NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 108, 3 November 1926, Page 9

NELSON NEWS

(From Oar Own Correspondent.) NELSON, ; 2nd November

The School of Music was crowded on Friday when a highly entertaining programme was given by Boys' Central School Choir. Prior to the concert the school Fife and Drum Band rendered some good music. ■ The choir contained about 170 boys, under the conductorship of Mr. Boycs. Dancing items, physical culture, historical plays in costume, and "Waxworks" by pupils of the various classes added to the interest of the concert. The entertainment was repeated on Saturday night, and will be again given this week in aid of the Hospital Patients' Entertainment Fund. A very fine collection of paintings of the late Miss Nina Jones ie on exhibition at the Suter Art Gallery. , The rainfall in Nelson for October was above the average, being' 4.83 inches, as compared with an -average for October in past years of 3.59 inches. There were 16 days with rain. Five days were without bright sunshine. A strong, northerly wind yesterday caused the water at high tide to go well across the Port road. .The Nelson Fruit Exporters' Association recently requested .Mr. H. Atmore,. M.P., to enlist the support of members of Parliament representing fruit districts for a cablegram to the Prime Minister urging that an effort be made to secure British preference for Empire-grown fruit. As a result of Mr. Atmore's activities the following cablegram was to-day lodged at Nelson for dispatch: "We Parliamentary representatives of the fruit exporting districts of New Zealand wish to emphasise the vital necessity of obtaining British preference over our American competitors for fruit entering Great Britain, and respectfully suggest that you place this before the Imperial Conference and Home Government as imperative for > the continued existence of the Dominion fruit industry, which is almost entirely dependent on the British market. We remind you that New Zealand purchases British goods to the value of £16 per head annually, as compared with American per capita purchase of 9s per annum. Signed, Atmore, Campbell, Hudson, Horn, Girling, Jordan, Kyle, Mason." A similar cablegramwas sent to' the editor of the London "Times." The Mayor (Mr. W. Lock) has received a letter from Mr: G. T. Marshall, manager of the Golden Bay Cement Company's works, regretting having to advise that the directors have come to the conclusion that they are quite unable to wait longer than. 1928 for electric energy, and they are now considering the installation of their own generating machinery. ' It' is essential that they should have their plant increased by 1928, and the possibility of power being available from the Nelson hydro scheme being very remote, the company does not think the chance of cooperating with Nelson possible. The writer further states: "I am very sorry the company is absolutely unable to wait until the. date mentioned by Mr. Kissel, 1931, thus practically dooming any chance the scheme had of progressing in the near future."

The vital statistics for Nelson during October are: —Births, 20; deaths, 9; marriages, 4.