esday, August 31st, agust 31st, 1932. THE TEESDALE MERCURY. 5 1932. „hi voilt TRATION COURT. chemical and biological survey, the main ECOLOGISTS IN TEESDALE. idea being to study the effect of pollution TEESDALIANS ABROAD. WOODHAMS on the flora and fauna, and the effect on D HAS TO OBJECT TO His ADDISON & WORK OF THE TEES LABORATORY. fish, more particularly the migratory fishes, W FE'S VOTE. Proprietor), chiefly salmon, which was a chemical prob- MR ISAAC COATES DIES IN NEW ZEALAND WoODUDIS, lem. Pollution was domestic and industrial. P \Vita Professor Boycott, F.R.S., of Lon- GROCERS AND PROVISION don, as its President, the British Ecological There were 275,000 people living on the oe,p Deputy Reist Society met at Barnard Castle at the week- banks of the estuary, into which untreated News has come to Gayles, near Havens- FAMILY sewage was being discharged, and it was nt y of rattan oni , end and spent a very interesting series of worth, of the death at Auckland, New Durham,g sat at Lcer DEALERS gatherings, the company including several known that the salmon fishery or the Tees, e Station on Wednesday—ne411 other distinguished biologists who had never which was formerly considerable, was being Zealand, of Mr Isaac Coates, who left Eng- AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, destroyed by the pollution, because every the purpose of revisit' a-ter. seen the flora of Teesdale growing in its land 65 years ago. The Waipa Post, of Te Teesdale portion of WINE home' before. They combined with seeing year in the spring. when the young salmon Awamuta, announcing the passing of this lei BARNARD CASTLE. smolts were coming down to the sea from ion, corning strai the Alpine flora of Teesdale an opportunity veteran settler, says that by his ght for gettilf... to know something about the the upper reaches, they were killed in large death the 'olsingham, where earli41 numbers, particularly in May and June. dwindling' band of Waikato pioneers has where you get the beat of every. work of the Tees Laboratory of the Board revised the lists in the rte th The Houle of Agriculture and Fisheries which has The problem was to discover the main cause been further reduced. The late Mr Coates least possible price. of this mortality. There were two ways in the constituency. Mr IL the been going • on during the past three or was born near Richmond, Yorkshire, in thug at four years. On Sunday Dr. R. W. Butcher, which they could be killed—by sewage and e. Agent, attended with Bell respectfully solicited. by industrial effluent—by lack of oxygen or 1840, and was brought up to farming. In W -..,m7" order is the biologist at , the Laboratory, took the e omen's Organiser of the A triid party from Langdon Beck to Cauldron by direct poison. The dissolved oxygen 1867 he arrived at Lyttelton in the ship Division Unionist AssociatBar Satisfaction guaranteed. Snout, and on Monday the company visited content in the estuary changed according Lancashire Witch, and in the following year in Town and Country. ilokebY. Woods and Park, which they to temperature. A survey of the effluents who had represeni°M. Cape, Delivery removed to Auckland and bought land near Part i;, Free to call.] inspected by kind permission of Major H. E. showed that a large number were unim- y at the \Veardale for our representative Hamilton, where he resided for some time. - mime, AA Morritt. Yesterday they climbed to the top portant, and that the main toxic effluent dis- to Barnard Castle. Telephone 49. of Mickle Fell. charge came from coke ,ovens, one per cent. He bought and farmed 700 acres at Ruakura, Objected to his Wife, The visitors have been delighted to find of which in solution was sufficient to turn later selling the area to the Government, out such things as the Blue Gentian and a fish over on its back in a very short time. which turned it into the State Farm as we he incidents Of the session w...... the Shrubby Cinquefoil, which do not occur They undertook a survey last year with the g to a claim to have a your its any other district of England. Ecology, object of discriminating between the lack of now know it. At one time he undertook GOOD STOCK OF oxygen and the presence of two substanCes, large drainage and railway contracts. man's name added to the registe WE HOLD A • it should be remembered, is the branch of It is biology, dealing with living organisms' tar essence, phenol bodies and cyanide. as a progressive farmer, however, that his Castle. The local registrano They had worked out two methods by which habits, modes of life, and relations in their non-public life will be principally remem- resented his lists and when th Dongree Jackets, surroundings. cyanide could be removed and the effluent e on Mr Bell supported that 0 Men's On Monday evening a conversazione was made innocuous. bered. He was one of the first to introduce married woman referred to Long Coats, held, by invitation of the Ministry of Agri- Mr Bassendale added a few observations mowing machines, reapers and binders' registration assistant 0 Overalls, culture and Fisheries, at the Tees Labora- to show that pollution occurred only in cer- and threshing and