LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 474, 1 July 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ex Police Sergeant Bullen begins the duties of Sheriff s officer, from this morning. A public meeting of Waikohu ratepayers decided in favor of a poll concerning the proposed Kaiteratahi bridge loan.

The H B. Herald of Saturday has a leading article upholding Mr Arthur in the matter of his native tiilea, and expressing a hope that an amending Bill will be passed without delay to meet such cases. Our contemporary says that Poverty Bay progress has been too long delayed by defective titles and abortive legislation. The following reserves in this district, have been gazetted—Municipal: Sections 50 and 77 to 86 inolurive, Pntutabi, and sections 26 to 28, 33,35, and 36, Ormond; Recreation : sections 102 to 113 inclusive, Patutabi; Police : section 87, Patutahi. These reserves give a total area of over 15 acres. The latest addition to the fees heaped upon the native land purchaser are some extra fees imposed in enquiries before Trust Commissioners under section Bof the Act. Those are on a sliding scale and include: Filing application, 2s 6d to £1; hearing per diem, 10s to £2; swearing witness, 2s; endorsing certificate, 2s 6d to £l. The L. end M. Co. have received >ho fob lowing cable, dated Jone 27: —Tallow.—There is fair demand. Fine mutton tallow is worth 25s 6d per cwt., good beef tallow is worth 24s 6d per cwt. Special services in connection with the Wesleyan Church Jubilee celebrations were held throughout the colony on Sunday last. At the Gisborne Wesleyan Church there were large attendances, the Rev. J. Ward conducting the services and making interesting discourses.

An information, Packer v. Searle, for maliciously injuring a dog came before the Court on Saturday, whan Mr Chriep for the defence raised the point that the matter complained of did not oome within the scope of tho Act it was brought under. The objection was upheld and the information dismissed.

A number of through passengers visited the local football ground 'on Saturday afternoon, and expressed themselves delighted with the sport, the game being a hard one from start to finish.

On Friday a cruel joke was perpetrated on a well known citizen. Another citizen accosted him in tho street and informed him that his name figured for a large sum in the accounts of a bankrupt lawyer whose books were to be disposed of that morning by aunt ion. Ho strongly repudiated owing even a shilling to tho bankrupt, but eventually to save any further vexation ho bid a pound for the books and they were knocked down to him. On looking through them then he found his name was not in at all as a creditor 1

A large number of visitors went out to the a, s. Monowai on Saturday afternoon and evening, in the launch Snark. The excursions were very pleasant, Captain Carey and the other officers seeing that the visitors had every facility given to them. In the evening there was dancing and also other means of enjoyment, and the last launch for home left about 10 o’clock. Hearty cheers were then given for the popular Captain Carey, and the officers and those on board the Monowai loudly cheered Mr Guy, the obliging purser, who came ashore prior to being transferred to the Wairarapa, on which he shipped on Sunday morning. The launch steamed round the vessel and enthusiastic cheers were accorded to all the officert W»Md.

The local Customs revenue for June was £BB3. The Gisborne Hospital has now happily a very light list of patients. Dr Baker arrived in Gisborne by the steamer on Saturday. A general meeting of the Wharf Laborers’ Union will be held this evening, Mr T. H. Peatling is the advance manager for Mr Miln, the Shakespearian actor. .At the Mutual Improvement Society last night, Mr Ernest Goldsmith read an essay on * Phrenology, ’’ containing a great deal of nformation on the subject. Our Napier correspondent writes that August 2 has been decided upon as the date for the Turangauui footballers to meet the Napier Pirates’ second fifteen. Captain Thompson received the following weather telegram from Weliiogton last evening:—“ North west to west and south galo, after ten hours from now; glass further fall, but rising after that time.” Alfred Wilson, who had been taken to the Hospital on Sunday night, iu a dying condition, expired yesterday. He had a bad cold in the head, and it had turned to inflammation, which affected his brain. He had been brought in from Waerengakuri. Mr Booth, Trust Commissioner, yesterday morning granted certificates to a deed of transfer from Ellen Keefer to W. J. Greene, of Gisborne 77, and also to a tiansferof Kaiti section 157, from Mere Karaka to Mary Jane Craig. To the Editor: Sir,—ln reference to an advertisement in Thursday’s issue of the Standard, signed by Tho?. Harris, Whataupoko, stating that he would not be responsible for any goods obtained by his wife, I beg to state that he need never have any apprehension on that account, as he well knows, and I challenge him to state any instance in which I have got goods on credit from anyone. It is ne-edleaa here for me to enter into the causes that led to our separation—it was with mutual consent—and I have since earned my own living, asking assistance from no one, though I am grateful to say that many kind friends have willingly tendered me assistance. I think that under such circumstances I might at least expect to be allowed to go my own way, wiihout being shamefully harassed in the way that is evidently intended by the insertion 0! such advertisements.—l am, etc.,—(Mita) Agnes N. Habbis.