LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11953, 25 May 1933, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Licenses issued by the 1 'ook County Council during tho vast, month were as follows: Alotor drivers’ o 8 (fees -Cl4 10s). heavy traffic 1 (C2 11s). building permits 2 (6? S?L

Under instructions from Air. F. J. Clay, Messrs. Common, Shelton and C-n. will hold a clearing sale on the property. Hansen road, Mangapnpa. at, 1.30 p.m. to-day. A number of useful cows nud a pedigree bull will be offered i.n addition to a varied assortment oi sundries.

Tiie best market for vendors lor months was recorded at Addington yards at Christchurch yesterday. Prices advanced in all the major sections, fat lambs and fat sheep prices rising by up io l/G a head, store sheep 1/- to 2/6, and fat- cattle up to £l/10/-.

The Unemployment- Board figures for the. week ended Alav 13, show the men on the register as 70,602, which represents an increase of 2117 compared with tho previous total on April .15. Of that number 5830 wove ineligible for relief for various reasons, leaving 64,472 a, charge on the Board.—Press Assn.

Assistance in connection with tho obtaining of firewood supplies from Ormond for distribution froth the Central Relief Depot was extended by the Cook County Council at yesterday’s meeting. A request was •received for a weekly grant of petrol and oil for the lorry used in carting the wood into town, but tho council decided instead to make a straight-out grant of £2. According to advi\:o received Ivy tho Go-ok County Council at -yesterday’s meeting, the exemption or “rubble’’ from tho sales tax includes Ir anv form of broken, stone of irregular shape such as road metal or -screenings, but tarred- stoneor tarred gravel is not considered admissible as rubble.” —The leiwej was received.

In ' the City Hall to-night the Savage Club will stage an all-star l programme. The entertainment will be open to the public, and) a splendid night’s fun is promised. A .special feature will be the lightning sketches of local “atrocities’* by Mr Will Diamond, who had many years with J. C. Williamsbn Ltd., and Fuller’s. The orchestra, the Savage Club's men’s chorus, and several of the club’s leading performers, will contribute to a programmle that will be long remembered by both adults and children. Contending that tlio presence of green sward on the kerbing side of footpaths was responsible for collecting pools of water on the paths, Cr. H. IT. DcCostn, at the BoroUgh Council meeting last evening, suggested that the engineer bring down a report on the matter of removing the cause of the trouble. —The engineer (Mr. E. It. Thomas) stated that the green sward was necessary to support tho, edges of the paths. It would be an expensive task to remove the turf. —Ci*. DoCosta remarked that tho work might bo carried out by unemployed labor.—Tho engineer stated that he would' Report oh the suggestion ii nest ihefetihg.

The North Auckland!. Dairy. Companies’ 'annual oonferonco at Kaitaia passed a resolution that while deeply consdiloluß of tho disastrous strain which ipjng&anrlj 'prioo levels impose; upon all the'producers, dt is cohYiubedi tliali the acceptance of tho suggested restrictions on imports from. Britain would impose a still greater disaster on the wholes country, developing probably for generations. "

At the Australian intcr-Universify track and Held championships at the Sydney Crickot Ground’yesterday, if.' P. Metcalfe created a new AustrnlHe also won the sixteen pound shot ian high jump record of 6ft. 5 Jin.' putt with a distance of 30 feet, which is a University record, and the running broad jump' championship with 22 foot 61 inches, Melbourne and, Sydney Universities each gained 64 points for various championships. —A.P.A. *

“Pirating” on several of tho licensed motor service routes in the No. 4.District is fairly frequent, tho clerk (Mr. P. T. Robihsoit)’ 'mention.-' ed at yesterday’s meeting of tho Cook County Council. The traffic inspector, Mr. AV. H. Scott, was acting for some of the Government Departments in ibis connection and several times bad bad to make hurried trips in. an endeavour to catch some of tho unauthorised services.

Following on discussion with Dr. Shore, Deputy-Officer of Health, and Mr. C. S. Allen, technical director of the Health Department, the special committee of the Cook Hospital Board, according to an onnbuncombnt yesterday by the chairman, Mr. At. T. Trafford, had decided to recommend to the hoard that the St. Helen’s Home ho taken over and administered by the board, also that the’'institution he transferred to Hospital Hill, in order that the ends of economy in administration can be better served. Before Messrs. I. Mir field and C. Blackburn, .X.tP.’s, at the Police Court yesterday, Charles Walter Smith was charged with on March 20, driving a truck in a manner dangerous to the public and with cutting the corner at tho intersection of Gladstone and Chalmers roads. On the application of Sergeant Clark an. adjournment was granted till dune 12. Annie Mario Hope was charged with failing to observe the offside rule on Wnv 0 nt the eorner of Gladstone and Herbert roads. On the application of the police the case was adjourned till .Tunc Indignation at the delay in the hearing of the Cook County Council’s appeal for exclusion Horn the P.B. and E.C. Carpenters' and General Labourers’ Award was expressed at yesterday's meeting.—The subject cropped up when a letter from the Waikolm County Council asked support in expediting tho hearing °t the appeal. —The clerk (Air. F. T. Robinson) stated that every effort > n this direction was being made, but the last two letters forwarded had been unanswered. —“There has been far too much shilly-shallying about this matter and it has been regularly put off for tho past months,” stated Cr. E. R. Baker. — Cr AY. G. Sherratt contended that it .was impossible to draw up estiuntil tho matter had been settled. Personally, he would refuse to draw up the. estimates until something definite was known. The finance committee reported on the matter ns follows: “The question °f ’he amendment of the Labourers’ Awn-ra was brought, forward and it was resolved to recommend to ihe council that in event of no action being taken by the Arbitration Court- before the sittsng of the Counties Conference in July, the chairman and clerk wait upon the Minister in. Wellington and urge nu immediate sitting of the Court in Gisborne.” — The report was adopted.