LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 470, 21 June 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

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The Education Board has approved of Miss Mabel Sadler, of Patutihi, as a candidate for appointment as pupil teacher. The Napier Harbor Board intend purchasing a broken bale of bagging from the Gisborne Board if the price is satisfactory. It costs £661,000 less now than it did seven years ago to supply N.Z. colonists with alcoholic liquors. Mr Carroll expects the present session of Parliament will be a long one and that there will be a lot of political fighting. It is not ail improbable that Mr Hislop may contest both the Oamaru and the Waitaki seats at the next election. On a recent Saturday the s.s. Clansman took from Tauranga to Auckland 1050 sacks of grain, 30 bales of flax, 20 sacks of gum, and 15 cases sulphuric acid. The Whalratana County Council have, in acting upon the circular from the Cook Council, re native lands, referred the matter to Mr Kelley, M.H.R., with instructions that he should move in the master, and also recommending the proposal to Government, We have received a copy of Mr E. Withy’s pre sessional address, reported in full, printed in pamphlet form. We have not yet had time to study it. It has been printed at the Auckland Herald office, and is very neatly turned out. At the Auok'.and Supreme Court last week, on the application of Mr Watson, letters of administration ware granted iu the estate of the late Owen McGrath. The widow was approved of as administrator, and approval of sureties was left to the Registrar, Mr James Scott, of football' end bankrupt fame, and latterly of the United Service, Auckland, has entered into possession of the Commeroial Hotel, Whangarei, and the house is now bning renovated, Plans have been prepared for adding 13 rooms to the house to meet the increasing demands of the travelling and commeroial public, and tenders for ths work will be called at an early date, James's Gisborne creditors will bo happy to hoar of bis continued prosperity, and also be pleased that they did not accept the ten pence in the pound. Mr Croft may now have an opportunity of distinguishing himself by getting the creditors 20s in the pound, The millers throughout the colony have entsied into a opmbination to do away with the giving of liberal terms of credit to the bakers, and a circular containing such an intimation has been addressed to the bakers, among which the Gisborne tradesmen are of course included. This means that the bakers in their turn must put an end to long-winded creditors, or rather to the practice that allows them to become" long-winded.” If the baker has got to pay promptly for his flour he cannot possibly let his customers' accounts run on indefinitely without making the good assist in recouping for the loss caused by bad customer.

Thera is a flutter among the members of the police force over the junior examinations which commence to day, mider the supervision of Inspector Broham. There were some 17 candidates, but La Grippe and other causes reduced the number to 18. Several candidates are from tho country and the Thames. It is rumoured that there is heavy wagering in the force as to wh > will, or will not, auooaed in getting safely through the “little go,” In that case it would be just as well during the 'examinations in the matter of Acts of Assssmbly for the polios to report their memories on ths provisions of the G?.miag and Lotteries Act,—Auckland Herald.

At tbs last meeting of tho H.B. Charitable Aid Board a latter was read from ths Cook County Board, applying for a refund of £1 sa, expended in relieving Mrs Cullimore and children, formerly residents of Napier. The Chairman stated that the money had been sent, as the Board were liable, ths persons relieved having been away from Napier less than six months. At the same timt a demand was made upon ths Cook County Board for the cost of maintaining an inmate of the Napier refuge named Galbraith, who want there from Poverty Bay, and who was being maintained at a cost of 5i a week. Ths H. B. Board's balance sheet for the year showed leeeipta amounting to £2683 2( Btl, and expenditure £3 l t 19a 86 lets-

Napier and Gisborne are the centres selects I for the examinations this year under the H.B. Education Board. The examinations are to bo held on the same day. At Alraroa Mr McGregor, M.H.B. said the Sweating Commission’s report was a colorless document. “ Scurrilous ” document was how the statement was telegraphed. A Bill is to be introduced this session with a view to excusing dentists from serving on juries. The members of that profession have alleged that occasionally they have to leave their patients in great pain. ThoChiefjCommissionor of tho H.B. Land Board, referring to people who transfer land shortly after buying it (probably for speculative purposes), said at the last meeting of the Board, that some people seemed to piss all their time in transferring. He said there was a great deal of this kind of business going on, and it was desirable to put a stop to it.— The Board appeared to be of the same opinion, but nothing definite was done, it being suggested that some amendment in the Act was required. However, it was decided to charge a fee of a guinea in all future cases.

