The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1907.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2128, 10 July 1907, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1907.

Nominations of candidates for the committee of the A and 1 . Association close on the loth 111st. Mr. Laurenson, M.H.R-, "h 1 / liver a political address in Gisborne on Saturday evening next, A fortnightly assembly will be. at the Ormond Hall fortnightly, coi mencing oil the 17tli p.m. sia x, doors open halt past (■ \t the Police Court yesterday morning John East, carpenter p eaded guilty to a charge of placing an obstruction, to wit, building material, in a public place, and was fined 5s and costs 7s.

A new device for branding bales of pliorinium fibre can be seen by phorniium millers and others interested at the offices of the Department of Agriculture at Gisborne and \\ aipiro Bay.

A meeting of tho ladies’ committee of tho Swimming Batli Social was held yesterday afternoon in Townley’s Hall. All the details of the management were found to be veil forward, and there lias been a plenteous supply of provisions promised. The ladies decided to meet on Thursday morning to make preparations for an excellent supper.

Mr. Okoy is asking the Minister for Labor whether he is aware that members of the Conciliation Board are travelling through the dmerent districts stirring up strife among the dairy factory emxiloyees, and it the present law doe:, not deal with the matter will he bring in legislation that will make it impossible for such men to act as arbitrators under the Act.

In connection with last night’s meeting re troopers’ memorial, the following donations were promised in the room: —Mr. Black, £5 ss; Dr. Williams, £2 2s; Mr. W. Miller, £2 2s; Mr. E. O. Joyce, £2 2s; Mr. J. G. Cox, £1 Is. Mr. Black made a further promise that if nine other gentlemen in the district would contribute a similar amount towards a bronze memorial in the town, lie would donate £SO. (Loud applause.) Here is ail opportunity for publicspirited and patriotic citizens 1

The Customs Department it appears, has lately been refusing to give importers an ordinary receipt for cheques in payment of duty, and lias incited ui>on getting a duplicate in red ink. This caused importers a great deal of extra labor, and representations were made to the Department by Mr. F. E. Baume, M.H.R., who has sent tho following telegram to Mr. Ivor Evans, Auckland:—“Minister informs me, in reply to my letter, that a form of recept. is being prepared which will be acceiitahle to both importers and the Department.”

Some ships’ biscuits of a very hard variety were brought to the Nautical Court to illustrate the fare the survivors of the s.s. ICia Ora existed upon. They were very large square biscuits, and one is said to be sufficient for a number of men for a day. Mr. Earl, solicitor for the first officer, held up one, and remarked. “If my learned friend, Mr. Mays, will eat one of these, I’ll forgive him everything.” A biscuit was handed to each member of the Bench, and the chairman, after rapping one on his desk for a. while, cautiously bit off a corner, and Mr. Mays suggested that two or three of the biscuits would have done for a raft.—Auckland Herald. Mr. Charles G. Bloore, who a few years ago was managing the country business of the Intercolonial Land Agency here, and afterwards went to Wanganui to Ashton and Co., stock and station agents, then farming on his own account for some time, has purchased the Gisborne business of Messrs. Kerr and Carter, which he has been managing for some months past, having returned to Poverty Bay as offering the best field for investment and greater opportunities than any other district in N.Z. As outside salesman for Macdonald, Wilson, and Co., Wellington, and head of good firms ill Australia, and having also travelled over uud resided in all parts of N.Z., his practical knowledge of land values will stand him in good stead in the business of land, stock, and business salesman, which he will conduct here.