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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1943, 27 November 1906, Page 2

Tho Napier Herald credits Gisborne with having a municipal theatre. For tbo Karska sports to bo held on Boxing D.y £ r ,o will bo given in prizs-', Tho Charles "Vomer season oonoludos to-night with “ East Lynno.” To morrow tho tendering of ftsamers for passengers will bo done by tbo s.«. Kucrr, in pboo of tho e.s, Tuatea, wbioh goes on tho slip for overhaul. The Chairman slated at tho Harbor Board mooting yesterday that tho total tonnngo of vessels in the harbor that afternoon was 2COO tons.

General regret will bo felt at the death of iho wifi) of Mr EL G. Stringer, a highly estof mod Gishnrnu Hdy (daughter of Mrs J. 11. Jones, KM'). Mrs Stringer died at Epsom cd Saturday,. Mr W. Lksant Olovton announces that ho wants immsdiately for a olient about 1500 acres of good country not too far from town ; a bouse of five large rooms, quito new, handy to town, is offered at £520 on easy terms ; desirable Beaiiena on Wbataupeko and Kaiti are obtainable at reasonable prices, and another investment offering is n largo section with building, centrally situated,

The following applicants for old age pension took the necessary oath before Mr Barton, S M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, and their applications wore gcantod : Rua Waiparae LI2, Janet Catron L2l, Wilbolmina Allen L 26, Tnnmas Fernandez L 26, and Mnry Lae L 26. The first named was an old Maori woman bent almost double, whoso appear anco in Court evoked a fooling of oom-pfw-ion as she painfully made her way to tho Benob.

Bv tbo last S : m Francisco mail Mr MoNab, amongst o’hsr congratulations oo bis elevation to tbo Ministry, received a very cordial letter from one of .tho historical research societies with which he won recently working in his research mission at New Bedford (U.S.A.). Mr E. D. Hobon, late sub-editor of tbo Sydney Mail, nud formerly of the Evsniog Past and Hawbo’a Biy Horald, has boon appaiotod general manager of tbo N,nv Zealand Times. Recently the police stepped in and prevented the drawing of an art union by the D mnavirko Brass Band, foe a satin quilt, worked in art needlework, hand-painted Ihwcr stand, and carved tea ‘ray, in aid of a new instrument fund. The band has now to rerurn to t-bo ticket-holders their money, amounting to £io. It is ettim Rod that a much la' ger area on Taranaki dairy farms will be sown with root crops this season than ever has bo n done before. Dairymen are now alive to the foot that io get the best results from She oowe in the early spring, on abundance of winter feed mad be produced, The Union Company’s steamer War-, k'jrr, which has replaced the Tarawera in too Dcmedm*Easi Coast-Auckland trade whilst She latter steamer sa undergoing general overhaul at Port Chalm3rr, is due at Gisborne to-morrow morning. Io tbe Magistrate’s Court, before Mr Barton, S.M,, yesterday, Thomas Oates was brought up for sentence for stealing a sot of billiard balls, the property of Mr J H. Martin, of tbo Gisborne Hotel. His Worship said that nothing had been found against tbo man, and no previous conviction appeared to be recorded. The probation officer's report was also favorable. Oates would therefore bo admitted to probation for six mouths, and ordered to pay 253 costs. Addressing Oates, his Worship said that drink was no doubt tbe cause of his trouble, and ho warned him to leave it alone in future.- As accused had agreod to apply for a prohibition oidsr, this order would bo made for twelve months. Tbe Gisborne Harbor Board has found iiieolf in a peculiar position with regard to pilotage dues for steamers. Tbo by-laws of the Board only make provision for charging sailing ships pilot fees, and m ako no mention of steamers whatever, In oonscqueucj tho Board has had to abandon a claim for pilotage against a steamer that visited the port rcoontly. As this affects tho revenue of tho Board to some extent, tho necessary by-laws to enable tho Board to deal with steamers will be framed by sho Tariff Committee appointed to go into the revenue question. Tho New Zealand Times’ special re porter with Mr MoNab, in Marlborrugb, telegraphs that tbe Minister’s Northern trip is to bo a very extonsive one. It will occupy twolvo days’ travelling in tbo North of AuoUland, and fourteen days in the southern part of that province. In tho North tho places to bo \bited are Whangarei, Ruatanga*B, Nuiacry, Hokot-.-nu', Kawtikaws, Oeaeswab Kieo Mahgrnui, Katiaia, Kobukobu, liiwone, Talit-k’, Kaihu, Dargavillo, Tok-itoka, Rick T-t'iffe, and Holonsvillo. Than in ah 3 Foutb of Auckland Mr McNab

visit;- tha Thames, Pa.n-os, To Arohs, Morrimviilf', MaWtmts, Mangvwhero, Okoi oiro, St-lrfjn To Hanga, Nga* ruu V7/Ungaro, Eiigtoc, To A ban Bireb, Kashin, Ta Main, Kuwhskn Sot-

thimont. Te Awnmaiu Sutlomanf, Te Kuit, Piopi", Dittos noftaki, Wafroro Fill?, p of tho O.iaia Kaiiiemer.it, and their,co t s Roto: u>. and Tauranga, via To Puke, Wa'hi, and than Taumorunui.

The information, telegraphed tha l

tlie Couth Island would losa tkroo seats, and die North Island gain three by the readjustment of the electoral hounaries is confirmed by the Hon. 11.

McNib. Jn an interview with a Times reporter the Minister talked interestingly about the probable readjust

ment, and what existing electorates will be aff-ctod. “ I think,” he said,” “ that ono of tho Otago scats will probably bo thrown into Southland, per-

haps Wakatipu will be wedged into

the province iu my own electorate of Mataura. I will Rave to give up some 2000 of the population to someone

else, Awarua gives up a similar num

ber, Invercargill a few more than Awarua, and Wallace also lias a sur-

plus, while Wakatipu, Ciutka, Bruce, Tuapexa. Taiori, am Mount Ida vary from 2UUO to 3(100 in numbers in the

new quotas. One of these seats will go out of existence, and come to the .North Island. The probabilities are that it will bo Tuapeka or Taieri.

Then it is accepted that a Canterbury

oeat will disappear, it is known that ono of tho Canterbury seats must come

to tho North Island, and probably also

another seat from the north of tho .South Island will disappear, Some people appear to think that this seat lies iu the vicinity of Nelson, either

lilotueka or Buller.”

A(i Iho Po’ioo Court yostorday Edward Jumos Norton for being drunk was fined 10 a with 2s ooslß, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment.

Ton following team will represent the To Hau 0.0. in thoir ohampiooship match on Thursday ngiinat the Union 0.0. ; Ilf. Andrews, Ojx, Cary, Oullod, Gorman, W. Gihoon, Ilbort. MoPhoraon, Olaon, W. Week, and J. Wack. Einorgono'oa, Tu Carroll, Erikano, T. Gibaon, and Winter.

It was m.ntionud at tho Cricket Association mooting Inst night that a aohool mutch ut tho Victoria Domain has boon nrraogod for this uftornoon, between truiHß representing tho Diatriot High Bohool and Rev. Mr Coekorill’s Gollego. With reference to samples of water brought to town from the waterworks at To Arai, vvhich oro ut preeont in tho Council ohumbor, ono sample was taken from the darn, and tho other two about two miles below tbo dnm, All are very dirty und full of sedimont. Some of tho men employed on tbo work state that tho clearing of tho bush, etc, around tbo dam would bo responsible for a good deal of tho eodimont after the heavy rain. Below tho dam tho open troDohos for tho mains and loose earth would account for tho utroarn being extra dirty when tho frosh came down.