There appears to be a strong feeling among some members that an extra session this year after the general elections is unavoidable. Mr A. H. Ross intends to ask the G >vern ment whether there is any means of providing that next session of Parliament be not held till alter the expiration of the financial year on the 31st of March, in order to avoid the expense of a second ss°sion. This proposal is not likely to commend itself to the majority of our representatives, many of whom are not eo patriotic as tho member for Roysln, especially where an extra honorarium is concerned.

At Wanganui on Tuesday Mr Brabant, R.M., gave judgment in the horseracing case at the Turakina meeting. The Maiden Race was advertised as open to all horses that had never won an advertised race Higgie's Colonel won. but was disqualified on the ground that it had won a hurdle race, but the Metropolitan Chib decided that the money ought to go to Colonel, as the Tnrakitia Club had no power to alter the definition of a maiden. The Turakina Jockey Club refusing to pay, were sued, and the R.M. gave judgment for the plaintiff, upho'diug the decision of the Metropolitan Club.

At the R.M. Court on Thursday morning ihs following cases were disposed of:—H. E. Johnston v. A. McPhail, claim £ll 8t for goods supplied, I'M. ; Mr Finn for plaintiff, and Mr Nolan for defendant, who pail £5 Ils fid into court; ciaintiff was nonsuited for ths balance, costs £1 Is. C. G. Goldsmith v. W. J. Gaulle, claim £2 Ils fid on a dishonored P.N. ; judgment, by default, costs fis. The case L. Mclntosh v. Muldoon and others, claim £2 fii lid for wages, wet struck out, there being no appearance . of plaintiff. The judgment summons 11. Cannon v, E. O'Meara, claim £1 2a fid, was also struck out, plaintiff not appearing. For the Nuhaka lands opened for eelection this week there were forty one applications received by the Hawke's Bay Land Board. Of these 28 were for one block of 640 acres, and on drawing for it Mr Wm. Walker, sen., was successful. There were nine applications for another block of 400 acres, and this fell to Miss A. D. Wilson, Two other blocks of 500 acres each were respectively applied for by Messrs S Hanaford and F. W. Corbin, who were uuoppossd by other app ioants. One app leant made three applications for the sama block, each under a different system, but of course he was only allowed one chance in the drawing Tho remainder of the lands are still open for sale.

