New Zealand Weather

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30559, 30 September 1964, Page 16

New Zealand Weather

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation. —An anti-cyclone east of New Zealand is moving away as a complex low pressure trough advances over the Tasman Sea. Forecast; Canterbury.—North-westerlies predominating; fresh at times; partly cloudy and rather warm; but some rain the alps. Outlook: mainly cloudy, cloudy. Marlborough.—North-west winds, fresh in exposed places; partly cloudy and rather warm. Outlook: rain. Nelson. —Moderate northerlies; cloudy and mild; some drizzle tonight. Outlook: occasional rain. Buller and Westland.—Moderate north-east winds; cloudy and mild; rain developing in Westland and spreading to Buller. Outlook: rain. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Yesterday in Christchurch was fine and warm. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:

SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.3 a.m.; sets, 6.40 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.3 a m.; sets, 6.41 p.m. High water at Lyttelton.—Today, 11.38 a.m. and. 11.8 p.m.; tomorrow, 12.5 a m and 12.33 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: October 6, 420 a.m. First quarter: October 14, 4.56 am. Full moon: October 21, 445 p.m. Last quarter: October 28, «.59 a.m.

General News Seeing Stripes Painting the front of rail- : •II ; lllr III 1 UH r I it It® 1 tIHi HbOi PHYSICIANS TO MKW N.Z. AND FIJI CO-OPERA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1964. Sumner Pollution way engines with diagonal lines similar to those on MinBi W. 1 Chairman istry of Works trucks was discussed at a meeting of the r ■ J The Health Department's report on the polluted Waimate Road Safety Committee when Messrs E. J. S. Hinch and K. J. Ashley said i 4 1 si " 1 rrom then. Sir Leslie Mun r waters round Sumner beach could not have been railway engines approaching (N Z. Press Association) his observations New 2 more conveniently timed for the purposes of the intersections or crossings were hard to see. A resolution, “That railway engines WELLINGTON, Sept. 29. Fij i.” This indeed oug h Labour Party candidates for the Christchurch v ir 1 F' About 75 fellows and memof the possibilities, or Drainage Board at its elections next Saturday. The be painted in such a way as to 1 * lasian College of Physicians For instance, Fij report has enabled Mr N. E. Kirk, M.P., to announce traffic,” was carried and will ||| f * trom an parts of New Zealand will meet at Wairakei on be better if the metals his intention, a few days before the elections, of be forwarded to the Road Safety Council, Wellington. If Thursday and Friday this week, under the chairmanno coal. To make a sm New Zealand coal over. seeking a requisition under the Health Act, though Akaroa Trawler ship of the vice-president for it is obviously impossible for the present board to the Dominion, Dr J F. LandA similar arrangeme n take any action to stop or reduce the pollution before the elections, or even to decide what can be done. The Seddon Park, a 57ft twin-screw trawler, owned by reth, of Christchurch. A number of scientific papers will be heard, and might eventually evolve fron Fiji’s reserves of iron-ore In agriculture, a formal agree Before electors condemn the present members of the Mr N. Caldwell, a Christ- - there will be a series of cliniment to buy Fiji’s maturi u board for failing to provide for the danger, they church building contractor, cal presentations ol cases of cocoa and coffee crop cou It should consider whether the board could reasonably arrived at Akaroa from Gisborne at the week-end and particular interest. On Friday afternoon, there be made part of a gener trade agreement. In t a it have foreseen the present situation. will fish out of Akaroa for will be a combined meeting development of new mass There has been no rapid expansion of housebuilding at Sumner in recent years to account for the the Christchurch market. Minor engine trouble and high seas for a part of the 1 with New Zealand members of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, when reproduction industries the would be advantages in joi planning whereby a new F re it j newly-discovered pollution; Sumner’s population rose trip delayed the Seddon Park cent advances in the surgical factory would supply most 0 only from 4445 to 4733—per cent—between the on her direct voyage south of the New Zealand market f treatment or uisoraers or tne 1951 and 1961 censuses. Increased sewage pouring nearly 500 miles, but she DRAINAGE BOARD FAREWELL.—Mr H. F. Page (middle), the retiring chief aortic valve will be discussed, a given commodity and vi versa. into the sea from the Scarborough outfall can surely According to her skipper, Mr engineer of the Christchurch Drainage Board, photographed at a farewell coming from the staff of the not account for the increased pollution of the sea. L. Atkinson, she proved hergathering last evening with Mr K. A, White, a former chairman of the works cardiac and the cardio-surgi-Australia Anead A much more likely cause is the change in the ocean self a good sea boat. With and finance committees, who is not seeking re-election to the board, and Mr cal units at Green Lane HosIn comparison with Ausbed and currents off Sumner since 1951. Apparently, the tides and currents which previously carried the Mr Atkinson on the delivery trip were Messrs S. Hokianga R. C. Neville, the board’s chairman, who is also not standing for re-election. piiai. Among visitors attending tralia, New Zealand’s economic relations with Fiji are and W. R. Harraway, two the meeting will be Dr. J. L. almost totally unorganised Sumner sewage offshore can no longer be relied on to do so, though to establish the precise flows of other Akaroa fishermen Messrs Atkinson and LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Frew (Melbourne), who has recently conducted post-gradu-Australia has several large trading firms selling in Fiji currents and sewage is a difficult and expensive task, complicated by the possibility of further changes in Hokianga have been working Mr Caldwell’s small trawler, Ora, and will man the Seddon (1) Letters sent to the Editor fnr nrintinp shnuld nrpfprboard. In order to clear up the. remedy: “Change to a ate courses in Hamilton and Invercargill, Mr B. BarrattBoyes and Mr J. A. Baird, New Zealand has no comparable business representation. The Australian Governthe ocean bed and foreshore. While the population of Sumner rose by 6j per cent the population of Christchurch city as a Park when she is ready to fish. The Seddon Park will be the largest trawler working out of Akaroa. ably be typed, otherwise • they must be written in ink bn one side of the paper only. A legible signature and full address are reany misunderstanding, may I say I wrote to Mr Pickering (on Monday) making the above Clear. Mr Pickering, of higher-testing breed or cross.” Mr Mating evidently does not know the practical side of cows. Let us suppose they senior cardiac surgeons from Auckland and Wellington respectively. On Thursday afternoon, Dr. ment recently appointed a permanent trade commis sinner to Fiji. New Zealand has not yet matched this move. When Fiji’s export earn whole rose 13.4 per cent. Two of the fastest-growing areas in the city were Northcote (105 per cent) and . Straight Course quired whether these are to be published or not. A P.O. box number, is not a sufficient address. ) Writers must say clearly whether or not their letters are being or have been sent to other papers. ) The Editor cannot return or keep any letter which, for course, would not receive this information, until today.