Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4011, 18 August 1915, Page 4

Local and General.

The Temporary Loans Deposit Account of the Gisborne Borough' Council at present shows a credit balance of £22,754 10s.

.During the past fortnight, six building permits were issued by the Borough Council. These had a stated value of £2323 10s, and included £2210 for dwellings and £ll3 10s for additions.

A pleasant evening was spent last evening to give an account of their the Scottish Society held their patriotic dance. There was a fair attendance, and the floor was in splendid condition. Mr* Copley at the piano and Mr J. Bridge on the violin rendered the music” in their usual good style, and refreshments were supplied by the dance committee." The M.GVs were Messrs A. \Y, Fletcher and J. Wilson.

“Beneath the Sea,” the romance of a submarine, a stirring story with a naval background, will be the star attraction in the bright now programme Bathe rfetures will introduce at Lis Majesty’s Theatre to-night. Messrs Samson Bros., auctioneers, have been instructed by Mr i'red Hall to soil on the premises, Peel Street, building timber and galvanised iron on Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Full particulars appear in another column. Up till yesterday morning. 2.28 inches of rain bad fallen during the present month. The rainlaiis recoic-f-d were as follows: Angst Ist .20, did .01, 6th .05, Bth .013, 10th .08, llth J.2, 12th .01, 14th .00, I.sth .22, 16tJi .05. The members of the Mnngapapa Town Board will meet the ratepayers of their district at St. John's Hall tinevenin to give an account of their stewardship during the first financial year of the Board’s J he meeting will com men-e at 8 o c.ock.

The Hon. Jas. Allen. Minister of Defence, yesterday telegraphed to the Town Cleric, advising the local Patriotic Committee that lie is sending an officer to examine and report on the proposal to appoint an agent at the front to attend to the interests of the men as an enquiry ofiiecr, et<*. gardiiig the machine-guns, the Minister states that be has not received any reply from the Horne Commissioner mi the subject.

A telegram was received by the Borough Council from the Mayor (Mr W. G. Shorratt) at last night’s meeting; stating that he would be unable to return to Gisborne in time for tne meeting, as he was compelled io undergo an operation to one of his eves at Christchurch. The DeputyMayor (Or Janies Brown) and tnc Councillors present expressed NQR patliy with His Worship, and trusted that’he would soon be restored to ins wonted health.

The Gisborne Women’s Club desire to acknowledge the following gifts for the use of the men on the transports. Mrs Willoek, books and cards: Mrs Evans, chessman and board ; Miss Hyett. cribbage set: Mrs X’yke, games. Miss 'Williams, Misses Tale, Mrs A Kirk, Mrs Wauchop, books. They also wish to thank Mr C’hrisp for kindlv putting a gramophone m order. ~ Through the generosity of donors the committee were able to despatch tv.-n cases to the men. containing 22 down magazines, 44 dozen hooks. 2 dozen sets of gayies, 1 dozen packs cards, 2 sets boxing gloves, 1 gramophone and records.

Consideration of the appointment of a 13 >roi igh engineer was down on the agon la paper tor last night s meeting of the Borough Council. On the motion of Cr Bright, seconded by the Acting .Mayor. (Cr Brown), it was decided "to hold the matter over until the committee meeting next Tuesday night, with a request that they should submit a recommendation to the next meeting oi the Council. Cr Lawless said lie would like to see the appointment hurried on. I hey wanted water badlv. and if they did not move in the matter they would have the summer upon them again. J hey could not go on with their loan proposals until they had an engineer. The Acting-Mayor (Cr Brown) said that they had the most cornnetent engineer in Auckland, Mr Me tealfe, reporting upon their water scheme* The Mayor (Mr Y» • G. Sherraiti had stated frankly at the last committee meeting that he was not in favor of appointing the applicants who had a nulled tor tne oosition.

The principle of filling vacancies ou miblic bodies bv appointing the candidate who polled the netx highest number of votes at the election was again discussed by the Borough Council last night. Cr. Munns asked if it was intended that this should hold good in every instance where a vacancy had to be filled. The Acting-Mayor (Cr. Brown) said he thought that vacancies should certainly be filled by members of the Council. He had never known of a Borough Council going outside its own members to fill a vacancy in the mayoralty for instance. Mr Bright said they might at an election have nine good councillors returned. One might leave the district. and the tenth on the list at the poll might be, as was the case on one occasion in Gisborne, a Celestial gentleman. It was perfectly ridiculous to suggest that the Council should appoint such a person to the Council. The discussion, which arose through a letter to the Municipal Association forwarding a remit regarding vacancies on councils, was then allowed to drop.