chaff-cutting plantS into tain centres of the river, being practically the ground that the lady w tory, where Dr. Butcher and others gave the Waikato. Mr Coates was one of the first Coats and Aprons, outlines of the work done during the Tees nil from six to eight miles above and below Butchers' those centres. Councillors of the borough of Hamilton, and age. There was some argues, surver, Among the objects on view were Bell asked the assistant why Painters' Aprons & Jackets. photographs by Dr. Butcher and also by Dr. Mr Longwell spoke of the pollution in the occupied the Mayoral chair for the five con- sitive about the young lady bon T. W. Woodhead, of Huddersfield, the latter Skerne which spread to the Tees, and secutive years ending in 1892. For some demonstrating the use of infra-red plates in showed how decomposition of matter was The answer decided the matte Gardeners' Aprons, greater in summer than in winter. The Tfies time he held a seat on the Waikato County an ordinary camera, features on a landscape Council, the Hospital and Charity Aid she is my wife," said the assis KEENEST PRICES. eight miles away being shown with remark- being subject to sudden and heavy floods, claim was disallowed. T able clearness. There was also an interest- however, it had not been possible to draw Board, and for about three years was chair- ing collection of rare Teesdale plants col- definite conclusions, owing to the variation man of the " Dorothy May." in the height of the river. Decomposition Kirikiriroa Road Board. In 1893 lected between the 'thirties and the 'sixties he unsuccessfully contested the Waikato the trouble with Dorothy May of last century, brought by Mr Nicholson, varied with temperature, and not only tem- Parliamentary seat with Registration Officer in referee FRED NEVISON of the Darlington and Teesdale Naturalists' perature but also light had an effect on it. the late Hon. A. J. Field Club. This collection was presented Of the effects of temperature they had very Cadman. He was an active member of the y living at Eggleston, whi to the Field Club by Mr L. E. Dent, Barnard decided data, but as regarded light, at Church of England. Mr ccording to the statement of The Bonus Shop, present, there was not so much informa- Coates, who retired Castle. Refreshments prepared by Mrs 20 years ago, made several trips to England. tration assistant, seemed to ha Butcher were served to the guests. tion. gly inserted in the pthvision .B•39, THE BANK, BARNARD CASTLE. Dr. Butcher, in welcoming the visitors on Professor Boycott, in expressing the His wife died only a week before him. He thanks of the Ecological Society to Dr. "Oh," replied the official (a lady behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture and is survived by four daughters—Mrs J. A. Fisheries, said how pleased the officials were Butcher and his colleagues, said the biologi- Gillett, of es at Gordon Bank and not cal survey of the rivers now being under- Pukenue Road Epsom ; Mrs N. C. =E3EllEilEiEBEIEE8EIEBEI that they had taken the opportunity of corn- Kensington, of " The address was altered actor ing to see a little of the work done there by taken by the Ministry was an attempt to Dunedin ; Mrs R. C. Hebdon, We recommend you to eat a very small staff and one, he feared, which remove a scandal from which we -had of Pukeatu ; and Mrs E. T. Hughes, of was almost unknown. They hoped the hitherto suffered nationally. • We had made Papakura—and three sons—Messrs H. A. " Not Enough Wind." a visitors would go away with a better idea very good start toward ceasing to be the Coates, of Rotorua ; and A. H. Coates and those summoned to the Court DIGESTIVE BISCUITS 111 of the work which was being done by the only country in Europe which had not its is claim to be on the voters li whole staff in Englanl—numbering only fresh water biological station. H. F. Coates, of Melbourne. There are 26 old gentleman of 73 years, w Butte sure they are MoVITIE'S] kill half-a-dozen—which was engaged on the grandcffildren. cusing his absence by sayin.: very important subject of the biology of Mr Thomas Coates, aged 86, who is still seeeesamiamaimma-ti rivers generally, and particularly the change old, adding in his letter, " If vo ” B. CHESTER." living at Gayles, is a brother of Mr Isaac in rivers by pollution, whether by man or ,Coates. tie wind as I have you would 'n (L, nature. He traced the movement back seven AN 18th CENTURY PRELATE. er." Laughter greeted the rea be &abate illercurp. or eight years to the time, after the War, e letter. The old gentleman when the question of the pollution of rivers kat\ UM CASTLE, AUGUST 31st, 1932. first arose, particularly as to the effect of [FROM THE REV. A. CAMPBELL FRASEB.] as excused. tarred roads on fish life. This work began With reference to the letter addressed to MEANS TEST IN DURHAM_ aimants Who 'Must Attend. at Alresford, Hants, and then the authorities ( decided that more biologists were required the 18th century Vicar of Startforth, printed are asking me to dive a loe ► AL & DISTRICT NEWS. in last week's Teesdale Mercury, it may MINISTER'S ULTIMATUM TO COUNTY to investigate the fundamental problems, COUNCIL. nt vote on a claim wili.It h natural variations, and the why and where- interest some of your readers to know who ,irati LIGHTING-UP TIMES. published," said the Regi, fore of much that was in the rivers, and to the writer of this somewhat stiff epistle was. . . . ... 