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Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1739, 3 May 1906, Page 2

To Rangi Pai at His Majesty's tomorrow evening. The steamer Kolam had to shelter at Hick's Bay for two days. Mr J. Townloy was yesterday installed Mayor of Gisborne for tho sixteenth time. The annual general meeting of the Gisborne branch of tho New Zealand Farmers' Union will be held on Saturday next. Several notices warning sportsmen against trespassing on certain properties appear in this issuo. The Ormond Road Board election ra» suited in tbo return of Mes.-rs W. Benson, R. T. Miller, and Jas. S. Reid. Mr J. J. Martin won the championship of the Turanginui BowliogOlub yesterday afternoon.

A large party of fiimls assemb’ed at tbo wharf last night to wish Mr 0. J. Parker a p'easant voyage on his trip to England.

The tsndor of Messrs Moore and Kirk has boon accepted for tbo Presbyterian Manse at Ormond, the architect for whioh is Mr F. J. Lundon.

Tbe annual meotiog of tbo Waiapu Rugby Uoion will be hold at Tckomaru Bay on Tuesday evening next.

The tender of (jneenin and Boland (£1430) has been aooepted for alterations to tho Rangatira Hotel. M. Haisman tendered at £1693 and Mickcoll and Colley at £1625.

A Gazette notice is given of the acceptance of the resignation of L : outenant J. Tomblesou, of tbo East Coast Mounted R’fles, and approving of hisappoinimeot as pay and quartermaster, with rank of lieutenant, to the No. 4 Battalion.

A welcome sooinl will be tendered to the Rev. C. and Mrs Gtiflin at Wesley Church to-night, and should attraot a very large attendance. The Mayor will preside, and an excellent programme has been arranged fo", and there will bo a social hour with refreshments.

A well attended meeting of the Huia third footballers was held last evening. Mr E. Tbaxtcr war elected oaptiin and Mr Drdley Evaus vioe-captvin. Messrs Thaxtor, Evans and J. Rjbinson wore appointed a selection ommittee.

On May 17 the Rice Dramatic Com pany intenl producing that well known Irish drama by the late Djn Boucicauls, " Arrah na-.Pogue.” The Bcenery has been specially painted by Mr Samuel Crewe, artist to the " Living London ” Co-DpaDy.

A meeting of ladies willing to assist in promoting a soaiai in aid of ths sohool swimming bath fund is called for Tuesday, May B.h, at 3 30, whoa it is hoped there will be a large and representative attendance.

The following arrangements have been made for the sale of tickets for Te Rangi Pai’s vocal recital to-morrow evening. The box plan will be dosed at 6.80 sharp, and the main door will be opened for the sale of 3s and 2s tickets at 7 sharp. The pit door for tbe sa'e of Is tickets will be opened at 20 to 8. Tbe above arrangements will bo strictly adhered to. A meeting of the Gisborne Rechabite Tont was held last Bro. R. H. Clark, Chief Ru'er, presiding. It was decided to establish a saoial fund in connection with the Tent, and to support the publication of a Rechabite magazine. One rew member was initated and another proposed, By tbe ma 1 yesterday the manager of the Union Bmk reoeived advice that one lot of Romney wool was sold for la 3.1 d at the rsoent wool sales in London. Other advices confirm the above. The Titi (Waipiro) clip sold at l«|3£d, and tho Hiku (Tuporoa) realised la 41. The wools of Mr J. Chambers of Mokupeku and Mr T. M. Chamber.", Tauroa (Hawke’s Bay), touohed Is 4jd for eoms of tbe lines offered.

Id his annual report, givirg an illustration of (ho success of pract cal instruction in elementary agriculture ia ths country, Inspector Ilill stated that at the Mata* whero school 40ib of Up-to Dats potatoes were planted, sprayed in accordanos with the instructions contained in a Government leßfle 1 , and yielded 6001 bof potat tes, notone being unsound. The boys did all the work of planting, hooiDg, mould ng, etc. Every garden in the no'ghborhood was afleotod by Irish blight exoept the school gardea. Tbo Rt. Hon. R. J. Seddon has replied as follows to a mossago of congratulation from Mr T. J. Dickson, octiDg as scoro'.acy to the Cook Gouuty Liberal Association :

11 Hearty thanks for kind congratulations. My efforts and desires in the past have ever been to serve the people faithfully, and to promote tbo progress and stability of the oolony. To find now there is a general wish that the opportunity should be extended is indeed cheering. Strenuous effort will be exercised by me within the time limited to perform further meritorious service to my oolony.”

At the meeting of the Hawke's Bay i Education Board the following business of iooal interest was dealt with :—Kaiteratahi: Department to be asked for £350 for the purchase of eohool silo aud building. Mangapapa : Department to be asked for a grant for an addition to the eohool building to accommodate 50 pupilp. Comm tSee to bo asked for an estlmato of tbo cost of ventilators, doors, and baskot grates. It was decided to lease tho school section of Milltown to H. Bean at £3 per annum, land to bo resumed at any timo it is required for sohool purposes. Wbatatutu : Question of repairing damage done by recent gale left to the chairman and officers of the Board to attend to. Gisborne : A letter from the committee, stating that the meeting had approved of the desirableness of forming b new education district for Poverty Bay. —Received. Tuko maru: Application that the rent for a sohool site be paid by the Board.—Agreed to. Ormond : W. Roe appointed pupil teaohor, An intimation was received from the Department that the grant for a teacher’s residence at Waipiro had been increased to £350; that a grant of £267 ( 10s had been authorised for tbo rent of i halls for Gisborne ecbjole, <