LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 28 January 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

As a result of a- fall down a 30ft man-hole on AA'ednesday morning, an employee of the Westfield freezing works, Mr. Thomas Henry Steel, age a 45, married, of 9 Panmure Road, suffered concussion, head injuries and other abrasions. He was conveyed to the Auckland Hospital by a St. John’s Ambulance, but his condition in the evening was not serious. The accident occurred while IVlr. Steel was walking backward. He overbalanced and fell to the bottom of the hole.

An opinion that there were more boys seeking farm positions at present than there were before Christmas was expressed by Mr. N. G. Grib tile, president of the Auckland Boys' Employment Committee tms week {reports the “New Zealand Herald’’). 'Mr. Gribble stated that difficulty was experienced until recently in finding boys m sufficient numbers to fill the positions awaiting them. Most likely as a result of the close of the school year and the consequent additional number of boys placed on the labour market, there were li-ow more applications for positions, but it was to be noted that the number of farmers with vacancies bad not increased. “New Zealanders stand high in the estimation of the people of England,” said Mr. C. W. W-cod, of Tima.ru, who recently returned from abroad, to a “Tiniaru Herald” representative. Mr. Wood remarked that be found himself very much in favour on people learning that be was a New Zealander. Invariably, during conversation, reference was made to New Zealand soldiers during tile war period, and Mr Wood thrilled with pleasure and pride at the laudatory remarks passed about them. “New Zealand should know and Now Zealanders understand that the conduct and bearing of our soldiers have earned the overlastio esteem and goodwill of the English people, and 1 would say that the foundation laid b.v them is the greatestfactor in New Zealand’s credit, and favour in all respects to-day,” said --r. Wood.

The suggestion was made at the annual meeting of the New Zealand institute, of Horticulture at Wellington that the Dominion might easily grow all the vegetable and most of the- llower seeds it needs, instead of importing them. Seed of practically all kinds, it was said, could be bar vested in New Zealand just as well as it could in any other country, and better than it could bo in many. A market outside the country could be found for New Zea-land-grown seed; in fact there was already a demand in America for New Zealand lawn grass. Seed growing, it was pointed out, would oiler employment to many, and it was suggested that the Government’s development of certification of some lines of seed was a step which might be exteudod.

The Christinas and New Year vacation for all the schools of the province draws near to an end and during the next two weeks all will be once more at work and in full swing for the new year. The public schools will re-open on Wednesday next, February 1. Pupils at the Hawera Technical High Schiobl will r’e-assemblei on Tuesday, February 7, when the new headmaster, Mr. John Dash, M.A., will assume charge. The Stratford High School will re-eon mence work on Monday, February 6 and the headmaster will be at tiie school next Friday and Saturday to interview parents. Mr. A. J. Rae, of Tiniaru, accompanied by Guides Jock Cox and R. Gibson, of the Franz Josef Glacier, made a successful ascent of Mount Cook bv the Linda route on Monday January 16 (states the “Christchurch Times”) The ascent was made in good weather and fine views were obobtained from the sum mix, but the party was enveloped in heavy mist with driving wind on the return journey. The time -occupied in the climb was eighteen hours from the Haast Hut.

An instance of the misfortunes experienced bv a Scottish family which came to New Zealand seven years ago was before the Auckland Hospital Board at- its meeting this week (states the “New Zealand Herald)”). The board considered a recommendation that the wife and two children of a man who bad been a hospital patient jr three vears should be assisted ro return to 'Aberdeen. The chairman. Mr. W. Wallace, said the man was suffering- from a chronic illness and liis wife had recently been ,in hospital The family had been in receiptof the board’s aid. It was stated that the cost of sending the family to Aberdeen, where there were relatives, would be about £IOO. The wife had at first been disinclined to leave the Dominion, but she bad lately consented to return. It was costing as much to keep the family each year as to return the members to Scotland. Hie board agreed that there were exceptional circumstances about the case and decided to arrange for the return of the family to Scotland.