No. 7 Company of the Wellington Senior Cadets (Gisborne) last night elected as honorary officers of their Company three ex-officers now .serving with the Expeditionary Forces—viz... Chaplain-Alajor Grant (who was chaplain to the Company). Captain C. R. Spragg (who was once in command of the Company) and Lieut. Alim Muir (who obtained his commission with the Company). The two first-men-tioned are now at the Dardanelles, while the lasi-mentioned left with the Sixth Reinforcements. Another officer, Lieut. E. E. Somervell. is to leave next month. It is intended to have an Honors Board for the Company on which will be placed the names of officers, non-commissioned officers and men fighting for their country who have passed through the Company and to have the Board unveiled at a later date by the officer commanding the district.' The Company has thus already a record of which it may well be proud and a fine exprit do corps is developing. After the officers retired from the parade last, night the Cadets met. and decided to each subscribe a woeklv sum (probably threepence) through the Company towards one of the relief funds. As there are usually about SO cadets of the Company on parade each Tues r day night, it is probable that during the coming year so large a sum as £oo will in this way be subscribed. This certainly speaks well for the spirit of the young soldiers.

Cr Hill again championed the cause of the cyclists at the meeting of the Borough Council last night. He said that some consideration should be shown in the present bad weather when the roads were in such a shocking state. People wanted punts in-, stead of bicycles in order to get along the roads. He considered it was a shame that cyclists should bo fined as much as 17s 6d for such a tin-pot offence as cycling on the footpath. He did not see why a deputation should not wait upon the authorities to seo if a little leniency could not be shown while the roads were so back Ho moved that Cvs Munns, Collins, and the mover a committee to deal with the matter. Cr Collins seconded the motion. Cr Wildish said he would like to see everything possible done.for the cyclists, but he was not going to be one to ask the magistrate or the police to allow the law to be broken. Cr Lawless said that if the Council went to. the authorities with such a proposal they would soon be put in their place. Cr Munns said that the cyclists had formed an association,' and it would be out of place for the Council to take action until the association made some move. Cr Munns moved an amendment that the matter be held over for a fortnight to give the Cyclists’ Assoeiatioif an Sirtunity to bring their nropos-als re the Council. Cr Hill withdrew Ins motion in favor of the amendment, which was thereupon carried.

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The stock sales will he held at Matawhero saleyards to-day. The fortnightly dance in aid of the Children’s Creche will bo held tonight in the Masonic Hall. A. p.A. message from Auckland states that the wholesale price of butter wifi be reduced to-day by 2d to Is 3d per lb. The leading feature in the programme at the World’s Pictures this aft© moon and evening is the exclusive feature “A Dash tor .Liberty.” ■ The A»ek'and-Vancouver mail despatch of 13th July, which arrived at Vancouver on 2Dth -July (due date) reached London on loth Atigust, three days late. Thu twelfth instalment of “.Adventures of Katlilyn” will be screened at the Opera House to-night. This number is highly interesting and very sensational. Arrangements are in band for the Salvation Anriv annual sale, to be held i„ the Scottish Hal! on Thursday and Friday, September 2 and 3. fun particulars will appear later. One offender for drunkenness appeared at the Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, before Mr V, ■ A- Barton, H.M. 'The offender had one previous conviction against him, aim v.a- fineo £ 1 arid costs 2s, in default 4s hours' “hard.” 'lbe Qi-;h no tramway returns for the fortnight ended August 7 were as follows : Pa:; ;ehgm's c*rned 1 1 : Cz'J. mileage 1575. ear hours 26b. Revenue fj72 <Js Gd ; power < xpanses 210 11 -H, wages (five men) £3O Gs -H, t!R (Q maintenance and urinary a.counts i-0 ()• 7d— -L sl o s ■ The iiunw'i- o ' rooks in the Hawke .< j j} a ,T district is rapidly increasing, ; judging oy eoh.p.oh.G _oi faim-.-m ! who have suffered .by their depredai lions (says the .Napier *• J olograph )■ ! and it has '/ a: suggestee that .tin* j Hawke’s" Bay A'climuihation Society I could do worst man cummer the ! vi.Abilhy m i.VTi.a Hoy- to dmum-m I thei r numbers. As shotting th-- high values to which wo;, 1 : orff-w hs risen, it may be mentioned that a line of 90 fat bullocks is under offer to a Palmerston dealer at £2 7s Gd per ewt (says the i?eliding | “Star”.) If not accepted, the offer jis to pass to a Christchurch buyer, I who lias the opportunity of purchasing • the line at 229 p»r h'-ed. ; A commercial traveller, out for a " lark, accosted some milk vendors wj Hastings, took .samples of their milk. } inspected their carts, and severely re- • puked them for the state of their | vehicles. K also upbraided them on I their personal appearance. The men | stated their imention to have their i carts painted without delay and to | eonrnly with all the requirements of < the "“inspector.” never dreaming that j they were being hoaxed. j . The question of sum ient resident j medical officers at Auckland Ho~p:t.:. I has been causing the Hospital Board ; some anxiety in view oi the number | of doctors who have g-im to the trout | (says a P.A. message). Last ingot | the Board received a letter from, the I Inspector-General or Hospitals intimating that lit* hoped to. retain tieservices the sufficient junior medical men from the Dunedin .Medical iccjioo. to staff the hospitals of the Dominion : with resident doctors. The Board [ decided to apply for the services oi j two juniors.