon iho result of n ince. Me Stock appeared for tho dofondants. and the oisos weio adjourned uutl Fridoy next. Tho Polo Tournament was concluded I yottsrdiy, Mangahoia difoating PoVeity Bay by 7 goils toff. Tbo winnorßhad too much oombinution for tinir opponents, and played a ro.l'y fino game. Their ponies wo e also fiOobor than ihoso of Poverty Bay. Tho Mangsh°ia I. there fore tako back both Gup?. Nnr the conelusion of tho p'ay M. Murphy, tbo Mangahoia sk ppor, received a na3'y fa 1, having a couple of libs kjarid Too ma ch between Mangibeia 11. and Waipiro seconds was won by tho former. A moiting of tho Asoociation was hell last ovouing when oflicors were elected. Ji committee was oppointed to oonduct the next tournamont, and it was decided that Bpo ts bo bold under tbo supervision of tho Mangahtia club. Tb: deleg tss to tho New Zealand Association were instructed to \oio iu favor of the New Zralond tour uitnent being held earlier in tho season to fit in with the iooul tournament, it being decided to send one of tho looal clubs to compete.

At tho Borough Council last night Cr Miller took oxcoption lo tho Works Cominitsco authorising tho ordering of tho Roebuck road bridge miterial without consuming tho Council. Cr Sheridan contended that ovorytbing had been done in a thoroughly busineeebke no inner. Cr Millar differed from that view; ho did not objeot to what iho committee had done, but bo did to the manner in which it was dono. In future in matters of this kind ibo Council should be consulted. Cr Sheridan said the authority could only bo given subject to the approval of the Counoil. Cr Millrr: Is that so? Wo know it is not so by the look oo tho faces of the Mayor and Clerk (Laughter) I am not objecting now, but do not want tho like done in tho future. Or Bright also agreed that the comnrttea had exceeded tbeir instiuctioue, Cr Ljsnar: I hops the Mayor won’t order the water'works in that way (Laughter.) Cr Harding : He m ; ght put in the reservoir. (Laughtsr.) Cr Lysnar: Ho might go back to Waihirere. (Laughter.) The act'on of the ojmmitles was confirmed. The Borough Council received intima tion last Digbt that twelve Mausers nnd threo Martiai Henri rifles had been allotted to Gisborne as trophies. They asked if tho Cjuncil would accept;them, and have ohotn placed in some suitable place. Cr Bright: Absolute rubbish. Cr Sheridan said they would ba inteio3ting trophies, and Cr Whioray agreed. Cr Bright: Only to be locked at?—rubbish. The Alayor said other plaoas bad sought to g t'cannoD ; they wore ouly to be 1 joked at, fs well as statuary and other thiogs. Cr Lysnar moved that the uffar be accepted with thanks. Ho said in time when they had a public museum thoso trophies would become very valuable. He moved that the Council also Bpply for four field pieces, as they had in Wellington and other plaoes, Cr Whinray amended the motion; ho could remember their having made applicat'on for these p : oecs. They were prizad throughout tho universe. Field pieces tukoa at Sebastopol were to be found in prominent places throughout the empire. Or Bright could not see any cause for jubilation. It had cost many millions to briDg a small psople into subjection, and tho eooner ihey forgot it the better, for it only reminded them of how far the British War Department was at fau't. He had no ob jection to obtaining field piocos. Cr Sheridan : Then what would you have dono with the rifles ? Cr Bright: Reluse to tuk9 them. The Mayor:.That is not seconded. The motion wa3 then carried, Cr Bright dissenting as far as the rifles were concerned. Cr Sheridau said- that some of the people who were speskiog that way ta’ked differently when the war was on—ho was dubbed a pro-Boer then.