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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2156, 12 August 1907, Page 2

Owing to the poor attendance of recruits at tho range on Saturday the rifle-shooting, contest was deprived of much of Us interest. 1 h ? r £*br ahiel accordingly but small. The trninou men, with the disadvantage of u smaller target, prevailed, somo possiblcs” being scored.

The G wborno Orchestral Society have prepared a musical treat foi the public of Gisborne for Friday evening next in His Majesty s Thoutie. Ibe orchestral items chosen for tins con cert are of a popular stylo and there are also a number of first-class vocal numbers As will be seen by an advertisement in this issue tho concert wifi bo given on Friday evening not Thursday as. previously The box plan is now opon at Miller b.

The Cliff rojrd at To Karaka presents a dismal appearance at pro sent? There is barely room on the roa'd for a trap, a temporary fence near the centre of toll©, road affording protection. The road itself has about a foot of thin mud on it, and around tho approaches of the new road the mud is clayey, and is very deep aim disagreeable.' Work on the new road is going on well, the two bridges on the Karuka side having been com ploted.

Messrs. Miller and Craig report the following prices at Saturday nioining’s sale; —Hens Is 3d to l* 1 ?*, roosters Is 6d to Bs, ducks 2e to 3s, eggs lOd to Is, butter 9d to lOd lb, guinea fowls 2b each, turkey hens 4s 2d, 'geese 4s 6d, onions Id and ljd, cabbage plants 3d am! 6d bdle, humeras 3s bag, parsnips 9d bag, potatoes Id lb and 13s sack, pumpkins 4s to 6s sack, swedes 2s bag, Seville oranges 3s ease, large marrows /s do/, cabbage 3s 3d do/, carrots 3s 6d sack, maize (seconds) 10s sack.

After tho meeting of settlers at To Kanaka on Saturday had discussed the matter for which tho mooting was called Mr. W. D. Lysnar, one of the district’s County representatives, explained his project for bringing the County system of expending rates into consonance with tho Act. I liose present were in favor of Mr- Lysnar b proposal, and it was decided to bold a -meeting in tho ball on Thursday night to discuss this matter, and also the question of merging the Road Boards in tho County Council.

Gisborne residents should be thankful that their roads are no muddier than they are, and they should try’ to remember that there are muddier streets in existence. Such streets are to be found at To Kanaka. On Saturday every street in the township had a- few niclies of thin mud on the metalled part, and a deeper layer of stiffer mud on tho unmctalled part. Throughout the whole settlement there was only one piece of road decently dry, and, by tho irony of mundano affairs, there was a nice piece of gravelled footway running along rts whole length!

For somo inexplicable reason the public were not in a purchasing mood on Saturday, when the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. o ff< - re o somo Whataupoko sections on behalf of Mr. J. Hyland. Section 2, 6 acres 2 roods 14 perches, was the first put up, but despite the auctioneer’s best efforts no bid was forthcoming. _ One preposterous bid for section 25, containing 8 aore6 2 roods 35 perches, with buildings, was scouted, and sections 26 and 27 were passed m without eliciting the sign of a bid. Offering the property in one lot was equally unsuccessful. Lot 5, the property of Mr. W. Richardson, was also put iip. but no buyers were in the market.

In the course of some remarks concerning i>lie s»tia*'fce of tho roads, Mr. Sherwood, of Waiapu, related to a Times reporter several instances of inconvenience and hardship. The winter conditions necessitated Tolaga Bav temporarily being the terminal point of the coacli service, and many passengers, together with a large quantity of luggage and freights, are awaiting the continuance of the service, which will be at the earliest possible moment that there is a possibility of “getting through.” In one case a lady is waiting to tqke a delicate child for treatment at the hot springs in the Waiapu district, whilst a young lady, going as assistant to the Waiapu Hospital, has been delayed, with great inconvenience to the staff.

Pakarae ratepayers are at some variance over the question of the site for the new bridge. A petition advocating the lower site is being largely signed, and it. is contended that it finds favor with the majority of the people concerned. Tho petitioners urge that for public convenience, facilities for paddocking stock, and the cost of road maintenance the advantages of the lower site are obvious, also that the County Engineer has pronounced in favor of it. It is pointed out moreover that the top site will necessitate heavy road maintenance through swampy ground, wnereas the lower site is approached by a natural road, namely the beach, which must always be the natural outlet. Copies of the petition, it is understood, may be seen at. the office of Mr. Lawless, land agent, Gisborne, and at Mr. Geo. Williams’s store, Hauiti, Tolaga Bay, The contending factions will light tho matter out before the County Council.