Local and General.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 244, 28 September 1922, Page 4

Local and General.

The Faparoa, from Southampton, berthed in Wellington, 3 p.m. yesterday. The length of footpath on the southern side of Heretaunga street forming the only remaining barrier to the connection of Station street to its extension to Lyndon road, was removed today, and the new Station street is now continuous from St. Aubyn-street to Lyndon road. Our Parliamentary reporter telegraphs that the petition from yFrancis W. C. Holmes, of Havelock North, asking for compensation for services rendered as honorary secretary of the assisting reettfiting committee, has been referred by the Public, Petitions Committee to the Government for consideration.

Mr G. Witty (Hiccarton) gave notice on Tuesday in Parliament to ask the Minister lor Railways whether he will extend the time for which return tickets are available on the railways? Originally, said the lion, member, the period yas three months, now it is only four days. In regard to the up-river political gathering of natives last week, a Maori remarked to an Auckland “Star” reporter; “Py curry, Poniare hb tell us one time he come round that we must make room for te young men—this was te day ot te young men. We go to make room for te young man this time all right, and Pomare he go out. 51 The Income Tax Department made a departure at the Avondale Jockey Club’s meeting that gave rise to some comment (says the ‘‘Herald”). Previously the Department has been content to accept the statement of receipts furnished by the racing clubs, but on Saturday two of the Department’s officers checked the admission roll, and counted the gate receipts. The annual dance of thu employees of Borthwick, Ltd., will be held in the cooi store, Paki Paki, to-morrow evening. The committee has now completed the arrangements for the function, which promises to be the most successful and enjoyable on record. For the convenience of Havelock North and Hastings residents ’busses will leave at 7.15 and 7.30 respectively, and return immediately after the dance. Mr. J. A. Young, M.P. for Waikato, desires to ask the Minister for Lands whether in connection with the scheme lately adopted by the Government of claiming 5 per cent, of all farm lands being subdivided into suburban holdings. he will consider a proposal to take a percentage of cash on all sales in lieu of laiid. and dedicate the money so received to a fund to be used to cover the cost of acquiring sites for either parks, schools or other public utility purposes in the localities over which the money was acquired.

A motor car crashed into the Waitohu bridge, Otaki. last night, and somersaulted into the river. The occupants were badly shaken.—(Press Association.)

Mr. G. Arnold, Waimea West. Nelson, has had identified by Mr. M. D. Miller, Government Entomologist, a native beetle which recently has attained some notoriety on account of its attacks on wooden buildings and on milled timbers. Mr. Arnold gives a serious account of the beetle’s destructiveness: “About two years ago I lifted the floor covering of a room in my house. I found that the timber all round the fireplace was completely rotten, riddled by the grub. I took up all the floor, painted the scantling with kerosene, drenched all the ground and the scantling with Jeyes’ fluid, and put down a now floor. To-day, August 15th. J took up the covering again. The grubs were through the new floor around the fireplace. T found that they started from a plate that runs across the front of the fireplace, which evidently held grubs and perfect insects out of the wood. I drenched all around to-day with sheepdip and then with kerosene, and put the floor down again. The rrubs bore holes about as wide as four-inch nails. Some carpenters here state that it is the red pine borer, others state that it is not. Ttis a dreadful pest.” Its official title is Ambeeodontus tristis.