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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2171, 29 August 1907, Page 2

Tho Borough Council in another column calls for tenders lor a_ thousand yards of AVaipaon river shingle. A meeting of the newly-formed Drovers’ Association will be hold at the Farmers’ Club rooms at noon, on Saturday. Additional subscriptions to Cook Alomorial rectification fund:—-Mr. H. DeLnutour LI Is, Air. J• Biddles 10s 6d, AH. D. Blair Ss. A notice regarding the petition to the Cook County Council to merge the Ngatapa Rond District m the County appears in ouj' advertising columns. On September 7tli Brigadier Perry’s Salvation Army Biorama Co. will open at His Alajesty’s for a season of foflr nights. A thoroughly new and up-to-date programme is promised. At- the clearing safe hold by Alessrs Common .Shelton and Co. on account of ATr. T. Smith, Ivaiti, on Tuesday, the attendance was good and bidding satisfactory. Cows brought up to £9 10s, and hacks to £9, whilst furniture was disposed of to advantage. Tho Rev. J. C. Jamieson continued his addresses in St. Andrew’s Church last evening, his subject being. “Will it Last? Shall I be able to live U” to it?” There were several musical items rendered by members of tllie choir, and the Rev. AVm. Grant sang, “AVill A’otir Anchor Hold?”

A service of song entitled “Uncle Tom” will be given at the Salvation Army barracks on September stli by the hand and singing company connected with the corps. The band lias been in practice for the past month, and are said to be now in excellent, form. Honorary members of the band will be admitted free.

A gathering of tho Ormond school children was held in the Ormond Domain on Tuesday, when a large number of trees were planted. AHssrs. Aliller and AVm. Benson, members of the Domain Board, and Messrs. Gordon, Roe and AlcKay, of the school committee, supervised the proceedings. The pupils enjoyed the outing and at- the conclusion gave cheers for the Board and the Committee.

The cemetery reserve, recommended by the Borough Council as a site for a gaol in preference to part of tho railway reserve, contains eight acres and is situated adjacent to tlie quarantine area, upjier Childcr’s Road. The Council’s expression of protest against the erection of a gaol near tho Esplanade, is supported by many townspeople. As the cemetery reserve cannot he used for its original purpose, being now moulded in the Borough boundaries, it is claimed that there is no reason why it should not he utilised by the Prisons Department. The area would allow of decent sized grounds for the establishment, instead of the gaol being “cribb’d, cabined and confined” on three acres contiguous to a popular resort.

AVith regard to utilising AVaihirere stone, championed by Air. Geo. Grant, C.E., an error occurred in the figures set out in Air. Grant’s statement (published yesterday). Included in the estimate of £1,131 per mile of tramway to connect AVaihirere quarry with tho railway service, the formation work should have been stated as 80 'chains at 10s, total £4O, not £llO as inadvertently published. In connection with his contention that' 20,000 yards of metal was required yearly. Air. Grant pointed out that Patutahi was only workable (for ordinary wheel traffic) about 380 days in the year, to illustrate his argument that to meet a demand of 20,000 yards a year it would he necessary to transport 111 yards a day, an impossible feat under present conditions. On the other hand, he said, AA’aihirere could be worked 290 days in the year, so that transport would he relieved, as the daily output would not need to exceed 70 yards.