Bay of Plenty Times. FRIDAY, APRIL 24th., 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LIX, Issue 10660, 24 April 1931, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times. FRIDAY, APRIL 24th., 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Bay of Plenty Times will not be published to-morrow. Anzac Day. A series of meeting for prayer, praise ami ministry will (D.V.) be held in the Gospel Hall, Cameron Road, on Anzac Day at 10.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and G. 45 p.m., also on Sunday at 3 p.m., to which all interested are cordially invited. The usual Gospel Service at 7 on Sunday will be taken by Mr R. Auld, of the Auckland Bible Carriage. Subject, "Human Bankruptcy—lts Cure.”* There will be an open season this year in the Rotorua Acclimatisation district (which includes the Opotiki district) for the shooting of imported and native game. The season will begin on May 1 and end on June 30. A 10 per cent, reduction in wages and salaries of employees not covered by awards has been imposed by the Invercargill City Council. A substantiSl reduction of rates is probable.

To-morrow, Anzac Day, all shops will be closed. The late night will be observed this evening, the shops remaining open till eight o’clock.

I It is reported that Mr N. Callister has disposed of his dairy farm at the junction of No. 1 Road and the | Main Highway, Te Puke, to Mr Potts, |of Katikati. The price is said to ' have been a very satisfactory one. ! The property is looked upon as one | of 'the choicest farms in the Bay of j Plenty. Mr Callister has retained I five acres -for his own use.

I A letter was read at Wednesday : night's meeting of the Taurauga Bo- : rough Council from Mr Alex Stuart |in respect to borough endowment ; fronting Eleventh Avenue and Edge--1 cumbe Road. Mr Stuart offered to 1 erect a fence on Eleventh Avenue I boundary, to erect a puuga house or shelter hut, to .plant shrubs, and effect other improvements, also to . pay a rental of £1 per year.—Cr | Whiting referred to the good work j which had been done on the endowment by Mr Stuart and moved—That the offer be accepted.—The motion : was seconded hv Cr Law and carried.

Unusually activity at White Island was observed at midday on Wednesday (says the East Coast Guardian). Two distinct columns of black steam or smoke ascended to a considerable height, one of the columns being remarkably large and dense. Later in the day the smaller column disappeared, but the larger column appeared to increase in circumference.

“The extensive use of the automobile in the United States has brought about certain changes in the civil law relating thereto which are worthy of adoption in New Zealand,” said Mr T. C. Webster, barrister, of Auckland, who has just returned from a tour abroad. "For instance, under the i New Zealand law a casual, picked up I by a motorist and given a free ride' can claim damages against the motorI isl in the event of an accident, i through an error of judgment on the | motorists part, resulting in personal | injuries to the casual. The injustice i of this was soon rectified in California, where the recipient of a free i ride at his own request, can, very 1 properly, make no claim against the . person who was good enough to give ! him a lift.” The unveiling of the monument to , the memory of a Maori chieftainess, ; Mata te Taiawatea, of the Ngatiawa tribe, was the occasion for a gerat gathering at Te Teko on Sunday. , The attendance was over a thousand. ! • About 150 persons will shortly be employed at the Government affores- . tation nurseries and tree planting j near Whangamala. i The decision, of the Agricultural i Department that stoats and weasels i may be destroyed in areas containing ‘ not less than 50 'acres of natural ! bush was welcomed at a meeting of i the Auckland Acclimatisation SocieI ty, the president remarking that this | was the most noteworthy achievement lof the year’s work. The society pro- | posed to offer a reward of 2/6 a head. I Mr McKenzie remarked that in spite | of the handicaps entailed by closer i settlement and by the injudicious iu- | (reduction of vermin in past years, I Hie society could claim a further successful year, and prospects for the coming season were good.

