Bay of Plenty Times. FRIDAY, SEPT. 12th., 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LIII, Issue 8685, 12 September 1924, Page 4

Bay of Plenty Times. FRIDAY, SEPT. 12th., 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

In future il will be a definin' rule with the Waipa County in regard tu deputations that twenty minutes be the maximum lime available to speakers to place their views before the Council. This decision was reached at the last meeting. The chairman was given power to extend the length in extreme instances when' such l ""as held to be warranted.

That for every .£1 that the NewZealand Government spends in the development of electric power, power boards and private individuals spend £8 in reticulation, was the contention of a speaker at last week’s meeting of the Thames Valley Power Board.

A rather good story is told in connection with the Vice-Regal visit to Hastings. When Lady Jel lice e was being introduced t°‘ * D<» borough councillors, one of their number had his attention distracted for a moment, and wlTen Her Excellency extended her hand "Richard s’* gaze was centred elsewhere. The councillors alongside dug 1 him in the ribs, saving: "Look round, Dick." whereupon the abashed cite father wheeled to meet Her Excellency's greeting and reproachful qnerv; "Are’nf von going* to shake hands with me. Dick?’

"The American lady who' advertised her houses to- let only to persons with large' families, writing to a friend in Auckland says: "I had hundreds of letters from all over the United States asking was it really true that T wanted children in mv houses? T have bought seven houses within a stone’s throw of Lynn. Mass., and 1 have in them forty-three children, one familv of ten, one of eight, and in my fourroom tenements four and five children each'- It is a dreadful thing; the wav landlords act about allowing children' in their houses. They seem to think it is a crime to have a family.’ ’*

When'Taranaki local budv representatives, who met at Eltham, were discussing the provisions of the proposed Motor Vehicles Bill it was mentioned that the Bill provided for the registration of all garages. Mr Green (Egxront County) inquired what would be the position of a man who kept his car under a pine free. "That will not help matters.’’ said tlie 1 associations solicitor "as ‘any structure, building or place’ is the.-wording of that particular portion of the Bill. A pine tree would therefore be considered as a garage.”

At Matata next Saturday (lAth), the four District High Schools of the Bay of Plenty, comprising those of Tauranga, Te Puke, Whakatane and Opotiki, are to compete ini the tind annual tournament of the kind to be held. The tournament is to consist of football, hockey, basketball and two running events, and the school winning the most points willl hold the High Schools Athletic Shield for the year. The first football round will commence at 10 a.m., and he concluded at 12 noon, after which the losers and winners in each case will play off. Competitors and others will make their own arrangements about food, though hot water will he provided.

Mr S. Kirkpatrick, president of tlic Nelson Hockey Association, donated four hockey sticks to the host hack and forward in the North Island and Smith Island ho< key teams. These were won hy Mrs MacDonald (Auckland) and formerly of Tamanga. Miss Hei (Poverty Hut), and Misses Burt and Clark i Southland). The real test of the reliaihility of .sharland’s Egg Preservative is the increasing demand for it year by vear.

We tvgrei ex.vodingl_v to n-cord Ihe drain of Mrs McKenzie, wife of Mr .1. A. McKenzie, which occurred at G o’clock tills morning. The deceased ladv had been ill K>r over a year, ami had berne her sufferings with great fortitude, llet d, cease was not unexpected. ami at the end two of her b nr sens ami two daughters were assembled under the home rcu'f- Their loss is great, bi Mrs McKenzie was a lover of home, a good wile and mother and respected by all wh ■ knew her. During her 23 years residence in Tauranga she had math* many friends who will join wit It us in ( O’ering svmpathy to the beta aved husband and family. The funeral will take place ett Sunday afternon, leaving the deceased s late residence at 2.30 p.m.

Commenting on the lower standard of efficiency received from labourers generally, at the last County meeting, as compared l with that obtained a few yea is ago. an opinion was expressed that labourers in the Bay were the poorest lot the speaker bad come across and the further ahum the Coast one went the worse they fieeamo (says the Opotiki Herald). ••Yes.” sadly commented a councillor, “there seems to b<> a blight amongst local body labourers. They start off all right, hut puiekly develop tin's blight which seems impossible to shake off.

Tlu- M inistoi* for Agriculture (the Hon. W. Nosworthy) Inis replied to a request by the Dominion Farmers' T'nion for more comply to registers ol I>rands and onrmnrks in each stock district. The Minister ivunts out that at present there are dO brandin'' registration districts, and registrars in New Zealand, and that each registrar keeps a record of the brands and eannaiks registered in his district. These registers are open tor inspection at all reasonable times. The union’s request would moan considerable expense, and could not he agreed to, hut the partment was prepared to go further into the matter should the proposals to he submitted to Parliament lor the amendment «fi the branding clauses of the Stock Act become law. The branding system would he recognised by this Act.

The Hon. W. Nosworthy ('Minister i<i Charge of the Tourist Department! stated! on Tuesday there are at present three corporations engaged in filming the scenic Ivoauties of New Zealand for exhiliition in America. The famous Fox film organisation has sent one delegation, another has been working for some time in the South Island, and is now engaged in the North Island. This is conducted by Messrs Clifton and Penrod, of San Francisco, the latter of whom is regarded as one of the foremost cinema camera-men in the United States. The third is a New Zealand organisation known as “Tours Limited."' behind which are most of the leading motor companies in the Dominion. Messrs J. F. Win sloe and C. Haigh are leaving almost immediately for America with (50.000 feet of scenic New Zealand films, which will he shown in all the larger centres of the United States. All these organisations arc working in conjunction with the Tourist. Publicity, and Pailway Departments.

