LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 375, 9 November 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

It is time the Borough ratepayers took some definite action in regard to the Mayoralty, nominations for which must be in by next week. We understand that Capt. Tucker, having for two successive years held the position of Chief Magistrate, has no desire to longer retain an office which he rightly considers should not be monopolised by one person. The dual capacity of being a member of the Harbor Board appears to be an obstacle rather than an incentive to the announcement of candidates.

At the R..M. Court on Thursday William Adair sued Agnes Emily Scott for £2 8s 4d. This claim was on a former occasion heard and tl;s plaintiff nonsuited, on the ground that it had not been proved that Mrs Scott was possessed of separate property at the time she incurred the debt, On this occasion there was no appearance of the defendant, and Mr Sievwright, who appeared for Mr Adair, called F. J. Piesse, Secretary of the Building Society, to prove that Mrs Scott on August 3rd, 1889, bad in that Society funds to the extent of £ll4, standing in her own name. The Magistrate gave judgment for plaintiff, with costs of Court.

A number of infiuential citizens wish to get Mr DeLautour to come forward as a candidate for the Mayoralty. It is to be hoped that he may be induced to accede to the request, though it means that if he does so and is successful he will have to relinquish his position as solicitor to the Harbor Board, in addition to the sacrifice of time that would ordinarily be required, A requisition to Mr Joyce is also being got up and the probability is ibist he will bseomu a candidate;

At the Polios Court yesterday morning Peter Murray was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for committing an indecent act, on the previous evening, in the Gladstone Road.

Mr Smith notifies that those persons who wish to procure copies of the book of events at Monday’s races should do so st once, as thev are going off rapidly and no second edition will be published.

The electoral roll for the East Coast district is now being printed, the work being entrusted to the Gisborne Standard Company. The "copy” supplied is excellent and the compositors are joyful at the thoughtfulness of Mr Greenwood.

Mr IT .re left Gisborne by steamer yesterday, after a very successful mission in Gisborne In connection with the form of religion of which he is an able exponent. Mr Hare made many friends during his stay in Gisborne, even of those who were not in agreement.

Pugilistic encounters always attract a big attendance, and whether or not this is a fact to bo deplored, a genuine encounter is certain to be a b'g “draw,” On Monday night (race night) a boxing match, to a finish, takes place between two local men, 11. Shaw and J. Nelson, for a stake of £2O. One good feature about the match is that it will be a genuine one, which ia more than can be said of some matches that have been “arranged ” in Gisborne. Shaw has taken pirt in a good many contests and they have in each case been characteristic for their fairness and the absence <-f “ hankypanky ” games. Nelson also has an unsullied reputation iu connection with the ring, and though he has not been much heard of he is credited with being one whose proficiency in the fistic art is not to be made light of.

Iu the judgment summons case Lucas v. Brassey, in which judgment bad been reserved on the point raised by Mr Kenny, that a bankrupt could not be imprieaned under a judgment summons for an sfier-bankruptoy debt, the Magistrate on Thursday last over, rul’d the objection. Mr Brasscy, ho said, had confessed judgment and in the confession had promised to pay the amount, The eases quoted to show that the Assignee could claim all the profits of a bankrupt did not, be thought, apply to ths earnings of professional skill. The judgment debtor not appearing, Mr Booth advissd that the case should be allowed to stand over for a week, which Mr DeLautqur, for the plaintiff, consented to. In the case Robb v, Brasse,y, Mr Chrisp at first pressed lot tha order, hut subsrqusr.tly cpisanted to that matter standing over also. Monday next has baen proclaimed a heli* qgy, Rud will ba closely observed, in place o! the fipe that would in ordinary oirourasianees have bean held to-day (Prince of Wales Birthday). Ths Park races will of course be the chief course of attraction, and the convenient siiuuliqti of the source will be certain to ensure a large attendance that plass of people wbo seldom or never patronise races because of the conditions under which they have hitherto bean held in Gisborne, Those who are passionately fond of racing do not object to a long ride tp tha course, and many people go just for the pleasure of tins ride, but ths grsat majority of people are not thus oons'ltuteu, though their patronage is certain if the sport takes place within a reasonable distance. The Park is thus likely to attract, not only those who would go to races wherever they were held, but also a Urge body of people who first think of the distance and expense. The prices of admission are advertised, only a shilling being chirged for foot-passengers. There arc two entrances to the Park,