An elderly man named Butler, who recently served a month in the Napier gaol, (says the News) applied to tho Charitable Aid Board yesterday afternoon for readmission to the Refuge. He remarked that the' gaol was a fine plies to live in, and he wished ho could get back again. The Mayor, who occupied the chair, said he had not power to send him back or he would gladly do so. Butler said he asked Mr Miller, gaoler, to allow him to stay another month, but his request was not complied with. He only wanted a place in which to die, The Mayor remarked that he was a long while dying. The Board decided to admit tho man if he promised to behave himself and not make himself obnoxious to the officer in charge or the other inmates. At the Union Literary Society on Thursday evening there was a debate on Town v. Country, for young men, one of the points of the debate being that young men should taka the leading part in it. Mr F. Lysnar opened for the town, and was much complimented on his maiden speech. Mr C. Palairet was to have taken the lead on the country side, but being uncertain that he would be present he had arranged for a substitute. Mr H. Watson followed for the town, then Mr Palairet for the country. The Rev. A. Gardiner and Mr Morgan also supported the latter side, Mr Mann the town, and the Chairman’s summing up also favored the country, for which there was a majority on the feeling of the meeting being tested. There was a fair attendance of members, though a counter-attraction kept away many who would otherwise have been present. The Rev. Canon Fox occupied the chair. Next week the Society will try and solvethe mighty problem whether war or fashion has done the greater amount of harm. A novel case came before the Wellington Supremo Court this week, being that of Taniora Love, of W.iwatu, farmer, v. Atanatui te Puni, of Petone, and his wife Alice Te Puni. Ths case is one in which £lOOO is claimed for slander which the male and female defendant are alleged to have bean guilty of by making use of tho following words iu the case of the male defendant. “ 1 now know that your husband stole and consumed the moneys of Oriwii. Your husband consumed the moneys of Oriwia and loaves Oriwia in want and hunger. Your husband manages Oriwia's affairs and it is well known that he, Taniora, has consumed the moneys,” and in the oise of the female defendant, “you are a thief, a rogue, and a robber,” whereby the plai stiff olainn that he wm much injured in his credit and reputation, and has suffered loss and damage. The plaintiff alleges that the words were macle use of when he was the attorney and agent of Oriwia te Atiraukawa. ' Tho finest piece of servant-gallism on record ooourrod in a Wellington household the other day. For some time the mistress of the bouse in question hod had reason to feel aggrieved that the stock of tumblers was steadily lessening in number owing to break, ages. Now, these breakages were of a pecu. liar character, The tumblers in question used simply to fall into two parte, the fracture being a perfectly clean one, and suggestive of the glass having been intentionally cub Enquiries from tho hand-maiden em. ployed by the family elicited no solution of the mystery, but eventually thie young person hit upon a possible explanation thereof, “ I think, Mrs—,” ehe eaid (it is noticeable in this connection that there are no “ mistresses” in New Zealand), “ I have found out how these tumblers came to break,” andtbon she proceeded to demonstrate how sho polisht d the inside of the glasses in the usual mien ir by inserting a hand around which a cloth was wrapped, dexterously turning the cloth and glass until cleanliness and brightness were effac ed, " and,” she added, “ in doing tbii I must have cat tho glass with my diamond ring! ’’—Evening.Press.

The footballers are si! on the stilts about Gage! Who’s Gogs’ Gage was in the Maori footballers’ team, and the Ponekes wanted bira for the season 1 Yea, but thsn it's the way it’s done | There is a eommittee clerk, ship vacant, crowds of applicants, any amount fit and deserving; the Ponekos go to the Thormlon Blackbird and the Blackbird chirrups Gage I Gage I Gage I into tho patronage ear I And eo Gage is brought to Wellington and plays for the Ponekea 1 And thpn when session’s over I Well! Then there are numbers of odd little billots knocking about in the big wooden house, or the refuge for the destitute on the Quay! Queer game th.t! Dear boy, if Lord Chesteiflfld had been living now and here, instead of writing those admirable masterly letters of advice to hie son, he’d have written one line, “My son be athletic ” 1 The whole duty of man I In the colony it's the pass word to fortune; be a great footballer or a cricketer and fortune smites on you; clubs compete for you, the whole power of a Ministry supports you, merchants and mders weldome you, you are ih> spoilt child of society and bemrlcle two vrotld-a—Puff.

The time has been f >und too short to enable Mrs Laverock’s confectionery shop to be opened to day, but business will be commenced next Saturday.

