The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, JULY 31, 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1822, 31 July 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, JULY 31, 1906.

j Ssvetal renewal of old ago pensions were grontod by Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., yesterday, A general, or lady's help, is advertised for the country. Too ndjourned mooting in connection with tho fotmaliou of a club at Patutahi will bo held to-morrow, wbrn tho report I of iba canvoesera will bo recoivcd. I Tho sale of Mr B. Comet’s Motu property to Mr J, 13 ! air, of Taranaki, is reporled by Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co. A man named Robert Greono was fmed <GI and 7s costs for drunkenness, at the Police Court yesterday. Tbo ecow May, with tho material for Tokomaru's now echoo!, arrived at that port on Sunday, Tho contractor, Mr Sullivan, of Waipiro, commenced tho work yesterday, A praciico of the Gondoliers will be held at Mr Kennedy's hall to-night, com- 1 mooting at half-past soven, i

Tho Borough Council moots to night, when mimo important subjects arc to bo dealt with. Wlion rilmming from a sick oad on Sunday over.irg Dr Sohumaolu r mot with a paiuh.l nooiiiiut, bis forearm boing b okrii and bis shoulder badly injured. Uo is making sat sfuctory progress. Charges of nilrgod theft and assault wore invoi-t'gHtod i..t tho Police Court yistordny by Mr Biilon F.M, Aflor Ihtonii g to ibo ovulouou Hi, YVoiship dinnissed tbo charges, rcni'irking that tho panics wero nuroor loss uudor tho iuiluonoo of driuk at tho time,

Mcssis Oomiuon, Sbrlion and Co. have a obangi! of aJvortisumont in this isuun. In viovv of tliu planting season a full slock if send pototoos, need oil's, vegetables, and

11 wor srods have boon reooivod, and horliouhurists would do well to iuspeot tho hhuic.

Tho Flood Relief Commitloo ueknowIrdgo cll'-rs of grazing from Mr Jackson, of liangaron, and Mr D. McDonald, of tho Fa t Coast. Mr Field stated that pasture had boon provided for 500 outtle rccaived

from tbo district botwoon Mukaruka and Waorougu a-hika. At tho Harbor Board meeting yesiordoy, tbo chairman urgod that now tbo flood bad swopt tbo papa lock at tbo bottom of tho tiver cloar of tilt, tho over* sarr should push on wilh blasting and iooprning as rapidly as possible, putting on moro bands if necessary. Tho bat' bonnaitor said there was about a lorgth of 200 ft of tho shallow part to do. Mr Hepburn said if it would bo any odvantaga tbo oversoer should bo instructed to huvG threo shifts at work. Tbo action of tbo chairman in instructing tbo overseor to push on wilh tho deepening was opproved cf.

A mcoting of tho Flood Rolitf Commit" too was bold yeetorday morning, His Worship tbo Mayor proßiding. It was decided to deal with tho various cases in wh eh nssistunco was given in committor, and tbe moiita of onch taro was carefully considered, A sum of ICO was allocated, which, with £165 voted at the matting held last week, makes a total of £325 allotted. Tho balanco in band aid sub aoriptions promised, represents a sum of £l6O, and it is hoped by next week to bavo full particulars in hand in regard to all claims likely lo oome before tho oommittee.

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday mornirg a numbor of local shopkeepers wore charged with having unstamped weights in tboir possession. Mr T. Alston Coleman apponred for defendants, and ploadod guilty. He thought that a small fine would suflica. He thought one prose* oution would have boon sufficient. The police said they considered it fairer to prosccuto all offenders. His Worship amonded tho fino in the test case against Parnell to Ip, with 7s oosts, similar fines being imposed in tho other cises. His Worship ordered the confiscation of the weights, but ho would order the icspcctor to keep thorn for a fortnight in older that roproeentaiions could be made to tho Department for their returnSpeaking at tho mooting of the Flood Relief Committee yesterday, ufior the members had come out of committee, Mr Bright expressed the hope that tbe next meeting would see the whole of tho duties of the committee completed. He was sure that full particulars voild be to hand by that time in regard to deserving oases which should bo dealt with, and the sooner tho matter was at an end the better. The membors of the committee have boon most assiduous in thoir efforts to provont any abuss of the public’s generosity, and the oases deoil with have all been carefully inquired into before the money was paid over.

