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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2527, 14 June 1909, Page 4

The police wish to find the owner of a gold trinket picked up in the street.

Cr. G. Smith’s name was omitted in the paragraph in Saturday’s issue, as one of the Councillors that visited the waterworks at To Arai.

The Trades Council on Saturday evening resolved to congratulate the local Bakers’ Union on securing their award in which a 48-hour week was embodied.

A general meeting of the Catholic Young Men’s Club will he held in St. Mary’s Schoolroom at 7.30 p.m. to-day, to elect officers and transact other business of importance.

The following passengers had booked last night to leave town this morning by Messrs J. R. Redstono and Sons’ coaches: For Toioga, Mrs. Guy and child; for AYaipiro, Mrs. Sherwood.

The directors of the Ivia Ora Cooperative Dairy Company on Saturday again accepted the tender of Air. Blytli for the purchase of butter-milk from the factory.

A special meeting of the Harbor Board will bo held at 2 p.m. to-day to consider the report submitted by Air. L. G. P. Spencer on the best means of remedying the range at the river entrance.

It is understood, writes a AVeliington correspondent, that Colonel Davies’ report on defence will not be made public owing to its serious nature, and will be kept for use of the Cabinet only.

Th question of wharafges is to be raised at the next meeting of .the Trades and Labor Council, notice of motion to protest against the new wharfages having been given at the meeting on Saturday evening. /

At the ballot for Nuliaka sections, at the Napier Land Office on Saturday, Mr. Turner (Auckland) drew section No. 7, and Mr. AATtchsmann (Christchurch) No. 6. There were 31 applicants.

Speaking to a “Times” reporter on Saturday, the Mayor (Mr. AY. D. Lysnar) said that some of the work done on the waterworks contract was not satisfactory to the AVaterworks Committee of the Council.

It is probable that a shearers’ union will be formed in tho district at no distant dato. Already a number of shearers are interesting themselves in tlie matter, and it is intended to call a meeting of those interested in the projected union.

A young man named John Bacon, who has pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness on three occasions this month, was on Saturday sentenced to 14 day’s hard labor by Alri AV. A. Barton, S.M, A prohibition order was also issued against the accused.

Tho following was tho revenue received at the Custom-house. Gisborne, last week: Customs duties £305 13s 2d, beer duty £29 9s, light duos ss, other receipts £l3 16s 6d; total £349 3s Sd. The port charges collected amounted to £Bl "12s 3d. .

Owing to the silted condition of the river channel, the Tuatoa was delayed for an hour and a half on Saturday morning in tendering the s.s. AVimmera from South. The opinion has boon freely expressed in shipping circles that in the absence of better facilities the present dredge should he kept working both night and day in an effort to improve the deplorable state of affairs existing at present.

. A recently returned l Wanganui informed an Express” reporter that there gire reds of men out of woric in Wanganu

A Balclutha rabbit merchant recently sent away, from the Balclutha . , , way station no less that for y g _ thousand' rabbits in twenty-one days.

Mr. Hay, borough turncock, advises that if the weather pennds the water supply will be cut off on • dav (to-morrow) .in order to ajyh. work of connecting up crossing., to b done. The supply will be, m all pro bability, cut off for 48 hours.

Two new single. sculling boats for the Gisborne Rowing Club , v from Wellington by the s.s on Saturday. They were built b so. • G. Norton, of Wellington and the appearance reflect great 0 , , ’ as they are most handsomely finished.

The Gisborne. Juvenile Dramat^ Club, assisted by a few adulte, w duce tlie American drama Ibe Uowii Express,” at His Majesty s Theatie this evening. The proceeds a r® , in aid of the instrument fund of the :ity Band. Popular prices will tc charged for admission. .

<\t the Trades Council meeting on Saturday evening, it was agreed approve of tlie suggested postponemcn of the Trades Councils’ Conference in Wellington from July to October, and the Council suggested the second week after . Labor Day as the most convenient time.

