NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21149, 17 July 1943, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

X-ray For Schools The Hawke’s Bay Education Board yesterday decided to approach the Hawke’s Bay, Dannevirke. Wairoa, Cook, and Waiapu hospital boards with a view to the establishment, o f .ui X-ray service for school children.

Six,-Year Sentence A sentence of three years’ imprisonment with hard labour, to be followed by three years’ reformative detention, was passed by Mr. Justice Fair in Auckland, on Teawha Puru, aged 33, who had admitted two charges ol incest.. His Honour saicl prisoner had been convicted of a similar offence in November, 1941. Toheroa Beds

“Helped by the fact that fewer digging parties now visit the toheroa beaches, the beds are, generally speaking, well stocked,” states the annual report of the Marine Department. It adds that tile improvement in the numbers and size of the toheroas has not been so marked on the NinetyMile Beach as elsewhere, and the supplies obtained from this area for canning were substantially less than in. preceding years. Not a Candidate

It had been intended that a deputation of business men • should approach the Mayor, Mr. N. H. Bull, this evening with a request that he allow himself to be nominated for selection as the National Party candidate for the Gisborne seat. Mr. Bull has intimated, however, that he is not prepared to consider the request and that, in the circumstances,- a deputation could serve no useful purpose. Nutrition Course Voluntary aids throughout New Zealand are being'given the benefit of a special course in nutrition which has been arranged by Miss M. Frengley, of the Health Department, and is open to members of the St. John Ambulance and New Zealand Red Cross. Owing to the large numbers enrolling, two classes have been formed, one at the High School under Miss' Baskerville and the other at the Intermediate School under Miss Humphreys. The instruction is proving of great value and interest, and is to be followed next year bv a more advanced course. New Potato Crops Arrangements arc being made to maintain the large area of potatoes grown in the Gisborne district last season. It has been estimated that 338 acres of potatoes were grown in the Gisborne district last season, and at least 325 acres are required during the coming season. Potatoes may be grown under contract, during the coming season, the New Zealand Grain, Seed and Produce Merchants' Association having been asked to further the scheme of contract growing throughout the Dominion. The president of the federation, Mr. J. R. Virtue, and the secretary, Mr. H. B. Martin, both of Wellington, were in the district during the week, and discussed the scheme with representatives of Gisborne firms, who will be asked to outline the proposals to a meeting of growers to be held next Friday.