LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 495, 19 August 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Borough Council meets this evening. The sum of £2O was taken as gate money at the football match on Saturday. Mr H. Eyre Kenny, Resident Magistrate at Westport, returned to Gisborne by Sunday’s steamer, being a witness in the Supreme Court. We have received the following telegram from Mr" W. Braggey, now of Napier : — “ McDonald and Wyllie.—Plaintiff is not in Austrnlia. Please report that the case will be brought on next session.” A telegram received last night stated that tbe Taranaki football team that played against Gisborne had beaten th 3 Hawke’s Bay Maori fifteen by eleven points to nil. In Gisborne the local team had decidedly tbe best of the game.

A number of ladies had seats in the gallery daring the proceedings of the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon. One or two lively passages between counsel helped to redenn the proceedings of their dulness to the lay mind. The general attendance was much above the average when civil business is being transacted. At the Supreme . Court yesterday Mr A Parnell was excused from serving on the special jury on the ground that he was hard of hearing. His. Honor told him that he should get his name struck off the jury li=t. Some amusement was caused by the names of Mera s Pitt and Bennett, two of the defendants,- being called. Mr Townley, fatherit.Jaw of Mr Chrisp, was also called, and counsel agreed that he should not be.asked to serve.

Another young Gisbornite (Mr C. Priestley) left on Saturday evening to try his fortunes in Melbourne. He had been connected with the Standard office for a period of over seven years. Before leaving Mr Staite made him a presentation on behalf of the footballers, and as the launch was leaving the shore three cheers were culled for Priestley, and the call was beartl’y responded to. Messrs W. Booth end Mason also left by the same steamer, for Queensland. A correspondent writes under date Wahnata, August 14:—Within the past two weeks a large amount of land in thi«» district has been taken up by settlers of good standing belonging to this district, and o*h<r valuable property is about to change hands, the purchaser being a highly Napier land owner—one who no doubt’ will take a great interest in county r a I matters ; he having had much experience in road forming in different parts of the co’ooy and who will be ab’c to give our learned engineer some valuab’e information as to what is needed to make a passable road in pur rising district. The settlers, I feel surn, will .(if reports sp-ak tru’y) be glad to know that, and although our engineer has been dormant, he “ has not been sleeping,” but deeply thinking. and when the sun once more favors us with his presents, he (our engineer) will, like a giant refreshed from sleep, be w rking miracles. But should our engineer attempt to now journey up the . road alone, the chances are both he and his horse would disappear for ever in one of the numerous bog holes in the road.

The following is a condensation of our Matawhero letter, dated August 15 :—There was a good attendance at tbe last meeting of the Matawhero Literary and Debntin? Society. In the unavoidable absence of the President, Mr W. Walsh wag voted to’ the chair, and introduced the business of the evening by a few well chosen remarks Mr F. Parker then read his essay on ,e Human Nature,” dealing principally with "Phrenology,” which he defined as the ” Science of the brain,” illustrating his remarks by the aid of a diagram which was very well drawn by Master F. Parker. Several laughable anecdotes were giv. n by the essayist. Mr J. AV. Bright next gave an interesting address on ,f Love,” dividing his theme into love of companionship, love of offspring, love of country and home, &c,, &c. The other speakers were Messrs Birrell, A, Gray, D. Caldwell, G. Johnstone, and J. Cameron, their stylo and matter being en evidence that the Dsbating govioty hud

Mr G. K. Turton has returned to Gisborne. Two letters addressed to A. C. Forrester are lying at the Post Offici unclaimed. Papers addressed to Peter Heyes, Auckland, and John Berry, Melbourne, are detained for extra postage. At the Supreme Court yesterday His Honor gave formal judgment in the second cise against Karaituna’s estate, giving Mr Rees leave if he thought fin, to move as if the case had been tried by a ury. A special meeting of the Poverty Biy Rowing C'ub was held in the Masonic Hotel on Saturday evening. Messrs Newman, Adeane, Nisbett, Nutting, Warren,

and Richardson, were appointed to make the necessary arrangements m connection with building a new boat shed. It was agreed to hold another meeting at an early date, when several new members will be elected, and also to prepare a programme for the ensuing season. The News suggests that a Farmers’ Cooperative Association should be established in Hawke’s Bay on the lines of an organisation of a similar character which exists in Canterbury. The farming class are not so numerous in the Hawke’s Bay province as they might bo, but the agricultural interest is sufficiently strong to justify the subject of co-operation being carefully considered. There were a number of farmers who suffered a great deal from lack of union amongst themselves, and also from the extortionate charges of middlemen, and from tbe lack of proper facilities for shipping their produce.

A meeting was h4d on Saturday afternoon in connection with the Poverty Biy Agricultural and Pastoral Society. Mr C. Gr ly was voted to the chair. There was not a good ■attendance, but it was a fairly representative one. The report and balance sheet were read by Mr Biylan (s cretary) and were adopted. The Chairman raided the point as to whether they should proceed with the election of officers, or first discuss whether they should hold a show. After some discussion it was decided to first consider the meeting as a general.public one for discussing the question of a Show. Mr E. F. Harris thought,

whether they decided to have a show or no% the Society should ba kept alive. Now it was practically dea’. IU thought it way rather late io the season to decide upon a Shew, but that would not prevent the Society being made a live thing.—Mr Eapie agreed that it was rathar late to hive a Show this season, and he agree I they should keep the Society organised. For hi?, own part he had some good stock, but they havi: g been in paddocks where there were thistles he would be disinclined to put them up for ehaw pu - popes. He considered they should decide now to have a show next year, when all settlers could ba prepared,—Mr J. W. J-h ison wrote apologising for his non-attandaucc, and suggesting that as settlers would not be prepared this year du6 notice should be given of a show next year.—Mr Smith supported Mr J hnson’a idea, and proposed that no shew be held this year, Mr K«ng seconded, saying that many settlers had spoken to him to the effect that they wou’d not be prepared for a show this season. —Carried unanimous’y. Mr-Donner proposed.and Mr Eapie seconded, that a-show beheld next year.—Carried unanimously.