— Yours, etc., • are athletes. Does he think that by crossing a four-minute-mile cow with a shortR. H. Caughey, of Auckland, will beliver the Montgomery Spencer memorial lecture, Hoon Hay (335 per cent). These are the two areas where the Drainage Board has spent most of its substantial borrowings since 1951. Had the board not pressed on with work in these areas there might The president of the Canterbury Rowing Association (Mr B. R. Walker) said last evening that Kerr’s Reach was not acceptable as an international rowing course (2 C H. F. PAGE, Chief Engineer, Christchurch Drainage Board. September 29, 1964. distance bull a half-miler will be achieved? No, sir, it is not as simple as that. Breeding and production and reproduction are understood only by practical men. All commemorating the distinguished services to child health in Wellington of the late Dr. Montgomery Spencer, who died on active service in ings rose more the with aim resuiiaiii iinpuiis in 1963, Australia go than £900,000 worth ol extra trade, compared extra sales of only well have been more than isolated cases of hepatitis any reason, is unsuitable for printing; nor can he acSir,—It is a pity that the the Middle East, in 1943. oy wew zeaiana Dnrinp thp first six months and other infectious diseases caused by lack of because of curves. “We could knowledge unsuitable letters although this will be done where it seems to be needful, or enter into any correspondence. ) Letters must not be of more than 150 words. one Drainage Board member cross-breeding does is to sewerage. Does Mr Kirk suggest the board should have halted its reticulation programme in the western and northern suburbs and diverted money lose the Empire Games on this one facility,” he said. What was required, he said, was a one mile and a quarter (4 whb should be flushed out on Saturday is already elected unopposed. First-class engineers deserve protection. mongrelise any one pure strain. Mr Maling admits the supply of liquid milk ’ to Christchurch is unique in its Two Houses was Nevi Zealand which bought £3 million worth of Fiji’s goods but sold only f RRA OfiD worth A i isf.ra I ka’s and men to Sumner to meet a development it could rowing course, 150 yards Will candidates offering themfreedom from disease. Then Sold not foresee? wide and 5ft deep at low D. E. Mitchell.—Pressure on selves for election undertake why harp on a decimal “deperiod were £3,451,000 com The board’s chief engineer (Mr H. F. Page), in water. At a meeting of 37 representatives of organisaspace forbids. The Blue Beater.—No space for to ensure that the member, in question is prevented from ficiency” in solids which is purely seasonal and, I may Offered on account of the pared with imports from Fiii nf nnlv 4*789 000 Tn shor reply to a correspondent of “ The Press ”, said it was tions interested in developing such a discussion. holding any .responsible posiadd, not only pertaining to estate of R. Webb, a house the board’s intention to take all sewage from Sumner, Redcliffs, and Mount Pleasant to the Bromley sewage the Estuary into an aquatic playground, Mr Walker said S. W. Hickmott.—Adds nothing to your earlier letter. Sleep.—No space to reopen the tion on the board?—Yours, etc. PESTILENCE AND this area but from Auckland to the Bluff. I have never been perturbed about the deon one rood 12.2 perches at 274 Main road, Moncks Bay, was sold for £3100 at public voived in a very one-sidec trade-relationship with Aus treatment plant. Mr Page describes this as a major that would meet all intercorrespondence on Kangiora narks FLOOD. cline in consumption, but am auction yesterday. The aucwork; unofficial estimates place the cost “well into national requirements set out September 29, 1964. perturbed that some time in tioneer was Mr N. H. McCros- “ six figures ”. The cost will not be grudged by Christchurch ratepayers who prize Sumner beach as one of the more pleasant summer resorts within easy reach of the city; and the work should be put in hand in the Estuary. Dairy Cool Store The Tauranga Harbour E reopen the recent discussion on superannuitants. N. Williams.— "We cannot, as a rule, admit the discussion of radio talks which many of our readers ■ may not have A Question Of Orthography the not too distant future there may not be any supply available.—Yours, etc., F. W. FIECKEN. September 25, 1964. tie. The-initial bid was £2700. There were eight bids of £50. The house has a lounge, dining-room, two bedrooms, kitchen, and bathroom. There is also a detached room. On the main road frontage is a double garage on Christchurch City Council land, rented for £5 a year. The Government valuation is £2200. The rates are £29 13s lOd. . A 13-year-old concrete block bungalow at 45 Rosebery street, Spreydon, was sold for fruit. There are thus clear opportunities for New Zea land to build an economic relationship which would be mnrp satisfartnrv for Fii as soon as possible; but not to the detriment of new housing areas. Board is to construct a cool store for the export of dairy products, subject to satisfactory arrangements being made heard. Truth-Seeker.—Sorry; a discussion on the basis of religion or religions could not usefully be accommodated Sir,—In your first leader today you use a word not recorded before 1892, but now in increasingly common use, which you, and the dictionaries, spell “unco-ordinated.” “Unco,” sir, as a word in itself, is as meaningless as it is ugly, an offence alike to the ear and mind and eye, little better than, a hiccup, as I hope you may agree. If so, I would ask you to take the lead and set a precedent in future toward a more seemly orthography, by writing the word in question without any d—-d hyphens. The dictionaries are sensitive organisms and would probably soon follow you. (I note that those in my possession do not yet acknowledge the word “unDogs Loose At Night Sir,—Could you please tell than its present relationsh with Australia. Racial Differences p Discipline Of Teachers The president of the Canterbury region of the Post-primary Teachers’ Association (Mr H. C. Evison) with the East Coast Dairy Association or another co-op-erative company to lease the building.