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Evening Star, Issue 21004, 19 January 1932, Page 6

To carry out survey work inside the diversion tunnel at Arapuni hydroelectric works, and to test the effectiveness of the work done to the walls of the dam, the gates of the tunnel were closed yesterday, and the lake behind the dam was filled to a depth of 66ft. The operation was carried out successfully and the tests made are regarded as highly satisfactory.— Hamilton Association message. “ M.J.S.” sends us £1 for the mayor’s .unemployment fund. Baniel Campbell, aged 40, stated to have been in quite a fair way in business at Welllington but to have become a victim to drink and so lost his business, to-day pleaded guilty to charges of obtaining money and other goods by valueless cheques. He also admitted obtaining £2 by false pretences, the total amount involved being £l9 10s. Five cheques were issued at VVellington and Petone, and,two at Christchurch, and the false pretences charge was an offence at Bunedin, where he represented to a firm that he was an employee of Harris_ and Campbell. The magistrate admitted the accused to probation, on condition that he abstained from liquor, and made restitution at a rate to be fixed by the probation officer.—Wellington Press Association telegram.

The quantity of water in storage this morning in tne reservoirs that serve the city was 136,320,000ga1, an increase of nearly 6,000,u00gal since Tuesday of last week. There has been a fairly steady gain since December 22, when there were 102,960,000 gal in storage, but there is still need for care, as the usual dry period is just beginning. In the course of his address at Auckland on the work of the Empire Marketing Board, His Excellency the Gov-ernor-General said a problem of vital importance to New Zealand and still awaiting solution, was the transport of chilled meat over long distances in good condition. The deterioration resulting from a prolonged period of chilling was due to the growth of mould and bacteria. It ivas confidently expected that the problem would be solved in the not distant future, in which case a valuable new industry in beef production would be established in New Zealand, and the dominion would become a formidable competitor with the Argentine in supplying beef to the British markets.

A suggestion that posters should be removed from scenic places on account of their effect on the tourist traffic was made by the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, when speaking in the Town Hall, Auckland, at the opening of the exhibition of Empire Marketing Board posters. “If there must be poster advertisements for the promotion of trade,” His Excelllency said, “ let them, if possible, bo confined to our urban areas and be cesthetically attractive, but, attractive or otherwise, banished altogether from the beautiful spots of the New Zealand countryside, where they are not only incongruous, but also a serious deterrent to the development of profitable tourist traffic.”

The Minister of Marine (Hon. J. G. Cobbe) has considered the representations made to him on behalf of the Federated Seamen’s Union that an official inquiry be held into the recent loss of the small steamer Kotiti on the West Coast. It was urged that there was sufficient evidence available to justify an inquiry. The Minister has agreed to an investigation being made, and the personnel of the court and the date of the inquiry will be announced shortly. Fines totalling £l4O were imposed on three men at the Magistrate’s Court, Whangarei, arising from breaches of the Gaming Act. Arthur Lawrence Lambess, for keeping a common gaming house, was fined £SO; and Peter Armstrong and William Marting, for bookmaking, were fined £SO and £4O respectively. The cases were the outcome of a police raid.

The accidental electrocution of a local youth while he was shaviim in a bath last week has been made the occasion for the city electric power and lighting department to issue the following warning:—The corporation inspectors frequently come across such cases, and it is necessary to issue a warning to consumers to be careful in the use of all portable appliances. If there is the slightest suspicion of a shock being received when handling such appliances, the department should be notified without delay. You never know when someone else may use the faulty appliance in a position where a more severe or even fatal shock may result. Never use portable appliances of any sort in a bathroom. The evidence at the inquest should bo studied carefully, as it is certain that many people are taking risks which they fail to appreciate. An Association message from Blenheim states that the large homestead known as St. Leonards, belonging to Mr Alex Tucker, in lower Wairau, was totally destroyed by fire, together with its contents. The fire originated from clothes catching alight in front of an open fire. The building was insured for £SOO in the Stato Office, and £SOO in the North British. The contents iverc covered by £350 in the North British.

At tho last monthly meeting of the Otago branch of the Amalgamated Society of .Railway Servants the problem of unemployment was freely discussed. Hearty sympathy was expressed with the large number of fellow-citizens out of employment and in such dire distress at the present time. It was the opinion of tho meeting that it was high time the Government stopped “ tinkering ” with this problem, and made some attempt to get at tho root of the trouble. The meeting believed that if the problem was handled in a statesmanlike manner a solution of the difficulty could bo found, and urged tho Government to tackle the problem with vision immediately so that the present strain on the dominion might be removed at tho earliest possible moment..

Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., a first offender Avas charged at the Police Court this morning with drunkenness, and Avas fined 12s fid, in default tAventy-four hours’ imprisonment.

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