The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 18, 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1726, 18 April 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 18, 1906.

The Matawbero stock sales will be held to morrow.

Nominations for the Mayoralty close at noon to day. Tbo annual meeting of the Huia Football Club will bo held at the Masonio Hotel at 7.30 this evening. The Canterbury Frczen Meat Company, Obiietehurcb, ndverlises for slaughtermen for the Belfast, Fail field, and Pareora Freezing Wotks. The nest moating of the Hawke’s Bay Land Board in Gisborne will be held on Saturday, 21ct lost., at the Lands and Survey Office.

There was a la r ge attendance at the Flits Skat'ng Uiuk last evening, when the first brat in tbo potato race was run. Considerable interest was jtaken in this oompetitioD, and great amusement was .caused by the ontics of 90me of the performers, The heat was won by J. Lang, with E. Newton seoond, The semi-fioal will be raced this evening.

Deputations clustered around Mr Seid n during b s\ is t 1,0 Bar gior », and (n the midot of piteoU3 eppea's fpr public woiks on the part of representatives of sundry lcoal bodies, f:ur Jadies, headed by Mis Malcolm Mocfarlune, pushed their wn.y bodily into the Brough Chambers, and in a purposeful fashion surrounded the P. emier. Mr Buddo gßLantly checked the importunit'es of Lis constituents of the sterner six so rs to give the ladies a show. It se ms that house-help is as scarce in Rangiora as anywhere else, and Mrs Maofarlane was only repeating an oft-told tale in recounting hew shehad toured the registry offices in Christchuroh in order .to secure a maid. “ I thick,” she oomplained, ! “ that it is because the people are so pros- i perous. If the girls go out at all it's to get a few pounds to buy their trousseau with. Ye-,” she added, with oonviotion, 11 it is because the people are so prosperous, and I thought it would be a splendid ohanoe as you were here to come and speak to you about it. You see, we really do want help. (Laughter.) I have a very good girl, but you would not believe bow many times I weut round the registry offices lot her, J went to them all three times a day for a week." The Premier was facetious and lympatbetie, but would not oommit himielf to much.