—(P. A.) Bridge Ban in this column. Steel Industry Sir,—The chairman of the provisional board of the New me if it is against the law to leave a dog loose at night? If so, may I ask when the Waimairi County Council is going to do something about the many dogs that roam at Such indications of poten tial mutual advantages should lead New Zealand to take more interest in Fiji Conversely, Fiji has certain problems which it may not be has not disproved the contention of “ The Press ” that the new Education Bill “does not impose “harsher sanctions” on teachers. The new Bill specifies penalties for “minor offences” (clause 159) and penalties for “major offences” (clause The Tauranga Harbour Board has decided not to sanction the construction of the trans-harbour bridge between Sulphur point and the Aerodrome wharf, as proposed by the Tauranga City Zealand Steel Company, Sir Woolf Fisher, is confident that an “economically feasible” steel industry can be developed from our ironsands. A short time ago the country was cozened in much the same by another northliberty throughout the new subdivision off Daniels road at night? These dogs run over gardens and riewly-sown lawns, and run off with anything they can find, including shoes left in a porch. Perhaps a rise in the dog regis£3100. The property was offered on account of Mr L. M. Dale by Binns, Barber and Keenan, Ltd., acting in conjunction with Baker Bros., Ltd. The house has a lounge, two bedrooms, kitchen - dinette, able to solve without addi tional help. One of these, the danger of conflict between the two main races, the Indians and the native Fijians, has taken an ominous new turn during 1964. When the “indentured160). For minor offences the maximum penalty is Council, lhe board’s resolution says it first wants an era propagator of a glasstration fee might be the laundry, and bathroom. Outlabour” system under which works enterprise, also based means of getting rid of some buildings on the section of 20 Indians were brought to the penalty is still dismissal; but lesser penalties, including a fine of up to £100, are now provided. It is assurance that such a bridge will have no effect on the harbour channels.—(P.A.) on sand literally and, as it proved, figuratively. Let us reof these plate-licking nuisances.—Yours, etc., perches include a garage and a workshop. colony ended after the 1914-18 war, many of the freed spect the omen.—Yours, etc., sheer fantasy to claim, as Mr Evison does, that a Fair Return The United States court at R. H. LANGDON. without any hyphen.)—Yours, September 20, 1964. teacher could be fined £100 “ for any offence at all, “ if the board decided it was not of a minor nature September 29, 1964. etc., L.G.P. [The chairman of the Wai mairi County Council (Mr J. New Zealand Weather Any education board that attempted to impose a £100 fine for “ any offence at all ” would sobn find that clause 160 does not give boards the latitude the recent International Trade Fair in Wellington attracted at least £300,000 worth of new business. This September 29,1964. I. Colligan) says: It is an lourist industry Sir,— I was interested to read the report by Dr. P. J. Religious Broadcasts offence to allow a dog to roam at large in the county during the hours of darkness. \ T n\ fk\ Vor<!Howe Mr Evison professes to believe it does. The investiwas a conservative estimate, Lloyd in your issue this mornSir,—Recently it was rertcd that as thev had no Recently a number of owners gating committee to which Mr Evison objects so the second secretary (econoing and I trust that not only of dogs in the Northcote area were approached concerning their dogs being permitted to roam at large, and were advised of their obligations. If the correspondent still has -"•v--' /) ' ooS —1 strongly does not try the teacher charged, but merely investigates a charge already laid and denied. We fail to see anything sinister in this provision, or in the abolition of the right of the Minister of Education mic and commercial) of the American Embassy (Mr H. F. Newsom) said.—(P.A.) Once A Church the powers that be but also private enterprise will mark well his words of wisdom, for the tourist industry is the only one where we can earn share in the time allocated for religious broadcasts, the Seventh Day Adventists were intending to try to buy time on our commercial stations. ■ /■ vooo \ \ \ IW5 to veto a fine of up to £5. The nub of Mr Evison’s objections appears to be an employer’s right to discipline his employees. Professions of predominantly self-employed workers, such as medicine and law, can and do discipline their own members; but A building that was originally the Church of United Free Methodists in Christchurch is to be demolished tomorrow. Situated at 434 St. Asaph street, and now the premises substantial overseas currency without material exports. 1 would query only one point in his report and that is the target of £10,000,000 by 1970. The report of the Tourist and As a staunch Anglican, whose church is well served in broadcasts, I applaud their enterprise and wish them the best of luck. A few years ago I was perturbed to hear cause for complaint he should communicate direct with the county office.”] Wage Order *\ \ Xi whether Mr Evison likes it or not, “ the old context Publicity Department for the that it was impossible to buy Sir,—Will “Well Satisfied” / • i ' X ' “of master and servant” remains the only appropriate one for the teaching profession. of Andrews and Pearson, Ltd., the building was constructed in the 1870s and year ended March this year gives a figure for visitor expenditure of £8,960,000, retime in this country for religious broadcasts. I felt ashamed to find that New tell me his secret of how to save and bank’ money out of my pension? I am a v 7 7 , -4 The four “important matters” in the report of the Royal Commission on Education which Mr Evison says have been ignored in the bill have in served as a church for some presenting an increase of 116 per cent since 1959. From the department’s report and other recent authoritative Zealand is one of the few widower, living alone, and pay £27 a year in rates, electric power and coal bill some 25s a week—roughly £2 a \ \ \ \ X years. A new church was countries in the world where then built on an adjoining site, and the former church was used as a Sunday school hall. The new building was this is not permitted; yet horse racing is broadcast all day long as well as the dividends. Australia, like FRONTS WEATHER SYMBOLS iact received the attention of the Government since the commission's report was brought down The statements I think it is safe to say that New Zealand week. If he and his wife can bank £75 a year 1 should be COLO -A. A RAIN AREAS lllllllllllllll most serious of Mr Evison’s four points is that the school-leaving age has not yet been raised to 16; but subsequently destroyed by fire. should earn £10,000,000 in overseas exchange in 1965-66, if not in this current year. most other countries, has religious broadcasts at times able to save half that amount as 1 have only one pension, £5 a week. I would also ask WARM -w— OCCLUDED dhflfcA llllllllll WNO -LOW HIGH PRESSURE ISOBARS 1005 OR ANTICYCLONE H [mlSSURE ZV M/LUBARS] such a change should not be made without adequate preparation. It is difficult to imagine how a government could legislate for the teaching profession to special claim to a high professional status ”, Sea Scholarship In effect the Tourist Planning Board suggested by Dr. stations, usually between 9,30 and 11.30 p.m. Would you please ascertain whether time for religious broadcasts may “Well Satisfied” how many years he has been banking STATIONARY LOW PRESSURE OR DEPRESSION 1016 mb — 30 in. Ln Imb — 003 in. Bruce Cramond, a pupil of Te Puke High School, has won a two-year scholarship Lloyd .exists in the New Zealand Travel and Holidays Association.