A letter was read at Wednesday’s meeting of the Tauranga Hospital Board from the Secretary of the ; Auckland Hospital Board relative to I the admission of a native woman to the Auckland hospital. He stated he required the authority of the Tauran'ga Board agreeing to pay the charge of 15/- per day. The patient had been previously to the Rotorua hospital, but they were unable to give the necessary treatment there.—The Secretary of the Tauranga Board had given the necessary undertaking as asked for by the Auckland Board.— Mr McNaughton urged that further inquiries should be made and the Board decided that the Te Puke members interview Dr Randell and discuss the case with him. The Public Works Department inserts a notice in reference to the stopping of roads in Block IX, Aongatete Survey District. A communication was read at the last meeting of the Te Puke Town Board from Dr Chesson, Medical Officer of Health, Auckland, requesting the Board to pass a resolution formally appointing Mr H. H. Martindale sanitary inspector.—-It was decided to enquire if the Board was free to arrange with the County Council for the appointment of its engineer to the position. Mr B. Dive, a candidate for the Mayoralty, will address the electors in the Baptist Hall, Cameron Road, on Tuesday, April 28, at 7.30 p.m. Candidates for the Borough Council are invited to attend and address the electors. The Director-General of Health has advised the Tauranga Hospital Board that it has now been definitely decided that Hospital Boards should not be permitted to contribute to the earthquake relief funds and any do- i nations by them will not be validated, i

; Notices relative to the nominations received by the Returning Officer, Mr R. B. Shearman, for the Mayoralty, Borough Council and Hospital Board, are inserted to-day. The elections will he held on Wednesday, May 6. The polling booths will be at the Town Hall and Faulkner’s Buildings. The Tauranga Hospital Board, at its meeting on Wednesday decided to write off fees amounting to £1063, which were due for periods varying from six to eight years. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure First aid for Coughs, Colds, Influenza

Mr B. C. Bobbins will address* the j electors in the Baptist Hall on Thurs- \ day, April 30, at 7.30 p.m. 1

lu connection with the nomination of the Rev. A. F. Hall for the Tauranga Hospital Board, the name of Mr Thomas H. Parkinson, as one of the nominators, was inadvertently omitted from the published list of nominators.

The suggestion was made by Mr A. Lowe at the meeting of the Te Puke Town Board this week that a benefit concert be arranged to assist Mr Warren Brown, late caretaker at the baths, who has again had to enter the Tauranga Hospital. Mr Lowe offered to instruct a squad of lads in physical drill so that they might give a display if the concert was arranged. The Board approved of the proposal, and it was decided to communicate with the Swimming Club on the matter.

Mr R. B. Shearman, Returning Officer. notifies that Mr J. G. Green has been elected as Borough representative on the Tauranga Harbour Board. The Athletics Football Club will hold a general meeting in the Coronation Hall at 7.30 p.m. on Monday next. A full muster of members is requested. A Farmers’ Union rally will be held in various places in this district next week, when Captain F. Colbeck and Messrs Gane and Allen will address meetings at Omokoroa and Katlkati on Monday, at Omanawa on Tuesday afternoon, and at Tauranga on Tuesday evening.—The times of each meeting are advertised. The bulk of the South African maize, which arrived in Auckland early in the week, was sold ex ship and went into immediate consumption. Whole maize is selling through store at around 5s 9d a bushel, the same price as the local cereal. African maize meal, which arrived on the same boat, is meeting with a steady sale at about £8 10s per ton to poultry and stock feeders. As a guarantee of a minimum cargo is required before the shipping companies will run a direct steamer from South Africa, it is not expected that there will be a shipment frmo there for another two or three months. A small shipment from Java is due next month. A letter from the Director-General of Health was read at Wednesday’s meeting of the Tauranga Hospital Board advising that the Minister of Health has approved of the Board borrowing, by way of bank overdraft, an amount not exceeding £IOOO, until June 30, 1931, subject to certain conditions. Children attending the Mangere Central and Takanini public schools have a good “road sense," according to a report laid before the Manukau County Council this w r eek. “Their knowledge as to their safety on the roads is very noticeable,” said the inspector. Regarding the Takanini school, the inspector drew the council’s attention to the fact that there were a number of children who had to travel on the Great South Road. At the present time there were no signs to warn motorists of the presence of a school, and he suggested that signs should be erected at each intersecting road connecting the school with the main road. "I believe that traffic moves faster over this particular portion of the Great South Road than any other part of the county,’’ he added. The following alterations to the valuation roll were authorised at Wednesday night's meeting of the Tauranga Borough Council: Lot 363, Section 11, Davoren’s Estate to J. and C. H. McLaren; Part Lot 601, Section 11, G. Ford to E. F. Blaushard.