LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 10190, 28 September 1929, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

It is not necessary to be expert to sec that many of the imported so-called hardwood telegraph poles arc more punk wood (remarks the Rotorua Chronicle). They are costly and the money expended on them is sent out of the country. Recently a great deal of replacement work has been done, and poles that, if iroubark lived up to its reputation, should last 25 years, have been scrapped after seven years' service. If an imported polo has a life of only 10 years ;i would be far more economical to use larch with a totara -base. Such polos were erected 17 years ago in this district by private persons and stand absolutely- sound to-day. Larch rails harden and toughen with years—rails from the Government plantation taken out when thinning was dune 12 years age aie quite sound.

“Puiaruru is the curly-headed boy of the Auckland province," staled Mr A. T. Robinson, secretary of the Auckland provincial executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, when the Put arum delegate to the sub-pvoviucial conference staled that his branch paid all expenses of their delegates, bought their own manifold books and stationery, and would in alt probability refund £7 or £.B to headquarters this year (says the Malamata Record).

“Horahora will be silk’d up by then,” commented a .member, when it was proposed at the meeting of Rotorua electorate farmers to include these hydro-electric works in the tour of the British farmers.

That Californian quail were ihe means of spreading noxious weeds, was the opinion of a member of the Putaruru branch of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society at the .meeting on Tuesday.

Instances of a hawk killing a weasel and of cats killing stoats, were given by the president of the New Zealand Acclimatisation Societies’ Conference aa a proof that the balance of nature, in view of the rapid increase of the enemies of naitve birds, was adjusting itself.

An Auckland message in regard to the maize market states that a

steady business is doing in direct railing from the Bay of Plenty stations to all the consuming centres, on the basis of 5/1 on trucks, while local merchants are asking 6/6 ex store.

’'During the meeting of the Rotorua sub-provincial executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union at Matamata, reference was made to the keen competition between the Railway Department, steamship companies and lorry owners. After several, instances had been related, a member remarked that the cheekiest piece of competition he knew of was that perpetrated by a lorry owner who, hearing that a load of timber was ordered from a mill for a certain house some distance away, wired offering to cart the timber from the mill to site at railway rates. This offci was accepted, but as it happened the mill-owner had loaded the timber on to the railway trucks. Nothing daunted, the lorry owner entered the railway yard and took the timber off the trucks and pro ceeded to carry out his contra t.

Building permits for two' new picture theatres in reinforced concrete were approved by the Mataruata Town Board on Wednesday night, subject to compliance with Government regulations. One was granted to I. Black on behalf of a Matamata syndicate for a large, modern building replete with every convenience, to seat 828 persons The estimated cost is over*£lo,ooo. The second application was for a building of 135 by 48 feet to' accommodate 700 people, with two shops on the Tower road frontage. The estimated cost was stated to be £7OOO. The application was made by the Union Theatre Company, of Tc Aroha.

The • question whether a local body is bound to accept the lowest tender when it omits to put in the, advertisement the usual proviso that the lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted was discussed at a meeting of the Waimari County Council. The Council had called tenders for the tarsealing of 25 chains of New Brighton road, and the works committee recommended that the highest tender be accepted. Mr F. W. Freeman, the council’s engineer, pointed out that as the actingcounty clerk had omitted to have the proviso in the advertisement the council was legally bound to accept the lowest tender. The act ing-clerk said the invitation of tenders did not bind the council to accept any particular tender, and that it was quite unnecessary to include the words. The works committee had doubts as to the position arid decided to obtain legal advice on the point raised. An amendment that the lowest tender be accepted was carried, which settled the matter as far as the council was concerned. ,

Messrs J. Stacey Adeane and C. P. Lock (Directors of the Tauranga Tobacco and Citrus Co., Ltd.,) and Mr N. R. Stewart (Secretary of the Company) arrived this morning to inspect the Company’s operations at Ohauiti. They are staying at the Masonic Hotel.

A meeting of the Tauranga Hospital League will be held in the Borough Council' Chambers on Thursday next at 7.30 p.m. All members and intending members are invited to attend. Matters in connection with the garden fete, to be held in the hospital grounds on October 23, will be considered.

I’he Gilbey Cup Rugby match which was scheduled for to-day will not be played. Love children, and you will > remain young, ' Be kind, is a maxim Al; So here’s to the song that is sung, Of love, laughter, jollity, fun. Gaiety, happiness, health Are riches for those who are poor. M hen you cough, chase it off! You have wealth In Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

The annual meeting of shareholders of Pukemiro Collieries, Limited, was held on Thursday (says the Waikato Times). The annual report and balanoe-sheet were adopted and payment of a dividend of 35 per cent, approved. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., baa received the following cablegram from its London house, dated September 25; —New Zealand dairy produce; Butter, choicest salted, 182 sto 181 s. Cheese, wliite, 93s to 945. Tlic markets are quiet.