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Evening Star, Issue 20587, 12 September 1930, Page 8

In accordance with instructions from council to act in the matter of the tenders for discharge valve for Mahiuerangi clam the matter has been fully investigated by tho E.P. and L. Committee, and it has been decided to accept tho following tenders; —(a) Messrs Cory-Wright and Salmon for one oft diameter English electric cylindrical balanced streamline discharge regulating valve arranged for jet dispersion for the total sum of £1,200 delivered, all charges paid, at the corporation yard. Dunedin; (b) Messrs Stevenson and Cook Engineering Company, Ltd., for ope cast iron sluice gate (for use in connection with the above-mentioned valve) for tho total sum of £BOO delivered, all charges paid, at the corporation yard, Duncdm. The specifications were prepared in such a form as to permit of the order being divided as proposed? The sanction of the Public Works Department, Wellington, has been obtained to the plant as provided by statute.

A further report by the city electrical engineer amplifying his previous report on the cost of the steam plant as compared with tho estimate has been received by tho E.P. and L. Committee. On tho further information supplied by tho engineer it appears to bo clear that the increase over tho original estimate is satisfactorily accounted for, reports the committee.

The city engineer's report on the progress of the works during the past fortnightly period at Mahineraugi dam furnishes the following information The concrete wall on the upstream end of the right bank coffer dam has been blasted'out, and tho downstream timber and clay-fill dam have been removed. Sandbag dams were put across to the left bank, thus diverting tho water through the temporary discharge at the dam, Tho erection of the necessary pumps, dismantling of the centre wall of the coffer dam, and genera! preparations for the permanent left bank coffer dam are now in hand. The walls of the power station are now completed, and the upstream end scaffolding has been removed. At gravel washer No. 1 the concreting has been completed, and this apparatus is now practically ready for operation again. The collection of a stock of gravel is now in hand, and everything is working smoothly. Tho Tramways Committee is recommending to the City Council that the tender of Messrs W. B. Quennell and Sous for the removal and erection at new site of shelter shed at the Anderson’s Bay train terminus be accepted. The tender is the lowest of five received. Authority has been granted the tramway manager to slightly increase the siio of the - dashboards on tlje tramcars so’ that the boards will be of standard poster size. At present the boards are slightly small ; hence a certain amount of business for standard-sized posters is I6st. '

The report of the chief traffic inspector on the activities of bis' department during the pest monthly pepiod indicates' that twenty-five police court proceedings were taken, and that in addition a large nuifiber of warnings was issued to motorists for breaches of many provisions of the traffic regulations. These include 101 warnings for cars improperly parked on parking places. 21 for insufficient lights, 12 for fast driving, 34 for cars stopping over the time limit, and 12 for failure to provide rear view mirrors.

When Richard White, a theatrical manager, was charged at the Police Court this morning with obstructing a footpath Senior-sergeant Quarterraain told the magistrate that some of these men regard a conviction us a paying proposition in tho light of the advertisement offered. Constable Ogalvio said that tho defendant was setting free a number of balloons from tho Bristol Piano Company. There were a few hundred balloons, and a crowd collecting around, tho traffic was impeded. The defendant, who did not appear, was fined £2 10s and costs.

One application for permission to sell art union tickets in Dowling street and one application for :i license to sell fruit from a motor truck as a stand have been declined. A curious action on tho part of an honorary ranger of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society was reported to the executive. A member said he had had word that a party was about to make a “spotlight” raid on hares on one of the main roads, a procedure they had followed on other occasions. Ho telephoned tho society’s permanent ranger, but the honorary ranger let tho party know that the ranger had been informed of the proposed raid. Other members thought it was time the warrants of honorary rangers were revised. The secretary said there were about 130 on the list, and only about five were good men. It was agreed to take steps to revise the list.—Press Association.

There is still no change in the sound picture situation. No local agents of the American corporations aro selling any film whatsoever to tho exhibitors, though some have tried to buy. Sir Victor Wilson has seen the acting Prime Minister (Mr Ransom) and laid all the cards upon the table in the matter of the proposed taxation. On the nature of the answer depends what will follow.—Press Association. The Finance < Committee will recommend to the City Council that tho sura of £75 be devoted out of the Andrews bequest fund as a contribution to the funds of tho Dunedin territorial unit. Hitherto, the grant was of £l5O, but with the change for the time being of tho defence system, it is considered that the vote of £75 will meet tho case.