At its annual mooting the Now Zealand Fanners’ Union passed a remit urging that the (Jovornment should widen the sphere of n.solillness ot the State Advances Department hy making possible the advancement of more money oir farm lands. The Prime Minister (Hon. W. F. Massey) has replied that the fJovornment. in addition to funds already raised for the Advances Department had made provision for the advancing of more money to farmers on rural lands. With referenee to the union’s opinion that the State Advances Department should make prompt reply to applicants for loans, in view of the early lifting of the. moratorium, the Prime Minister stated that the additional funds now being supplied wnold enable the Advances Department to give prompt replies to applicants wherever possible.

At the nicotine of the B r< ugh Council on Wednesday night, a. communication was read from Mr J. E. Jackson, applying for a permit to ('red an automatic sign.-

The application was granted. The survey is being made for the deviation and regrading of the MorereTarevra .section of the \S airoa-Gisl)orne i-oad on which the Public Works Department intends to carry out an extensive programme of which when completed by next autumn should make the Wairoa-Gisl>orne road one of the finest stretches of road on the East Coast. The Wairoa County Council is also carrying out much-need-ed improvements on the Itforore-Nuha-ka road. One alteration to the valuation roll was agreed 10 at Wcdnesdav night's meeting cf the Borough Council, as follows r Northern half cf allotment No- 222. Section 1, from W. Giggle to W. P. Dowling. It costs three-eighths of a penny to one penny per dozen to preserve eggs with Sharlaud’s Egg Preservative. Small tin sufficient for 1-1 dozen—half gallon tin for 90 dozen. o

At. the meeting of the Hull ( o , !ntv j Council this week, the County Council asked that support * given to its resolution that royalties should lie payable to (^Jn . ; councils on the basis oj half, | representation to this effect he mailfi I to Parliament. It was agreed to v„p, I port the principle ot tile resolution

The last c oach owned by Cobb am j Co., now being used lietween Ye«!h a ;iud Surat, in Queensland, is Iw'iiig placed by a motor ear. Mr W. Brooks M.b.C., president of the Australian Federal Capital League, has suggesto«l i,, Senator Pearce. Minister for and Territories, that because of the assoeiation of Cobb and (\>.'s coaches witk the early days of Australia, the coach might he linahly housed at Canberra, when the National .Mtisc'un: is erected. Mean while it is suggested that tW Queensland Covernment might preserve the coach in the State Museum in Brisbane.

This week's issue of the New Zoa* land Sporting and Dramatic llcricw will appeal to all classes of the coin, mu nit.v with the universality of ip illustrations. The golf championships of New Zealand at Middleniore links. Auckland, are represented in a line set of photographs showing various experts in their various drives. Football h covered by teams representing the Auckland Harlxmi Board, H.Sf. Cm. toms. Now Plymouth Boys High Sehaol and many others. Hockey and bocball are. given a prominent place with matches in Otago, "Wellington ami Palmerston. The Wellington and Wairarapa 'Kennel Club's exhibitions make a, striking page and there i« a wide miscellany covering topical happening locally and abroad. The King's review of the fleet at ispithend is of outstMwl. ing interest as is also the Boy Scout rally at Wembley. The centre paps* comprise yachting at (\i\tee and Havre ami cinema and cabaret productions in Idondon. lu the stage ami motion picture world appear charming portraits that will appear to all. The paper w now on sale at all stationers and hooksellers.

At, vest ('relay's mooting of jlie Tauranga Hospital Board, a letter was road from Mr W. Mong, Tauranga, forwarding a. donation cf X 22/ to Iho hospital funds. The Secretary had replied, thanking Ah Mong for Ins donation.- Several members of the Board expressed appreciation of Mr Mong’s action.

The suggestion mad*', by the Ohinemuri County Council tc the Waihi Borough Council and other local bodies That the duty on .gold produced in the North Island here placed by the rating of mining pro port v does not appear lev be generally favoured (says the Waihi Telegraph)- The chairman of the Thames County Council recently pointed rut that such a. change would severely handicap small nonproducing mines, and the,. Tauranga County lias now advised the Ohinemuri County that it does not propose taking any steps in tile direction of having the existing system altered. The Waihi Council will not roach any decision in t he, matter }>ending receipt of information from the South Island as to how tin 1 system of rating mining property works there, but it is considered improbable that It will favour a change.

The Hawke’s Bay Crown Lands Commissioner, in his annual repoii, stall's that during the year .seven licensees holding land under occupation with right of purchase exercised their right to purchase Of freehold of the lands held by them. The areas thus made freehold wen* 3480 acres, and the price realised was £5660. On the hilly sheep country numerous slips recurred, carrying away boundary and interior fences and unfortunately the small areas of flat land were smothered with sand, gravel, boulders, and debns. and will take years to dear up. However, it is cheering, to note that the settlers have set b* with a will to -do all that is humanly possible to restore their holding tc their former reproductive sl a h‘-