ITEMS OF INTEREST

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 12317, 2 April 1938, Page 2

ITEMS OF INTEREST

Praise for Xeiv Zealander. One of the men who will bo the creators of the future* London —a man whose work is showing the direction architecture will take in the metropolis,” was the recent high praise paid a Taranaki architect, now a prominent member of the profession in the British capital, Mr A. D. Connell. Mr A. D. Connell, who was born in Eltham and received his foundation training in architecture in Taranaki, is regardded as one of the leaders of the profession. Menace of Weeds. The education of school children to a realisation of the menace to the country of noxious weeds was discussed hy members of the Stratford branch of the Farmers’ Council, It was decided that the Minister of Education be asked to have instruction on weeds and their cost to the country included in school curriculums.

Maize Marketing. A meeting of local maize growers was held in Te Puke on Friday for the purpose of electing a sub-com-mittee to the Bay of Plenty Maize Growers’ Association. The committee for the Te Puke district was elected as follows: —Chairman Mr E. R. Hughes; secretary and treasurer Mr E. H. Hargreaves and' G. Pearce: committee, Messrs A. H. Snodgrass, D. Ross, S. Ross, G. H. Mends; delegates, Messrs E. R. Hughes and G. H. Mends. Impression of Germany. “What struck one about Germany was the cleanliness of the streets and the fact that everybody seemed busy,’’ stated Mr C. G. C. Dernier, of Cheltenham, in relating to members of the executive of the Manawatu and West Coast Dairy Companies’ Association some impressions of his recent trip abroad. “If you drop a tram ticket in the streets you are fined. You get a feeling that everybody is working and hard at it. It had an effect on you that made you realise that, if we went to Avar Avith Germany, they would be a hard proposition.” Mr Dernier added that in France the people seemed "a giddy lot” and gave the impression that not much reliance could be placed on them.

Upkeep of Roads. Remits of last year opposing the lifting of the embargo on imported livestock, and urging that the users should pay for the roads, were reaffirmed at the annual meeting of the Matamata Farmers’ Union.