Local and General.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 186, 24 July 1923, Page 4

Local and General.

Australian and Eastern mails by the Mhungunui at Wellington, arrived in Hawke’s Bay this afternoon.

Farmers in the Oamaru district are likely to pay more attention to the pig industry in the coming years than they have done in the past. A prominent dairy farmer told a “North Otago Times” representative that he believed there would shortly be a big move in the direction of pig-raising.

The Public Service Conference passed the following motion on Saturday:— “That this Council of the New Zealand Public Service Association places on record its appreciation of the Government having appointed a Public Service Commissioner from the ranks of the service.”

A reminder is given of the grand entertainment to be held in St. Andrew’s Hall, Market street, to-morrow night. The programme promises to exceed anything previbusly attempted. The proceeds are in aid of the new Sunday School building fund.

A man named James Brown, a labourer, appeared before Mr R. B. Holmes, J.P., at the Hastings Court-house this morning, charged with in Hastings on the night of July 20 assaulting a young lady in Karamu road. Detective Fitzgibbon applied for a remand until Wednesday, August Ist, and the application was granted. Bail was not asked for.

The Hon. J. A. Hanan (Invercargill) is asking the Postmaster-General whether he will take th© necessary steps to enable depositors in th© Post Office Savings Bank to draw money by cheque and bo forwarded to them by registered letter, thus removing th© complaint that the Post Office Savings Bank Department lags behind the State Savings Banks of Australia in this progressive service.

William McKay, a well-known settler near Raurimu, has been missing for about a fortnight. He was last seen in that district on July 12 at Ohakune, when he stated lie was going home to Raurimu. He did not arrive home and i,t is reported he was seen a few days ago in Auckland. As McKay has been m indifferent health for some time, bis relatives and friends are anxious. The missing man is tall, with a moustache, and wearing a grey suit.

Captain T. E. Donne has contributed to the Empire number of “The Field” an instructive article on “New Zealand for the Farmer.” In it he sets out to give an unbiased opinion respecting the conditions of settle meats for a man who has sufficient capital at his disposal to enable him to purchase a farm and establish it on a paying basis. Tho writer deals with climate, products. Government enterprise, land tenure, land purchase, and settlement.

Tho sum of £99 16s 7d, to credit balance in tho Colenso Bequest Fund at June 30 last, is to be distributed among twenty or more of the poorest families in Napier by tho Borough Council, in accordance with tho terms of tho bequest. The various credit balances in the fund are:—School Prize Fund £124 14s Bd, poor prisoners’ fund £297 12s 9d, poor families fund £99 16s 7d. The distressed seamen and strangers’ fund is in debit to tho extent of £49 3s Bd.

Tho following motions will’ be discussed at a meeting of tfye Napier Chamber of Commerce on Thursday:—“That in view of tho fact that tho Government mont have refused to appoint a dairy grader at Napier this Chamber consider the advisability" of organising a deputation to the Minister with a view to obtaining a reversal of his decision.” “That this Chamber take Such steps as may be necessary to bring the constitution of membership of tho Napier Harbour Board into line with the other large centres of the Dominion.”

Seven inmates were received into tho Parke Island Home last month, and two were discharged. The number remaining in the Home was 92.

The question of correctly numbering all houses and buildings in the borough of Napier was referred to the Roads Committee by the Borough Council last evening.

Tho Napier Borough Council will hold a special meeting on Monday night to consider the applications for the position of engineer.

To provide an adequate supply of water for the Napier Hospital, the existing Gin main leading from the high pressure reservoir on Bluff Hill via Napier Terrace to Hospital Hill is to be replaced by a 9in main.

At tho Hastings Magistrate’s Court to-morrow, Mr R. W. Dyer, S.M., will be occupied with the following business —one charge of theft, two maintenance cases and forty-six civil cases, including eight judgment summonses and one defended case, which latter may not come on for hearing.

Allan Thompson, a young man, pleaded guilty at the Napier Magistrate’s Court this morning to being £5O in arrears on an affiliation and maintenance order for 15s a week. H© was remanded for a week, as defendant said that his brothers would probably help him.

In connection with the Hastings Orphans’ Club’s concert to be held in the Clive Hall on Thursday next, in aid of the Haumoana Hall Fund, the committee have arranged for Newrick’s new motor ’bus to leave the Hastings Post Office at 7.30 p.m.. returning after the dance, which is to follow the concert. With fine weather the function promises to be a pronounced social and financial success.

Judgment for plaintiffs by default was given in the following cases at the Napier Civil Court this morning:— Napier Gas Company v. John Watterson £8 15s Id, costs £1 Ils 6d; J. P. Gray and Co. v. G. L. Knowles £29, costs £3 7s. Judgment summonses: Kati Wepa was ordered to pay R. Badley the sum of £3 7s in a month, in default 10 days’ imprisonment; C. Nichol was ordered to pay D. O. McCutcheon £3 12s 6d in on© month, in default ten days; D. Davis was ordered to pay R. Williamson £5 15s 6d in one month, in default 21 days; E. S. Sheen was ordered to pay Richardson and Company £7 8s 6d m one month, in default 21 days.