Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 185, 26 November 1941, Page 4

Local and General

County Finance At yesterday's meeting of the Whakatanc County Council accounts totalling £3229 Is Id were passed fox- payment. Engineer's Travelling During last month the actingcounty engineer's vehicle travelled ✓37 miles in the course of inspection work. Patriotic Work The Zone K Patriotic Committee is to meet at Opotiki on Thursday ol' this week, while on the following day the Inter-Zone Committee is to meet at Whakatane. Plunket Benefit Bookings are heavy for the Plunket benefit picture screening to> take placc at the Regent to-night. Apart' from assisting the Plunket Society patrons are offered an attractive programme of film fare. Boys' Band' Concert An event that will be an outstanding one next month is the Boys' Band concert which is to be held in the King Street Hall on Thursday, December 4. The entire programme is to be provided by boys. County Workshop A skilled carpenter has now taken over the erection of the workshop and good progress has been mada. The walls should be completed this week, leaving only the floor to be concreted. —Acting County Engineer's report.

School Swimming Bath The pupils of the local school have been successful in raising £50 towards the fund for the proposed school swimming batli. This has been accomplished by the collection ■'and sale of waste materials and by (he holding of stalls, concerts etc. at the school amongst pupils. Bridge Collapse At yesterday's meeting of the County Council the Works Committee reported that it had inspected the collapsed Wano's Road bridge and recommended that the structure be replaced by a 12 foot one and that as much of the material in the old bridge as possible be used in building the new bridge. Position Reversed | "Whereas it was formerly very difI ficult, in this district at all events, to get Maoris to submit to treatment in hospital, it is now more difficult to- get them out once they are in hospital," said Mr P. E. Stainton, chairman of the Taranaki Hospitai Board, at a conference with representatives of contributing local j bodies in New Plymouth, when referring to factors which contributed to the need for greater hospital accommodation in, the district. Patriotic Parcels Appreciated The ladies of the Te Teko Patriotic Society have so far been very satisfied with the reception of the parcels sent to "The Boys." About every three months a fresh batch are made up by a committee of willing helpers, and up to date each issue has resulted in a letter being received by one of the committee telling of their safe arrival. Last air mail a long and interesting letter was received from a driver a long way back on the western front. To quote his words: "We got many good feeds out of your parcels—it was like Christmas." Siren for Inspector

The Commissioner of Transport wrote to yesterday's County Council meeting stating that he regretted that under Regulation 9 (3) off the Traffic Regulations, 1936, a siren was only permissible in the case of a motor vehicle used by a Traffic Inspector as defined by the Regulations, that is to say, one appointed with the written approval of the Minister of Transport. It was resolved that the Commissioner of Transport be requested to have Inspector Carling appointed under the relevant regulations as a traffic inspector.