Nominations for the livo members of the Waipaoa Roarl Board were received yesterday, whon the following came to hand : —-Messrs L. Saxby, T. B. Spence. G. W. Tiffen, 11. E. Tilfen, and ). Torrio. As the number nominated was tho number required they wore accordingly declared elected. For the new Mangatu Road Board Messrs R. E. Barton, M. Campbell, H. 11. Dod3, A. Hegarty, and L. B. Tulloch wore returned.

In ouo case in which relief was granted in connection with the recent liood it was ascertained that the settler in question had no less a sum than £SOO to his credit in one of the local banks. .Needless to say the cheque for £lO drawn by tho Committee was not handed over.

A nice compliment was paid to a worthy settler at the meoting of the Harbor Board yestorday. The members were getting out of hand, a gonoral discussion having sot in on a variety of issues, when the Chairman, with a peremptory tap on the table, called members to order. “We have a letter here from Mr G. J. Black,” said the Chairman ; “ liston to this—wo always got something good from Mr Black.” And the members at once were all attentiveness.

The native prophet Rua received a visit yesterday from the police, Mr Ohas. Ferris, as native interpreter, and Mr J. E. Foster, representing Mr W. G. Foster, Wellington, who has control of the Wi Pere Trust lands, where the prophet and his following are unbidden guests. Rua had showed no signs of taking his departure, but on the contrary showed that he intended to make a lengthy sojourn. When ' requested to evacuate ho gave an equivocal reply, and it was understood that he sought the martyrdom of eviction, or imprisonment, or persecution, so essential to the ultimate success of a good prophet. Upon arriving at tho camp the party found evidence of Rua’s intentions to reside for some time. Ho was given -18 hours to quit, but asked to be allowed a fortnight to proparo for tho journey. Mr Foster allovvod him to remain uutil Thursday, Rua stated that when he and his fol-> lowers left Y/hakatane the Government gave them a right to go to Gisborne provided they lived on the roads and kept themselves in food. ( >n their arrival tho Pakowhai natives had invited them to occupy the land, and thoy had done so. That was all. He was not afraid, but would bo glad to bo brought boforo a court of law where ho could explain matters, and show that ho was there for his peoplo’s welfare. Ho had done no harm. On the other hand the natives had a right to tho soil, as most of the native land bud boon lousflcated to the Europeans, being bought for a song, or some pannikins of flour. Tho original owners had a right to take the laud back

At the mooting of the Harbor Board yesterday, Mr Harding asked how far the Board Had control of the

Waikanae stream, and outlined a sctiemo ho had in mind for reclaiming the banks of tho Waikanae and turning what ho termed a “stink pot” into a “ thing of beauty and a joy for over.” In connection with this schorne he said he thought they would yet have to take over the sand pump from Mr Nelson, and that it could be put to such reclaimation work with great advantage. The Chairman said the Board had control to the Lowe street bridge, but ho supposed that under tho general law they had control over

all the tidal streams. Mr Lysnar said that any reclamation would become (ho property of tho owners along tho banks of tho stream. Mr Harding said in that case they might got legislation passed. Mr Lysnar said thcro would not bo a hope of doing that, aa it would be raising a question that had been fully discussed at the : Harbor Boards Conference, and had ' been opposed by all the smaller j Boards/ there being a big principle j involved. The only way to gain the j object in view would be to purchase a ; strip of land along tho banks, and p thou to reclaim on to it, 4

For the four weekly period endin'; June 2li, the Gisborne railway revenue was jEfiOl), and the expenditure £lO5. Thoro is to bo n flovvor soanoo modsago mooting conducted at His Majesty’s Theatre to-night by the Ilov. Loio F. Prior. Thoro will be clair voyant descriptions and phsychomotric tests. Tho groat interest created by previous mootings should ensure a largo attendance to night A special

invitation is extended to sceptics. '■ You can’t rxprob thin little river to trutho it.-clf, and it won’t do it,” said the chairman of tho Harbor Board yoatirday in regard to tho river harbor. “ Bocan»o it has boon spoilt,” rojainod Mr Lysnnr.

‘ I would liltc you to have been on tho Board years ago,” said tho chairman, and you would not say that Why, Timaru has been dredging for twenty yoars, with no river in it at all, and now they are getting a £20,000 dredge out to go on dredging ttill further.” Mr Hepburn : 11 Of course they have to. Auckland, one of the fineet harbors in tho world, a land-locktd hat' bor, has to hoop on dredgiDg ”