NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20492, 28 February 1941, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Greater Unity Wanted “Unless something is done to stabilise the union, we will always be very much in a fog,” said Mr. T. W. G. Tomblespn at a meeting of the executive of the Wairoa branch of the Farmers’ Union yesterday when stressing the need for greater unity among the farmers.-—Special.# Saturday Half-day in Wairoa “Is it the intention of the council to hold a poll in connection with the Saturday half-day question?” asked Mr. J. B. Cook at the monthly meeting of the Wairoa Borough Council. The Mayor, Mr. H. L. Harker, replied that the council had no power to hold a poll on the half-day question without a requisition coming forward from the burgesses.—Special. * Pubi c Appeals Permission to hold a shop day on March 14 was granted by the Gisborne Borough Council last night to Te Hapara Patriotic Sewing Circle. The Y.M.C.A. was given permission to conduct a street appeal on October 24, instead of a date in July, as previously requested. The 2ZM Radio Club was granted permission to hold a concert in the Regent Theatre on Sunday in aid of the station funds.

Itoad Legalisation The Gisborne Borough Council last night decided to take steps to have an area of 18.5 perches taken from the Cook County Council for road purposes to give the Gisborne health camp on the Park Domain legal access. This was done at the request of the Land and Survey Department, and it was explained that the access would be vested in the Memorial Fund Board, which would be responsible for the cost of upkeep. Wairoa Stock Route “The sooner we get the stock signs up the better; it is very confusing,” said Mr. L. E. Galbraith at the monthly meeting of the Wairoa Borough Council when explaining that the stock route had been changed some time ago by the council and some drovers were not aware of the new route. The borough engineer, Mr. A. C. Twyford, gave an assurance tint the signs would be erected on the following day.—Special. Eight-year-old Girl Attacked The story of how a young Maori boy, aged 14, instead of going to bed in a tent slipped out and caught up with a girl aged eight and attacked her was told before Mr. J. Miller, S.M., in the Wairoa Children’s Court when the boy pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent assault. The magistrate said that in the interests of society, and for the boy's own sake he should be placed under observation for a month or two. The accused was committed to the care of the child welfare superintendent.—Special. Letter of Sympathy Reference to the death in Gisborne of Mrs. D. W. Coleman, wife of the Mayor of the town and , member of Parliament for the district, was made by the Mayor of Wairoa, Mr. H. L. Harker, at the monthly meeting of the Wairoa Borough Council. Mr. Harker said that Mr. Coleman had been actively connected with the Wairoa district at one time, and had been the representative in Parliament for the district for a number of years. The council decided that a wreath and a letter of sympathy be sent to Mr. Coleman, councillors standing in silence as a mark of respect.—Special. Wairoa Cemetery Road “The money could be spent more advantageously in other directions,” said Mr. M. J. Gemmell when it was reported, at the monthly meeting of the Wairoa Borough Council, that the estimate of the cost of the work of sealing Clyde road from the intersection of Lahore street to the cemetery entrance was £BSO. The opinion was expressed by Mr. C. R. Sainsbury that there were many roads in the Wairoa Borough which should be metalled before the cemetery road. The council decided to forward the estimate to the Wairoa County Council for its engineer’s approval. — Special.

Service to Soldiers Members of the Fifth Reinforcements who returned to Gisborne on leave during the early hours of the morning were given refreshments at the Soldiers’ Service Club on arrival and before they were taken to their homes or proceeded further on their journeys. The club remained open until after'2 o’clock this morning, the women connected with the club, assisted by members of the Women’s Auxiliary Corps, supplying the refreshments as each group came in to the total of about 180. This was the first occasion on which the club had remained open to such an hour, and the action was greatly appreciated by the men, some of whom left immediately afterwards for the Coast.

Funds for the Home Guard “There is no doubt that funds are required,” said the Mayor, Mr. H. L. Harker, at the monthly meeting of the Wairoa Borough Council when a letter was received from the area commander of the Home Guard asking the council to make a contribution towards expenses incurred by the movement. The Mayor added that there had been a lot of discussion as to why the Defence Department did not stand the cost. The Government was not assisting in this direction and in the meanwhile the local bodies could not see the movement held up. The council decided to contribute its quota of £3 6s to the Hawke’s Bay area fund and also to stand portion of the expenses incurred by the movement in Wairoa. —Special.