—Yours, etc., £75 a year. Like many more old-age pensioners, I could do with a new suit and boots. FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT as Mr Evison apparently wishes. He must be aware, though, that salaries for higher positions in the teaching profession have recently been substantially increased with the likelihood of increases in other which will enable him to attend the Thames Nautical Training College, at Greenhithe, Kent, England. The sponsors of the scholarship E. G. BECKETT. September 29, 1964. Licensing Hours and if not, why not?—Yours, etc., ANGLICAN. September 21, 1964. underlinen, etc., but none of us can wave a magic Wand.— Yours, etc., A.E.M. September 29. 1964 Situation.—An anti-cyelone east of New Zealand is moving away as a complex low pressure trough advances over the Tasman Sea. teaching salaries. Claims to high professional status are the New Zealand ShipSir—Thn liennsed trade’s Line Director-General of rUJLtXdbL. are not furthered by individual members of the ping Company and the Fedletter to the Minister of JusBroadcasting (Mr G. H. Stringer) said: “The N.Z.B.C. does not sell time for religious broadcasts. Seventh Day Canterbury.--North-westerlies predominating; profession who work full-time for weeks on end in eral Steam Navigation Comtice requesting that the referCigarette Research fresh at times; partly cloudy and rather warm; freezing works, or who take part-time employment pany. Aged 14, Bruce will leave New Zealand in Noendum on closing hours be abolished prompts a question: how. hungry can the liquor Sir,—With Dr. Marsden’s but some rain the alps. Outlook: mainly cloudy. as barmen for the greater part of the year. Profesvember and will train in Adventist submissions on this findings involving air-pollut-cloudy. sional status is earned, not granted by Acts of Parhament. H.M.S. Worcester, which is attached to the college.—(P.A.) traders get? Two years ago. at Mr Hanan’s invitation, five trade representatives assisted three Justice Department offiquestion are at present in the hands of a Parliamentary petitions committee.”] ants as cancer-promoting substances, does it not indicate that direct and particular attention should be given to Marlborough.—North-west exposed places; partly cloudy Outlook: rain. winds, fresh in and rather warm. “The Press” In 1864 cers in re-writing the liquor licensing laws. The new Act made further concessions to legalised drinking after. 6 p.m., and most notably for persons Religious Canvassers Sir,—Is there not some bylaw to prohibit these religious fanatics from' invading the their elimination now—not in several more years of procrastination and postponement? In New Zealand, and particularly in Christchurch, climatic and geographic features assist in grounding Nelson.—Moderate northerlies; cloudy and mild; some drizzle tonight. Outlook: occasional rain. Buller and Westland.—Moderate north-east September 30 by which glees and madthe spirit to do it. In adunder 21 years. Not content privacy of pur homes" with their insidious propaganda? I understand pedlars require a licence to hawk their wares, but these people seem to have the run of the town, and unless one is prepared to be downright rude or call out the dog it is impossible to get rid of them before they have wasted up to an hour of precious time. One tries to keep the commandment, “Love thy neighbour,’ but these persistent callers try one’s Christian charity to the limit. They would be better employed winds; cloudy and mild; rain developing in WestMUSIC rigals, and occasionally The visit of Mr Lyster’s choruses have been perdition to these efforts, we have, from time to spending on liquor within 13 vears, nothing will satisfv the fumes of various kinds.— Yours, etc., land and spreading to Buller. Outlook: rain. Opera Company to Christ- a more ° r _l‘ J . ss ■T . . 4 . creditable manner. Thirchurch may be noted as teen years ago, at Lyttelanother milestone on the ton, we remember many road of advancement of a pleasant evening passed our young community, in listening to the glees and it is an event which of the old English comwe welcome as one likely posers sung in a manner to be of permanent bene- which afforded sufficient fit to the place. Amidst gratification to appease a the dearth of all Art en- very hypercritical spirit joyments, which is the As time went on a band necessary lot of dwellers of instrumental performin a new country the Can- ers gradually clustered ittime, had the advantage of visits from professional performers, both vocal and instrumental, whose performances have tended to keep alive the taste for good music, and to stir up a spirit of emulation in our own people. This is the great benefit which we hope to gather from the Lyster Company. From all that trade but “open slather.” They wish to ignore the 75.4 per cent vote in favour of 6 p.m. closing of March, 1949, which maintains the maiority outook since • 1917. They would like us to forget that 11 p.m. and 10 p.m. closing have been tried. It took three citizens’ petitions and a mass march n Parliament to help poliicians to appreciate that iquor reform is safest in the hands of voters and demoPREVENTION AND CURE. September 29, 1964. Bus And Rail Services Sir,—The suggestion that essential bus services which now run through Geraldine be allowed' to run alongside the failway without serving Geraldine, should be looked into by the Minister of Railways and the transport licensCHRISTCHURCH RE Yesterday in Christchurch was fine and warm. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday: — 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Barometer— (Inches) .. 29.88 29.85 (Millibars) .. 1011.9 1010.9 Thermometer — Drv bulb .65 56 Wet bulb .53 47 Relative humidity (per cent) .. 38 43 ADINGS Bainfall to date last year 20.03in SUNSHINE 1962 1963 1964 h. m. h. m. h. m Ian. .. 174 12 137 54' 238 6 Feb. .. 178 18 161 18 174 12 Mar. .. 155 0 161 12 125 24 4pr. .. 128 24 123 12 127 18 May .. 108 26 136 6 128 54 lune .. 114 18 89 36 78 18 July .. 115 6 92 48 99 39 4ug. .. ISO 48 126 24 170 12 Sept. . . 158 18 89 54 ’155 6 •To September 29.

