LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera Star, Volume L, 13 February 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

To-day is the Hist anniversary, oi the signing or the Treaty ot \V’aitangi. .Advice is to hand that a contributioinoi £ltxJL> lias been made by As pro ltu. towards the Prime Minister’s LartliquaKe T'und. rlie iNew Zealand legal comerenee which, was to have been held at Jruneuin at nasier lias been aoandoned nu this year owing to the general depression anu tile earthquake. r/isapprov al ox any canvassing lor business in the eartuquane area was expressed oy the institute or Architects yesterday. -deports were niaue that architects liaci gone to JrtawKe’s nay seeding business. Unanimous approval met tne motion ‘‘that- tne institute strongly disapproves canvassing lor business in any manner m tne sincited area.’'

Speaking of the policy adopted by tiie’Tiawera pipe Band at iaist night s meeting ot setting aside a cash reserve ror replacements of uniforms, JVlr J. L. Campbell warmly commended it and saia that ‘ many a larger institution might with advantage follow such a lead.”

A unique position was disclosed at V\ ednesduy night’s meeting of the \\ airoa Borough Council when the question of a 10 per cent, penalty on rates came up for discussion. The section of the Aet read showed that any councillor in arrears could not vote on a motion granting him any financial benefit. This would be the case ot councillors present who voted for- the remission of the 10 tier cent, penalty. The information came as a bombshell as only one councillor present had paid his rates, although allowed until the end oi February to do so. After a lengthy discussion the meeting adjourned till Thursday to enable the council' to communicate with the Minister of Internal Affairs.

It was stated by- Canon Nield at Christchurch yesterday that Te Aute College had informed the general synod of the Anglican Church that Tioo,oOu would not suffice to make good the damage caused by the earthquake. The Waiapu Diocese synod subsequently authorised the trustees of the general church trust to make a grant oi up to £SOO for repair and restoration of the see house of the Waiapu diocese. No further assessment for provincial and general synod expenses is to be levied on the Waiapu diocese during the next three years, that diocese's share being accounted for by the increases in the quotas of the ( others.

The general synod of the Anglican Church passed the following resolutions at Christchurch last night: “That this synod invites the leaders of nonepiscopal churches to confer with representatives of our church with a view to exploring the possibilities of reunion, and that representatives of the Anglican Church be appointed by the Primate as the occasion may require in consultation with the bishop of the diocese where such conference or conferences may take place.”

The total number of live births registered for urban areas during January amounted to 1105, compared with 1126 in December, a decrease of 21. Deaths in' January were 494, a decrease of 96 compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 258 and females 236. Forty-six of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 9.31 per cent, of the whole number, and 38 of these- were under one year of age.