THE Inangahua Times FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1931 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Inangahua Times, 21 August 1931, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1931 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tbe local schools broke up fer their term holidays this afternoon. The schools resume again in a fortnight.

Messrs C. E. Meredith and Co. Ltd. fruit and produce merchants, Wmi mate, publish a revised list of the prodace they have for sale elsewhere in this issue.

The Inangahua members of tbe Bailer ladies’hockey team left this morning at 7.15 o’clock, and were picked up at Inangahna Junction, by the other members of the team, and proceeded on to Blenheim.

, Sir Malcolm Campbell, tha famous motorist, who holds the world’s spetid record, recently stated that be regarded 28 miles an hour as a good average steed for an ardiuary motor journey, travelling by day ander average traffic conditions in an average car. In the course of a discussion in tbe House on Friday on the amalgamation - of local bodies, Mr Poison made a good point when he interjected : “ It would cut engineering cost considerably.” The most serious item in the cost of local government in this country, is tbe unnecessary duplication of administrative services. The Prime Minister drew pointed attention to this cause of waste' in a statement made in February and announced bis intention of appointing a commission to go into the whole question. No action bss been taken as yet, but tbe scope for inquiry was fully exposed by Mr Forbes. Speaking particularly of rural local bodies, be said that apart from harbour and power boards, there were no fewer than 299 rural local authorises and that tbe administration of these authorities cost about £330,000 a year. The sum represented 11 per cent, of the total revenue or, alternatively, nearly 15 per cent, of receipts frem rates. Apart from the saving in administrative coats, larger districts would enable moderate machinery to be kept fully employed which would mean cheaper construction and maintenance The dangers of the mighty deep Loom thro’ the darkness, of the night. 1 Where ships in anxious caution creep 1 Until pale dawn brings hope and light, ! , Tis thus in countless homes ashore, i Where anxious mortals colds endue, j Until they hope and ease restore With Woods’ Great Peppermint 1 Cure. JO * |

“The hrcprletor'of a'luncheon room In O'"-on recently! fitted an electrified window screen to keep the file* o nr. Current frotr the bouee lighting circuit is passed through tbe wire meshes, so that flies which attempt to crawl through are electroucuted. Another screen prevents people from coming in contact with the current. Similar screens may be applied to doors. A subterranean passage is being built under the Law Courts in the Strand, London, to provide prisoners in notorious esses with an exit which will not be known to members of the public. Those who exhibit roorbi 1 curiosity concerning tbe movements , of such persons will now be baelked. The work is being done with tbe greatest secrecy possibe. The Hokitika Ladies' Hockey Club are completing arrangement for a tear of the East Coaet ot the South Island, proceeding to Ashburton and Geraldine. Tbe team leaves on Tuesday morning, and expect to be absent ten or twelve days.

The following will represent the Wsratahs in their match against Kiwis on the 23rd inst: —C. Hunt. S. Allen, Pi Scott, H. Morris, J. Smith. O. Hoy, W. Prentice, W. Hunt, G. Croaemen, W. White, E. Black, 3. White. D. , Robertson, L. Griffiths, J. Dellece. | Emergency T. Dellece. All players jmust be on ground at 1.15 sharp.

Roy Veysay, a postal sorter, married with five children, pleaded gni|iy to stealing postal packets containing money to the total value of £65, and was committed for sentence to the Supreme Court at Wellington. Nelson press wire.