LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LIV, Issue 9024, 2 November 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A member of the crew oi the Matangi was 100 late in boarding {],e steamer on Saturday night, and the vessel had to be called back when some little distance down the harbour in order that he ~ be taken aboard. A message was received in Tauranga yesterday announcing the death ou Saturday of Mrs "Dickson. wife of Mr J. S. Dickson, Senior Government Whip, and Reform candidate for Parnell. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co,, Ltd., will hold a stock sale in the Judea yards on Wednesday, November 11. The entries to date total 150 head. A telegram from Auckland states that the directors of the Kauri Timber Company recommend a dividend for the half-year ended August 31, of eight per cent. The offices of the Bay of Plenty Electric Power Board are to be located at Opotiki. The Cadets Old Boys Football Club are holding a social in lies’ Hall on Friday evening, when the Reid Cup, Oliver Cup and Jordan Banner will be presented to the winning teams. Mr and Mrs G. W. Brown left by steamer on Saturday night for Auckland en route to Palmerston North, where Mr Brown takes over the position of manager for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. A large number of Tauranga friends assembled on the wharf to bid them farewell and as the Matangi’s lines were cast off hearty cheers were given for Mr and Mrs Brown, followed by the singing of “For They Are Jolly Good Fellows.” Mr Matarepo Toitoi, a fishing enthusiast, who visited Mayor Island last week, states that he observed several swordfish oft the island on Friday last, the big game fish, being in pursuit of the trevalli, which are plentiful. While fishing in the neighbourhood oT the island he caught twenty-four hapuku, the largest of which weighed 9ulb when dressed. He also secured many schnapper and other fish. The fine weather of the past week has enabled farmers to push on with maize; planting operations. A large area will again be planted in this crop in the Tauranga County this season. The Lamb steam er Oman a arrived at Mount Maunganui on Saturday morning with a cargo which was shipped from Australia, She has 400 tons of hardwood poles for the Tauranga Electric Power Board, 1300 tens of sleepers for Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Ltd., and 400 tons of coal for various consignees, including the Bay of Plenty Dairy Company (Te Puke), Tauranga Dairy Company, Tarawera Dairy Company, Whakamarama Land and Timber Company, and Messrs . Faulkner Bros, and Brookes. If lucerne were grown more extensively in the Tauranga district the carrying capacity of local farms could bo greatly increased. Mr 11. G. Lever, of Otumoetai, has a large acreage in lucerne stands and cut the first crop of the season on Saturday, Other stands in the district are now ready for mowing. A mob of about one hundred and fifty head of cattle were purchased in the Tauranga district | last week by an outside buyer. A proposal to raise £1325 to enable the Tc Puke Town Board to acquire the old club property as a town reserve was carried at a poll bv 54 votes to 22. 1

Mr Norman Collett, thy i Ua jj contractor, noli lies us that thy Oropi Hoad to .Rotorua is agai n open for traffic, ami that he ) las resumed his regular car service Tlio vessel Seagull is loading, timber at Mount Manngamii and is due to sail for Auckland losday. A thowthug fatality ueee.iTud a i Matakana yesterday al'termam appears that eight u.uiws acre, m a- punt crossing the Otapu Creek—a wide navigable eh an nek-.when the vessel capsized and all were thrown into the water, .'■even of the native's managed to tv .. h shore ' hut one named Taiwhie Petcra j wits drowned, Deceased was , ! high rank and was about thirty years of agio Constable I‘lift‘ord left, for Matakana Island oar j v this morning, taking with him dragging apparatus, in order jo nssisi in the search for \lf body Tlic debate in the Town Rail ‘“-nb'lit on the quest ion t ,f Prohibition versus Coni innanee 'promises lto attract, considerable attention .His Worship the Mayor, Mr p Ihve, will take the- chat, M r p' N. Christian lakes, the m ,n,| f or Prohibition and Mr Warnot will slate 1 th.e ease for Continuance The speakers will draw j, dot me mine who is to open the debar*. Kaeh with then speak for jl,j,.j v minutes followed by a further | speed) on each side of ft ft., , u minufes. The speaker opening the dg. bate will then speak for a further five minutes and the debate will be closed. A charge of sixpence will be made for admission and the proceeds will he donated [g the Tauranga Hospital. A special meeting 0 f (he Tamanga Harbour Board will he held nil November 12 for the purpose of adopting a new danse to the byJaw, providing for the setting aside of a protected anchorage for small craft and the payment of an annual fee tor the sites of the moorings for such craft. A special meeting of the Tauranga Borough Council was held on Friday last. Present: His Worship the Mayor. Mr B. Dive (in the chair), Crs F. J. Allely, J. B. Stevenson. A. N. lies, and ,T. Bunting. The balance sheet for the year ended M ardi 31, 1924, was submitted, and finally certified to as correct, on the motion of Or A. N', lies, seconded by Or Bunting.—Mr C. N. Clark wrote tendering his resignation as inspector, etc. The resignation was accepted 1 with regret and the town clerk was authorised to take steps to fill the vacancy. The Tauranga Harbour Board notifies that- buoys are placed opposite the new wharf, marking the area to be dredged. Small craft are warned to keep well outside this area so* as not to displace these marks. . i