LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 649, 20 August 1891, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

It is said the Victorian railways lose £lOOO a day. Those who fail to pay their harbor rates by today will be summarily proceeded against. A member of the New South Wales Parliament says that the Labor party there is going in for democratic measures, and he would not care if Beelzebub himself gave them provided they got them. At the meeting the Borough Council on Tuesday night the Fire Inspector applied for £6 10s to be sent with the order for medals tor long service members, as previously authorised by the Council. Commenting on the necessity of sending the cheque with the order, Or Harding said it would be a good thing if all business was done in the same way. Cr Whinray said, as the medals were only to be silver ones, it would be cheaper to get half-crowns, which would be bigger than the medals, and give them to the members. Cr Harding said it was not the intrinsic value of the medals for which they were prized by those to whom they were presented, and the other Councillors agreed with this view.

Mr F. A. Martin’s new advertisement appears elsewhere, the popular host of the Royal thanking bis many friends tor the hearty support accorded to him in the past. In addition to recent improvements, one of Alcook’a prize tables has been fitted up in a Urge and well appointed room, and adds considerably to the m&ny other attractions the house possesses. Mr Martin has acted on the principle of deserving success, since taking over the house, and his efforts have certainly met with general approval. To the editor; Sir,—lt is dear that in the forthcoming annual election of members to the Borough Council the ratepayers in the upper and other portions of the Borough not confined to Gladstone road will need to be up and doing. lam told that at the last moet-ir-g of the Council, just because a Bank manager would not take no for an answer, it was decided to get all the water tables in the main portion of the town permanently constructed. That is a desirable work perhaps, but I would ask is it not an unfair thing, when these tables have been considered sufficient tor the winter, to have them done in the spring, when they are not wanted, and leave many necessary repairs undone in outer portions of the Borough 1 An instance of this was given in regard to the application to have a bit of footpath done near the wharf, and there are upper portions of the town which might be blotted put of existence ere any necessary work could be got done by the Council. If there is anything to be done about the approaches to the Whataupoko bridge there is not much trouble about it nor should there be, seeing that the Council is mainly composed of residents in the North Gisborne locality.—Yours, etc., GnoMßt-xa. Union Literary Society:—This (Thursday) evening, “ Waste Paper Basket,” and " Impromptu Speaking.” Contributions invited,—Advt,