8.48 p.m. test the statements which had been made The Ministry of Labour, in a communica- the Cockfield registration asi.i %■ , iiiesday ... 8.32 p.m. "B. Chester" stands for Dr. Beilby Porteous, asked that a voter should be and were still being. made by various people, tion to the Durham County Council on the One hour after sunset.) especially fishermen, who were not noted Bishop of Chester, 1777-1787. He has the subject of their administration of the means on the list for that to•ni.hi for their veracity. The biologists appointed reputation of being one of the best' of the test, state that if steps are not taken by do that." were Professor A. C. Gardner, who resigned the - has been prohibited in the bishops of that day, active in the discharge Council to see that the Act is administered you will not allow it ? " Wort a. distance of two miles above a year ago, himself, who was appointed more particularly to investigate plant life in of his duties, and the friend of every good in accordance with the Government's wishes, official. the Darlington Corporation cause. From Chester he went to London, Registration Officer, the river, and Mr Pentelow, who had been the Minister will have no alternative but to eplied" the responsible for the zoological work. A where he was Bishop, 1787-1809. He sup- exercise his powers under Article 7 of the w it because it has not been Pu : I. Wilson, of Cliffe Hall, chemist was not at first attached. The ported, from his seat in the House of Lords, Order in Council, and to appoint persons He added : "The whole id. 1 and his daughter, Miss report of the investigations of the river the great Yorkshireman, William Wilber- to carry out the duties of the County Coun- the names of claimant , wiketi, are again in residence at Lark had already been published. It was g havitig- returned from their tour then decided that the work should be force, in his long drawn-out struggle for the cil. They ask for a definite reply by Thurs- give people an opportunity enlarged by a comprehensive survey, chemi- abolition of the iniquitous traffic in slaves— day. The letter goes on to say :- They don't ;get a chance of cal and biological, of some river in an in- I Huai ratan, Redear, has acquired that is, the shipping of them from West " I am to remind your Council that their f it is not published. They •0 dustrial area, and the Tees was chosen for attention was drawn to Cotherstone, which was Africa to the West Indies and elsewhere. the illegal practice ything about it until they bniiard several reasons, one being because it was a of their Guardians' Committees as long ago to auction by Messrs G. river with no tributaries of any importance Indeed, the Bishop had the satisfaction of I cannot alter the qualifica Son, and Handley, and as March 29th, and that prolonged considera- or size in comparison to the main river and seeing this Slave Trade at length, in 1807, tion of the matter by the Guardians' Com- was another case. of the saute therefore not likely to affect the changes in forbidden by Act of Parliament. mittees of the 'Public Assistance Committee ater on. the Barnard Castle Amateur the main river itself, as the Dove and has not led to any improvement in the end of a comparatively lute ;'TV and others are reminded Derwent affected the Trent, for instance. The Diocese of Chester in his time was of administration. meeting, arranged for to- They knew there was pollution, particularly such vast extent as to include besides " The Minister cannot allow the present g, Mr Bell thanked the Regi - iy) evening, will be held in by towns in the industrial area of the estuary cer for the expeditious waY ',1, Cheshire the whole of Lancashire with position in the County of Durham to con- 11sodist Schoolroom, New- —Stockton and Middlesbrough, and there tinue any longer, and I am accordingly to had got through the business. was a certain amount of sewage from Dar- Liverpool and Manchester, South Westmor- e request that your Council will forthwith knowledged the complinient. lington—not enough to destroy the river, but land, and Cumberland, as far as the Der- take such steps as are necessary to secure sufficient to make it worth while to investi- went, close to which river is situated that \llaeltse°dn'forVtYlli e Tar.sp.; e rBv aicre- compliance by their Guardians' Committees A Bishop's Vote. L ustices of t gate. That work began in April, 1929. other parish, Brigham, which the Rev. Mr with the requirements of the Order in he Greta Bridge The problem set before them was as to the found that at W114 aiton the N..rth Riding on Wednesday. Milner wished to hold in conjunction with Council, and to review effectively all cur- effect of •sewage and industrial waste on rent determinations in accordance with their tester's name had been mgratulations of the magi- the smaller animals of the estuary and the Startforth. In