The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, October 9,1909. HARBOUR BOARD MATTERS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 492, 9 October 1909, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, October 9,1909. HARBOUR BOARD MATTERS.

Another abortive meeting of the Foxton Harbour was held last night. The attendance of one member was required to make a quorum. The absent members were Messrs W. Wood (Palmerston), Gardener (Levin), Hennessy (Foxton.) and Tolly (Feilding). Messrs Wood and Gardener have in the past attended meetings at great personal inconvenience, both being busy public men. An apology, owing to ill-health, was received from Mr Gardener, and no doubt something extraordinary happened to prevent the atendance of Mr Wood. Feilding’s representative has attended only two meetings of the Board since its inception, and although notified of last night’s important meeting, failed to appear and, for ought we know to the contrary, didn’t trouble his head about it. We realise that it means a considerable loss of time to a busy Feilding man to attend Board meetings at Foxton, but since Feilding has been given representation on the Board its deputy should either carry out the duties devolving upon his appointment or else the Board should take the necessary steps to cut Feilding out altogether and give extra representation to the Harbour District. If the latter course were adopted it would always ensure a duly constituted meeting and help forward the Board’s administration. We don’t think Feilding (which, by the way, has never been enthusiastic concerning the Foxton Harbour Board) would care a twopenny dump whether it had representation or not, particularly as the Board has \no rating powers. Anyway, the present unsatisfactory position requires to be either ended or mended.

Touching the absence of Mr Hennessy—who is making a world tour —owing to. his having been granted leave of absence, instead of resigning, the Harbour district is without representation until his return.

The Chairman of the Board, who is also Mayor of the town and connected with several commercial concerns, cannot be expected to devote sufficient time single-handed to enable him to have that grasp of the Board’s administration so necessary for the good government of the port ; the clerk, who only undertook the duties in order to put the clerical work on a sound-footing, is waiting for the Board to accept his resignation. Important business which should have been transacted last night was hung up until a later date. The Board’s house still requires setting iu order.

At the informal meeting of the Harbour Board last night Mr Pryor, representing the Shipowners’ Federation, waited upon the Board in reference to the urgent necessity for improvement iu buoying and piloting the local port. He alleged remisness of duty on the part of one of the Board’s officials. The pilot was present also two representatives of shipping. The complaints were discussed at length in committee and a recommendation was made to be submitted to the next meeting of the Board.

It was decided to accept the oiler of Messrs Levin and Co. to sound the bar and buoy the river when required at a fee of two pounds.

A number of unsolicited applications were received at last night’s meeting of the Harbour Board for the position of pilot. As no one was aware that the services of the present pilot had

been dispensed with, the applicatons were not considered. No doubt when the Board do require the services of a pilot, public applications will be called in order to ensure a fair field and no favour to applicants.

Mr Prior informed the Board members that the Federation which he represented were anxious to assist the Board in urging the Government to hand over the wharfages which are now being used to swell the revenue of the working railways. He also referred to the inadequate accommodation for the storage of goods at the wharf.

Mr H. C. Cochran advertises a piano for sale, a bargain, £ls. Mr M, E. Perreau desires to buy fresh eggs in any quantity.

Messrs Fowler and Gordon make additions to their property list. Standards V. and VI. are the winners of the good attendance shield ai the local State [school this week, with an average attendance of 91 per cent. Seven days’ clearing sale of crockery is announced by Mr C. H, Collins, of the Universal Supply Store. A meeting ot the District Committee of the Presbyterian Church will be held at Foxton on Monday next. The delegates will be entertained at luncheon in Mr M. Perreau’s rooms.

Mr C. L. Bardard, who was in business locally for several years as a watchmaker and jeweller, paid a brief visit to Foxton this week. Mr Barnard has sold out his recently acquired business in Paeroa and contemplates settling down in Opotiki.

The services in the Methodist Church to-morrow both morning and evening will be conducted by the Rev P. J, Mairs, his evening subject being: “The Character of Demas.” The solo “He Shall Feed His Flock,’’ from Handel’s Messiah, will be rendered by Mrs Clark, of Wellington.

In this issue the Commissioner of Crown Lands advertises that applications will be received up to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the 19th instant, for 102 sections along the Main Trunk Railway Dine. The areas vary from 50 to 200 acres and the land is chiefly forest clad. Plans will be available at an early date.

We are in receipt of a nicely got-up little booklet entitled “The Finest Walk in the World,’’ containing some excellent views of the celebrated Milford Sounds, etc. The booklet is edited by Mr B. E. Boughlan and published by Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs. It is just the kind of memento to send to friends and relatives in the Old Land. It is a fearful truth that the intellectual faculties, by repeated acts of intemperance, may be driven from their orderly sphere of action, their clear daylight ministers, until they shall be brought, at last, to depend for the faint manifestation of their departing energies upon the returning periods of the fatal madness to which they owe their devastation. The drinking man is never less himself than in his sober intervals. —Exchange. It is the duty of the people of every district to support a local paper, where there is one (writes an American exchange). It works every issue in their interest, takes up their grievances, urges their requirements, gives prominence to their industries and institutions, and makes their locality known to outsiders. The poorest and most wretched newspaper ever published is worth ten ' times its price to every mao in the district in which it is published. The big 50 mile road race run in the South Island adds still further to the long line of successes achieved by those riders who are wise enough to pin their faith to the cycle that has without doubt earned the distinction it now enjojs, that of the most popular bicycle and the most successful racing machine in the world. The Massey is the bicycle we speak of, and in this the biggest race run this season Masseys arrived xst, 2nd, 3rd. 4th, stb, 6th and also secured fastest time. Truely no other machine can claim so many successes as the Canadian Massey, the British built bicycle that duteds all the Yankee makes;* Interviewed by a Heraed representative after the conference between the Flaxtnillers’ and Employees, Mr Pryor said : “Noboby can regret more than I do the inability of the commission to arrive at a settlement of this vexed question, I would have been the proudest man in New Zealand had we been able to come to terms with one another, but at the same time, realising the different interests invdlved and the diversity of issues opened, I fully appreciate that both sides came to the case iu an earnest eudeavour to fix matters up somehow or other. That we have failed to so do is regrettable, but I think that this conference, unsuccessful as it is, has done much good in lessening the unfortunate tension which has of late too often existed between the employers and the workers. I can only trust that when we come, as we must, to the Arbitration Court, we shall have a good, clean and above-board fight .with a total lack of bad feeling, no matter which side gets, the better of it.’’

