LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 203, 10 August 1928, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

A concert will be given in the Haiimoana Hall this evening by the Clive School pupils. An attractive programme will be presented.

The following inscription is to be placed on the monument at Cornwall Park, Hastings; “In commemoration of the visit to this park of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York.—4th March, 1927.” The Mothers’ Club of the Hastings free kindergarten is holding a jumble sale to-morrow in the Y.M.C.A., commencing at 2 o’clock. Donations are invited and will be called for if ’phone 1598 is rung.

Authority has been given for the immediate preparation of sketch plans for a hall and administration block for the new Napier Technical School on the Joil street site. Advice to that effect was reported to the monthly meeting of the Technical School Board yesterday.

The new regulations that are now adopted by the Associated Auctioneers at the Stortford Lodge saleyards, regarding the parking of the motoicars, is working well and giving every satisfaction. No cars are allowed on the main thoroughfare, as Orchard road provides ample room for the numerous cars, thus avoiding congested conditions.

The Hastings Borough Council last evening authorised the revision and compilation of the by-laws. Copies of at least six centres’ by-laws are to he obtained and the matter is to be referred to the head sof the various departments. The Mayor (Mr. G. A. Maddison) explained that the cost would be about £2OO. However, the work was necessary, for at present there were no booklets for sale a» required by legislation and many of the by-laws were obsolete.

A deputation from the Alliance of Labour and freezing workers asked the Minister of Agriculture to do something to relieve the position arising from the reduced activity in fellmongering coupled with an increase in the number of untreated skins exported. The Minister said the situation had peculiar features: not many more skins were exported than formerly and it appeared as if the work was going to the freezing works. Men who had been thrown out of work must be employed somewhere. He would make enquiries.— Press Assn.

There was a short debate on the merits of various timbers at the meeting of the Hastings Borough Council last evening when, in accordance with his notice of motion Cr. R. Henderson moved that the timber known as pinus ihsignis be prohibited in the erection of all dwellings and outbuildings in the botough. He contended that the timber took the borer more readily than White’piue, and to prove his statement he produced a sample of timber that was perforated with borer. Not 35-per cent, of this timber used now was heart timber, he said. Cr. S. J. McKee stated that after six years of special study in timbers he was of the opinion that any timber unless wall seasoned and hard would be affected by borer. After a little further discussion it was decided to defer the matter until the by-laws came before the council lor adoption. Mr. Geo. A. Greea, organising secretary to the N.Z. Institute of Horticulture, is at present in Hastings, and will preside at a meeting to be held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms tonight at 7.30 o’clock. This meeting is heing called to discuss the advisability of forming a District Conner! of the N.Z. Institute of Horticulture. Also, there will be brought forward for discussion the educational scheme now being organised by the institute whereby young men and young women may enter a course of training in horticulture, for the mastery of which a diploma will be given to those who are successful in their studies. The question of having the Waipoua Kauri Forest Reserve transferred from the State Forests’ service and have the reserve set aside as a scenic reserve for all time will also be discussed. All those who are interested in horticulture are invited to attend.

The desirability or otherwise of using pinus itisignis timber in buildings formed a topic of discussion at a recent meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council. The question Was raised in a letter from the Hastings Borough Council asking what the council’s views on the matter were. The New Plymouth building inspector (Mr. R. Day) said that the use of pinus insignia in buildings was not encouraged, although there was no rule on the matter. The timber was rarely used in houses, and then only as studs and ceiling joists. In his opinion it should not be used in nny position where it would become damp. Cr. F. Amoote said that pinus insignia was preferable to some of the timbers being used, and although it should not be used for weather hoards or outside work, it was quite suitable for sigils and ceiling joists. He thought the use of it should pot be prohibited. The Mayor (Mr. H. V 8. Griffiths) said the ,«e of pinus insigtlis was not generally understood, for if it was properly cut from old trees and was well seasoned it was quite satisfactory if it, was not exposed to the weather. It was decided that a copy of the inspector's report be forwarded to the Hastings Borough Council,

The Trades Hall weekly euchre party and dance was held in Hastings on Wednesday evening, when there was a large attendance. Following are the winners :—Ladies: Mrs C. Robertson first, Mrs Corcoran second Miss A. McCormac third. GentlemenMr. AV. Taylor first, Messrs AV. Overend and S. Nesbitt, a tie for second place. The music for the dancing was supplied by volunteers.

