COMING EVENTS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 195, 5 August 1940, Page 4

COMING EVENTS

4 Aug 12, 13 —Red Cross Revue, Grand Theatre 5 , Aug 14 —Patriotic Dance, Te Teko Aug 17—Toa Toa Pedigree Jersey Sale, Opotiki

Appreciation. The Harbour Board, at Friday's meeting, received a letter from Mr Neil Carter expressing the waiter's appreciation of the Harbourmaster's assistance when the launch Delamore struck the rocks at the harbour entrance after the steering-chain had carried away. Small Boys get the Blame. Small boys have been responsible for throwing large stones and other objects from the near by rubbish dump into the Borough drain. Its free flow has been impeded and the drain requires urgent attention, wrote Mr C. H. Brebner, Consulting Engineer, in his report to the Whakatane Harbour Board. It Avas left to the Chairman with power to act. Sealing of Shed Frontage. Included in the Consulting Engineer's report adopted by the Whakatane Harbour Board at the bi-month-ly meeting on Friday was the recommendation to surface with cold eimil sion the strip in front of the loading platform at the eastern wharf shed. The Engineer, Mr C. H. Brebner, was of the opinion that the laying of a permanent road surface would not be desirable in view of the fact that the shed floor is not on a permanent level. A Hearty Vote of Thanks. What is known as a 'hearty vote of thanks' was passed to the adjudicator of the debating contest for the Bay of Plenty Shield between Waimana and' Omokoroa and held at Edgecumbe on Thursday night. Mr lan Gow was the judge and in giving his reasons for the points allotted the respective teams lie was responsible for a very comprehensive survey of the marks for and against. Some amusement was occasioned when the timekeeper rang the warning bell after Mr Gow had been speaking for ten minutes. Quality Printing of all descriptions executed promptly. The Bay o! Plenty Beacon. Phone 10, P.B. Box j