The following debt oases were disposed of by Mr Booth, R M., on Thursday last : —T, W- Peddle v Hetekia te Kani, claim £3 13t 7<l, for goods supplied; Mr DsLsutour for plain tiff, and Mr Rees for defendant; plaintiff nonsuited. Sams v, Waihopa, claim £1 Is 9d ; judgment by default, costs 6i. Graham, PJtt and Bennett v F, Loyd, claim £5 for goods supplied; judgment by default, costs £1 Is. j, Whinray v. W. Cooper, claim £l2 Bs, for dishonored P.N.; judgment by default for £l2 6s 6d, costs £l6s. D. A. McLeod v R, Burke, claim £5 8s for hire of pile driver, and damages ; judgment by default, costs £2 15s. J. Rosie vJ. E. Ward, claim £3 for goods supplied ; judgment by default, costs 6s. G. Arundel v Douglas and Mercer, claim £7l 9s for board and lodging, also horse hire; judg meet by default, coats £5 13s, Judgment summonses i D, Hepburn v A, McLeod, claim £6los 6d ; the defendant was ordered to pay the amount forthwith, in default seven days’ imprisonment. J. Wbinray v P. Malone, claim 18s ; an order was made forthe amount to be paid forthwith, in default 48 hours imprisonment.

A meeting of creditors in A. McMillan’s estate took place yesterday afternoon, when only four creditors put in an appearance The proceedings were of a very lively nature, the bankrupt’s examination lasting close on two hours. The Deputy Official Assignee was instructed to take proceedings against the debtor for not keeping proper books. The following is MoMillan’s statement of assets and liabilities Unsecured creditors £421 18s 41, and secured creditors, £209 ; estimated value pf sepurities £2BO. The book debts (£136) are estimated to produce £5O, the other assets being furniture £2O, license of Tologa Bay Hotel £l5, and surplus of securities in nands of secured creditor £7l, total £156- The following arp the unsecured creditors—Graham Pitt and Bennett £llO, Nionll, Reynolds and Co. £BO, W. F. Crawford £62, Brown and Campbell (Auckland) £27, Hancock and Co- (Auckland) £2O, A Se ither Auckland) £2O. Mrs MeMliiap (Auckland) £l7. Johnston and Co. (Wellington) £’l7. H. Williams (Tologa Ray) £4, B own and Smaill £5, R. Little -£3 17s, A, Muir £7 10', J. Trimmer Is 4d, Secured creditor—J- Trimmer £2BO.

The great display of kauri gum to be made at the Dunedin Exhibition, says the N Z. Herald, is without doubt the finest of the kind in the Auckland province. One Specimen appears to have a formation like a blending heart inside ; another shows all sorts of objects fa the .transluoept gum like an aquarium. Ip one sample there is a cave formation, with stafaetitas fa a grotto; another specimen shows in the interior the representation of loaves, with their vein systems, and at the base sponges tinged with gold, Ope block is interspersed with silverlike globules, and formations like marine shells. A curious specimen is cf the color and shape of a honeycomb, with cells complete. Another piece is covered at the base with gorgeous spongc-Hke formations, qp which are perched golden and silver butterflies- Oue speoimep gives the idea of an open beach with rollers and cloudy sky, and against the horigon a spider’s web. Some of the formations are. like marble, others like granite, and mineral specimens with tartan patterns. Ono specimen is of violet color, the only one of the kind Captain Farqahar has ever seen, Another is skull shaped, with the outline of a tree and brushwood, and at bW ft o’o ud of as it were, like a geyser. 09? bfauk presents an interior like the side of an A IplU? with snow, while another contains a aoideu ligard. A curious specimen has the formation of a dog's head, and another in color and grain is like a section of brawn. One piece has what seems the chrysalis of a moth inside, and another seeds of a flax plant embedded in the clear gum. Aflac specimen has a tortoise shell appearance, but the rarest is a pises of ooal gum from ths Kawakawa mine.