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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1837, 18 August 1906, Page 2

The first of Mr John E. Pettic's sales will be held at 11 to-day.

Tender* for the supply of railway sleepers close on Monday.

The sale of dairy stock by Messrs Williams and Kettle at Murewai on Tuesday should attract a large attendance and spirited bidding. The Grand National race meeting at Christchurch will be concluded to-day. A meeting of those interested in the Exhibition will be hold on Monday afternoon to finally decide whether or not the space taken for this district is to be utilised.

The football match Maoris v. Pakehas should attract a large attendance of tutors at Victoria Domain to-day. There will also be an interesting junior match, the linal for the cup. At the Police Court yesterday Margaret Haonah and William Raid were sentenced to three months’ bard labor for indecenoy

Rev, James PatersoD, of Wellington, arrives this morning lo temporary t tko up the ministry of Bt. Andrew’s Church rend( rad vacant by the death of the Rev. J. G, Paterson. The following have booked passages for North per a.s. Mokoia :—Misses Knight, DeCos’a, Vaughan, Mesdamos Rowland and child, Lysnar, E >st, Gaudin, Hoye, Rca3 and 2 children, Messrs Jeffreys, Dafiesta, Dorplo, Quinn, L 9 Grove, Lysnar, Hodge, lPobardsoD, Caddor, Ellis, Thornsou, Ro3s, Caddy, Atkinson, and Shepherd.

At the meeting of the County Council yesterday accounts amounting to £’-) \ 2s were received from Mr .1. It Shaw, licensee of the Pukarac hotel, for wages for repairs and replacing of the punt. An account

was also received from Mr II McLeod for lit Is (idler repairs to tho punt. The Chairman, referring to the first account, said that Mr Shaw's license stipulated that he was to keep ;t boat and punt there ” He gels this done,” said the Chairman, •• and charges it to us Until in pursuance of the resolution at last meeting that the ('ounty solicitor be consulted as to whether he or tlio Council is liable, we should defer payment of the amount.” In regard to Mr McLeod’s account, the Clerk said lie was the servant of the Council, and

iiiitl been .sent by that body. “Then,” said tbe Chairman, “ wo must pay him and recover it from Mr Shaw ; as long as we pay these amounts the licensee will take no risk It would not matter to him if the punt wore swept away every week.”

A meeting of gentlemen interested in horticulture was held in the Farmers’ Union Club room yesterday evening. There were present: Dr. "Williams, in the chair, Rev. h. Dawson Thomas, I and Messrs Bavitt, Anderson, Bull, Rowley, Grant. The question of holding i the annual hull) show this season was discussed. The Chairman stated that several had expressed their intention of exhibiting bulbs, and that Mr Perry of Napier would also send exhibits. Mr I Mr Bull said that outside exhibitions gave a great stimulus to local growers, and if they were unable to hold their own this year, they would make an effort to do" so next season. Mr Pavitt moved that the Bulb Show be held. This was seconded by Mr Anderson and carried. The date was fixed for Friday olst inst., members remarking that judg.

ing by the early blooms the bulbs this year will bo fully a week earlier than last year. It was decided to hold the Show in his Majesty’s Theatre, each of the gentlemen present expressing his intention of forwarding blooms.

In onnnrc inn with tho fr o on Thursday

night, Mr MoKarrua had an inauranos of LSO nrj his (II c'.s, and thoro was a risk of LI 10 in Iho Manchester on tho building.

Tho Woattand Education 15 >onl rooontly advortisod for a touohcr for tho Hokitika pUtrict High {School ; salary £225 par annum. Tiio advertisement brought forth only min uppliourit. Tbo Board aro trying iboir lunk again.

Mrs 15. Morrison has honn appointed mairnn of iho Maatirtou Hifipital. Mr Charles Lewis, M.H.R., viaita Gisboruo to-day. Lioulonant Huntor, oonduotoc for 35 yosra of tbo Auckland Qarriaon Band, has rorigood on ucoount of ill-hoalth. Sorvicos at tho Army Barracka tomorrow will bo oonduotod by Ouptaio Blattcry and Lieutenant Church ; tho brass baud and singing oompaoy will give Bptcial items.

At tho Baptist Tabornaole to-morrow the liiv. D. Barry will conduct tho sorviccß. Mr Pariy’a morning subject will bo tho “ Third Boititudo,”' and in tho evoning bis subject will bo 11 A Boyal Declination.” “ On tho night of (bo eloction,” atatoß Mr T. Y. Boddon, “as soon oh I heard that I bud boaten my opponent, I lied to tho

County Council ollioos, leaving a friend of mine, who roscmbloß mo, bobind, Iq tho dark tho crowd mistook my fiimd for mytdf, got hold of him, and carried him around, singing tho party song.” The annual conforonco of delegates of Friendly Societies took placo last night, Bio, P. Schwabo presiding. Among tbo3u piosont woro Bros. Ambridgo, Cox, A. Wado, R. T. Seymour, Niooll, Slaok, Holdswortb, StautoD, and Tbarratt. Tho balance sheet was read by tho retiring sicretary, Bro. Ambridge, who oxpluioed that it had not been audited because bo I was unablo to got tbo returns to hand in t me, though ho had mads overy effort to do so. Too reocipts showed that tho subscriptions woro : Manchester Unity £l7 On, A.O.F. £ll 15s, U.A.O D £23 17s 6d, I.OOF. £l6 7a 63, lO.R. £2 17a 61, H.A.0.8. £1 10s, lO.R. females £L 7s 61, Rioo Dramatic Company £ls 16s 6d. Tho total rooeipts woro £134 14r 91, including laat year’s balanoo oi £39 IS s, and thß oredit balance to go forward is £2O 14a 31. An interesting report by tho President reviewed tho year’s working. The amount paid for Hospital fora was £IOB lis, as against £49 last year. No arrangement had yet been made io regard to an interchange of medical men and reduotion of charges. The majority of medical men agto d to tbo first proposal, but all strenuously opposed any reduction in charges. It was decided to defer adopting the report until th oomplcto roturns had been sent in by secretaries. Some discussion took placo on this point, and the importance of it was emphasised by the etatemeit that where menubars’ fees had not bean forwarded to the Conforonco Secretary a member, on beocming ill, might be deprived of the benefits. A hope was expressed that the Hospital authorities, with tho experience they now had of tho woiking of the scheme, would meet the Conference in a more liberal way. It was pointed cut that as compared with the scheme existing in Napior the Gisborne Friendly Sooioties would be paying £IOO to the hospital as against about £2O iu Napier. Oa the motion of Bro. Sohwabe (tha retiring President), Bro. Arthur Wale waß elected President. Tho other officare elected were : Vice-President, Bro Holds--1 worth; Secretary, Bro. Stanton; Treasurer, B:o Cox. Very warm expressions of appre c ; ation were made in regard to tho great assistance rendered the Conference ' by the retiring Secretary, Bio. Ambridge,