LOCAL AND GENERAL

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4011, 10 June 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

3layor Harfcrd iait- night again cracked itlie jolie that the mechanical liiters at the reservoir only act when the water is clear. Mr Harford hopes to sell these filters, the money received from them to be used on the i\a'ter reticulation system. The Arahura's departure for Gisborne from Auckland, on Tuesday was delayed for two hours by the crew renisinjf to sail with it wo jockeys who wececied from the. Jockeys' Association. The jockeys ajgreed to return ashore, a n<l the Arahura sailed at 11.55 p.m. By means of a magic lantern, operated by Mr 0. A. Baner, the Mayor was able last night to illustrate tsi de'tuil his. proposal;for satisfactorily reading the principal streets of the boioirgli, and for beautiiying»the Kimbolton road. It is a great pity there were not more ratepayers present at the meeting. . What has happened to the Halcouibe Town Board agitation I 1 was asked at yesterday's meeting of the Oro.ua County Council ? Nothing ! was the terse reply. During a short .'talk oil the .subject, members declared that Hakoinbe was much better off «nder the Council 'than it could be under a Town' Board —ahd at much . less cost to ratepayers. The Prisons Department will shortly discontinue "the practice of employing prisoners .tit. tree planting, and the Kaaiigaroa Prison Camp, near RoUjrua, will be broken up about the end of next month. The cost of the camp is excessivej and the aim 'of the authdri'ties now is to give the prisoners work to do which will improve tlieir lives as free men. That is now being done on prison farms. "While praising Victoria. Park last night the Mayor said he could remember the day when this p,ark was the most popular sports resort on the coast. It was coining into popularity again because the Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association and the Hockey Association were putting it to good use. The Hockey Association, had recenkl- held a bazaar to α-aise funds to ,'aelp put the park in order. The Mayor said he had not consulted the Councillor.--, but he believed if the Jlb'ckey Association came along to the Council and offered £50 'towards the cost of draining the playing area the Council would give another £50 for the purpose. ■

A committee has- 'been set up "to consider and report confidentially to the Minister of Defence on the .problems of defence, and important'policy questions connected therewith. Th© committee consists of Sir Edward Chaytor (President), Sir Andrew lfcussoll, Sir A. W. Robin, Brigadier-Gene-ral Richardson, Commander T. A. Williams I Colonel J. J. Esson, and Lieut.-Co)onel K. B. Smythe. The committee will have power to call expert evidence in its consideration of miltary, naval, and aerial defence; to advise the Minister regarding the allocation of funds, and collect information from various departments of the State; also to keep adequate records for 'the information of the Minister. Mr J. Logan Stout, S.M., delivered an-interesting judgment yesterday in the case in which Charles Hopping" sought to -recover £25 from one Sykes. The facts were that Hopping had arranged to purchase ai house from Sykes, and ihad paid £25 deposit on the deal. The question arose as to which party was to get the tenant-to quit the house. The defence raised it'he ipoint that as a question of" title was involved, the Magistrate had no jurisdiction, but the Court held that the matter of getting the tenant out of the house was a. condition precedent to the purchase, and, as this was not done, there was no completed agreement. Sykes was ordered" to refund tlie deposit of £25 to Hopping. Mr Graham appea.red for the plaintiff and Mr Ongley for defendant.