NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1924, Page 3

NEWS AND NOTES.

A Join! farmer (nays the Auckland ••Stjii”i worked out a clt-vcr method ol sending seeds to a I'liend in the North Island. Walking into a country post ollire he asked the pcMmaster lor the loan of the ollicc scales, and proceeded to weigh two hags ol seed, making them exactly 2S|b. each. These he presented to the postmaster and requested that they lie sent- to the address inscribed. The postmaster was astonished. and tlie postage cleared the available supply of stamps. \\ lien asked why he did not rail the. seed, tho farmer said: ”11 I railed them my friend would leave to travel about ten miles to take deliveiy. I.y posting idiom l save him that journey, a- the seeds are delivered to hi.s house.

“We should have a superannuation . futii! l'ur our employees. said Air j A. T. Smith iit a meeting of the j Christchurch 'Hospital Bonn! (slates all j exchange). ‘’They n'lou'ul not have j to go hat ill hand to the hoard or have to depend on the .aiirice of a eommiuee. I think I lie Finance Committee should go thoroughly into the mat tor of bringing about a superannuation scheme. The best wav would he In suliinil a remit on the matter to the Confereuce of Hospital Hoards.” The chairman (Mr IT. d. Utley) said a- far iis it eupcriiimmition scheme was ,•111100111111. the board was not to blame. Figures had twieo been taken out. Wliiit was wanted was one scheme for the whole of the hospital hoards in the Dominion. All should entile in, and the- scheme, should he national. Uonlrihiitioiis should he made by employees of all hospital hoards, and they would not then ho left in the position they were in to-day on theit retirement. It was decided that a remit on the subject he prepared lor tho Conference of Hospital Boards.

Titov were all of one mind that AA’ai-karemnnti-u was shelved if. the meantime, declared Mr .1. 1). Andrews, chairman of the provincial committee of the Hawke’s Bay Power Board at its tmal meeting (states an exchange). Alangahao was nearly ready, and he had I cell told that once tlie district could show that it could take a certain amount of power, then Waikarenioana would go ahead. Mr Andrews eotisidered that the fir-t duty ol the lioai',l was to make the liest terms possible with the Government for the supply- of power hoard to give the host term' to the cim.-umci...

When speaking to Auckland commercial travellers. Air George I’aildon. deputy-Mayor, told a story of an American visitor who was being shown round Auckland by a Alaoti (states an exchangei. When they got to the muniripal buildings the Aineriasked how long it took to build. “Three yea is. I think.” said Hone. “Absurd.” said the A'ankee, “why. in the States we would run her up >n a year at the most.” Thou when they got down to the Insurance Company's tall building in Queen Street, the American put the same question. Hone didn’t know, hut he said ho thought “about two year." Again the American snorted, and said six months was all they would allow for tho job in the States. They then got as far as the Post- Office. “AYal. how long did she take?” asked the stranger. By this time Hone had begun to size up bis guest. Looking up at tbo building with a puzzled air. Hone said. “By Lorry. T not know. He not liere. last night.’’