Local arid General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 11, 26 September 1944, Page 4

Local arid General

Citizens Scout Troop The "annual meeting of the Citizens Scout Troop took place, in the Winter Show Hall last evening with a record attendance of parents and friends. A full report of®the proceedings will appear in Friday's issue. Housing in Rural America Referring to the living conditions of the people in agricultural areas of tlie United Mr G. Grossley told '.lie Palmerston North Lunch C'ub members recently that they were deplorably low. "The housesr would not survive in New Zealand as cowsheds. The life of some buildings made out of timber used for the manufacture of boxes ? is about twenty year,s } and long before that time they begin to lean. When we hear that" a typhoon has destroyed about 1500 of these houses, then \ve know how it said Mi Crossley. Sleeping Cars to Wellington; A request to the Minister of Railways to make a sleeping car available. daily 011 the Auckland-Welling-ton express., and likewise on the return journey 5 was made to the Minister of Railways by Mr W. Sullivan (National, Bay of Plenty) in notice of a question in the House of Representatives. In support of his request Mr Sullivan quoted the improved coal supply as repeatedly stated by the Minister of Mintes. The extension of the service was urgently necessary, and would be welcomed by the travelling public.'

Gifts to Hospital Gifts received during the month of August at the Whakatane Hospital are acknowledged as under: — Jam and oranges: Mrs Haul tain; lemons: Mr Dillicar, Mrs A. Mrs- Watt; Mr Pease; Mr Barr; Mr J. Langerberger; Dr. Dawson; Mr Kirk; Mrs E. Haultain; Mr Melville; Mrs Le Lievre. Mr F. Mr Goile, Mr Bowditch, Mr Mrs Low, Mr Mrs Hooper, Mrs Palmes Mr Mrs Adams, Mr W. Sullivan. Anonymous Te Telto; flowers: Mrs W. G. Hurst;, magazines: Mrs Haultain; cauliflowers: Mr Wong. Items by the Boys' Pijpe Band were also much appreciated by the patients.

Houses for Families "People leasing houses ought to provide some means whereby if there are many children the rent is cheaper " said Mr Justice, Blair during the hearing of a civil action in Wanganui. Some time ago he had leased a house and had included a provision that if the couple had.s child he would reduce the rent by £10 a year. "It would not be a bad idea to put in a few of these pro' Visions in instead of the more usual one that the house would not be let if the people have children, His Honour added. "Children are an asset to the country, and I havo a great deal of admiration for the man with a large family."

A-ppointmenlt of House Surgeon The recommendation to appoint a House Surgeon in the Whakatane Hospital came before the Board last Thursday, when the terms, of appointment were discussed. In answer to. Mr Gaulfield's question as to whether or not the hospital required a new House Surgeon the chairman (Mr L. Buddie) said that the present superintendent was hopelessly overworked and the hospital overcrowded. The position was not getting any better and the top number of average occupied beds last month was 107. Such a position was not fair either to the doctor or to the patients. The new appointment would enable Dr. Dawson to give greater attention to the administrative side.