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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2138, 22 July 1907, Page 2

Mails despatched from Sydney via Vancouver on Juno 11th arrived in London on July 18th.

The Cook County Council meets today. and the Hospital Trustees in tin evening. The Harbor Board wil meet to-morrow.

A mooting of members of Hn'v Trinity Parish will be held to-morrow night for the purpose of electing churchwardens and vestrymen for the ensuing year, and transacting oilier business..

The wrestling match between Harry Groth and Charles Mjllar for £25 a side, which was to have taken place at His Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday evening last, was postponed owing to the inclemency of the weather. At the Choral Hall this evening a breach of promise case, p ill be tried by members of the Debating Society. Extensive preparations have been made, and a good entertainment should result.

An application by the Hunt Club for the use of the Gisborne Racing Club’s course for a race meeting in August has been referred to the ground committee for report. The Gisborne Racing Club made a profit of £647 Is on the recent steeplechase meeting, . notwithstanding that the stakes showed .an increase of £155 over the previous meeting.

Customs, revenue collected at Gisborne lust week was as follows: Customs duties £771 11s lid, light dues £6 11s lOd, shijiping fees £1 7s, Harbor Board revenue £33 14s 7d, other receipts 16s. Total, £Bl4 Is 4d. The heavy rain which fell all day yesterday prevented the Gisborne City Band from giving tlioir open-air concert at the Recreation ground. This is about the eighth time the band, after promising, a concert, lias been compelled to postpone it on account of the weather.

The three men, Fullbrook, Crimmins, and Thomson, who had been remanded on the charge of stealing clothing valued at 10s,- the property of John Brooks, were brought before tlie Police Court on Saturday. The police intimated that they clid not desire to proceed,-and the men were discharged. On another charge two of the trio, Crimmins ;ind Thomson, ore committed to take their trial attire next criminal sessions, bail being; allowed.

An elderly native named Tolii Parapara was sentenced on Saturday 10 1-1 days’ imprisonment for drunkenness, the present being the third conviction this month. For resisting Constable Irwin, the arresting officer,

lie was fined £l, with 2s costs, in default four days’ imprisonment. John Feeney, convicted for drunkenness the previous day, made another appearance on the charge of insobriety, and was fined 20s, 2s costs, in default four days’ imprisonment.

Mr. J, A. Connell, of Gisborne, has acquired tlio AVairoa Guardian. The Post Office reports that the Turkish route to Europe is mtcriuptod boyoml Bassora.

Tho Telegraph Department reported at an early hour ;this morning that thoro was a fault m tho tdcgi ph lino, precluding communication .uth Napier.

Mr. O. Gallagher was dosiious of moving, at tho Gisborne branch ol the Farmers’ Union, a motion doprocating tho recent attack in Parliament, co - corning East Coast Native lands administration and congratulating the Hon. Mr. Carroll on the powerful iobu'ko he had administered to ms opponent). Tho motion was not secondod. however, members considering that Mr. Carroll was quite able. to “hold his end up” without outside assistance, and that it was bettci to lot the incident sink into oblivion.

“AVliat is the Government s object in giving tho freehold option to lu.p. tenants, queried Mr. Field at Saturday’s mooting, “Ihoy wont aaal thoinmsolvos of it. lhoy will ha. c pav moro oil tho noeossary . capital than they are paying in ronv. llio Chairman (Mr. AV. D. .Lysnar) held that tho freehold portion would bo bailed with satisfaction. A man could more readily finance on freehold than on leasehold, which was trammelled and encumbered with serious conditions. Tho 999 years’ lease tenants had found by experience that they woro very much hampered with conditions.

Tho Hon. Captain Tucker arrived on Saturday from AVcllington, m ordor to attend tlio County Council and Harbor Board meeting, and transact other business, and will return on 8 mid a v next. In regard to iarlianient, the newly-installed Legislative Councillor expects the session to last throe months. He does not find the Chamber of which he is a member overburdened with work, in fact he considers it has too little to do. Captain Tucker is interesting himself, with Mr. Carroll’s co-operation, n endeavoring to see that tho district obtains fair treatment on tho Estimates,

After an appreciated spell of fine weather, the climatic conditions changed on Saturday. A cold, dank morning was succeeded by a slight drizzle, and during Saturday nignt the wintry blasts accompanied by heavy rain squalls descended upon the coast. The galo continued without intermission all day yesterday, and tho rainfall was the heaviest experienced this season. Coastal shipping has had a very rough experience, and the Talunc, on her voyage from Auckland. had a very trying time battling with the elements. Tho seas were terrific, and seriously affected the equanimity of the passengers, who were thankful of the brief respite afforded at Gisborne.

Tho Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.’s land sale on Saturday was well attended. The goodwill of Mr. A. J. AA’ilson’s lease of his farm at Murawai, containing 199 acres 3 roods 27 perches, was knocked down to Messrs. Bowen and Co., of Opoutama, for £l2 per acre. Tho lease is for 10 years, from August Ist, 1902, at £2OO per annum, and contains a purchasing clause at £23 per acre, exercisable prior to August Ist, 1907. The property is adapted for grazing and general farming, and the improvements include a niiieroomed house, large shed, slieepvartls, etc. For a freehold section adjoining the farm, and containing 3 acres 3 roods 5. perches, Messrs. Bowen Bros, were tlio highest bidders at £4O per acre.

In tho course of dscussion on land ballots at tho Farmers’ Union meeting, reference was made to the prevalent “dummyism.” Mr. O. Gallagher considered every applicant should swear, before a Magistrate, that lie was a bona-fide settler. In his opinion nine out of ten who participated in ballotls were dummies, inasmuch as they had not the remotest intention of settling. In connection with the AA’aimata section, it was freely stated that the successful man at the ballot could get £IOOO for liis interest forthwith. Air F. Lysnar told tho meeting that lie knew one man who had been prepared to give the successful applicant £IOOO for his interest, and in addition pay him £3 per week to look after it for twelve months until he could get a transfer. Air Ewen Cameron opined that no transfer should he given until there had been genuine residence for seven years. There would be no dummyism then. The Chairman pointed out that this would impose hardship on many settlers who had bona, fide reasons for selling. A member: AVliat about the Hutchinson case ? (Laughter.) Mr Cameron mentioned that the Government should do something to stop the trafficking in Crown lands. A section could be tranferred at one meeting and retransferred the next. How many original holders were there in this district who had hold their land even fiye or six years? The discussion then dropped..