General News Seeing Stripes Painting the front of rail : ’11 ; lllr III 1 Hi r 1 tIHi HbOi PHYSICIANS TO MFFT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1964. i < ’ IB I Sumner Pollution The Health Department's report on the polluted way engines with diagonal lines similar to those on Ministry of Works trucks was discussed at a meeting of the Waimate Road Safety Committee when Messrs E. J. S. Hinch and K. J. Ashley said ft W, 1 I i 1 * -T Chairman From Chch. waters round Sumner beach could not have been more conveniently timed for the purposes of the Labour Party candidates for the Christchurch railway engines approaching intersections or crossings were hard to see. A resolution, “That railway engines I r (N Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, Sept. 29. About 75 fellows and mem bers of the Roval Austra Drainage Board at its elections next Saturday. The report has enabled Mr N. E. Kirk, M.P., to announce be painted in such a way as to be more visible to road traffic,” was carried and will w I 4 lasian College of Physician from all parts of New Zea land will meet at Wairakei or his intention, a few days before the elections, of seeking a requisition under the Health Act, though it is obviously impossible for the present board to be forwarded to the Road Safety Council, Wellington. Akaroa Trawler Thursday and Friday thi week, under the chairman ship of the vice-president fo the Dominion, Dr J. F. Land take any action to stop or reduce the pollution before the elections, or even to decide what can be done. Before electors condemn the present members of the board for failing to provide for the danger, they The Seddon Park, a 57ft twin-screw trawler, owned by Mr N. Caldwell, a Christchurch building contractor, - reth, of Christchurch. A number of scientific papers will be heard, and there will be a series of clini cal presentations of cases oi should consider whether the board could reasonably have foreseen the present situation. arrived at Akaroa from Gisborne at the week-end and will fish out of Akaroa for particular interest. On Friday afternoon, there will be a combined meetins There has been no rapid expansion of housebuilding at Sumner in recent years to account for the newly-discovered pollution; Sumner’s population rose only from 4445 to 4733—6| per cent—between the the Christchurch market. Minor engine trouble and high seas for a part of the trip delayed the Seddon Park on her direct voyage south of 1 with New Zealand members of the Cardiac Society of Austra lia and New Zealand, when re cent advances in the surgica treatment of disorders of the 1951 and 1961 censuses. Increased sewage pouring nearly 500 miles, but she made the trip in 60 hours According to her skipper, Mr L. Atkinson, she proved herDRAINAGE BOARD FAREWELL.—Mr H. F. Page (middle), the retiring chief aortic valve will be discussed with the major contributions coming from the staff of the cardiac and the cardio-surgi-into the sea from the Scarborough outfall can surely not account for the increased pollution of the sea. engineer of the Christchurch Drainage Board, photographed at a farewell gathering last evening with Mr K. A, White, a former chairman of the works A much more likely cause is the change in the ocean self a good sea boat. With and finance committees, who is not seeking re-election to the board, and Mr cal units at Green Lane Hos bed and currents off Sumner since 1951. Apparently, the tides and currents which previously carried the Sumner sewage offshore can no longer be relied on to do so, though to establish the precise flows of currents and sewage is a difficult and expensive task, complicated by the possibility of further changes in the ocean bed and foreshore. While the population of Sumner rose by 6j Mr Atkinson on the delivery trip were Messrs S. Hokianga R. C. Neville, the board’s chairman, who is also not standing for re-election. pnai. Among visitors attending and W. R. Harraway, two other Akaroa fishermen Messrs Atkinson and Hokianga have been working Mr Caldwell’s small trawler Ora, and will man the Seddon Park when she is ready to fish. The Seddon Park wil LETTE1 (1) Letters sent to the Editor for printing should preferably be typed, otherwise ■ they must be written in ink bn one side of the paper only. A legible signature and full address are required whether these are to be published or not. A P.O. box number, is not a sufficient address. <2) Writers must say clearly whether or not their letters are being or have been sent to other papers. (3) The Editor cannot return or keep any letter which, for any reason, is unsuitable for printing; nor can he acRS TO THE board. In order to clear up any misunderstanding? may I say I wrote to Mr Pickering (on Monday) making the EDITOR the remedy: “Change to a higher-testing breed or cross.” Mr Maling evidently does not know the practical side of the meeting will be Dr. J. L Frew (Melbourne), who has recently conducted post-gradu-ate courses in Hamilton and Invercargill, Mr B. BarrattBoyes and Mr J. A. Baird, senior cardiac surgeons from Auckland and Wellington respectively. per cent the population of Christchurch city as a whole rose 13.4 per cent. Two of the fastest-growing areas in the city were Northcote (105 per cent) and Hoon Hay (335 per cent). These are the two areas where the Drainage Board has spent most of its substantial borrowings since 1951. Had the board not pressed on with work in these areas there might well have been more than isolated cases of hepatitis ing out of Akaroa. . Straight Course The president of the Canterbury Rowing Association (Mr B. R. Walker) said last evening that Kerr’s Reach was not acceptable as an international rowing course above Clear. Mr Pickering, of course, would not receive this information until today.