TABLE TALK

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 95, 13 September 1950, Page 4

TABLE TALK

Grant Made A grant of £2O to the Plunket Society was approved at a meeting of the Whakatane Borough Council on Monday night.

Search Unsuccessful A search of the coasts of the Rarimu Islands and Whale Island on Monday for the body of George Drayson, of Salonika Street, was unsuccessful.

Who Won At Opotiki? There is doubt as to which team won an inter-club golf contest between Opotiki and Whakatane at Opotiki on Sunday. Thirteen Whakatane men and eight ladies made the trip.

Awakeri Memorial At Awakeri, plans for the proposed Community Centre War Memorial are almost ready for adoption. A meeting is to be held next Monday to approve them before they are forwarded to Wellington.

Fees Not Sufficient

Fees, especially for Saturday funerals, did not cover wages, said the foreman, Mr C. D. Molesworth, to the Whakatane Borough Council on Monday night. The matter of revision of funeral fees was referred to the finance committee.

Present at Meeting Present at the Whakatane Borough Council meeting on Monday night were the Mayor, Mr B. S. Barry, and Crs C. S. Armstrong, H. G. Warren, E. R.'Dillicar, R. S. Buttimore, A. D. O’Rourke, W. Sullivan, R. T. Morpeth and K. Needham.

Impression Wrong An impression among Eastern Bay farmers that lime bags must he returned to the lime companies through the proprietary compafty is stated to be wrong. It is said that they may be returned to the lime companies direct and credited to the farmer.

Trees Being Cut Trjees at the Heads had been deliberately cut back said the chair- f man of the parks and reserves committee, Cr R. T. Morpeth, at a Whakatane Borough Council meeting on Monday night. The Council decided to advertise its intention to prosecute when persons were caught cutting the trees.

New Street Lights Street lights will, on the recommendation of the finance and electricity committee be installed by the Whakatane Borough Council at the intersection of Valley Road and Alexander Avenue, a central position in Alexander Avenue between Douglas Street and King Stret and the intersection of .King Street with County Road. Approved Suppliers

The Whakatane Milk Producers’ Association and M. Doran, Taneatua, have been authorised as suppliers by Gazette notice under the Treating House Scheme, 1950, with the premises of the Whakatane Milk Pasteurising Company as the approved treating house. A Whakatane milk price district is Gazetted as the area within a 10-mile radius of the Post Office.

Stamp Wanted Members of the Whakatane Philetalic Society are awaiting the issue of the new Health Stamp with a view to conducting a search for flaws in the stamps. Last year a major flaw occurred in one stamp, a happening which created quite a stir amongst stamp collectors. The stamp, now known as the “No stop” variety, because a full stop was missing, is priced at 12s 6d on the English market.

Water For Celebrations A deputation had asked that a temporary supply of water be laid on from Toroa Street to the pa, entailing 300 feet of piping, for the duration of the Sextennial celebrations, said the Town Clerk, Mr L. D. Lovelock, at a meeting of the Whakatane Borough Council on Monday night. The council decided to lay the piping, temporarily, as a donation to the celebrations. An application for lighting at the temporary premises was granted.