LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 11134, 8 June 1933, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Public Works Department will send away from Mount Maunganui during the week a large quantity of scrap iron and steel, which will be railed to Auckland.

In the review of pictures exhibited in Wellington at the fine Arts Academy, a note of congratulation has been published regarding pictures of Tauranga by Miss Gwyneth Richardson. In referring to her as an artist of real distinction the note continues: —"She exhilfited eight pictures which all display skilful arrangement and dexterity in the handling of colour. Particularly commendable examples of this artists work are No. 54. "Wei sands, Tauranga” and No. 361. “On the Mount. Tauranga.”

A narrow escape from a serious accident occurred on the ealeyards hill on Monday last when Messrs H. E. Butcher and C. Keeble were driving into town in the latter’s car. They had ascended about half-way, when on turning a corner the car collided with the Town Board lorry which was stationary. The car was thrown into the water-channel and somewhat badly damaged, but the cccupantiß escaped practically without injury although Mr Butcher received a blow in the left side.

“There is Crown land in this district that has lain idle for 70 years,” stated a Ma.ramarua ratepayer in a letter tabled at the last meeting of the Waikato County Council. “The Government will neither sell, exchange, nor give it away. It is time the counties told the Government what to do —not the Government ordering the counties!”

A big demand for .unemployed labour is being made this winter by the State Forest Service for development schemes in both the North a.nd South Islands and the Minister of Employment, Hon. A. Hamilton, stated in Christchurch that the department had notified the Unemployment Board that it required between 1000 and 2000 men for forestry relief works. Between 500 and 600 men would be required for the Auckland district. The men would mainly be single and would go into camps in various parts of the Dominion. It is understood that work will be ma.de available for about 100 married men on forestry operations in the Rotorua district. The work will commence very shortly and will last about four months. The rates of pay will bo 25s and found for men with no children, 30i> a Aveek for metn with one child, 35s a week for men with two children and £2 a week for men with three or more* children.

The conversion of Hamilton Borough Council loans aggregating £BOO,OOO on a half per cent, basie has been greatly simplified the result of advice received by Mr S. V. Tyler, a member cf the council, and Mr W. L. Waddel, town clerk, from Treasury and Audit Department officials in Wellington. On his return to Hamilton Mr Tyler said the problem of converting the various borough loans wars bristling with difficulties. Provision had to be made for an additional £16,000 in premiums payable to the debenture-holders when making the reduction from the existing rate of interest to the new one, and this matter had been satisfactorily arranged. Mr Tyler said the actual conversion would not cost the borough anything, and there would be a financial saving owing to the system of grouping and consolidation that would be adopted. .

The death occurred at Torere on Saturday of Private R. Hahipene, after a short illneers. Deceased was an active member of the Opotiki branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association, to which body he was proud to belong. He left New Zealand with the Maori Pioneer Battalion and saw active service in France, where he was severely wounded, losing a leg and was afterwards in business in Tauranga. Deceased was accorded a military funeral at Torere, members of the Opotiki R.S.A. going to Torere to take part. The bier was covered with the Union Jack. The funeral services were conducted by a member of his native race, Mr Breatara, the Church of England lay-reader at Torere. At the conclusion of the service the Last Post was sounded.

“It is a choice between the devil of low prices and the deep sea of the quota—how deep no man knows —- and it is better to have the devil we know,’’ said Mr W. Grounds, chairman of the Northern Dairy Conference, in an address at Kaitala. He opposed the imposition of a dairy quota, declaring that North Auckland would be more seriously affected than any other part of New Zealand,

The legal position following the declaration that the Stratford mayoral election was void has been cleared up. Nominations for the office of Mayor, will close on Tuesday and an election will be held on June 23.