LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 377, 14 November 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr Finneran, architect, invites tenders for a building to be erected on the Waerengahika Native School Reserve.

The concert and dance at Matawhero tomorrow night ought to attract ;a number of townspeople to the Matawhero schoolhouse. Mt Bievenaon's brake will leave Mr Townley’S lioriitr at a quarter past seven-.

Letters from places beyond the colony are I lying at the Post Office (uno -imed) addressed I ■MB Persons who are eligible had their names placed on the electoral roll may obtain forms and have them filled in at the Standard office, provided application is made on Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Saturdays. The only qualification required is a twelve months' residence in the colony, the latter six months ot which must have been in the East Coast electoral district, With reference to the requisition that was being got up asking Mr Joyce to a'low himself to be nominated tor the Mayoralty, we are informed that that gentleman, on noticing the paragraph in the Standard stating that such a requisition was going round, at once ascertained to whose hands the requisition bad been entrusted, and desired that it should go no furthei. It will therefore be understood that Mr Joyoe declines to allow himself to be nominated,

As there is almost a certainty of a contest for the seat now vacant in the representation of the East Coast district in Parliament we would advise the industrial classes to sea that their names ore registered on the electoral roll. The ordinary roll is now in the hands of the compositors, but in the event of a contest a supplementary roll will be issued, and those who have not already attended to the mutter should do so, to prevent being temporarily disfranchised.

An incident that drew forth the admiration of all who saw it occurred yesterday morning. Ba Mackey’s horse bolted with the trap t-> which it was attached, and which contained two children. Ths horse dashed across the bridge from the Kaiti and then up Gladstone road. When passing the City Butchery Msasrs G. Watson and " Archer ” Smith ran after the horse, and at great risk to thomre ves tuoeeuued in catching the animal by the head and then stopping its wild career. The pluoky satio-i rescued the children from the>r immediate danger.

The Poututu case was taken at thegLand Court on Tuesday morning, His Honor Judge Bat ton acting with the powers conferred upon him by the special Act passed last session. Mr DeLautour appeared on behalf ot Mr P, Barker, Mr Watson for the Official Assignee (Wi Paraone's estate), Mr Finn for Wi Paraone and son, Mr Gannon for Mr W. Cooper and certain natives, and Mr Brassey for Mr J. H. Stubbs (a mertgagee). All parties agreed to the course which His Honor Indicated he would pursue, and the proceedings were much facilitated by the fair spirit exhibited by all parties concerned, It was decided to take argument to-morrow on the points in dispute between Messrs Barker and Stubbs and between Messrs Barker and W, Cooper.

Mr C. A. DeLautour has consented to be nominated for the office of Mayor during the coming year. The requisition to Mr DeLautour was signed by a large and influential body of citizens, and we hardly think, in the faoe of such a requisition, that there is likely to be a contest. Ot course we cannot speak with any degree of certainty, but this we can be assured of that any opposition would ba ot a vary weak nature, for Mr DeLautour's nomination will be commended by the great majority of citizens. That he has consented, it elected, to surrender his position as solioitor to the Harbor Bqard proves that he is willing to sacrifice personal considerations to meet the wishes of the burgesses. The nominations are to be made before noon on Saturday next. A correspondent writes in recent Park race meeting:—Sir,—Although I can join in congratulating the Park Club upon the success of their race meeting, I would like their attention to be referred to one matter. A person on horseback has to pay 2s 6d at the gate-and then there is no place to leave his horse, unless he keeps in his saddle or pays a shilling to let his horse take its chance among eighty other horses, starving all day and in danger of kicking and being kicked, and also risking the destruction of the gear. People ought at least to have the option ot tethering their horses when they have paid 2s 6d to get in the front gates, not to speak of the grandstand. A townsman may walk up and have his day for a shilling, but country people are certain of a 3s 64 penalty. The programme ot the annual Hospital Sports (in regard to which many enquiries have lately been made of us) is published in this morning's Standard. As the sports are to be held this year in the Park Company’s grounds they should attract an enormous attendance, and ths extended patronage of the country people ought to be assured. Competitors have not been given a great deal of time to prepare, but many are now in active training. and there is no doubt there will be large entries for each ot the different events, As

athletics have become very popular on the Coast it is possible that a few ot the smartest athletes will take a holiday and come down to take part in the sports. If they can be induced to do so it would give an additional feature of interest to the annual gathering. The Borough Council met on Tuesday evening, when there were present • The Mayor, and Councillors Townley, Lewis, Lucas, Hepburn. Taylor, Whinray, and Harding. The Publio Works Committee reported that the tender of Mr Somervell for the alteration to the Taruheru Footbridge had been declined, but that Mr Somervell had

begn appointed to superintend the work. Accounts were pissed as follows:—A. R Muir £2 4s, Bridge account £l, Lyon and Blair £1 17s fld, Harbor Board rates £3l9s 2d, H. J. Gilberd £177 10s, summons fees £lO, An account of £3 3s from the Publio Trustee, for the costs incurred in valuing the Council's properties, when they applied for a loan, was presented, and after some discussion the Council decided jp again refer the account to the valuer for the purpose Of having a reduction made, ae it was considered the fee charged was excessive. On the motion ofCr Lucas, seconded by Cr Hardiny, it was agreed that Mr J. Drummond should be appointed Borough Valuer on thp same terms as last year, vfz, £3O.

The Hampden correspondent of the H.B, Herald writes as follows ;—Judging from the reports about the Wolseley sheep-shearing machines during the last day or two, they do not work well at all. Last evening I received information that all the machines at Mr Gollan's Tamumu shod had broken down, and it is expected that g fresh start will be made next Monday. The man do not lifee ti)S machines at all, and cannot make a decent tally,' The highest being made in this county so far is 64. The men Prefer the shears far before the machines any time. A gentleman who has a brother over in Australia showed me aletter he had received from him commenttag on the machines, of which he states that te cannot manage over 75, work how hard he may, and the eheepownera are losing considerably by them. They find that the following year the sheep have very'light and_ poor fleeces, caused on acqount qf the skin being so exposed to the sun and weather just after the shearing. Those men who are shearing them

by the hundred cannot make wages at all, »nd the consequence is that men will not shear unless they receive weekly wages. The sheep farmers find that the cost of extra firing for engines and other expenses cannot be pulled up no matter how they u?e the machines. Many who bad got machine's have taken to thp shears again. I simply state the contents of the Australian’s letter to give an idea of how the machines work on the other side. Whether the etutements are true or not I cannot say.