— Yours, etc., H. F. PAGE, Chief Engineer, Christ- • church Drainage Board. September 29, 1964. Sir,—It is a pity that the cows. Let us suppose they are athletes. Does he think that by crossing a four-minute-mile cow with a shortdistance bull a half-miler will be achieved? No, sir, it is not as simple as that. Breeding and production and reproduction are understood only by practical men. All On Thursday afternoon. Dr R. H. Caughey, of Auckland, will beliver the Montgomery Spencer memorial lecture, commemorating the distinguished services to child health in Wellington of the late Dr. Montgomery Spencer who died on active service in the Middle East, in 1943. and other infectious diseases caused by lack of because of curves. “We could knowledge unsuitable letters one Drainage Board member cross-breeding does is to sewerage. Does Mr Kirk suggest the board should have halted its reticulation programme in the western and northern suburbs and diverted money and men to Sumner to meet a development it could not foresee? The board’s chief engineer (Mr H. F. Page), in reply to a correspondent of “ The Press ”, said it was the board’s intention to take all sewage from Sumner, Redcliffs, and Mount Pleasant to the Bromley sewage treatment plant. Mr Page describes this as a major work; unofficial estimates place the cost “well into lose the Empire Games on this one facility,” he said. What was required, he said, was a one mile and a quarter rowing course, 150 yards wide and 5ft deep at low water. At a meeting of 37 representatives of organisations interested in developing the Estuary into an aquatic playground, Mr Walker said he would like to see a course that would meet all international requirements set out annougn uns win oe uone where it seems to be needful, or enter into any correspondence. (4) Letters must not be of more than 150 words. D. E. Mitchell.—Pressure on space forbids. The Blue Beater.—No space for such a discussion. S. W. Hickmott.—Adds nothing to your earlier letter. Sleep.—No space to reopen the correspondence on Kangiora parks. Bealev Avenue.—No snace to Whb should be flushed out on Saturday is already elected unopposed. First-class engineers deserve protection. Will candidates offering themselves for election undertake to ensure that the member, in question is prevented from holding any .responsible position on the board?—Yours, etc. PESTILENCE AND FLOOD. September 29, 1964. mongrelise any one pure strain. Mr Maling admits the supply of liquid milk ’ to Christchurch is unique in its freedom from disease. Then why harp on a decimal “deficiency” in solids which is purely seasonal and, I may add, not only pertaining to this area but from Auckland to the Bluff. I have never been perturbed about the decline in consumption, but am perturbed that some time in Two Houses Sold Offered on account of the estate of R. Webb, a house on one rood 12.2 perches at 274 Main road, Moncks Bay, was sold for £3100 at public auction yesterday. The auctioneer was Mr N. H. McCros- “ six figures ”. The cost will not be grudged by Christchurch ratepayers who prize Sumner beach as one of the more pleasant summer resorts within easy in the Estuary. Dairy Cool Store E reopen the recent discussion on superannuitants, N. Williams.— "We cannot, as a rule, admit the discussion of radio talks which many of our readers ■ may not have heard. uth-Seeker.—Sorry; a discussion on the basis of religion or religions could not usefully be accommodated A Question Of the not too distant future there may not be any supply available.—Yours, etc., F. W. FIECKEN. tie. The-initial bid was £2700. There were eight bids of £50. The house has a lounge, dining-room, two bedrooms, kitchen, and bathroom. There is also a detached room. On the main road frontage is a double garage on Christchurch City Council land, rented for £5 a year. The Government valuation is £2200. The rates are £29 13s lOd. . A 13-year-old concrete block reach of the city; and the work should be put in hand as soon as possible; but not to the detriment of new housing areas. The Tauranga Harbour Board is to construct a cool store for the export of dairy products, subject to satisfactory arrangements being made Ti vrinograpuy Sir,—In your first leader today you use a word not recorded before 1892, but now in increasingly common use, which you, and the dictionaries, spell “unco-ordinated.” “Unco,” sir, as a word in itself, is as meaningless as it is ugly, an offence alike to the ear and mind and eye, little better than, a hiccup, as I hope you may agree. If so, I would ask you to take the lead and set a precedent in future toward a more seemly orthography, by writing the word in question without any d—-d hyphens. The dictionaries are sensitive organisms and would probably soon follow you. (I note that those in my possession do not yet acknowledge the word “unSeptember 25, 1964. Dogs Loose At Night Sir,—Could you please tell Discipline Of Teachers The president of the Canterbury region of the with the East Coast Dairy Association or another co-op-erative company to lease the building.—(P. A.) in this column. Steel Industry Sir,-—-The chairman of the me if it is against the law to leave a dog loose at night? If so, may I ask when the Waimairi County Council is going to do something about Post-primary Teachers’ Association (Mr H. C. Evison) has not disproved the contention of “ The Press ” that the new Education Bill “does not impose “harsher sanctions” on teachers. The new Bill specifies penalties for “minor offences” (clause 159) and penalties for “major offences” (clause 160) For minor offences the maximum penalty is still £5, as in 1933. For major offences, the maximum penalty is still dismissal; but lesser penalties, including a fine of up to £100, are now provided. It is sheer fantasy to claim, as Mr Evison does, that a teacher could be fined £100 “ for any offence at all, Bridge Ban The Tauranga Harbour Board has decided not to sanction the construction of the trans-harbour bridge between Sulphur point and the Aerodrome wharf, as proposed by the Tauranga City Council. The board’s resolution says it first wants an assurance that such a bridge will have no effect on the harbour channels.—(P.A.) Fair Return provisional board of the New Zealand Steel Company, Sir Woolf Fisher, is confident that an “economically feasible” steel industry can be developed from our ironsands. A short time ago the country was cozened in much the -same by another northern propagator of a glassworks enterprise, also based on sand literally and, as it proved, figuratively. Let us respect the omen.—-Yours, etc., R. H. LANGDON. September 29, 1964. the many dogs that roam at liberty throughout the new subdivision off Daniels road at night? These dogs run over gardens and riewly-sown lawns, and run off with anything they can find, including shoes left in a porch. Perhaps a rise in the dog registration fee might be the means of getting rid of some of these plate-licking nuisances.—Yours, etc., A NEW RESIDENT. September 20, 1964. [The chairman of the Wai street, Spreydon, was sold for £3100. The property was offered on account of Mr L. M. Dale by Binns, Barber and Keenan, Ltd., acting in conjunction with Baker Bros., Ltd. The house has a lounge, two bedrooms, kitchen - dinette, laundry, and bathroom. Outbuildings on the section of 20 perches include a garage and a workshop. co-operative” either with or without any hyphen.)