Brief Mention

Matamata Record, Volume XIX, Issue 1789, 7 December 1936, Page 4

Brief Mention

A meritorious performance was put up on the hay field of Mr. B. Schwarz on Saturday by Mr. S. Ellery’s team, nine acres of hay being harvested in hours. The weight of the crop was about 14 tons.

There are now connected and operating in the Thames Valley Electric-power Board’s district 1226 electric ranges, 3146 water heaters, 791 industrial motors, and 4819 motors on farms, of which 2779 are milking motors.

November was a busy month for electricians in the Thames Valley Electric-power Board’s district, as 51 lighting and heating consumers were connected during the month, also 29 electric ranges, 30 water heaters, 69 motors on farms, of which 24 are milking motors and 6 industrial motors. Sixty consumers had additional lighting and heating connec-. tions made.

Mr. D. Carlson, Okoroire, a former Matamata Rugby footballer, who is interested in aviation, made a fortunate landing in a hay field near Waitara, Taranaki, on Sunday afternoon when his % petrol gave out; Mr. , Carlson was on a flight from Hamilton to New Plymouth, but mist and rain prevented him from seeing the aerodrome at Bell Block. Expert airmen said he made a remarkablygood landing in a small paddock.

Matamata pupils gained five of the six medals awarded annually to the local centre for examinations by the Trinitv College of Music. The awards were: Junior, Joyce Cowley; advanced preparatory, Maureen Casey; preparatory, Avis Pennell; first steDs, Colleen McKinstry; initial, Pamela Bell; In the practical examination held at Hamilton last month the following were successful : Junior, Marjorie Olsen (with merit); initial, Pamela Bell (honours), Harvey Stone (honours), Rex Taylor (honours), Josephine Keeley (honours).

The Thames Valley Electric-power Board’s installations branch continues to be very busy. “ With 66 jobs on hand at the moment, it does not appear likely that we can overtake the work before Christmas,” stated the chief engineer at the December meeting of the board. 4

That a departmental officer with the Minister of Labour, the Hon;- H. T. Armstrong, had told a meeting of farmers at Hamilton that workmen on all public works averaged only £2 5s a week over wet and fine days was information conveved to the Matamata branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union by Mr. D. B. Higgins on Friday.

An amusing incident is related by a young couple who wished td go to a holiday resort for a week at Christmas. They wrote to the proprietor of a hostel asking him to “ please pencil room ” for the term required. Back came an answer quoting terms, and with it a pencilled sketch of the room, showing location of bed, window, dressingtable, door, etc.

Judgment has been given against the Northern Steamship Company, Ltd., in the case in which the Thames Valley Electric Power Board claimed £204 from the company for the loss of 107 hardwood poles when in transit from Auckland to Paeroa. Decision was given by Mr. Justice Fair in the Supreme. 'Court last week . The poles were lost in January last near Brown’s Island while they were on a barge being towed by the defendant’s company steamer Taniwha.