ConstablePardy took ill'during the course of the Police examina’ion in Napier, in which he was a candidate. He came back to Gisborne yesterday morning, and the Doctor advised him to go to the Hospital. The Dunedin salesmen are frequently complaining of the damage done to hides through improper branding and careless flaying. On this subject the Sydney Mail writes:—“The waste caused in this colony branding cattle on the ribs and hind quarters is not less in value than £30,000 per anuum. ’ The public interest in the local Cup football matches continues to increase, and with suitable weather there isesrtain to ba a large number of spectators at the ground to day. At present opinion is divided as to whether the Gisborne or Turanganui fifteen may be considered ths favorites, but today's match should enable a good i lea to bo formed. In the Cup Match to day Turanganui V. tVaerenga-a-hika, the f illowi ig will represent the. former Club Fullback, C. Priestly ; three quarters, Branson, Mavhaws, and H. Burns; halves H. Maude and A:f Wade; forwards, Leslie, Marshall, Hepburn, Skipworth, Robinson, Sherriff, Featoo, and Nesbitt; emergencies, Fairlie, DeCosta, and J. Johnston. Sir George Whitmore went up to Auckland and then came down again in time to join bis friend Mr Arthur. As there were no telegraph lines connecting with the s.s. Mararoa no report is available concerning the conversation that ensued when the Waiapu monarch and Mr A. got settled comfortably in the cabin, and began analysing the article in Thursday's Standard. It is conjectured that Sir George strongly disapproved of Mr A. letting the cat out of the bag as to his intention concerning tha Waiapu Separation Bill, but more especially so regarding the proposed reduction of taxation on the sheep runs, to the neglect ci r .ads.

There has been a new development in jhe way of strikes in tho Whakatano district, and a novel ovay of trying to get out of the difficulty has been adopted. The Opotiki Herald says :—The natives at Whakatane struck for higher rates for maize picking a few weeks ago, rather a serious matter for those who had large crops to bo saved, and who in previous years relied on native labor. However, Mr Garland came to the rescue. He went to Auckland and brought no less than 36 boys with him, ,and all were landed by the Douglas on her last trip, but whether tho large influx of youthful larrikins will prove a boon to Whakatane or the reverse, remains yet to bo seen, “County” writesTo the Editor: Sir,— While I don’t altogether agree with your views on the Waiapu Separation Bill, I do admire straight talk. And as you are so straight in tho one instance kindly allow me to put a little question to you, or through your columns. Is it fair while the ratepayers are always oomplaining, that the County Engineer can fly away to furrin parts to entertain himsalf dropping a little flag fora lot of frisky jnckey boys, mounted on “weeds”? With all his hard work he has never been known to ba in Waiapu while there was a race meeting in Gisborne, but surely ho oan content himself with local meetings, whether promoted for totalizator purposes or for true spurt. I don’t wondek at the VVaiapu ratepayers grumbling under such ciroum Blancos. There are so many sporting men on the Council that it wants a Quaker or two to balance matters.

There was some excitement in town yesterday, through a team of two horses (attached to a dray loaded with pumpkins) storting off for a merry go round. They put on the pace near the Turanganui bridge, out round the corner an l up to the Taruheru bridge, where the foreshore subject, or some ether obstacle, caused them to swerve round, circus fashion, and make for their starting point, Mr Dave Kemp was about, however, and with a pluokinesa th tt was made effective by an active body, and a cool head, he mounted the dray, snatched up ths reins, and after an excited drive past an equally excited crowd of spectators—who laughed at the pumpkins showering on the road, admired Kamp's pluok, and felt nervous as to the result—the erring team was pulled up within Call of Host Dickson's. The native owners here came forward, seeming surprised at their own courage in doing so, and after a little fidgetting tbc pionio was considered at an end, though remnants of pumpkins are still to be seen ou Gladstone Road, with seed enough to yiald a rich harvest in the sweet by and by. One of the back straps had given way. Though the chase was a perilous one, it was happily free from any other accident. There was a long argument over the Tokomaru case, before the Land Commission. Mr Howarth contended that the Act gave the Commission no power to give a certificate of title in a case like the Tokomsru. His Honor held that the Commission had full power in

