OUT AND ABOUT

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 14788, 29 September 1948, Page 2

OUT AND ABOUT

Tuhoc Lands Tractors Among the 80 tons of general cargo on board the coastal vessel Tuhoe when she arrived in Tauranga yesterday morning were six tractors. Unloading was commenced in the morning but rain interfered with the normal working of the ship. Whitebait At Whakatanc

Whitebait have been running particularly well.at Whakatane lately. Actually, whitebait started to run a little earlier than usual this year. There was then a lull, but in recent days they have come back in greater numbers than ever, and some heavy catches have been reported.

Yachting At Rotorua A substantial increase in the membership of the Rotorua Yacht and Power Boat Association v/as reported at the annual meeting recently. The financial statement showed a credit balance of £94. Mr A. W. McGill v/as elected patron, Mr S. E. Swift, president, and Mrs E Murray, commodore. Sunday Sport Approved

Provided all matches are of a friendly nature. Sunday sprrt .is to bo allowed on Maidstone Park, the Upper Hutt Borough Council decided recently. The Mayor (Mr E. W. Nicolaus) was against Sunday football on account of the noisy nature of the game, but his objection was over-ruled by the rest of the council, which considered it would be unfair to discriminate.

Classroom Renovated Members of the Worser Bay School Committee, by working 150 man-hours during the holidays, renovated one of the schoolrooms. The cost to the Wellington Education Board, it was stated at a recent meeting, was only between £4O and £SO. If the work had been completed bv contract, it was believed it; would have cost at least £2OO. Beard members complimented the committee on its enterprise.

Old Stamps Sold Some early New Zealand issues in mint and used condition, as well as British and foreign stamps, were sold at a recent stamp auction at Petonc. An unused full-faced Queen Victoria realised £2 10* *nd a bl"i 2d full-faced Queen Victoria, £9. A complete set of Auckland Exhibition stamps sold at £7 17s 6d. and another set of the Christchurch Exhibition sold for £5 10s. Mint and Blue Boys were also offered, one pair bringing £8 15s.

Parents With Tb Caring fcr children whose parents are suffering from tuberculosis, offering financial help and assisting with accommodation problems are only a few of the ways in which the Ota'go Tuberculosis Association is rnrtherine its aim to create a greater degree of peace of mind among sufferers. Mr G. A. Russell, chairnan of Hie committee, said that the association was endeavouring to fill Ihe gap between medical aid and the State services. He added that all its work was voluntary and unpaid, but with the extension of its activities funds were becoming necessary.

Church Restoration Under the guidance of two experts from Ngati Porou, who were sent to Otaki by Sir Apirana Ngata, the work of restoring the tukutuku panels in' historic Rangiatea Church has begun, stated the priest in charge, the Rev. Paora Temuera. A beginning has been made with the panels, some' of which are about 40ft in length and among the largest in the country, at the southern end of the church. The church is being restored in time for centenarv celebrations in the summer of 1950. It has been estimated that the work will cost abcut £soo*o.