EAST COAST NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1902, 11 October 1906, Page 2

EAST COAST NEWS.

PORT AWANUI. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Since writing last the Haupiri haS been in and delivered about sixty tons of cargo, so that the land is again Rowing with milk and honey. Mr Barton, S.H., held a court here on Monday, but before opening the court Mr Barton presented the Royal Humane Society’s bronze medal and certificate to Mr David Wall Duff, for having saved the life of Leonard Slight from drowning in December last. Mr Barton, addressing Mr Duff and the spectators, observed that it was always a pleasing duty to reward a brave action ; from what he knew of the circumstances thi3 was a particularly de* serving case, as Mr Duff got up from a bed ofjsickness on hearing the cry of “ Len is drowning,” ran down, swam out and brought him in at considerable risk. He (Mr Barton) had much pleasure in pinning the medal on Mr Duff, and hoped he would live long to wear it. Mr Duff briefly returned thanks, stating that if it had not been for the boy Banks nobody would have known that the boy was in the water. There was a particularly heavy charge sheet at the Oourt—several old age pensions, several prohibition orders, a lot of debt cases, two or three assault cases, and one indecent assault case from Te Araroa. So many cases coming from. Te Araroa point out the necessity of a policeman being stationed there.

.tuparoa: (Times Correspondent.) October 61b, The past week or so has been an eventful period in the history of for , both the s.s. Squall and the s.s. Haupiri 1 have not only made their appearanoe but succeeded in lauding their respective cargo here, muoh to the relief of the starving inhabitants. If any proof was wanted of the necessity of the East Coast railway being pushed on with all possible speed, it was abundantly manifest reoently, for the continued apathy on the part of the U.S.S. Company and bad weather combined, had caused the outlook to beoome rather serious. Even now considerable loss and inconvenience has been inflicted upon the people. The local eportsmsn had made bll arrangements for the importation of a few brace of pheasants, with the object of infusing new blood into the game in this dia. triot, but owing to tho prolonged absence of tho Coastal steamer, the idea had to be abandoned for this year at any rato. The same thing occurred with regard to a ooneigoment of trout ova whioh when landed from the Squall was found to be useless. It is oertainly somewhat disheartening for those who spend their time and money in the interest of anoh sport to have their plans frustrated by the apparent indifference of the Shipping Company that eolioite the Coastal traffic, ~