OVER 200 PLACED

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 255, 24 July 1936, Page 7

OVER 200 PLACED

Employment Scheme

Successes — Over 200 men have been placed in employment by the Hutt Valley Employment Bureau since the placement scheme became operative. The majority of the positions found are permanent. Of the Hutt Valley total, Lower Hutt men have been found 102 jobs and Petone 100. The placement officer, Mr. K. D. Whelan. is still urging that employers of any kind of labour should communicate with the employment bureau, where men whose qualifications and experience have been checked are available for a great variety of callings. “Spring is coming and before very long residents will be wanting gardeners,” he said. “Well, we have six flower gardeners and six men with experience of market and vegetable gardening, and I'm. sure that any one of them will give satisfaction. Painters will be wanted soon, too, and we have nearly as many of them. I can recommend them, too.” The variety of talent and experience offering Is as diverse as ever, and on the present list of those whose, credentials have been found to be in or<ler at Lower Hutt are a master’mariner, a well-quali-fied radio engineer and an advertising practitioner. BUTTERFLY CREEK Popularity of Eastbourne Reserve Continues "You can go the whole way in dancing shoes.” invited Cr. I). Bowie, when telling the Eastbourne Borough Council last evening that the wet patches on both tracks to Butterfly Creek had now been duckboard ed.

"The reserve proved once again very popular, as on the King’s Birthday about 500 people visited it.” reported Mr. J. Bennett, caretaker of reserves. “Two blockages in Gollan’s Stream are at present being removed. This will prevent flooding of the area around the log cabin.” HARRIERS’ FIELD DAY . Inauguration of Event To-morrow I To-morrnw' the annual field day fnr the harriers of the Hutt Valley will be inaugurated. at the Hutt Park. This will be a club handicap race of three events open only to members of the Hutt Club, the distances being half, one and two miles. The runner gaining most 4 points in all three events will receive a trophy. The race is to begin at 2.30 p.m., and the handicapper, Mr. 11. A. Walker, has declared the following handicaps, which refer to the |-mile. 1-inile and 2-mile events respectively:— E. Taylor, scr., scr., 50yds.; M. Patterson. 10yds., scr.. scr.: K. Robbie, 15yds.. scr.. 10yds.: G. Turner, syds., scr., 15yds.; V. Smith. 20yds.. 15yds,. 20yds.: T. Pearce, 20yds., 20yds., 30yds.; P. Taylor. 10yds.. 15yds., 25yds.; R. Kent. 25yds.. 20yds.. 30 yds.: D. Magrath. 15yds.. 15yds.. 30yds.; T. Hurlv. 25yds.. 30yds.. 45yds.; IT. Hoste, 25vds., 35vds". GOvds.: W. O’Connor, ‘2syds., 35vds. 00 vds.: 11. Walker. 20vds., 30yds.. 80yds.: T. Walker. 30yds., 4Dyds.; 100yds.: IT. Walsh. 25yds., 40yds.. 100yds; A. McAiilay, 30yds., 50yds.. 125yds.: F. Diimble, 35yds.. 50yds.. 125yds.: N. Searle. 35yds.,

(lOyds., 150yds.; C. King. 20yds.. OOyds., 150 vds.: 11. Furness. 40yds..- 70yds.. 150yds.: A. Clark. 40yds., 90yds„ 180yds.; T. McIvor 40vds.. 00yds.. 100yds.: B. Furness. 40vds„ 100yds.. 100yds.: Davies. 35yds.. 100 V<is. lOOvds.; Gray. 00yds.. 100yds., 200 yds.: Elliot. 40yds.. 125yds.. 250yds.: Coomber. 00y<ls.. 125yds.. 250yds.: A. Mack 40v<ls., 125yds., 250yds.; F, Nowlands. GOyds.. 175yds.. 350yds.; J. Clayton, 75yds., 200yds., 400yds. EASTBOURNE SEA-WALL Difficulty of Getting Rock “Both the road and the sea wall have been repaired and reconstructed in places up to Nikau Street, in order to work the truck right through or from either end,” it was reported at last evening« meeting of the Eastbourne Borough Council. “Having accomplished this, it is intended to concentrate on the filling behind the wall and on the road and grading seaward to safeguard against scouring out. Rock, rotten rock, and sand is being used for the filling, a quarry being worked for this purpose near the southern end of tlie wall. The greatest difficulty has been in securing a plentiful supply of suitable rock for the face nnd 'apron of the wall; Hint, used has been taken from Mr. Burden's properly.