MANUREWA ITEMS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 116, 18 May 1937, Page 3

MANUREWA ITEMS.

The fortnightly meeting of the ManuM- Wa ., lown was held last night Mr >> . rerpuson presiding. Local Labour Bureau.—An officer from tlie local ottice waited upon the board asking for a ruling regarding local certihed relief workers employed or about to be employed on the reservoir job a part ol the board's water work scheme The contractor had etated that he had had difficulty ,n obtaining enough local men who were used to concrete and timber working. The conditions of his contract called lor the employment of 80 per cent ot local certified men. This condition the contractor considered a handicap, and under Uie c-imimstaneea he have to employ labour from outside the district 1 lie board s foreman of works refuted this contention by producing a list of names oi men whom he could fully recommend board derided that the proper procedure i" he iiiloptofi by the contractor would ><■> to apply through the Placement Officer "it only alter exhausting all local pos«i-

hxtra Lishtinjr— A petition signed bv 14 residents oi Ltiptcn** Road and the neighbouring vicinity for better lighting ot a claik and dangerous area received £vninathetie hearing, the board deciding to install an extra lijrht and also to move the existing one to a more central place Hospital Levy.-Tho Rov. W. C. Wood fhairman ot the Auckland Hospital Board' paid a visit to the board, and in a most mtcrestinp address stated the reasons f or 1.0 increase of the hospital maintenance AT? V? v h »'li«>. On the motion of Air. \\ seconded by Mr. J H K.lwards. Mr. Wood received a most address VOtC ° f Ms ™t«eSSJ

Mnin Hiehways.—A letter received from the Mnnukaii County Council detailed a reply from the Hon. R. Semple i n refer. roliof for T ?T\> y th , e forn^ bodv for IMMiJZ £ Portion of antecedent loan nSrJni TV, c SV. n^i ion with hijhwavs foffll LJ\° Min l ster that many oral bodies had nr,t measured up to their h.L-hway* responsibilities, this on account 1 Wr °7 in f. mo ™y r'«™ *?o when S pment v 7 ?ei m,,ch le * t,lan a rS I! .JkL S / mpl ° that no present d tOr COu!tl be Bunted at

Town Band-Messrs. P. A. Kield and •I. M. Peebles waited on the board requost.mr the board to take over the hand and administer all affairs in connection therewith. Mr. Peebles stated that under management of the Town Board he band would pain a greater status, and this in turn would lead to a preater interest borne taken in band affairs by the pub .r. The board decided to investigate the affairs of the band, and speakers referred eulogist ically to the conductor s efforts in training a band for Liio town.

Xoxions Weed««.—The inspector **k^l lor the boards assistance in requestijii tiie Hallways Department to have its a-.<*as cleared of gorse and blackberry. The inspector was to furnish the to.rn tlork with full particulars. King's Medal.—lt was stated that the Kind's Medal, for meritorious niihlic ser-vi.-e. h.ifl boon awardod m yu-. .T. H. Edwards, a member of the Manurpwa Town Board. Mr. Edwards' public service had exte-nded over a period of 2.1 years, and the honour conferred was I worthily bestowed. '