LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 2762, 2 October 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Terrace End school baths will be opened to the public on. Monday next', weather permitting. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, a first offending inebriate was convicted and fined 6/-, in default 24 hours' imprisonment.

During last week' the local office of the Department of Labour received six applications for employment, one applicant being assisted.

After the recent good growing weather there can be noticed an appreciable improvement in the look of the countryside. Feed appears to be more abundant

The Pahiat'ua Borough Council has under consideration) a scheme to bitumenise the main streets of the Borough and certain adjacent roads. There will be a poll of ratepayers with a view of getting a loan.

Intending exhibitors a« the forthcoming Hawke's Bay Diamond Jubilee Spring Show, which is to talse place on October 17 and 18, are reminded that entries close with the secretary, Tennyson-street, Napier, to-morrow. The early spring! saw the nativ-2 clematis in full bloom, and now the Kowhai, rangiora, Tarata, and tho tataraimoa, or bush lawyer, are showing their beauties in the Palmerston esplanade and other plots of bush on. this coast

The" electrical committee reported to the Borough Council last evening that Messrs. J. J. Nlven and Company's tender of £1135 had been accepted, for the removal and re-erec-tion of the gas holder. There were three tenders. The Central School Committee advertise in this Issue for applications for the position of caretaker for' the school swimming baths. Conditions of employment, etc., can be seen at the school. Applications close on Monday next, October 8.

Twelve applications for the position of building inspector were received by the Council last night, and were referred to the works committee to be reduced to three for consideration by the Council. ,

Mr. Fred Carvell, of Wanganut, commenced this morning running a dally motor service between Palmerston North and Wanganui, leaving here at 7.80 a.m. each day, and Wanganui at 4 p.m. A seveii-scater car is to bo used and this convenient service should be much appreciated. During the month of September the estates of tho following deceased persons in the Palmerston North District were accepted for administration by the Public Trustee: —Joseph Patrick Kelly, Mary Agnes Zeta, Gooding, Henry Delamore Stride, Christian Henry Gartner.

In reporting to the Borough Council last evening, the borough engineer, Mr. J. R. Hughes, stated that as the weather permitted tarring operations were being pushed ahead with all possible speed, and during the month the following streets had been top dressed: Main-street West, Rangitikeistreet, Main-street East, and Terracestreet, and 4100 gallons of boiled tar was used for this work.

The recently-formed Boy Scouts' Association is endeavouring to raise funds to carry on this extremely useful work, by means of a concert, particulars of which will be found on our front page. All who have the welfare of our boys at heart will recognise the necessity for assisting this important work, which has the endorsement of the leading citizens both Here • and elsewhere. The Deputy Mayor, in reporting on his recent visit to Wellington with the Town Clerk, said that the matter of facilities for unloading pigs at Awapuni had been placed beforo the General Manager of Railways (Mr It. W. McVilly), who had promised t'o investigate the request for better conditions on the occasio.n of his visit here this week. Better facilities would certainly bo required. He considered it was the duty of tho authorities to have the matter rectified. "The Principles of Valuation" by Mr N. H, Mackie, arte of our most experienced Government valuers will be expounded to the members of the Lunch Club to-day. One important principle in Avhich tho Valuation of Land Act, 1908, is altogether wrong, may be referred to, and that is the definition of land valuo as stated in the Act. The productive value is not even mentioned, and that, to many people, Is the only principle upon which land can be valued. The Act lays down the valuo as the selling value on fair terms, which has been defined as at least 25 per cent. cash. Those whose lawful occasions caused them to b e within earshot of Messrs. Turner's garage in Grey-street about 11 o'clock yesterday morning, wore suddenly startled by a loud splintering crash, followed a noise of falling glass. It was not, as the- more timorous imagined, the result of a sudden outburst of Bolshevism on the part of the firm's usually peaceful staff. The smaller of the Palmerston North Fire Board's two engines was being driven into the garage for repa rs, and the uprights, which carry the escape ladder tried conclusions with the rather low fanlight over the entrance. This structure carried away timber, glass and all but the engine was not damaged.

With the many lovely things that have recently arrived from Home are a number of those little short coats that are proving so popular. Very smart they are, too, in creme blanket cloth with blue and grey stripes: sleeves are bell shaped, collars are long and there is the natty wide band into which the hem line is set. 42/net cash at The C. M. Ross Co. Ltd.*