Yorkshire, too, the Chester me Presiding justice, Mr A. Public Assistance practice within a period register, the reason bei. real reason why migrating smolt and salmon Diocese then included all those portions of of eight weeks. The Minister is making been in residence at Wholl. were killed. The problems regarding the North Riding now forming part of special arrangements to watch the work of the qualifying period. ■011: oh Hawkins, retired Primi- migrating salmon had gone a long way review." ,illister, formerly of Bar- toward solution, and Dr. Southgate, of Ripon Diocese, and of the West Riding as do not have parliamenta" Different Standards. ' is 84 years old, has just .Middlesbrough, would give an outline of far as the river Nidd and the town of T.', the letter it is pointed out that on the are entitled to local g°"- ,,utli Africa, where he has the findings in that area. In the upper river Knaresborough. These were days, we must nd Mr Bell was successfuIr;lor facts the Council have failed to carry out - luring the past five, years. they found the problems were different, the remember, when there were no railways, no their statutory duty, and that they are, in seasonal variation which was of no import- have the Bishop's norm ,rgatLonai cahmu•ric- visit to Barnard Castle a penny post; when roads were bad, and re- fact, applying widely different standards in is:ot .able to see many ance in the estuary being as far as botani- al government elector. mote thciroughfares like that over Stain- many cases for the determination of the ns. cal work was concerned, the most important need of applicants for transitional pay- it of the lot. His own work had been con- Claims and Objectio r is more (then in the diocese) were haunted ments and for public assistance. nected with plants and not so much with the by gangs of " The Hand of Glory " type. Various instances in support of their con- allowing is a summary of M week the Barnard Castle actual pollution. The chemical work of Mr Yet the interesting letters you have tention are given by the Ministry. In one nd objections : neon of Churches held their Longwell had been centred on the sewage case . . . " Man, wife, and one child. °hrs• '''al'Y rally at.Staindrop. In which was in the river. After three years printed plainly show that this active Wife owns house, valued at £200, and has Made. 3 letsMad permission of Lord he thought tiity could feel fairly satisfied Bishop had his eye on the needs of a parish investments of £170 in colliery company not 4 ••• of the friends -Walked that they had obtained a lot of data, • - -.• so very far distant from Chester as Brigham paying dividends. Total household income tolln 1 "I. :T.:. ere retli 11;:rsWoodS and visited the although .they were dissatisfied because approximately £8 12s. 3d. per week. Guard- atid servedSteomr in ,Cumberland ; and in those easy-going 1 5 at1 4a30.rk after such data should be collected for twenty ians' Committee's allowance, 17s. 3d." eton •-• Clark's years before one could make any definite times, when two livings held in plurality 6 .1 a rr (11‘e.eendlosi ten e An allowance of 12s. was made to a single on an nries manadnTyph e R statement, especially about alga, which by one clergyman were far from uncommon man ton ••• S where there is an income to the house- uotrt i thnge. could never be the same two seasons run- [for example, in that very year, 1783, the hold °tin 18s. owns a shop, rd 12 s held in the Congrega- The mother • es ning, and of which new species were con- and a bother and a sister are not earning. rd Castle •i• II f attended, Rev. tinually cropping up. They had obtained old Rector of Barningham was holding also 38 Li . In a report to the Minister from Durham and the guest of the some very useful data, but it had been this small adjoining living of Rokeby, County Council- officials, it was alleged that gustsol of has just returned decided, in view of the necessity for economy Objectio s. the eh; which possibly may first have suggested the disability and other pensions were ignored made. Jetizion the great advance that it was time they looked at other rivers, idea to this Mr Milner that he might also entirely in some districts of the county, 7 :nese 'who reside in the and they were now buSy writing their report triro_edlication, dress, home get another living for himself] they show while in others, a proportion of the pension ston ••• 3 which would be ultimately published by was taken into account. 9 us the Bishop laying down the minimum of The subject is to on 91 children. Many the Stationery Office, and which he thought be considered at a meeting of the Durham 10 all interested in river problems should cer- residence below which he will not tolerate County Public Assistance Committee to-day, the tainly take care to get a copy of. f5°Tird 1,11,e .1leer iPePtOeor a clergyman taking on his second living. when a reply will be formulated to the letter ant of the Native Dr. Southgate, speaking of his work in the from the Ministry' The proceedings will be t India. estuary of the Tees, said there had 'been a A. CAMPBELL FRASER. private. Rokeby Rectory, August 25th, 1932.