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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 221, 17 September 1924, Page 4

An order was made by Mr. F. K. i Hunt, S.M., this morning at the Magis- < trate's Court against a member of a : union, who had got £2 3/6 behind in 1 his dues. Mr. Hunt said a member of a s union must pay his fees. - , The reports from the harbourmaster i and the traffic manager of the Auck- ; land Harbour Board concerning the < shifting of the ferries were received at i yesterday's meeting of the Board and i referred to the Board in committee. In 1 answer to Mr. J. Henderson the chair- < man of the Board (Mr. H. B. Mac- 1 kenzie) said they would not be con- 1 sidered until the report from the < engineer was ready. ( The Whangarei Borough Council has i decided to create a borough relief fund ] to be available under the direction of > the Mayor, to meet cases of approved and urgent need, by.the provision of ] financial or other help in cases of bona- ■ fide-borough residents, who, by reason ' • of illness or other misfortune, are Tβ- ' garded as in need of such help. The ] operation of the fund will not conflict < with or take the place of charitable aid. •' Following the seizure of a large quan- 1 ■ tity of opium on the liner Sussex, at Wellington, on Monday, another investigation was subsequently carried out on the vessel. The result was the recovery i of an additional eleven tiiu. of the drug, the value of which is estimated at £200. . The opium now in the possession of the , 1 Customs Department comprises 63 tins, representing an approximate value of : £1200. J \ IMr. F. Bay (a first-year player) won the Waihi-.Golf Club junior championship, defeating Gilmour 6 up and 5 to P U 7-.: .. . ..... - _•_ -v « .•..-J^*—

"The man has got seven children," said"' Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court this morning when asked to make an order against a debtor. Counsel suggested a small ordei might be made, to which 3lr. Hunt replied: "That is equivalent to asking for an order to send the man to gaol, as he has no means. I will not make an order." _; A. clause in the report of the town clerk of Northcote, Mr. H. W. Wilson, read at the Borough Council last night, stated: "The rate demands have been issued so far as I am able with any, degree of certainty to do so, but in several cases I am held up awaiting advices from'the Valuation Department. With six months of the financial year well nigh completed, it is most unsatisfactory that the Council is not in a position to accurately know what its revenue from rates will be. I keep the Valuation Department advised up to date of any changes coming under my .notice, but the advices coming, forward are . incomplete, and not always accurate." A new article of diet was accidentally discovered last week (6ays the "Rotorua Chronicle"). A gentleman, in conversation with a friend, mentioned that he had a great crop of artichokes, and on j the friend saying that he was very fond of them, told him to come any time and dig some for himself. He did so. They were taken home, peeled, and cooked by his wife. The family ate them and enjoyed them, frying those left over for breakfast the next morning. On meeting the donor later, the friend was very much startled to find that he and hii family had been eating dahlia roots. Improved facilities for the exam-na-tion of the luggage of passengers was asked for by the Collector of Customs at Auckland, and yesterday the Harbour Board decided to inform him that it would be prepared to supply the necessary trestles and tops to mak« tables on which the luggage could be placed While being examined, but that all other work must be done by the slipping- companies. The board also "decided that porters employed for the handling of luggage be permitted to make a charge of sixpence for the first three packages and threepence for each package over that number. The collector informed the board that Princes whari had been declared a wharf for the lading and unlading of goods, and sheds 19 to 24, places for the examination of goods by the customs. ' When a fender was accepted yesterday by the Harbour Board for a fifty years' lease of two Freeman's Bay sections, at £125 a year, that being the upset price fixed by the Board, Mr. William Wallace urged that .it was time to consider whether the whole question of leases should not be reconsidered. Much of the Board's land was going to be very valuable and the Board 6hould get the benefit, of it. He did not think it wise to tie up land for fifty years, and much preferred the Glasgow lease system with compensation for improvements. The matter was-sent on to the Finance Committee. A- legal controversy is proceeding between the Northcote Borough Council and the Birkenhead and Northcote Gas Company. The company started operations when Northcote was a riding in the Waitemata County, and an agreement was made with the County Council in Tespect to laying mains* in the streets for delivering gas to consumers. The Northcote Borough Council recently informed the company that there was no statutory authority for the County Council to enter into this arrangement, and requested, the company to'obtain the necessary authorisation by means of a private Act of Parliament. The company disputed the correctness of the legal position thus outlined, and quoted to the Council last night further opinion from Mr. H. A. Horrocksj solicitor, wherein it was pointed out that ample power existed for the local body to make the agreement under discussion. In view of this opinion, the company intimated that it did not • feel justified in going to the , expense of a private bill for authority already conferred by the agreement. i. Yachting men and motor boat owners in Auckland are supporting the suggestion that an area at St. Mary's Bay, Ponsonby, should be converted into a harbour for small pleasure craft, and at yesterday's meeting of tbe Harbour Board Mr. William Wallace presented a numerously signed petition to that effect. The petition was sent on to the special committee that is dealing with the matter. Mr. R. L. Stewart asked the Board to put a set of steps on the western side of Ponsonby wharf for the convenience of launch owners, as at the present time landing was not always possible in certain states ■■ of the weather. The chairman said he had no doubt the Board had some old steps that would be suitable for the purpose, and the matter was sent to a committee. The origin of the slip in King Street, Northcote, whereby the residence ol Mr. P. W. Holland was destroyed, was again before the Northcote Borough Council last night. Following the refusal of permission to the owner to open the road'for the purpose of investigations, his solicitors, Messrs. Inder and. Metcalfe, wrote asking the Council to have the road opened in the presence of Mr. Bolland's engineer, or allow the latter to have' the road opened. The letter pointed out that location of the trouble should be an advantage to the Council, and assist in steps to prevent a recurrence of the trouble or any extension of the present Mr. W. C. Smith said he was persuaded there was water some thirty feet down under the road, in a line with the hotel right across to Mr. Bolland's property. This could be definitely ascertained by driving under the road. . Mr. J. B. Tonar admitted the water there would need to be tapped before repairs were effected, but it appeared -that -Mr. Bolland wanted the Council to assist him in connection with an action for damages occasioned to his property. On the motion of Mr. W. Kinley and the Mayor (Mr. W. E. Richardson), it was decided to ask for more definite information as to what was required. The danger of smoking in motor buses should be obvious to anyone. The Northcote traffic inspector informed the Borough Council last night that the notices in the local buses prohibiting smoking were being disregarded. That official was empowered to strictly enforce this by-lay, and to prosecute any offender. New Zealand is bging well advertised as far as its meat is concerned, according to Mr. A.' E. Harding, a member of the Meat Board. He stated -at tha Farmers' Union meeting last night that an extensive campaign to bring the superior qualities before overseas consumers was being conducted. An arrangement had been made by the board for fat lambs to be sent Home cheaply as a propaganda move. Shops in England also exhibited the sign "New Zealand meat sold here," which . was generally admitted to be a "draw."' r