LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 11 June 1929, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The speaker at the Rotary Club’s luncheon today was the Rev. M. Rawden Harris, who took as his subject “J.0.U.” A report will appear in tomorrow's issue of the “Northern Advocate.”

At the meeting of the Whangarei Rugby Referees’ Association last evening reports were received from two referees who ordered players off on .Saturday. These cases will come before the Rugby Union this evening. There was little discussion.

“The policy of the board regarding charitable aid is rather obscure to .mo,’'’ commented Air W. H. Gillespie, inspector at the Whangarei District Hospital Board meeting yesterday. “If the board provides .plenty for people to live on, those receiving aid will not. make any effort on their own account.”

The Dargaville Retailers’ Association has decided do make a. strong protest to the Prime Minister and to the Member for the district, the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, against any legislative proposal providing for a universal Saturday half holiday. The members of the association were emphatic in the opinion that such a measure would be inimical to ithe businesa interests of shopping centres such as Dargaville,

“New Zealand has an inadequate law for dealing with delinquent husbands,” said Mr W, H. the Whangarei District Hospital Board’s inspector, /at the meeting yesterday. Mr Gillespie pointed out that the maximum penalty which could be imposed under the Act was three mouths. Prisoners did not receive allowances unless serving -terms of longer than three months, consequently wives and children of these men received nothing It -was pointed out that the matter had been discussed at previous hospital conferences, and it was decided to renew the remit.

It was reported at the annual mooting of Wilsons (N.Z.) Portland, Cement Ltd., last week that at Portland the plant had been well maintained and recent additions included a hydraulic lime plant, another steam turbine, and another waste heat boiler. The building extension programme was nearing completion and little further work was contemplated. The problems which always confronted the industry night call at any time for .further extensions, new installations-and. alteration's, but if any such contingency Ciould arise the company was in the fortunate position of having the means for effecting any changes without calling for more capital. In connection with the hydraulic lime plant the chairman, Sir George Elliot, .said that- all manufacturing at Warkworth was now stopped and plant and buildings were now being sold or removed to Portland, whore the extraction of lime from No. 4.kiln now took the ulaco of manufacturing at Wiarkworth. Tests proved this lime superior, so far, to the old Warkworth product: Big preparations are being made at Henry Wilson's for a great re-building and Extension of premises sale, which is scheduled to ■ commence on Friday morning. The sale will be short and sharp, every effort being directed towards reducing stocks in order to make way for the builders. Full particulars will be advertised in tomorrow's issue.

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