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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2565, 28 July 1909, Page 4

Tho fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council will be held this evening. In this issue tenders are invited for the erection of the north transept or the new Methodist Sunday School, in Bright Street. Ml 1 . Alfred Crooke, barrister, of Lawrcnce, has been an pointed a Stipendiary Magistrate. His location is not yet fixed. The members of the Alhambra Club will have a social evening in to-night, commencing at 8 o’clock. Members are invited to attend, and bring their friends. Tho following passengers arrived yesterday afternoon by Messrs Redstone and Sons’ coaches :—From Tokomaru : Mrs. Hadyn, Messrs Lockwood, McKay, G Moore; from Tologa: Mrs. Mealstead and child, Mr. W. Hay. "When Dr. Williams was asked to take the oath in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, he remarked that the Bible in use was very dirty. The Clerk of the Court immediately procured a clean book.

A special meeting of the Cook County Council will be held on Friday to frame a. heavy traffic by-law; and to adjust, the county ridings, contingent _ upon the alterations of boundaries by the formation of the Waikolm County. The Gisborne Co-operative Building Society will have another appropriation for distribution on Monday next, to be disposed of partly by ballot and partly by sale. The amount, available will not be less than £IOOO, probably more. Unclaimed letters for the following persons, from places beyond tho Dominion, are lying at the Post Office, Gisborne: —J. Alien, H. Bevan, J. Downing, IT. Goodwin, E. jNicklin, . Rennie, J. AY. Rennie, F. E. C. Smith, G. E. Stone, G. Strutt, N. W. Taylor. A passage in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Air Nolan: “My friend is talking absolute nonsense.” Mr Burnan u : “I object. Your Worship, All Nolan has no right to say I am talking absolute nonsense; I am not in the habit of talking nonsense in this Court.”

The secretary 7 of the Gisborne Harbor Board (Mr J. AY. AVitty) has received notice that the Governor in Council has approved of the plans for the extension of the wharf at Nelson Bros.’ freezing works, on the Taruheru river. The wharf is used solely by Atessrs Nelson (Bros., who will pay tlie cost of tlie extension.

The Mayor (Air W. D. Lysnar) yesterday received a. letter from the Hon. James Carroll, Acting-Premier, stating that the question of the formation of a Rabbit Board for the Poverty Bay district, and the request that extra men should be put on to check the invasion of the pest from tlie Rotorua and Hawke’s Bay; districts, are receiving the attention of the Minister for Agriculture. A nation’s greatness, says the Dunedin “Evening Star ” may be gauged from the nature and quantity of its exports and imports, likewise that of a city. The* steamer Morayshire,- which arrived recently from Liverpool, brought 600 tons of whisky—“maistly Scotch,” no doubt—for Dunedin. The retrenchment scheme in the hotel line has not evidently weakened the demand .

A most interesting pamphlet written by Mr. H. Hill, 8.A., F.G.S., has been received at this office... It is entitled, “The Great Wairaraptf—la Lost River, and deals with a large river which at one time flowed through what is now a portion of the ocean, and known a.s Hawke’s Bay. Reference is made to the great changes in the coast-line, and it is claimed that tlfe East Coast of the- North Island, from East Cape to Cilstlcpoint, presents features that imply furlior important physical changes at no distant date.

A special meeting of the High School Board of Governors was hold at Mr O. A. Do Lautour’s' office yesterday afternoon, to appoint an architect to superintend thfv erection of the new High School building. There were present: Messrs G. A. Do Lautour( chairman), J. Wy Bright, J. ,W. t Nolan, E. lit Mannand AY. Morgan'(secretary), hive applications*, wore received, and Mr. P. H. Graham was unanimpiisly appointed. The building; will 'lie erected according to plans, drawn by Air Albert Williams, and’ Air Graham will supervise, the erection of tlic structure. Tenders'will be called for the work with as little delay'-W-possible as it is that the new school will be opened in February-next'.- ' ; ’ >... /..V

Mr W. L. Rees has sold 1 hie fmo property “The Bungalow,” Upper Stout street, Whataupoko, to Mr It. Barker. Another bicycle robbery took place in Stout Street between Saturday anci Monday morning, the Rev. Win. Lamb having had his valuable bicycle removed from a shed at the rear of his house. Mr P. H. Graham, architect, yesterday received the following tenders for the erection of a manse on C nude is Road for the pastor of St. Andrew s Presbyterian congregation: —Black Bros. £1093, Mr Haisnian £IOO7, J-gkast £IOSO, J. Colley £IOSO, G. Smith £io44, Skcet and Co. £1022, Evans, Neild and Co. £997, Evernden and MeDiarmid £995, J. Mackrell, E. P. W-d' liams and Co. £949, Aitken and Wilson £941. Messrs Aitken and Wilson’s tender was accepted.

A most interesting shooting match under the auspices of the Ormond Gun Club was decided at Ormond yesterday, when the team selected to meet the 'le Karaka club to-morrow ware pitted against a team incited from the remaining members of the glub. The contest was most exciting, and resulted in the defeat of the “representative” team by the narrow margin of one point. Mr. J. Oates topped the score for the winners, with a total of 4 kills out of five birds, and for the losers Mr. T. Keaney was most prominent.

The weekly meeting of the Y.M.C.A. Debating Society was held last night, and was largely attended. The Parliamentary Session was continued, the order being Questions from the Opposition., The Rev. Wm. Lamb was Speaker, the members of the Government being Messrs C. G. Bloore (Premier), P. J. Saunders (Minister for Public Affairs), C. Rosie (Minister for Labor), C. Webster (Minister for Education) and H. Adair (Minister of Finance). The Opposition was composed of Messrs F. S. Malcolm (Loader), Vowlcs, Goffe, Tattersfield, Itawari, Matthews, Ingram, 'and Miss D. Quigley. A great variety of questions were asked, involving the introduction of Esperanto into the education syllabus, the introduction of a Kight-to-Work Bill, the suppression of prize-fighting, and other interesting subjects. After the questions had been discussed and answered, the Leader of the Opposition moved a vote of no-con-fidence in the Ministry. On being put to the meeting the motion was carried by 31 votes to 19. Before the commencement of the discussions, the first prize won in connection with the spelling bee held lasi'weex, was presented to Air. C. G. Bloore, it taking the form of a handsomely bound copy of Webster’s Dictionary.