the matter, but the issue of the certificate would be delayed so as to allow the natives, if they wished, an opportunity to apply to the Supreme Court for a prohibition, when each a test would finally set at rest the doubts concerning the interpretation of an Act so badly framed Mr Howarth did not raise any point as to the unfairness of the transaction, and His Honor put the question to him. Mr Howarth complained nt inadequacy in value given, and among the illustrations he gave was the purchase of 771 acres for £3O. ft was pointed out that in another instance £B5 had been paid for half an acre, and His Honor said that in a case where both sides were speculating (ths individuals’ areas not being defined) it oould not be said it was not equity because Mr Arthur made a good bargain in some oases and bad one in others—the chances were the natives had the greater advantage, knowing their ancestral rights in the block. The Commission further expressed full satisfaction that no imputation of any kind oould be made against Mr Arthur. An incident of a painful and humiliating nature, but which derived a certain amount of humor from its unusual and gruesome surroundings, occurred in Gladstone Road on Thursday afternoon. A native considerably the worse of liquor had found a resting place amidet the mud of Gisborne’s main street, and was there prepared to sleep heedless of the toils and worries of human

life and the buzz which waa going on around him. Some of his friends, however, did not view things with the same unconcern, and disturbed the slumbers of tho intoxicated individual, lest some gentleman in bine should deprive him of his liberty. Unlike Europeans, who are generally callous to the troubles of their fellows, tho natives are always fearful one of them falls into the hands of the gentleman in blue, and these particular natives looked about for some means to have their comrade transported to his home. The only seemingly suitable vehicle in sight was a small cart driven by a native lad who was taking home a coffin for the burial of a woman named Maria., who had juet died. There was just room in the cart for the aboriginal toper to lie alongside the coffin, and with tha assistance of some natives who tugged and hauled at him, he was at length safely deposited in the cart, and those who Helped him in, including the driver, went to have some refreshment after tlieir arduous task. Meanwhile the intoxicated one found the floor of the cart harder than the road, and began to get restless. He managed by some means to raise himself, and, unecnscious of the incongruity of his surroundings, sat upright on the top of the ccfflu, where his pseudo friends found him, on returning from refreshing. To argue with a drunken man was out of the question, and making the best of tho circumstances the driver started off, and there was a very unusual sight in these modern days of a man riding through the streets, seated on top/of a coffin.

The Naw Zealand Herald's Wellington correspondent telegraphs The best laid schemes have a weak spot. The order and conditions of the political campaign cannot be known until after the caucuses of both sides to the combat, to be held on Thursday afternoon. There is, however, one certain episode cf the early days of the session, which is gathering interest as tho approach of the session draws nearer. I have reason to believe that if the Premier should be able to deliver the Financial Statement, the occasion will be invested with a special character. It it expected te be something more then a Financial Statament. It may, terbaps, ü bt the last public art of

one cf the most notable men in the history of the colony. Whether Sir Harry Atkinson goes to England ee Agent-General or seeks retirement, temnorary or permanently in New Zealand, hie present state of health commands the sympathy of every matt who admires straightforward purpose and unswerving faith »n the future prosperity end greatness of this Ilia adopted country. It hie state of health be regarded in connection with his incessant labor of the last three years, he may, in a large sense, be looked upon as one of the most conspicuous martyrs to duty and the public service. It is confidently believed that, in addition to, or ns part of, tho Financial Statement, he will make a statement relating to the future position and prospects of the oolony, as he goes them from the point of view of a statesman resigning the prerogatives of high office. lam * no prophet cf evil, but the reports I receive of the Premier’s health are by no means reassuring. Hie friends are full of anxiety on his account. They expect, indeed, ths beet results from his retirement, and fie derivat much courage from their hopes; but many people here look on the Statement to be made next Tuesday, or whenever it is made by Sir Harry A ktnson, as the closing speech of a long and valuable public life, the la-t effort of an intellect that never severed itself from tho welfare and the progressive divelop nent of New Zealand. The occasion cannot therefore fail to elicit a degree of solemnity, as well as general interest.

Church of England country services:— To Karaka 11 (Holy Communion), Te Arai 3 (Holy Communion), Ormond 3, Patutahi 7. Wesleyan Services tomorrow—Gisborne, 11 and 7, Makaraka 2, Patutahi 3.30. Bev. J. Ward.