NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22582, 10 March 1948, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Motion of Condolence A motion of condolence with the relatives of Mr. F. Stenner, who died yesterday, was passed at last night’s meeting of the Gisborne Borough Council. The Mayor, Mr. N. H. Bull,, in. asking councillors to stand in silence, said that Mr. Stenner had been a well-known resident of Gisborne and father, of an office employee of the council. Easter Touring Although the general restrictions imposed during the poliomyelitis epidemic have been removed and Easter is being looked forward to by many motor tourists as their camping* holiday period, the petrol restrictions will placa a limit on the range of vehicles from their home garages. Patrols of the Automobile Association (Auckland) resident in Gisborne have been checking the highways in order to be able to give •up-to-date information to visitors. High Air Mall Charge. An air letter received recently by an Auckland resident from China had on it’ stamps to the value of 44,500 Chinese national dollars. A letter received in Palmerston North in December last year had on it stamps valued at 25,000 dollars (Chinese currency), the difference of nearly 20,000 dollars, indicating that the upward spiral of inflation in China shows no sign of abating. Fluctuations in the value of the dollar are stated to be so frequent that the charge on such letters may vary from day to day.

Cine Club Screens Films Members of the Gisborne Cine Club enjoyed a varied display of films at their meeting this week when five films were shown. These were on the life of Princess Elizabeth, a coloured “short” on bird life in Australia, a fine colour film on Carolina, United States of America, a Dutch film showing the construction of dykes and the Dutch countryside, and a feature film dealing with the erection and completion of the Boulder Dam. In the absence of the president, Mr. I. Corn, Mr. Max R. Fry, vice-president, presided at the meeting. Refreshments were served.

Food Parcels for Londoners Part of a consignment of 121 cases of food from Tolaga Bay and Waikohu sent to England towards the end of last year, were distributed in Kensington. London, in January, by the New Zealand Iligh Commissioner, Mr. W. J. Jordan. The parcels were sent to Kensington by the Ministry of Food’s overseas gift centre. The cased food had been mada up into 250 Q parcels by the Women’s Voluntary Service. The first person to receive a parcel was Mrs. Anderson, aged 92, a diminutive woman, who was unable to hold the parcel herseLf, but had to have a friend carry it for her. Several other recipients were elderly women who had been bombed out during the war. One of them had been blinded

Garbage Collection The out-moded system of garbage collection in Gisborne was attacked by Mr. W. C. Kohn at last night’s meeting of the Gisborne Borough Council. In Mr. Kohn’s opinion, ratepayers should bring their rubbish tins to the front gate of their residences, which would eliminate much unnecessary and timewasting walking by the rubbish collectors. He also thought that motor trucks should be obtained for garbage collection as soon as possible. Other councillors agreed with Mr. Kohn. It was left to the town clerk. Mr. W. M. Jenkins, to bring down a report to the council on the use of rngtor lorries for refuse collection, a factor which would involve garbage tins being brought to the front gate. Traffic Control

A request is to be made by the Gis borne Borough Council to the inspector of police at Gisborne that constables on the beat in Gladstone road should extend some control over pedestrian traffic. At last night’s meeting of the council, a letter was received from the Gisborne Junior Chamber of C> Mmerce drawing the attendtion of tne council to the necessity for more stringent control of traffic within the borough. The council also decided to inform the chamber that arrangements were being made for a trial at traffic control at busy periods at the corner of Gladstone road and Peel street.