LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 10212, 24 October 1929, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Eight applications wore received by the Tauranga Borough Council for the position of surfaceman. The applications were considered by the Council at last night’s meeting. The Council selected three appli:t cants and referred the final seleo-, tion to the Chairman of the Works |i Committee and the engineer. J The capture of another large cel in Southland is reported. Mr D. Wishart gaffed a 271 b eel in the Makarewa the other evening. In its stomach was a trout weighing lslb. Advices from Auckland state that the packing of eggs for export continues, and this is helping to maintain the price in the face of large supples. Hen eggs are selling at 1/3 wholesale and 1/4 retail, but duck eggs afe not required for export, ami they arc & \>eing retailed at 1/2. & The apple trees throughout the ■ district are now in full bloom, and ; present a pretty sight. The prediction has been made , over again by those who know the : Urewora Country that when mo- : tqrists can drive through from llotorua many -hundreds of cars may be expected to make the trip (says : the Wairoa correspondent of the ’ Poverty Bay Herald). Apart altoL gather from the sight-seeing value . ; of the “Sea of Rippling Waters,” : the journey through the virgin hush will he a most delightful exper- : ience. There is not much of this - 1 class of hush in New Zealand, and i the predictions alluded to will . doubtless be realised. There is a ; rumour that the Mount Cook Mo--1 tor Co., Ltd., has in view the crcc- ! tion at Waikaremoana of a big hostel on- the lines of the Chateau ' 1 ongariro at National Park, ; A sincere tribute to the work of the retiring Bishop of Waiapu - ‘ amongst the Maori people, not on- ' ly in his own diocese, but through- ;■ out the Dominion, was paid by the S j Very Rev. F. A. Bennett, Bishop t i <>f Aotearoa, in the course of his : sermon in St. John’s Cathedral, | Napier. ”On behalf of the Maori ! people I want to say how deeply j grateful we arc for the ? wonderful interest, love and affection shown i ; to the Maori people by our Bishr I op, ” said the preacher. “I myself j stand as one of the results of his j labours. Had it not been for our | beloved Bishop it would have been ) difficult to found the Maori Bishop » scheme. He was one of the first to - propose the scheme and his work in this respect will stand as one of . the greatest things he has ever done. - The sincere thanks of the Maori people are due to him for his unfailing interest in their ' spiritual welfare. ; s ’ < ( I i <

Owing to repeated complaints j and as the result of many acci- 1 dents the County and Borough authorities are taking very positive steps to abate the stray horse nuisance -on public roads (says the Rotorua Chronicle). Mr J. P. Lawrie, who has been appointed ranger for that purpose, has been raking in assorted strays in large numbers. The traffic inspector, Mr D. M Ford, reports ib-M there hns been a marked improvement since action has been taken and if the crusade continues it may be possible that the Kiug’s highway will be made safe—even for motor cyclists. "

The Municipal Band will hold a five hundred card U urn ament in the Bell Tea Booms tl’ evening at eight o’clock. The proceeds are in aid of tlhe Band’s instrument fund.

The departure from Auckland yesterday of the Northern Shipping Company’s scow Bonaki was aelayed owing to heavy rain, which prevented loading. The Bonaki leaves Auckland to-day and will arrive in Tauranga to-niori’ow morning and after working this port will leave for Auckland m the afternoon. After working cargo at Auckland on Saturday the vessel leaves for Tauranga but will not discharge cargo till Tuesday owing to Monday being a holiday.

At the last meeting of the Chamber of Commerce it was decided t.o invite citizens to send in suggestions for beautifying the ring in the centre of "The Triangle. By an advertisement the Secretary asks - for suggestions to be sent, m to him and he would like to have same as early as possible.

Mr S. G. Willoock notifies that a sale of borough sections will bo held by order of the Public Trustee. on Saturday, November 9.

The Grey Power Board has made satisfactory arrangements tor its loan of £IIO,OOO for the Arnold lliver hydro-electric scheme. A portion of the amount has been secured at 5* per cent., and the balance arranged for through the Bank ot Netv Zaland.

It now takes £l on the average to purchase what could have been purchased in July, 1914, for £l, according to th© Abstract of Statistics for September.

The Borough Council decided last night that the water troughs in First Avenue and Grey Street be moved to Edgocumbe Eoad and Fraser Street.

The annual meeting of members of th© Tauranga Regatta. Club will be held in the Borough Council Chambers to-morrow ( Friday) night at 8 o’clock, when the ©lection of officers will take place.

At the annual meeting of the Matata Tennis Club the following officials were elected for th© cm suing year: —Fatron, Mr C. h. Macmillan; President, Mr F. J. Burt; Vice - Presidents, Messrs hpps, Caundie, Sheriff, S. Burt, "Wilson, Ladies’ Committee, Mesdames Ansell, Anderson, Creeke, it. Burt, H Burt, Freeman, Campbell, Miss M. Burt and Nurse Besznak; Men’s Committee, Messrs Anderson, B. Lees, Creeke, Staiger, A. Burt, P. Campbell, P. Howell and B. Chaytor; Hon. Secretary, Mr W. Ansell: Club Captain, Mr P. Campbell. •

Dr Julius P. de VUnits, a Frenchman, who is touring the world on a two-stroke motor-cycle, has arrived at Wellington from Australia. Before going to South America he will visit Auckland, Hastings, and Christchurch. Dr Vilnits left Riga on September 6, 1925, and has visited 56 countries. Among his adventures have been two attacks by bandits. was on one of these occasions, in China, that the companion he had with him was shot dead by a machine- - gun. So far 70,000 miles of the trip have been completed, and 37,000 remain to be done. The. cyclist will probably spend seven weeks in New Zealand.