Great sale now on for a few day only at G. H. Stiles’. If you want to buy goods at half price visit the sale at once.*

; If in want of Birthday, Wedding or other gifts, go to Paekes’, the jeweller, the shop for presents,*

Mass will not be celebrated at St. Mary’s Church to-morrow.

The weekly newspaper “Daylight,” published at Christchurch by Mr M. F, Barnett, has ceased publication, Mrs Hazlett, ladies nurse, Main Street, Boston, advertises that she is open for engagement. Mrs Hazlett is well recommended and her charges are moderate. The services at the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted in the morning by the Rev Mr Aitken, and in the evening by Mr H. Billens, of Palmerston North.

' We are informed from a fairly reliable source that it is the intention of the Government to bring down a great radical policy during the present session the most radical, our informant says, this country has even seen.

Our lady readers cannot fail to be interested in a replace advertisement which appears in our columns for Messrs Veitch and Allan, “Wellington’s Busiest Store.” That enterprising firm is now holding its great spring fair, and the large warehouse of charming and inexpensive spring and summer goods is entirely at the disposal of country clients, who may procure whatever they desire simply by forwarding a post card to the mail department. Send now without delay !* Every child should send along 3 names to compete in the competition for country school children. The idea is to get names of ladies to whom Messrs Colliuson and Cunninghame Ltd., are anxious to submit samples of their goods. The goods will then speak for themselves. They are doing this to introduce their splendid values which they claim to be unbeaten in the Dominion. Every line is bought direct (rom the actual manufacturer and comprise the very latest patterns selected in London by Mr Cunninghame of Collinson and Cunninghame Ltd.*

All the services in All Saints’ Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev C. J. Smith, vicar of Otaki. This is Mr Smith’s first visit to Foxton, As Miss Jenks will be away from Foxton on Sunday, Mr J. R. Creswell, of Whirokino, will play the organ. The vicar notifies us that the fund in aid of St. Mary’s Home to supply an “All Saints’ Foxton” bed now stands at £2 18s 6d. We hope that many of the parishioners will remember this work of charity on Sunday and place a small contribution in the box at the church door —and enable him to send the £4 to Wellington next week.

Flax producers of New Zealand in the North Island, are said to pay more attention to the financial side of their business than to the quality of their products. The hemp grader at Auckland (Mr Johnston) told a New Zealand Herald representative that the paramount consideration of the growers appears to be to speed the dressing of the fibre, to get it into town, and most important of all, to have the opportunity of signing a receipt for the proceeds. “Their great idea is to beat the grader,” Mr Johnston added, “and if it is not up to standard all the grader can do is to put it into common grade.” He remarked that this was not in the best interests of the industry. As .regards the season’s outlook, it was, he said, bright, the production to date this year being over 27,000 bales, or 250 bales more than for the cosresponding period of last year.

The display of farm implements and machinery at the Manawatu A. and P. Show promises to be on a most extensive scale, all the prominent manufacturers and importers of the Dominion have applied for space which will occupy an area of some 140,000 square feet. The big Manawatu show is exceptionally Well adapted for such displays, as Palmerston N., is the centre of a big agricultural population and the railway centres on which five of the main railway lines converge including the Main Trunk Dine, besides being the connecting point between the East and West Coasts portions of the North Island, The show is so comprehensive and representative of the breeders that the agricultural community of breeders and buyers travel from far and near to attend. The opening up of the Main Trunk Dine is bringing fresh exhibitors into the show ring, and the Manawatu show .promises to be most widely patronised this year. Entries for horses, cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs, close on Friday, the 15th inst., with the secretary, box 85, Palmerston N.

The Review of Reviews for October, just published, is au extraordinarily interesting compilation. To begin with, the photographs in themselves are an education. Some of the first to strike the eye are those of M. Bleriot, who successfully crossed above the English Channel from France to England, and the tiny monoplane with which he accomplished the feat, also a diagram of Mr Latham’s aeroplane, and a portrait of that enterprising person. The character sketch is of Mrs Barnett, and forms a most readable description of the work or this philanthropically - inclined lady. The Book of the Month is a remarkable synopsis of a remarkable book, “The Trade of Marriage, or the Chief End of Woman.” The section devoted to the review of the world’s thought is quite up to the usual standard. Indeed, the whole magazine is crowded with interesting current information.

Ladies’ jackets, new shapes, usual price up to 655, now being cleared at the great sale at G. F|. Stiles’ for 21s and 255.*