LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LII, Issue 8628, 8 July 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The heaviest frost- of the season was registered Inst night. 1 lie Prime .Minister forecasts a ta\ai lion reduction to the extent ol about L- i .dOO.OOO. Tenders are invited by Mr H. H. C'lomsou. F.X.Z.1.A.. for the erection o! a bungalow at Te- Matai } near To Puke. Alterations are announced in the Mount Ferry Service time-table. A boat is also, to run to Omukoroa every Wedne.sdav.

‘‘ r rar is 1 ik£ whisky—the older it- is the better it is." Tins opinion was expressed by a councillor at a Port Oh aimers Council meeting. New Zealand birth uate in 192 b was gi.94, the lowest in a. year with the exception of 1919. Marriages also showed a. great falling oft'. Twelve eo-oporative dairy companies in South Taranaki have decided to form a federation of factories for the purpose of watching the dairying industry in that district.

Mr Norman Collett inserts the timetable io-da-y of his daily car service between Tanranga and .Rotorua by the .shortest route. The hooking office is a.t the Hell' Tea. Rooms.

It is stated that workmen are concentrating at Dunedin in anticipation of work on the exhibition buildings. Recently '250 labourers applied for work, and not more than 70 will he ree| aired. At the meeting of the Mntnmata County Council hist week it was; resolved to support' the Tanranga County Council in its request to the Highways Hoard bo declare a major portion of the ■Kai.mai Road a Government highway. The Opotiki County Council i.s reducing expenditure. It has been- decided to lay the County lorry up for a few months. The. services of two permanent, .hands and the assistant engineer are to he dispensed with, as well as any .more that can possibly he done without.

.Mr Whiting, replying to a question at the meeting of the- Ohamhei- of ('oiiMnerce last night, .stated that steps were to taken immediately Tor submitting to the Borough ratepayers proposals for metalling and improving the road between the post office and the f ailw ay station and other works.'

"Although .we- are offering 10£d per lb. fat lambs are almost unprocurable, while fat sheep, except small lots for the butchers, arc also nearing their end,’’“'said a Wairarapa buyer. He' stated that owing to the great growth of autumns grass beef was now plentiful at 2d ' tier ewt.

A reply to the representations made by the Opotiki Chamber of Commerce, urging the immediate construction of the Taneatna-Onoiiki railway, was received from the Minister of Public "Works on Thursday night. Mr (Mates said he would ho* pleased to give the Chamber's representations every consideration.

Speaking at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last night, Mr ."Robbins stated that a triangle piece of reclamation on the water front was. to he fenced by the Public "Works Department and the Borough * Council. The Be anti tying Society was taking steps to commence the beautifying of the area as soon as the fence was erected.

Tht' pie.si dent of the Opotiki Chamber oi’ ('i)miiK'rce (Mr J. 11. I«eicl) at the mooting last wool* outlined the position concerning the Waiaua-Capo 'Runaway road, and stated that the restoration of tin’s road to the list of main highways had been urged 'i;y the District Highway Council. the Development Teague. theOpotiki County Council. and the Chamber of Commerce. It was deeided to ask the Borough Council to .support the request for the. reinstatement of the road.

There was a large attendance at the Town Hall last night mi the occasion of the Oddfellows social. Dancers found the floor in excellent order, while delightful music was played by Mr F. Munro’s Jazz Band —Messrs F. Munro (piano). It. X. Meikle (saxophone), D. Ivory (flute), C. Sorrensen (cornet), and W. Beresford (violin and trap drums). Extras were played by Mrs Foster, Messrs Beresfprd and Wakelin. The masters of ceremonies were Messrs J. Dailies ami A. Stewart. A dainty supper wtw served at 11 .o’clock. The function, which was very enjoyable, was brought' to a close at 1.30 a.m. by the orchestra, playing the National Anthem.