The Wellington War Memorial on Lambton quay moves slowly towards completion, but the bronze piece to surmount tho marble and concrete shaft will not arrive until November. For tho past month the contvactox’s have been ready to hoist the bronze horse and the figure symbolic of death defying the aspiration of youth into position at the top of the shaft, but from what can be gathered the horse has been damaged, one of the legs being broken, rather badly when the piece was being handled in the courtyard at Burlington House, London. The repairs appear to be taking longer than was anticipated. _ The latest advice is that tho horse is not due here until early in November, by which time tho rest of the work in connection with tho memorial should be completed.— Press Association.

The monthly meeting of the High Street School Committee was held on Wednesday evening in the office of the school, members present being Messrs llipley (chairman), Hollingworth, Curtis, Beck, Collier, Cameron, and Neill. The head master’s report stated the roll number as 411, an increase on the previous month. Mr Gibb had commenced duties as first assistant. The various teams had been highly successful during the season. The hockey girls’ team won the seven-a-side tournament, and hold Mrs Hudson’s cup for twelve months. The A hockey girls won the banner ; the B grade Rugby boys won their section, and the Association boys were premiers in tlieir competition. The Visiting Committee reported the grounds and school in good order. A letter was received from the ■Otago State Primary Schools’ Sports Association enclosing an order for sports material. This was placed in the hands of Mr Curtis, the school sports convener.

The Works Committee will submit tho following recommendations to the Drainage Board on Wednesday:—(l) That the proposed schedule of drainage and sewerage works for the first instalment of £IOO,OOO out of tho proposed £250,000 loan, be adopted. The schedule as approved would accompany tho application to the Loans Board for authority to raise the Joan. Copies of tl*e schedule have been sent to each member of tho board; (2) that authority be and is hereby granted to proceed with the following sewerage and drainage works: (a) Relaying of old defective sewer in High street, between Hope and Melville streets, estimated cost £725; (b) extension or the stormwater sewer in High street from- Hope street to Grant street, estimated cost £1,100; (c) construction of sowers in Antrim street and North road to pick up the drainage from the new subdivision of Moupt Mere, estimated cost £700; the whole of the above works are provided for in the new loan schedule.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon the case was concluded in which John Mitchell Craigie and Harold Booth (Air 11. E. Barrmvclough), organisers for the South Island for Australian and New Zealand Investments, Ltd., proceeded against Arthur Pevcrill (trading as A. Pcverill and Co.), Christchurch, who was represented by Mr R. A. King, on a claim for £8 10s, tho difference between the sum retained by the defendant as commission on the sale of bonds and tho amount actually allowed as commission by tho plaintiffs. After evidence by tho defendant the magistrate said that he considered plaintiff was not entitled to recover, and judgment was given for defendant, with costs amounting to £4 lls lOd. In the Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon Thomas Bennett claimed from Herbert Evans £7 lls 6d, half of the amount of loss incurred under a contract performed by tho plaintiff and defendant as partners, the whole of which was borne by tho plaintiff. Mr Calvert appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Bay lee for the defendant. The evidence for the plaintiff was to the effect that ho and tho defendant had entered into partnership to carry out a contract to supply material and lay paths and steps to a residence at St. Clair. This contract was completed, and resulted in a loss of £ls 3s, the whole of which fell on him. After hearing evidence on behalf of the defence. His Worship said that tho plaintiff’s evidence was the more re •able, and gave judgment for plaintiff for the amount claimed, with costs (£1 Is), solicitor’s fee (£1 6s), and witness’s expenses (10s). At the last meeting of the Presbyterian Assembly’s Public Questions Committee the following resolution was carried and authorised for transmission to the Acting-Prime Minister Tho committee records its strong opposition to the proposed Gaming Amendment Bill which is about to no introduced into Parliament with the object of legalising the use of tlie telegraph system tor transmitting bets to the totalisator, and of permitting the publication of totalisator business in the Press. The committee regards' with grave apprehension tho growth in the menace of gambling, and points out that the ethical objections which hold against nil such practices are intensified by .the economic tension which exists at the present time, when the inculcation of thrift and industry is essential to the financial stability of the dominion.

Tho impasse which has been reached in the selection of a site for the new materity hospital to replace the Forth street institution was fully discussed at a conference between the Otago Hospital Board and the University Council yesterday afternoon. Mr W. E. S. Knight (chairman of the board) presided over a full attendance of members of both bodies. After a discussion the conference decided to ask the Hospital Board, tho council, the medical faculty, and the Dunedin branch of the Obstetrical Society to appoint members to a committee to submit a report to a joint meeting of tho conference bodies.

