Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3198, 20 April 1911, Page 4

Local and General.

A number of addresses of candidates in the Borough Council and Harbour Board elections will be found on page 6 of the present issue of the “Gisborne Times.” The Mayor (Mr W. D. Lysnar) announces by advertisement in this issue that be will be pleased to meet his friends and supporters this evening at 8 o’clock in the Read’s Quay Hall. Mr Lysnar will also address a- public meeting in His Majesty’s Theatre on Tuesday evening next. An announcement of more than ordinary interest, especially to ladies, is made in another column. At the roller skating link to-niglit “Madam Tussaude” will appear in the much-discuss-ed harem skirt. The novel dress will be seen from 8.30 to 9 p.m., and should cause considerable interest. “I’ve been out there seven or eight times, and every time I think less ot it. It’s i-ust the same to-day,” said Cr. Hepburn at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council in referring to the Gentle Annie quarry. In reply to Cr. Sheridan, Cr. Hepburn further stated that Gentle Annie was not worth working as a quarry. At a largely-attended meeting of the General Labourers’ Union held last night it was decided to affiliate with the East Coast Trades and Labour Council; and three delegates were appointed to represent the union on the council-. The secretary was instructed to make inquiries .re the advisableness of; subscribing to the “Maoriland Worker,” the official organ of the New Zealand Federation of Labour, It was also decided that a committee be set up to consider the question of establishing a co-operative boarding house. The borough estimates for the ensuing year were laid on the table at the meeting of the Borough Council last night. The estimated expenditure is given.as £35,461, of which the following are some of the principal items: Bank overdraft and liabilitjes and outstanding accounts, £10,027; abattoirs, £1606; streets labour £10,092; administration, £2679; 'water supply. £1501; interest accounts, £4724. On the receipts side moneys available general account are set down as £lB7 ; estimated receipts (including bank overdraft £12,864), £17,907; special rates (sale of water, etc., and interest’ on special loans). £6224. The balance, £11,143. is proposed to be met by a general rate of 2i)d in the £ on £1,070,341, the unimproved rating of property on the "borough valuation roll. The total rating is set down as‘3fd on the unimproved rateable value and is comprised as follows: General 2-)cl,, waterworks, 11-16 d, Roebuck road bridge l-16d, district special rates Gisborne, Haiti and Whataupoko 2-16 d each. During the past fortnight the staff of the borough engineer has been employed in operations at the top portion of the waterworks pipe line. In his report to the Council last night, Mr Paterson stated that the work dope had consisted of taking loin pipes out of the crossings below the break pressur<Sf tanks and the commencement of the locution of the new pipe line above Wilson’s. The cost of the latter work was, lie stated, £ls. ' . For being found drunk while in charge of a horse in Gladstone road on Tuesday night, a young man named Victor Birrell was fined 10s and ordered to pay costs amounting to 6s by his Worship the Mayor, who presided alt a brief sitting of the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning. The old invocation “to taste and try before you buy’’ is still virtually applicable to letail trade of every description, arid in some instances this proves to be of great assistance to buyers in selecting goods. With regard to the now famed harem skirt it lias been found advisable in other centres t-o demonstrate the novelty of this mode of dress by means of living .models, as the reception which the 1 wearers of the skirt have met in certain cities has made private individuals a ltt-le chary of appearing in it. In order, to give Gisborne ladies some idea of the general effect obtained by the skirt, a local firm will make a. display of the garment on a living model, and it is not improbable that the wearer will be seen in the streets. “Who is it for? It is headed ‘gentlemen,’ ’’ was a question asked by Cr. Darton'when the Mayor’s report came up for consideration at the Council last night. “Obviously not- for you,” was the unkind retort of another councillor. The shop of the Gisborne Co-opera-tive Butchery Company, which' adjoins that .of Messrs Grundy and Shennan m Gladstone road, was entered from the rear on Tuesday night or early on Wednesday morning,, and the sum of £l7 13s in cash stolen from the cash register. The premises were entered by means of the back door, the miscreantbreaking the outer wire door and turninn the lock. It is understood that the police are investigating the matter. At last night’s meeting of the General Labourers’ Union a. cordial reception was given to the proposal in the direction of establishing, a- hoardinghouse ,to be conducted on co-operative lines. The opinion was generally expressed that the charge for. board and lodging in Gisborne is almost prohibitive, and that any proposal to reduce the cost of living to single men would be heartily supported. “What is the difference between an assurance and a pledge?” asked the Mayor at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council. “well, some people have plenty of assurance and no pledge” remarked Cr. Sheridan amidst laughter.