LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 604, 7 May 1891, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The football fixture for Saturday is Gisborne Club v. Waerenga-a-bika Club. The Harbor Board officials are getting a lively time over the demands for rates which they have had to send out on account of the investigation rendered necessary. Staff-Captain Holdaway, of the Salvation Army, and comrades, arrive by the steamer from Auckland to-morrow, and a big meeting will be held at the barracks in the evening. Other meetings are announced, the Theatre Royal being used on Sunday afternoon and evening.

Some sheds containing oats, owned by Mr Bright, at Makaraka, were burned down on Monday night. Mr J. W. Johnson is the surety mentioned in connection with the Harbor Board. The late S. Locke was the other surety.

At the Police Court yesterday morning, Mary Ross, an old offender, paid £2 for being drunk on the previous evening. Yesterday the applications for the so called timber reserve in the harbor endowment were further considered, and it was found that a tender could not be accepted without proper notification, and therefore the offer informally made by Mr Graysota must be shelved, There is much curiosity as to how a man of such apparently unextravagant habits as the late John Bourke got into difficulties which led to the painful state of things now disclosed. There is an impression that this phase of the matter should not bo allowed to rest. The members of the Fire Brigade had a splendid practice last night. Turee jets were going, with nozzles, and water was thrown from the front of the Loan Company’s building on to the pavement near the Government building ; that meant the use of 1400 feet of hose. Mr Jones, the engineer, has the steam engine in capital order.

The Native Land Court, under Judge Clendons, has now been silling since April 6 After several adjournments at the request of parties interested in connection with the Nuhaka Subdivision case, to allow the Natives to arrange many matters in dispute,as between the different hapus, the Court has advanced considerably in the settlement of this very intricate case, and hopes to conclude before a fortnight elapses. The Court has, besides being engaged on the Nuhaka case, made upwards- of 2(1 succession orders and subdivisions, and. disposed of over 50 other cases. At the R. M. Court yesterday, before Mr Booth, the case G. Burnand v. Wm. Black, a claim for £4 10s value of horse sold to defendant, and 28s for its keep until hearing day, was heard by consent. Mr Day for plaintiff and Mr Nolan for defendant. The plaintiff contended that he sold a horse to defendant on Friday, Ist May, for £4 10s. Defendant was to give a cheque next morning and take delivery. He did not do so, but after putting off from time to lime refused to complele his bargain, and a claim was made for the horse, and for keeping it 2s per day. The defendant denied that the bargain was completed. He agreed to take the horse at £4 10s it sound. The horse if sound was worth £7 or £8 and might fetch £l5. Tried it and found it not sound, so refused to take it. Plaintiff guaranteed it sound. This the plaintiff denied. The Court decided that the bargain was completed on Friday, and no guarantee given. Judgment for plaintiff for £4 10s, value of horse ; 10s for five days’ keep of same, and costs £2 2 j . Cook County Liberal Association.—Friday evening, at 8, Foresters’ Hall, discussion on Socialism, Full attendance requested.—Ad. Union Literary Society.—This (Thursday) Evening, at 7.45, “Impromptu Debate." Full attendance requested.—(Ad.)