“ That tho necessary steps be taken to serve fresh notices on owners of land abutting on tho Kaikorai Stream, calling upon such owners to remove obstructions which impede the free flow of the water in the bed of the stream,” is recommended to the Drainage Board by the Works Committee. Further evidence was heard in the Magistrate’s Court this morning in the case in which James August Chapman (Mr H. E. Barrowclough) proceeded against J. Johnson (Mr J. M. Paterson) on a claim for £34 Bs. The statement of claim set out that damage to that amount was done to the plaintiff’s car as the result of a collision with defendant’s motor truck. It was alleged that tho accident was duo to the negligence of the defendant in failing to give way to traffic approaching from tho right, and that he tailed to keep a proper look-out and to stop his motor lorry in time. It was also alleged that the speed of defendant was dangerous in view of the fact that he was about to turn from a narrow side street into the principal thoroughfare of tho city. Judgment was given to the plaintiff for the full amount claimed, with court courts (£2 7s), witnesses’ expenses (£1 7s), and solicitor’s fee (£4 3s).

Authority has been granted to renew the present coverings on the stairs and landing at the Free Public Library with rubber treads and nosings at the cost of £65. The expenditure will be provided for out of the present year’s estimates.

Albert Edward Leckie, a labourer, aged 20, was sentenced by Mr M'Neil, S.M., to four months’ imprisonment for stealing a diamond valued at £l2 10s. The police stated that the accused asked a jeweller to show him some diamonds, and one was later found to be missing. The accused was discharged from the Borstal Institution this year. He was given employment, but was dismissed for laziness.—Wellington Press Association telegram.

The unemployment trouble in and about Dunedin is not decreasing. Evidence to that effect was abundant in a round of the relief establishments this morning. Captain Chandler, who is in charge at the mayor’s depot in Dowling street, reports that fourteen new applicants for aid have registered within the past four days, whilst none have declared off. Mrs Marshall Macdonald, who directs the distribution of goods, says that the most urgent requirements now are vegetables, jam, and honey. At the Trades Hall in Moray place Mr Jeffrey has much the same tale to tell. The enrolment of workless men is mounting at the average rate of five per day, and some of those who have been getting two or three day’s employment per week have now' to make shift with two or three days per month. Mr Jeffrey adds that he asked at the Labour Bureau yesterday as to the possibility of providing some extra work, and was informed that the department had no more money to spend. Authority has been given by the Works Committee of the City Council to call quotations for 60 tons of 180-200 penetration bitumen and 15 tons of 80-100 penetration bitumen. This is practically the same quantity as was obtained last year for surface sealing of tho streets. As the Dunedin Corporation’s reservoirs are now full, the opportunity is being taken advantage of to lower the level in the Silverstream race that supplies the Southern Reservoir and thus get at a portion of that race that needs a little maintenance work.

Persons who are thinking out plans as to their holiday-spending in the coming summer will be pleased to learn that the Sounds trip is to bm again available. It is definitely decided that the Hinemoa is to resume her itinerary of the Bluff to Milford and intermediate Sounds on December 2, and thereafter every eight days,_ thus giving pleasure-seekers the option of a run both ways by sea or going one way by steamer and other way by the Te AnauMilford track.

Fifty-four men are now employed by tho city engineer on the Ross Creek storm channel work, these men being paid out of the relief funds at the disposal of the [water department. Twenty-five are on the North road job, the money for this being found by the Hospital Board. The three consignments of Island bananas recently unloaded in Dunedin were from Niue. To-day .the Waipiata (due at 3 p.m.) brought bananas from Samoa. If this fruit opens up in good condition it should fetch fair prices, for there is not a largo lot of it. The survey party that is engaged on the Deep Stream water supply proposition is now quartered near Hindoo, gathering data that has never before been available in such detail. A team consisting of fourteen members of the Oamaru Chess Club will arrive in town to-morrow afternoon to play a match over the board with the Otago Chess Club, Play will commence at 7. Radio listeners who do not understand anything about the technical side are subject to being “taken in” by a patent earth which is being canvassed in the town. The “earth” consists of a cylindrical tin with a length of wire running through it, one end to be attached to tho receiver and the other to a water pipe. The tin is supposed to contain a chemical solution, which, when analysed by a local chemist, was found to be made up of water, motor oil drained from cars, and a suspicion of paraffin. If this mixture was of any value as an earth connection for a radio set its purpose is defeated by the fact that where the wire enters and leaves the tin it is soldered to the case, thus causing a short circuit, the result being that the wire from the set passes .through a tin and is attached to a water pipe, which would ordinarily act as an efficient earth without tho tin.

That in order that a supply may be made available in the Glenleith district, Leith, Valley, as soon as 'possible after the completion of the 14in main from Sullivan Darn, authority be granted to proceed with the construction of a small service reservoir wllich will be needed to regulate the supply for the district, and also for the calling of tenders for the necessary pipes'and fittings for,'the reticulation, is recommended by .the Water ’ Committee to the City Council. The ' estimated cost is given by the city engineer as under-Service reservoir £1,747 and reticulation £3,776, a total of £5,523. The reticulation of the Woodond area in the same locality and the replacing of the 3in main in Leithton by a 4in main is also a necessary work which is estimated by the city engineer to cost £2,934. It is proposed that this work be provided for in the estimates for next financial year.

