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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2223, 20 June 1908, Page 1

ENGIN'EEiU’S II'EPOiHT. ' Tlio Engineer reported aw lollows: Contract 163 a, Wailiuka Valley road: Completed. A further contract of the lighter portion oi forma-, tion has been let at the southern end which will, when completed, leave a balance unformed of about half a mile of heavy formation. Contract 231, bridle track formation, Mauugubaumia : One mile completed at northern end. Contract 218, metalling Riverside, road: Contract completed. The. repairs to old road to the borough boundary arc being proceeded with as metal is'available. ■Contract 212, Mangap.ipa bridge: The material for steel superstructure is on the wharf and the contractor notified. I propose, with your consent, to form about 18 chains of light formation round the by-road near Mangapapa. school* so as to divert tea flic from the main road during construction of now bridge. Contract 220, metalling, Mangatuna: Completed. Contract 221, To Ivaraka-Voututu deviation : This road, which was made to avoid crossings of the AVaikohu, has been re-formed and widened. The banks in places are so rotten that I anticipate considerable trouble in keeping a cart road open. Contrac 223, metalling quarry, Ngatapa road, 41 chains: Completed. Contract;.226, spawling and knapping stone, Motu road: About 500 yards have been broken at the llangariri creek.

■Contract 224, W'aimii road: Good progress lias been made, and the work of forming, claying, and metalling some 30 chains will be completed in a few weeks. Contract 228, lifting and breaking boulders, Tologa hill: In hand. Contract 197, erection of bridges, Waimat.a : No. 1 bridge will be practically completed, excepting approaches. at the end of the week; No. 2 bridge, piers erected; No. 3 bridge, centre .piers erected; 'No. 4 bridge, concrete foundations in. All 6teel work on the ground for No. 3, and balance of steel work will be carted this week. Contract 198. erection of bridge, Pakarae: Considerable difficulty is being experienced, in gettingthe centre concrete piers in position, the cofferdam erected not proving satisfactory, and the contractor will probably have to obtain further appliances for keeping down the water. With reference to proposed tramway, Gisborne to Patutalii, thirteen miles of road traversed have been plotted, and the radii of the different curves fixed and calculated-. During the coining month the line will bo pegged out, and as soon as possible (lie necessary levels taken and plans of the different sections completed. The Council will then bo in a position to proceed with the proposed loan. The report was adopted. Cr. Boland was authorised to employ labor to procure shingle from the beach at Tologa 'Bay. Cr. Matthews then moved that no Councillor bo allowed to speak for a longer time than fifteen minutes. Cr. MacDonald seconded the motion . Cr. Lysnar said the motion was not a wise one, for if- Councillors could not hear a speaker for longer than fifteen minutes they should not sit at'the Council table. Instead of the Council meeting once a month they should meet every fortnight. Ho hoped such a by-law would not be put on tlie rules of the Council. Cr. Matthews said that in Parliament members were only allowed to speak a. certain length of time. -If Cr. T.ysiiar ~' mid not rise on every possiblo occiic.oii to discuss side issues lie would be able to say all that was wanted in much-lees time. The Chairman said he would vote for tlic motion. If ,a speaker -was not exhausted ho could get an extension of time unless, of course, tlie Councillors did not want,to hear him at all.

Cr. Matthews’ motion was lost on tho casting vote of the Chairman. Cr. MacDonald’s motion that certain main roads in the County ho termed County roads was then mentioned, and adjourned for discussion until the next meeting. Cr. Holden moved that the road between College road and AYaihirere be metalled, and said that as the road had been formed it would cost very' little to place it in order. He thought £GOO would do the work. Cr. Matthewp seconded the motion. Cr. AVhite suggested that the Engineer should report. Cr. Holden accepted the suggestion. It was decided to prepare a list of urgent works for which Parliament will be asked to apportion grants. Cr. Boland moved that £SOO ho allotted for orecting a bridge at Pouawa. If that was done the settlers would undertake to find the balance of the money. The ’bridge would cost about £BOO. Cr. Holden seconded the motion. The Chairman admitted the Council should make some contribution. hut the question was—how much? The. Government and the AVaiapu County should both contribute to the cost of the bridge. Cr. Lysnar supported the motion. The river was one of the most dangerous on the Coast. Crs. Matthews, MacDonald, and AVhite also supported the motion. It was decided to grant onedhird of the cost of the bridge, provided Ibe Government and the settlers contribute the balance. Accounts were passed lor paymentand other business, reported elsewhere, was then taken. SEDITION ? ON THE AMOKUIIA. AA’ill the seventy lads on the Amolcura eventually (hitter forth is “boys of the bull-dog breed,” with a proud place on the deck of one of his Majesty’s ships of war? It is a common belief that' Hie youngsters are iii training for the Navy, and that they are .all filled with a desire to be commanders, captiins, admirals, rearadmirals of the fleet some day. One dav recently a representative of the “Post” (incognito) chatted with some of the young mariners, and quietly led them to discuss their aspirations. He. was informed that once upon a time the cadets had the u ivv as their goal, but now many- — “most of. us,” declared one speaker—let their fancy soar no higher than tile mercantile marine. iFurther queries extracted confessions that men of the Challenger and other warships were responsible for this change of attitude. Some of the sailors had preached a gospel of gloom. “AATntever you do. don’t go in for the Navy.” they said, and they painted a horrible picture for tlieir juiiHVs. The dismal colors were photographed very strongly on the youngsters’ sensitive minds. They had no grievance against anybody on the 'Amokura; they were well pleased with -their easy tiirnvs. they stated, but they were not thirsting for Navy glory.