At the meeting of the Hawke’s Bay executive of the Farmers’ Union in Hastings yesterday, attention was directed to the deplorable state of the stock yard at the other side of the Tuki Tuki, near Mr. Van Asch’s property, and it was decided to report the matter to the Hawke’s Bay County Council and to the Stockbrokers’ Association, with a view to having improvements effected.

Complaint is made that a motorcyclist, shortly before midnight last night, disturbed the quietude of the early hours of slumber by trying-out his engine up and down and around the streets in the centre of Hastings. After arousing sleepy citizens sufficiently to incite them to leave their warm beds to make vigorous protest, the cyclist departed, and quickly the noise of his volleying engine melted in the distance miles away.

“Mangahao is still dry,” commented the Mayor (Mr. G. A. Maddison) last evening when the Hastings Borough Council was asked by the Public Works Department to supply power to the system on account of shortage of water in the dams. The same request has been made to Napier and Tomoana. At the meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Electric Power Board yesterday it was mentioned that there had been no shutdowns on the main feeds during the past month.

Mr. AV. J Livingston, speaking at the farmers’ meeting in Hastings yesterday, said that Dr. Freeman, of the local branch of the Agricultural Department, would be glad to visit individual farms and to discuss with the owners the questions of manures and top-dressing experiments and any other matters of farming interest. Mr. Livingston said that a conversation with Dr. Freeman, who was thoroughly informed on what he talked about, would be most profitable.

At the Hawke’s Bay Farmers' Union meeting in Hastings yesterday, Mr. AV. J. Livingston, who was one of the delegates from the branch at the recent farmers’ conference in Wellington, said he had been assured that the land reclamation in Connection with the Wellington Harbour would abolish the rate and give them a free harbour in the course of a couple of years or so. “It can easily be seen what’s going to happen here then,” said Mr. Livingston. “Everything will go to AVellington for shipment.”

The Australian Performing Rights Association has written to the Hastings Borough Council stating that the present agreement would terminate at the end of August, and that a new agreement would be issuer! ae from tne Ist September for a further 12 months on the tariff schedule, which had been effected since 1920, subject to the renewal of the rebate ami concessions previously granted. The council decided to write to tne Prime Minister,and to the member of Parliament for the district, drawing attention to this matter and protesting at the iniquitous charge made by the association for the playing of copyright music in the theat.es.

“The council would be well advised to consider the laying down of either Fitzroy Avenue, or Frederick street, in bitumen, as a means of relieving the traffic of Heretaunga street.” stated the Mayor (Mr. G. A. Maddisonl at the meeting of the Hastings Borough Council last evening when tlie matter of roads was under discussion. He explained that practically all the traffic from Pakowhai and the surrounding districts came through the main street and in a short time there would be a congestion of traffic. If another thoroughfare was laid down in bitumen then a portion of the traffic would be diverted. It Was one of the questions that the council nould have t,o face shortly.

The Matron of St. Hilda’s Children’s Home, Otane, acknowledges with many thanks the following gifts: Marmalade oranges, Mr. Walker; scrap-books, Marie, Jean and AValter Matthews: apples, Mr. Barrie, Mrs James Tod, Mr. Campbell; meat, Mr. G. AVarren (weekly), Mrs AV. Couper; cakes, Mr, T D, Waller; belts, Mrs John Williams; ties, Christchurch; clothing, odds and ends, and old linen, Mrs G. R. Beamish; honey, Mr and Mrs Harwood; jam, Mrs AV. Couper; sweets. Mrs AV. Rathbone; sewing machine cupboard, “Mr. SaveTrouble” i eartage of wood, Mr. Pilcher (30/-).

“This is the fifth blind road that this council has been enabled to open,” said the Mayor (Mr. G. A. Maddison) reporting to the Hasimgs Borough Council last evening that after 16 years’ negotiations, an amicable settlement, on the question of making Stanley street a through road to Grove road, had been arrived at. The land had been dedicated free of cost, to the council provided the formation of the roqdway be done at the council’s expense. The council decided that the whole road, from Karamu road, be named Stanley street. Replying to a question, the Mayor remarked that the opening up of this street was a most important one to the borough.

Mr. D. J. Riggir, at the Farmers’ Union meeting in Hastings yesterday, complained of the neglect of railway officials in allow-ing dogs to be railed from a tick-infected to a clean district without satisfying themselves that the animals had been dipped. He had got a permit for his dogs from the inspector of stock to the stationmaster at the place in question but he was never asked for it and he was never asked if they had oeen dipped. If such carelessness was allowed to exist there was a danger that the tick would be brought into this district, although, just at present, the tick was dormant.—lt was decided to write the stock division of the Railway Department calling their attention to the matter.