—Yours, etc., New Zealai “ if the board decided it was not of a minor nature Any education board that attempted to impose a £100 fine for “ any offence at all ” would sobn find that clause 160 does not give boards the latitude Mr Evison professes to believe it does. The investigating committee to which Mr Evison objects so strongly does not try the teacher charged, but merely investigates a charge already laid and denied. We fail to see anything sinister in this provision, or in the abolition of the right of the Minister of Education The United States court at the recent International Trade Fair in Wellington attracted at least £300,000 worth of new business. This was a conservative estimate, the second secretary (economic and commercial) of the American Embassy (Mr H. F. Newsom) said.—(P.A.) Once A Church L.G.P. September 29,1964. mairi County Council (Mr J. I. Colligan) says: “It IS an lounst industry Sir,— I was interested to read the report by Dr. P. J. Lloyd in your issue this morning and I trust that not only the powers that be but also private enterprise will mark well his words of wisdom, for the tourist industry is the only one where we can earn Religious Broadcasts Sir,—Recently it was reported that, as they had no share in the time allocated for religious broadcasts, the Seventh Day Adventists were intending to try to buy time on our commercial stations. offence to allow a dog to roam at large in the county during the hours of darkness. Recently a number of owners of dogs in the Northcote area were approached concerning their dogs being permitted to roam at large, and were advised of their obligations. If the correspondent still has cause for complaint he should communicate direct with the county office.”] Wage Order Sir,—Will “Well Satisfied" tell me his secret of how to save and bank’ money out of my pension? I am a widower, living alone, and pay £27 a year in rates, electric power and coal bill some 25s a week—roughly £2 a week. If he and his wife can bank £75 a year 1 should be able to save half that amount as 1 have only one pension, £5 a week. I would also ask “Well Satisfied” how many years he has been banking £75 a year. Like many more old-age pensioners, I could do with a new suit and boots, underlinen, etc., but none of us can wave a magic Wand.— Yours, etc., A.E.M. September 29, 1964. /'I / A \ . // ' 00 M. itord Mowe A\ ’ \ 101 9 to veto a fine of up to £5. The nub of Mr Evison’s objections appears to be an employer’s right to discipline his employees. Professions of predominantly self-employed workers, such as medicine and law, can and do discipline their own members; but, whether Mr Evison likes it or not, “the old context “ of master and servant ” remains the only appropriate one for the teaching profession. The four “important matters” in the report of the Royal Commission on Education which Mr Evison says have been ignored in the bill have in A building that was originally the Church of United Free Methodists in Christchurch is to be demolished tomorrow. Situated at 434 St. Asaph street, and now the premises of Andrews and Pearson, Ltd., the building was constructed in the 1870s and served as a church for some substantial overseas currency without material exports. 1 would query only one point in his report and that is the target of £10,000,000 by 1970. The report of the Tourist and Publicity Department for the year ended March this year gives a figure for visitor expenditure of £8,960,000, representing an increase of 116 per cent since 1959. From the department’s report and other recent authoritative As a staunch Anglican, whose church is well served in broadcasts, I applaud their enterprise and wish them the best of luck. A few years ago I was perturbed to hear that it was impossible to buy time in this country for religious broadcasts. I felt ashamed to find that New Zealand is one of the few \ A X' »Mac years. A new church was countries in the world where then built on an adjoining site, and the former church was used as a Sunday school hall. The new building was subsequently destroyed by fire. Sea Scholarship this is not permitted; yet horse racing is broadcast all day long as well as the dividends. Australia, like most other countries, has religious broadcasts at times purchased from commercial stations, usually between 9,30 and 11.30 p.m. Would you please ascertain whether time for religious broadcasts may be purchased in New Zealand and if not, why not?—Yours, etc., ANGLICAN. September 21, 1964. FRONTS WEA iact received the attention of the Government since the commission’s report was brought down. The most serious of Mr Evison’s four points is that the school-leaving age has not yet been raised to 16; but such a change should not be made without adequate preparation. It is difficult to imagine how a government could legislate for the teaching profession to a s P ec^ claim to a high professional status ”, as Mr Evison apparently wishes. He must be aware’ though, that salaries for higher positions in the teaching profession have recently been substantially increased with the likelihood of increases in other statements I think it is safe to say that New Zealand should earn £10,000,000 in overseas exchange in 1965-66, if not in this current year. In effect the Tourist Planning Board suggested by Dr. COLD * PAIN AREA. SHOWERS O OCCLUDED AflfcA STATION AW SCATTERED HIGH PRESSI OR ANTICYCL LOW PRESSU OR DEPRESS Bruce Cramond, a pupil of Te Puke High School, has won a two-year scholarship which will enable him to attend the Thames Nautical Training College, at Greenhithe, Kent, England. The sponsors of the scholarship Lloyd,exists in the New Zealand Travel and Holidays Association.—Yours, etc., E. G. BECKETT. September 29, 1964. Licensing Hours FORECAST TO MID Situation.—An anti-c land is moving away as trough advances over the teaching salaries. Claims to high professional status are not furthered by individual members of the profession who work full-time for weeks on end in are the New Zealand Shipping Company and the Federal Steam Navigation Company. Aged 14, Bruce will leave New Zealand in NoSir,—The licensed trade’s letter to the Minister of Justice requesting that the refer[The Director-General of Broadcasting (Mr G. H. Stringer) said: “The N.Z.B.C. does not sell time for religious broadcasts. Seventh Day Cigarette Research ruiecasi. Canterbury.fresh at times; -North-v partly c freezing works, or who take part-time employment endum on closing hours be abolished prompts a question: how. hungry can the liquor traders get? Two years ago. at Mr Hanan’s invitation, five trade representatives assisted three Justice Department officers in re-writing the liquor licensing laws. The new Act made further concessions to legalised drinking after. 