‘ There is a rumor afloat that a Royal Commission is about to be set up to investigate the alleged boycott by the British Medical Association against tlie medical officers employed by the friendly societies in Auckland. It is possible that certain medical gentlemen in Gisborne will be asked to give evidence.

The Wellington papers speak, very highly of Miss Rosemary Rees’ impersonation of tlie leading laxly character in the “Message from Mars,” as produced by tlie Allan Hamilton Co. last week, this well-known play will be included in the repertoire to be* presented in Gisborne at the end of this month.

As the net result of the present slackness in the timber trade, three mills belonging to a. Hutt Valley firm have closed down until more prosperous business comes in its way. At a recent meeting of sawmillers at Upper Hutt it was resolved that the present state of affairs could be best met by tapering ■off the number of bands until the market livened up

It is notified that the Cook County electors’ roll and defaulters’ list for 1909-10 are on view at the Council’s office, Childers Roach The rolLs and lists for the several, ridings are on view at places which are announced in an advertisement in this issue. Any person feeling aggrieved by any entry upon or omission from these rolls and lists may apply for relief to the Magistrate’s Court, Gisborne, on or before July Stk next.

A Wellington correspondent writes: It is stated on-good authority that the report of tlie Railway Commission on tho condition of tire railway workshops. will be of a most sensational nature, and therefore is not likely to be published or laid on the table of the House until Sir J. G. Ward’s return from Home. It is rumored that all tho charges made by Mr. Ronayne, general manager, and subsequently withdrawn, are more than substantiated.

“A~ great many of the new members want Parliament to go on,” said the Hon. Capt. Tucker to a “Times” reporter on Saturday morning, “but the older members see no need to continue the sitting. The new members 1 want to air their views.” Captain Tucker added that should Parliament go on the Hon. James Carroll would take tlie leadership as the senior member of the Cabinet. “The only discussion that will take place next week.” said Captain Tucker, “will be on the voting of supplies, unless the Opposition becomes obstructive.”

The subject of the defence of the Dominion, 'of vital importance at the present juncture, is to be considered at a public meeting to be held in His Majesty’s Theatre to-morrow evening. The Mayor. Mr. W. D. Lysnar, will take the'chair at 8 p.m. The object of the meeting is to ascertain the public feeling of this district- in regard to the question of initiating a more efficient system of defence, in view of the conference- to be held shortly to consider the subject of the general defence of the Empire. It is hoped that all interested in the matter will attend.

In the course of a lecture at Dunedin Mr. T.W, Kirk, Government Biologist, mentioned that the gum blight,. which at one time threatened to ruin the eucalyptus plantations of New Zealand, had been thoroughly controlled by tlio natural enemies introduced and carefully distributed during the past four years by the Agricultural Department, Those ladybirds, as already stated, controlled the blight, which otherwise threatened to ruin, some 10,000 acres of gum plantations in Canterbury and Otago. If those plantations were valued at only £IOO per acre, admittedly a low estimate, that one service .alone which tiie Department had rendered to the country was worth one million sterling. The curse that had been placed on the founder of the order — Adam—“Oursed is the ground for thv sake.” etc., was shared in by the Dominion as well as the rest of the earth. The curse of Adam was, felt in all the gardens and by all the tillers of the soil.

. With the object of gaining information as to the- unemployed question in the Dominion, and with the ulterior motive of having the question ventilated on the floor of the House of Representatives, Mr. D,_ McLaren, M.P., of Wellington, wrote recently to the secretary of the East Coast- Trades and Labor Council, enquiring as to the number of unemployed in this district. In his reply, read before the Council at their meeting on Saturday evening, the secretary- (Mr. J. H. Hall) stated that only about 30 men, both skilled and unskilled, were- on the unemployment hook of the Labor Department. He pointed out that the- local railway, extension absorbed a largo number of the unemployed, on which work over 400 Avere engaged. Further, lie pointed out that the skilled unemployed in the district did not remain in Gisborne, 'owing to opportunities for employment being limited,, but Avent to the larger cities, where the chance of obtaining Avork was . greater, consequently the unemployed of the districtwent to form a part of the city unemployed. • .*'