EAST COAST NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1952, 7 December 1906, Page 4

EAST COAST NEWS.

PORT AWANUI. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wool is coming iu slowly owing to scarcity of nlioarcrs, one shed has to wait till tho neighbors hnvo cut out. All tiro farmers and County Council are complaining of contracts not tendered lor, nor day laborors to bo got at any price. One Councillor tom mo that ho oxpoetod sovoral votos by Government would lapse again tins year owing to scarcity of laborors. Our roads are bad enough now and they will bo worse noxt winter unless, something is dono, and that soon. The Haupirl was hero this morning taking iu wool for Gisborno and Napior, ana loft about noon for Tuparoa. Mr G. Walkor has got tho contract for a twico wookly mail for this part of tho Coast, instead of tho weekly mail wo have boon accustomed to for so long. . Mr 1). Dull' Ims got his timbor tor enlarging tho Rose Hotel. I beliovo ho i 3 putting up live rooms and will start work immediately.

RAKAUROA MOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.), Shearing is now in full swing, and owing to tho lino spring there pxorni os to be a rocord clip. On Saturday, uocombar Ist, tho Neill road settlors hold sports on Messrs Henson and Green's river Hat. Die sports are tho first of their kind to ba hold iu tho district, and promise to become uu annual lixturo. Tho foot races wore well competed for, and there wore sumo very closo finishes. Over £2O was given away in prizes, und the committee are to bo congratim luted ou the able minner in which they carried out tho programme. Tho following is a list of tho wiunets : Maitlon lhicc, W. Bracken Ist, Cruickshank 2nd. , . , Hop fctep and Jump, W, Wright Ist, Broken 2nd. _ 100yds Handicap, Fleming Ist, Gu-n ningham 2nd. Mamed .Ladies Mrs Chirk Ist, Mrs Cunningham 2nd. yack 11 ace, Mr Brook Ist, 11. Bulat 2nd. Hurdlo Handicap (220, yds), J. Brownlee and W. Phillips, dead heat. High Jump, W. Wright Ist, W.Bracken 2nd 410yds Handicap, Cunningham Ist, W. Wright 2nd. , Boys’ Race, J, Mcl’licc Ist, W. Bcautoy 2nd. Wrestling (Ctmiberhunl style), W. Wright Ist, 11. Bulst 2nd. yyOyds Handicap, W- McDonald Ist, W. Wright 2nd. Single Ladies’ llacc, Missß. Vandy Ist, Miss N Mcl’hec 2nd. Married Men’s llacc, Mr J, Dark Ist, Mr W r Cunningham 2nd Leaping competition for liorscs, W. Phillips L’.J. Ist, it. Thom’s Tronte 2nd. Flag Race, F. Smith Ist, J. Smith 2nd. Rescue Race, R. Thom Ist, W. Phillips 2nd. Tug-of-war, Motu v. Rakauroa, was won by the latter. 1 uudorstaud that Mr Campbell and party intend starting out to-day lo further prospect tho country for an alternative radway route to Opotiki. No doubt the country in some places on tho present proposed route is somewhat rough, still i would venture to predict that it is on the whole about as good as wid be found, and further, iu comparison with such lines as the utago Central, Midland railway and some others it is not at all a difficult line to construct.