A. lokio cahlo says f'a t . h N" on b» iniivfil * M' S. C. Wiling i b<tive to I lie sale of t , v * . I bltli hist. ' l Ca ts c ,, I Th ° Public Ttustoe I <o- ( lay m regard to <•!*} * * *v.j :,ml 10 tltl ' l»te J. J. Bm d For the uvek endin'• nn.i Tauranga by train. ’ k A jumble stall ami gm * VB ,. be held in the Pads), Hail tins evening in aid of the pjJ^ b'bv. The:* wilX *ikv he * programme and si t pp er

At a recent meeting of rt orty Bay Rueby UmU it T, ed tliat the Hay of Plenty r ' receive seventy-five per cent rf ? net gate if they visit Gisfcni/ A Sydney cable says the All fiU team to play Metropolitan will be: Xepia, Lucas, Swnson yj’ * Met Iregor. Xieholls. Balkv j r ;" McCleary. Masters, llrownlie (Ji p* pics, AVbite. Porter, ‘

A witness giving evident* ki % ., ; Assessment (hurt at IVhaUtai* lie was afraid that a. good namWr *! the people had lieen ov.or-pptb:.,. during the boom period. Tliy.prfUg! of the Court. Air J. G-. llywit^s^\j ’'And now you arc by being over-pessimistic;” iU^ h The usual monthly social* after noon in connection with ihe p JK tyierian We men’s Guild, will j* held on Thursday afternoon, f| 10th iust., at 2.30 p.in. .in % Church Hall. A varied programs of music, elocution, etc., trill given. A competition will Ipy and afternoon lea will be-provih; The charge for admission \l* m shilling.

A good story Is told l^y.-one of the members of a Gishoune rrfi||. tiou committee concerning a soldier who was asked to appear before * ‘ land board and stale whv h m not paying his arrears. The beanj members cross-examined him regarding his which were in a very unsatisfactory juration. “Come, new,” said cue of thy meat hers, 'von must have taken southing off thf land.. Tell m ■xr.'tk what von’ve bad off U.” “Tlnf 1 pets of blackberry jam and rix sitimenses,” replied the s hii-r.

a A Loudon cable says the. ii miiov.-f the butter market continues, nud. n■twithstamliug further advance, in pni-.-the demand shows no (linihiatiaii. .V----cording to one of the leadi-iiy importl*: linns there is a siiti.sfact.oiw tiemauu largely attributable to the effects «S the 'Wembley Exhibition, risen* wards of 0.000.000 visitors hive W the merits of Xew Zealand and Astraliau butter brought run i month Ufore them. Another suggested rea* for the firmness of the unfl'let is t* shortness of the English nacre fi'.i.y. to many dairy ianners selling crc.uii • ,i high prices to hotels and r* suniraat. instead of making butter, dbe T 1 tion is 1.88/ to 1110/ per ewt.

During 'the last three or kw weeks numerous men liaro drifting into Tourauga s.eking ■' ,l payment. Evidently flic fact t!i at the railway contract ha* he*’ ll ■ t , l to Sir W. G Armstrong, Writw-jih and Co., Ltd., is attracting men tc the place-, kromVh.it wf able tc gather there is at the k rt ent time little work offering hoe A representative of tl» e a y (t Plenty Times yesterday imervi;wt*» Captain F- Hamilton, engineer i«r Sir W. G. Armstrong, W intw dh and Co.. Ltd., who stated that tr the immediate present then? al k but few openings, and unth the rival cf the requisite plant England, probably within • months, lb. tidal number oi •>> employed is hound to rciwoi co _ parativt ly small. With tin 3 l’ n V # ci the- necessary plant there ' AI a. steady demand for lahou* classes, skilled and unskilled“lt is a great mistake Highways Heard will 111 ak ' A ,l'u place the r thon immediatelv alongsiae the line,” stated Mr Mackay . nieoiinw of the cial executive of th- .* ;af . Union. ”WV have a . vice- which is barely paying 1 in the North Island costing money in the -onUi i and yet wc arc mct< opposition to thegenin' ed concern. From the . viewpoint, Ihe speaker t’O* 1 j-. Hie reads should serve jw* . c f the railway line, and t :„b----the hoard should ba. to *t ul ways that will ctnvcv farm to the railway line. Ahai - erally agreed! that Tl*' 4 tre a»td munity were being harshJ j in Wn, asko:s to ccntritu e cost of constructing frr motorists through aiuland breadth g branch * it was resolved that tm- cor r:presented at the o<> n * T rf o uat* vened by the Waika o Council 10 be heal * n