At tho suggestion of the Anderson’s Bay Ratepayers’ Association arrangements are being made for all in cars to stop at the shelter shed at Ross’s Corner.

On Sunday evening Dr Galway is to give a recital on tho Town Hall organ, commencing at' 8.15, for which there is to be no admittance charge. The programme will consist of compositions that the public at large know more or loss, such as Handel’s oft-heard largo, the ‘Tannhauser’ march, and Widor’s serenade.

“ That the agreement between the council and the Minister of Railways covering terms and conditions for the supply of gas from the city gas works for the lighting of railway carriages for a period of five years be approved.” is a recommendation by the Gas Committee to the City Council. The agreement _ has been arrived at after negotiations with the Railway Department, and provides the following scale of charges for the gas to bo supplied by the council:—lso,oooft to 175,000 ft per month, 5s 2d per 1,000 c.f,; 175,001 ft to 250,000 ft, 5s Id per 1,000 c.f.; 250,001 ft and upwards, 5s per 1,000 c.f. , If in any month the consumption should not exceed 149,999 cubic feet the price shall be the standard rates of 6s 3d per 1,000 c.f.

The Water Committee will recommend to the City Council on Wednesday night that authority be granted to lay 22 chains of main in Dornoch street, Corstorphine, to replace the existing service pipe and serve additional residences in the same locality. The estimated cost of the work is £445.

The city engineer has been instructed to act in effecting temporary repairs to the Leith wall above Union street. The estimated cost is £l3O, of which the Otago University Council has agreed to pay half. A conference was held this. morning between representatives of the City Council, Dunedin Chamber of Commerce, Manufacturers’ Association, Otago ■' Expansion League, and Otago Harbour Board regarding the proposal of the Town Planning Board m Wellington to eliminate part of the Otago provincial district and transfer it to the Southland district. The conference agreed that a deputation representing the various bodies wait upon the local authorities interested ana lay before them the position ns it appears to the Dunedin bodies. It is also understood that a deputation will wait on the Lake County Council within the next few weeks; A letter has been received by the Watbr Committee of the City Council from the Minister of Public Works in response to the council’s representations as to the desirability of diverting the previous Where Flat Hill road along the Long Ridge road. The Minister states that after a careful review of all the circumstances he is unable to agree to the suggested deviation, and that as everything is in readiness for immediate commencement with the Whare Flat Hill road he has given instructions to the district Public Works engineer to commence operations forthwith on that road.

The monthly meeting of the Morniugton School Committee was presided oven by Mr F. L. Lawrence. The resignations of Mr H. P. Glen, aubstituted_ assistant Standard 11., to take a position at the Palmerston North High School, and of Miss B. B. Sincock, assistant to a similar position at the Forbury School, were received with regret. The bead master's report showed that the roll number stood at 651 pupils, with an average attendance of 91 per cent. Arrangements were in band to hold a school class queen competition in aid of funds to improve the S'mnasium. During the past month , r J. Toner, representing the Post Office Savings Bank, addressed an assembly of school children on the subject of thrift and the necessity of not only commencing thrift, but of persevering therewith, and in a lucid and most interesting manner he explained the operations of that department. Bank deposits for the two weeks were £27 2s. The sum of £3 was received from the Otago State Primary Schools’ Sports Association for the purchase of sports material. The Government is still considering the representations made to it by Sir Victor Wilson, of the Motion Picture Distributors’ and _ Hays’s organisation in connection with film hire taxation. Mr Ransom, informed the ‘ Star’s ’ representative that a reply would in all probability be sent Sir V. Wilson to-day.—Wellington correspondent.

Wedding Tint© is “ Gold Band ” Time. Ring the Wedding' Fleet of Dunedin. No increase in fares. Dial 18-066[Advt.J

Your eyes, are Nature’s most precious gift. Take care of them. 1 Consult W. V, Sturmer. . optician, 2 Octagon, Dunedin.— fAdvt.l

The Railway Department advertises in this issue special fares and train arrangements in connection with the Otago Hunt Club’s races at Wingatui to-morrow.

To-morrow night's attractions at the popular dance, Concert Chamber, will 1)0 a fox-trot competition for ladies only, and a specialty tap dance by Miss Vivienne Lamb The first appearance of the new “ Civic ” Band is awaited with great interest by the regular patrons of this dahee assembly,;