General Notes

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 290, 6 December 1941, Page 2

General Notes

St. Andrew’s Concert Interest is waxing high in regard to the forthcoming St. Andrew’s concert to be held in the W.I. Hall on Wednesday evening. Full particulars are advertised on this page. Garbage Collection An announcement on this page in regard to the Borough Council’s annual garbage collection will be of interest to .householders. The day iixed for the “clean-up” is Tuesday next. Dog Tax Mr. T. S. R. Schaw’s tender for the collection of dog tax and distribution of remedies was accepted at yesterday 's County Council meeting. The dog tax was fixed at the same figures as previously—2s 6d for working dogs and 10s for sporting dogs. CJnaddressed Parcels At a meeting of the Zone Committee for Southern Hawke’s Bay, held in Dannevirke, it was resolved, to support a remit from the Woodville and District Patriotic Society sent to tho H.B. Provincial Council, suggesting that the number of unaddressed parcels be increased. Hospital Programme To-morrow afternoon, weather permitting, the Woodville Home Guard Band will render another musical programme at the Dannovirke Public Hospital. This will be tho band’s second appearance at tho hospital of recent weeks, and will probably constitute its final public appearance until the New Year, Smaller Distribution The County Council at its monthly meeting yesterday had before it a communication from tho Hawke’s Bay County Council advising that 'the sum of £13,132 2s 2d is available for distribution among the counties, as compared with £14,429 3S 3d for the previous year. The decrease, no doubt, is accounted for by the rebate on farmers’ vehicles, stated the letter. Comity Council’s Opposition The following resolution, moved by Cr. R. H. Morgan and secondod by Cr. A. Ramsden, was carried unanimously at yesterday’s meeting of the Woodville County Council: “That this council views, with serious concern a proposal to be submitted to the Provincial Patriotic Council whereby it is suggested that 75 per cent, of kny money collected for patriotic purposes be set aside for rehabilitation; further, this council urges its delegates to strenuously oppose any such, proposition.”

Watering McLean Street ‘ ‘ The county ratepayers living in Upper McLean 'Street suffer considerably on race days from dust nuisance, owing to the heavy traffic. We hope you will minimise this nuisance by watering the road,” stated a letter before the County Council yesterday, from Mr. C. A. Sutton.—The chairman (Mr. M. O. Grainger) considered that the responsibility was not the council’s. The engineer, however, had arranged to water the road, if sufficient water is available, ho addod. The engineer (Mr. W. J. Hawkes) contended that it was useless to try and cart water from the nearby creek, because, he said, the first covering would be dried up before a second could be distributed. Councillors agreed that, if water is available in sufficient quantity, the job should be carried out. In tho course of the discussion, tho possibility of a serious accident being caused by flying dust was mentioned.