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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1915, 26 October 1906, Page 2

Tbo Manapouri, from Raratongs, arrived at Auckland at 7.20 last night. Although tho dust made things so disugreeable in town yesterday, those who attended the races hod a pleasant outing, and there was a record attendance for a Spring meeting. The amount put through the totaliaator was £586 in excsss of last year. The remaining work on tho liaraka tunnel will bo finished in about a fort' night. At present the masons are finishing the last section of the tunnel roof towards tho centre. After this the permanent way will have to be laid, whioh will finally complete tho work, Tho country out towards To Ivarak is at present in splendid condition. In most places whore silt lias been deposited tho rich grass is coming along fine. This matter was discussed at the last meeting of the Crown Land’s Board, when many of tho sufferers from the flood were very pessimistic as to the grass growing again for a long vvhilo to come. By an error in our printed prize list Mr J. C. Field’s Champion llomney ram was reported to bo bred by Hutchinson. The ram was bred by Wheeler, It is fairly recognised amongst old 11 Povertonians ” that there is no plaoe like the old “Bay.” As illustrative of this our erstwhile resident, Mr John MoKoezie, M one time in the local postal department, has been revisiting the haunts of several years ago, and is experiencing great pleasure ia renewing old acquaintances. Mr MoKeDzie expresses surprise and astonishment at the progress t-bat the oity has made during his absence. Ela prediota that in a few years Gisborne will mergo from comparative obsourity and take its place with the first eities of tho colony. At the inquiry in tbo cause of the death of Michael Hickey at the Cliff Cutting, Te lfarika, yosteeday the jury, after reluming a verdict of accidental death, added a rider calling tho attention of tho Cook Oi.unty Council to She dangerous state of tbo road, aud reoomme-ndieg thatsamo be

Lic.d. Examination of tbo seene of tho occidont will convince anyone of the futility of attempting to place a fenoe thero The embankment is continually orumbling away night and day, never ceasing, and already there is vory little of the road left. Tho new road is surveyed over tho bill to the left of this, and it seem 3 that the County Council will either have to put this in hand at ones end erect some temporary protection on tho old road, or close the latter altogether.