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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1811, 18 July 1906, Page 2

The flood has necessitated the postpone icnt of tho stock sale,

Tho Amateur Operatic Society moots tor practice this ovoning.

Tho Victoria left Auckland for Gisborno at 4.10 pm yesterday and is due hero early this afternoon. Owing to the weathor affecting the arrangements, the date of tho Poultry Show lias boon altered from ‘2oth and 21st to 27th and 28th.

At tho Magistrate’s Court yesterday, Michael Cleary was fined 10s and 7s costs for being on licensed premises, at the Albion Club hotel, after 10 p.m. on July 9th.

On aooount of tho weather Mrs Prior wi ; l not lootnro till Sunday. Tho South Canterbury Hospital Board, at a meeting yesterday, decided to increase tho ohurge to in patients from 4s to 5s per day.

At Chrisfoburoh yesterday Maurice Hislcp was lined £5 for illegally receiving £1 doposit on a bet connected with horseracing. Hislop bad been acting for John Ross, hotting agent, who has a house in Colombo stroet, and was absent at tho races.

Tho conaua results show tho population of tho North Island to bo 476,891, South Island 411,257. Tho increase in tho North Island since 1901 is 86,820, and tho increase in tho South Island 29,597. At tho Borough Council meeting lest evening it was decided to institute a relief fund for the orphan ohildren of the late Captain Nicholas. The following unola’med letters from

places beyond the colony lie at tho Gisborno Post-Offioo : F. G. Blackmore, J. Ccckrano, W. Collins, R. Cruickshank, I. Henderson, Mrs J. Seal, and Miss M. A. Moni.

Complimentary reference wob made at tho mooting of the Borough Oouneil last ovoning to tho manner in whioh tho men worked who took tho boats out to the relief of tho settlers in tho oonntry, many of them working from early morning until dark. It was deoidod that tho men should rccoivo suitable remuneration, the County Council to bo asked to boar equal cost with tho Borough.

A Ohrisloburoh telegram stated : '■ The contracting firm of Oordery, Smith and Co. have had to surrender their ocntcact for laying down a now Beotian of tho tramway owing to the quarry owners in tho first place raising • tho prioo of broken metal to 4s a yard, and secondly declining to supply motal to any firm or body employing Oordery’s tramway. Tho Board are considering tho advisableness, in tho face of this boycott, of purchasing a quarry of its own and undertaking the work itself of the oonstruotion of tho new sootion with Cordery’s supervision.” Messrs Nolan, . Harding Joyce, and Johnston attended tho meeting of the Hospital Trustees yesterday, but there was not a quorum to deal with general business. The monthly report showed patients remaining from last month 28, admitted since 40, total 68, discharged 33, died 8, remaining at date 32. Accounts amounting to £033 2s wore passed for payment.

A boat put ashore from the Haupiri yesterday afternoon to obtain instructions as to Whether the vessel should wait in tho roadstead or proceed. When returning the boat was unable to regain the ship, owing to the flood water being so strong, and the boat was run on tho beach near the leading light. A crowd quicklygathered, and for a time it was feared that something very serious had happened. The boat was pulled well up on the beach, and the men were none tho worse for their exertions and the wetting they got in landing,