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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2723, 31 January 1910, Page 4

A 'notice from the Public Trustee, in reference to the estate of Hugh O’Connor, of Waihuka deceased, is advertised in . this issue.

An ordinary meeting of the Gisborne Harbor Board will be held at 2 p.m. to-day. The Magistrate's Court was closed on Saturday on account of Anmveisary Day, and there were no police cases dealt with at the police station The s.s. Tarawera had as passengers last evening a large number of scholars, returning to Nelson College, and a number of boys who are about to commence studying there.

The Matawhero stock sales will he held on Wednesday next. Messrs Common, Shelton and Co., Dalgety and Co., and Williams and Kettle advertise their entries in this issue.

Mr. -J. Stvauchon, Surveyor-General, is now paying his' first visit to the Poverty Bay district. He purposes inspecting the Ngatapa block, and is to leave for Opotiki. via Motu, to-mor-row.

Messrs Graham and Brown, aro.ittoets, Lowe Street, invite tenders, closing at noon on Wednesday, icb-rii-ary 9th, for the erection of office premises in Peel Street, tor the Australian Mutual Provident Society.

A nieeting of freezing works employees will be held in Townley’s Hall at 7.30 vp.m. to-day, to elect a working committee and make other arrangements in connection with the annual sports. Saturday was the anniversary o, the province, and the banks and most or the Government offices were closed. Beyond flags flying from the Government buildings and one or two other places, no celebrations took place m Gisborne.

The camp night meeting that was to have been held on the banks or the Waimata River on Saturday evening by members of the Y.M.C.A. Bible Stud- Class, had to be postponed on account of the inclemency of the weather.

At the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co.’s warehouse on Saturday morning, Mr. McSaveny s Rakauroa property was offered for sale. There was only a small attendance, and no demand, the property being passed in without a bid. It was subsequently withdrawn from the market by the owner.

The Gisborne Racing Club notifies that no bookmaker, other than those licensed by the club, will be allowed on the course at the summer meeting on Thursday and Friday next. Applications for licenses will be received up to Wednesday next. The tender of Mr. IV. Pilcher has been accepted for the right to take charge of horses at the meeting.

Mr Finlay McKenzie, the well-known sheep breeder, of Ormond, purchased on Friday (through Messrs Williams and Kettle), at the Hastings ram fair, four purebred Romney rams. Three of the r ams, which are particularly fine animals of their class, were bred by Messrs Slack Bros., and the fourth by Mr. Raynor. This valuable addition to Mr. McKenzie’s stud flock will arrive in Gisborne this week.

A friendly rivalry exists between the men employed by the different loading agents for the Home boats, as to whose firm can put up the best record at wool dumping. .Some time back the men employed by one firm dumped 50 bales in an hour, and great was the jubilation, as this was a record for Gisborne. This, however, lias been beaten by Messrs Common, Shelton and Co.’s' men, three of whom on Friday evening dumped 54 bales in an hour, when preparing the bales for the loading of the Karamea. This must he considered very creditable, as from 35 to 40 bales is* good going. The following passengers had booked last evening by Messrs Redstone and Son’s coaches, leaving this morning:— For Tologa. Mr. and Mrs. Clare. Mrs. Shepherd. Miss D. Reid. Miss Clare, Mrs. Tullock and child, Mrs Lockwood. Miss Lockwood, Master Lockwood ; for Tatapouri. Messrs I. D. McCredie. 0. Riddle. W. Jefferd; for Pakarae, Miss R. Elmers, Albert G. Austin: tor Te Puia, Mr. G. M. Piper; for Waipiro, Miss Austin. Mr. J. Turner; for Morere. Mrs. Sainsbury: for Wairoa, Mr C. T. Davis; for Hangaroa, Mr. F. Hall and son; for Waerenga-o-kuri. Miss Evans: for Rukituri, Mrs Omeroa.

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