6 p.m., and most notably for persons under 21 years. Not content with a doubling of per capita spending on liquor within 13 years, nothing will satisfy the :rade but “open slather.” They wish to ignore the 75.4 per cent vote in favour of 6 p.m. closing of March, 1949, which maintains the maiority outook since • 1917. They would like us to forget that 11 p.m. and 10 p.m. closing have been tried. It took three citizens’ petitions and a mass march n Parliament to help polircians to appreciate that iquor reform is safest in the hands of voters and democratic procedures.—Yours, *tc PHILLIP RAMSAY. September 29,1964. Drainage Board Sir.—My attention has been irawn to your report this morning on the special board meeting last evening. I have men quoted as saying that 1 lad made clear to Mr N. G. ’ickering that I had no intenion of continuinsr with the Sir,—With Dr. Marsden’s but some rain the alps. as barmen for the greater part of the year. Professional status is earned, not granted by Acts of Parhament. vember and will train in H.M.S. Worcester, which is attached to the college.—(P.A.) Adventist submissions on this question are at present in the hands of a Parliamentary petitions committee.”] findings involving air-pollut-ants as cancer-promoting substances, does it not indicate that direct and particular attention should be given to their elimination now—not in several more years of procrastination and postponement? In New Zealand, and particularly in Christchurch, climatic and geographic features assist in grounding fumes of . various kinds.— Yours, etc., PREVENTION AND CURE. September 29, 1964. Bus And Rail Services Sir,—The suggestion that essential bus services which now run through Geraldine be allowed' to run alongside the failway without serving Geraldine, should be looked into by the Minister of Railways and the transport licenssing authority. A ruling has been given by previous Ministers of Railways and transport licensing authorities that these services alongside the railway are justified only if they serve centres like Geraldine and Waimate, which are off the railway. The local bodies and businessmen of the Geraldine district should put up the utmost resistance to this move.—Yours, etc.. C. C. KNIGHT. Geraldine, Sept. 29, 1964. cloudy. Marlborough.—North exposed places; partly c Outlook: rain. “The Press” In September 30 by which glees and madMUSIC rigals, and occasionally The visit of Mr Lyster’s choruses have been perOpera Company to Christ- mJSL} 11 a more or „|®. ss ■T . . 4 . creditable manner. Thirchurch may be noted as teen years ago, at Lyttelanother milestone on the ton, we remember many road of advancement of a pleasant evening passed our young community, in listening to the glees and it is an event which of the old English comwe welcome as one likely posers sung in a manner to be of permanent bene- which afforded sufficient fit to the place. Amidst gratification to appease a the dearth of all Art en- very hypercritical spirit joyments, which is the As time went on a band necessary lot of dwellers of instrumental performin a new country the Can- ers gradually clustered itterbury people have from self round the leader of the earliest times endeav- the time, until at last, in ored to resuscitate the spite of all the little taste which has of late jealousies and vulgarities years developed itself so which display themselves largely amongst the mid- in every amateur society, die classes of England we have been able to acfor music, and especially complish the performance for concerted music of of the greatest of Oratthe highest order. We orios in a manner which, have had. from a very however much it left to short time after the land- be done, gave great reaing of the first colonists, son to hope that there one society after another, were the materials and 1864 the spirit to do it. In addition to these efforts, we have, from, time to time, had the advantage of visits from professional performers, both vocal and instrumental, whose performances have tended to keep alive the taste for good music, and to stir , up a spirit of emulation in our own people. This is the great benefit which we hope to gather from the Lyster Company. From all that we have been able to learn from those who have heard them, we have reason to believe that their performances are really very good. We do not expect of course to hear anything like the perfection of performance heard in the principal European theatres. But we do anticipate hearing the music correctly and creditably performed. Religious Canvassers Sir,—Is there not some bylaw to prohibit these religious fanatics from’ invading the privacy of pur homes with their insidious propaganda? I understand pedlars require a licence to hawk their wares, but these people seem to have the run of the town, and unless one is prepared to be downright rude or call out the dog it is impossible to get rid of them before they have wasted up to an hour of precious time. One tries to keep the commandment, “Love thy neighbour,’ but these persistent callers try one’s Christian charity to the limit. They would be better employed helping some of the underprivileged sections of the community where their energy and fervour would be of some practical use.—Yours, etc., EXASPERATED HOUSEWIFE. September 29. 1964. Town Milk Sir, —Paul Maling has become very involved. He is now advocating for “his” substandard “cows and athletes” Nelson.—Moderate mild; some drizzle tonij rain. Buller and Westlan winds; cloudy and mild; land and spreading to B CHRISTCHURCH RI Yesterday in Christchurch was fine and warm. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday: — 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Barometer— (Inches) .. 29.88 29.85 (Millibars) .. 1011.9 1010.9 Thermometer — Drv bulb .65 56 Wet bulb .53 47 Relative humidity (per cent) .. 38 43 WindDirection .. N.W. S.E. Speed (m.p.h.) 5 3 Houd, 0-8 1 . 1 Maximum during day . 68 Rainfall 9 a.m. to midnight .. Nil Sunshine . 8hr 48min Readings taken at 9 a m — Maximum temp. . prev. 24 hours 60 Minimum temp. prev. 24 hours 45 Grass minimum temp. 45 Rainfall prev. 24 hours Nil Rainfall to date 13.02in