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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2224, 30 October 1907, Page 2

“Mr. Hopkiuson” at His Majesty’s to-night. The Willoughby-Ward Company arrive from Napior this morning by tho s.s. Tarawera. 'l'lioro are now about 300 bales of wool in tho New Zealand Company's storo awaiting shipment. Householders will note that tho master bakers of Gisborne hnvo decided to charge a uniform rate of 4d per 21b loaf, spot cash, as. from November Ist. Tho following addition lias been made to the telephono exchange: 202, A. B. Newman, Ormond (2 short 1 long rings). Deleted: 344, Quecnin and Boland. The local post office advises that the s s. Moana loft Fiji yesterday for Sydney, with 124 bags of Vancouver mails on board. These mails arc duo in Auckland on Sunday, 10th November.

A special meeting of tho Borough Council Was held last night to discuss matters in connection with the Engineer’s department. At tho outset a motion to oxcludo all but Councillors was carried.

In connection with tho grounding in tho rivor of tho barque Hazel Craig it is understood that the Marino Department are making enquiries as to tho river bottom, at the point where sho grounded, and also at tho berths occupied by such vessels.

Tho funeral took place yesterday of tho youngest daughter of Mr. E. T. Harries, who died on Monday night. Tho deceased had been suffering from an abdominial complaint, and was oporated upon by Drs. Scott, Collins, and "Williams, but in spite of their efforts passed away as stated.

Messrs. W. A. Barton (Chairman), C. Darton, J. Somorvell, and D. Hepburn were present at a meeting of tho Licensing Committee held yesterday aftornoon to consider tho rough plans for tho re-building of the Tolaga Hotel. Tho plans, prepared by Mr. 11. J. Brownlee, provide for 31 bedrooms. Tlio plan was approved subject to a. few alterations and additions.

Messrs. Mackrell and Colley liavo received tlie following telegram from the Registrar of the Arbitration Court at Auckland , in connection with the Auckland Bricklayers’ dispute:—“Gisborne employers have been struck out of the bricklayers’ dispute, and award will not apply to Poverty Bay district. Union will apply later if necessary for an award for Poverty Bay district, and dispute will be heard in Gisborne. —B. M. Wilson, Registrar.” The Chief Justice, during the hearing of tho Arai case yesterday, made an important statement regarding tho prico of land, and especially of dairying land. Ho said that some highpriced land was bought on an entirely wrong basis. Land was bought at- a very high price, which, however, the" buyers considered reasonable, and they considered it reasonable because they assumed that for dairying they could got labor costing nothing from their children. The buying of land under sucli circumstances, lie considered, was practically making slaves of the children, and he hoped that such conditions would never obtain in Poverty Bay.

In tho course of a passage with a witness at the Compensation Court yesterday, the Chief Justico sought to get a definition of first-class land as understood in Poverty Bay. The witness, in going over the different sections of the Arai estate, described one as first-class land. His Honor, who had previously inspected the property, asked if it was the usual thing in Poverty Bay to call land with rushes on it first-class -land. The witness demurred. He knew, ho said, of land in tho district^ with rushes on being sold for £45. an acre. His Honor said this was not the point, and asked if a plot of 100 acres with 10 covered with rushes would be called first-class. The witness pointed out that the land under review only had a few rushes scattered about it. His Honor put his pointed question again, but the witness declined to make a definite statement, and the matter dropped.