Fish for the Taking.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 164, 13 June 1939, Page 8

Fish for the Taking.

Lagoons near the mouth of tho Wuirau River (Blenheim), covering a, large low-lying area affected by tides, are" at present invaded by innumerable! kahawni, which have transformed the usually plncid waters into a broken jobble, as 'though a heavy wind were sweeping over the surface. Visitors to the scone have no difficulty whatever in simply picking up as many of the fish as they desire.

Accident In Hunting Field. During the Rangitikci Hunt Club's meet on Saturday afternoon at Marton, Mr J. CL Wilson, son of Mr and Mrs Jlamish Wilson, of Bulls, met with an accident as a result of which lie is now a patient in a private hospital in Murton. His horse jumped a gorse, hedge cleanly, but- been me entangled in a short, stretch of temporary fencing on the far side of the jump which had been concealed by the gorse. Mr AYilson sustained slight concussion and a nasty cut on the head. The Thetis Disaster.

The proceeds of the sale of a quar-ter-acre section in East Street. Ohiudelands, together with a donation of £IOO are to he given by Mr E. AY. Burley, of Hamilton, to the relief fund of the Lord Mayor of London for dependants of men who perished in the Thetis submarine disaster. Mr Burley is remembered for 1 1 is gift of £SOO towards the relief of dependants of victims of a mining disaster in Wales, while for several years lie lias contributed £IOO yearly to the funds of the Waikato Returned Soldiers’ Association.

Government Appointments. A statement that the Government had committed an illegal act in appointing Mr O'. L. Hunter, who liad unsuccesfully contested the Manawatu seat at the last election, to the posiiion of liaison officer to the Labour Department was made by Air S. G. Holland. ALP., speaking at Cambridge. Air Holland said the question was not a personal one and lie had no doubt Afr Hunter was highly qualified. Nevertheless, the Electoral Act, 1927, prohibited the appointment of a defeated Parliamentary candidate to the public service within 12 months of an election. Such appointments struck at tlie verv foundations of (he civil service. There was a penally of €SO a

day for appointing discarded members of Parliament to the civil service.

A Defaulters’ List. Approximately 1600 youths and 5000 females in the Dominion had, up till the end of May, failed to register under the Social Security Act. The registration branch of the Land and Income Tax Department is now compiling a defaulters’ list. Every Season Represented. Plants and shrubs at present in flower in the Napier Borough Council’s gardens and reserves represent practically every season of the year. The superintendent of parks and reserves (Mr C. Corner) states that during his 21 years’ experience he has not known anything just like the present season. No Politics. ‘‘Some loeal politics entered into this case,” said Mr LI. 1). Taylor, in asking in the Court of Appeal at Wellington yesterday for a fixture in a ease on appeal and cross-appeal, the Attorney-General on behalf of the North Auckland Electric Power Board v. Wilson (New Zealand) Portland. Ltd. The Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers: This Court is not concerned with local polities or general politics, and will not listen to either. Union Secretary On Board, Mr Marcus Marks, a representative of the Government on the Wellington Lire Board since its inception, has not been reappointed to that position this year. In Ids stead, Air L. Giovsr, Wellington, has been appointed the Government representative. Mr Glover is the secretary of the Federated Fire Brigade Employees’ Union as well as the Wellington I'ire Brigade Employees’ Union. This is the first occasion in the history of the board that a union secretary has been appointed a member.