News of the Day

Northern Advocate, 28 May 1938, Page 4

News of the Day

Eczema in Sheep. Eczema in sheep which has caused flock owners so much concern in other parts, appeared in the Mangonui county in a mild and limited way and with treatment and a change of pastures there has been little difficulty in over-coming the disease.

Free Milk For Mangapai School. Arrangements have been made for pupils of the Mangapai School to receive free milk every day as from Monday. Altogether, 42 children attending the school will participate in the distribution. , The milk will be sent by the 7.15 a.m. train from Whangarei every day during the school year.

Choirmaster For Presbyterian Church. At a meeting of the session and beard of management and representatives of the choir of the Whangarei Presbyterian Church last evening, it was unanimously decided to appoint Mr Albert Dobson, of Whangarei, as organist and choirmaster in succession to Mr S. B. Dunn, who has been transferred to Dargaville. Mr Dobson is expected to take over his new duties on. the first Sunday in June.

Whangarei Rainfall. The total rainfall for Whangarei during the week ending 9 a.m. Saturday morning was only .9 of an inch. No recordable rain fell on the first four days, the falls thereafter being; May 26, .6in.; May 27, .lin.; May 28, ,2in. On Friday the wind, which had been blowing from the south-west for I a fortnight, veered to the north-west, bringing warmer temperatures. No frosts occurred during the week. ' $ * * Motor Registrations. For the convenience of the public, the special office for motor registiation in the old County Council Build-

ings, Whangarei, will remain open continuously until 8 p.m. on the nights of Monday and Tuesday of next week. New number plates must be affixed on June 1. Last year over 3000 vehicles were registered in Whangarei and up to noon today approximately half of these had been relicensed. Late Colin Mcßae’s Funeral. The burial of the late Mr Colin Mcßae took place at the Waipu Cemetery yesterday afternoon, in the presence of a very large number of people. As the bier was being dai * ried from the Church to the hearse the Pipe Band played a lament, and. again as the deceased was lowered, into the grave (another lament was; played by a single piper. The serv-| ice was conducted by the Rev. J. D. j McFarlane. Numerous floral tributes were received, and the cortege, comprising well over 100 cars, was the largest saife in Waipu f&r scare tiitife.

Not Appreciated. That the Audit Department does not value the services of county councillors at a very high figure was revealed by Mr Aickin at Wednesday’s meeting of the Otamatea County Council when, for the benefit of several new councillors, he stated ,that councillors were entitled to ,pay at the rate of lOd per hour for all the time they were away from home when attending council meetings. Car .expenses were allowed at the rate of 4d per mile each way, said Mr Aickin.

* * ♦ Bay Hospital Levy. For the year 1937-38 the hospital levy payable by the Bay of Islands County Council was increased from £2496 to £3003 and, as the rate was increased from -i}d to lsd, it was not necessary to transfer funds from the general account as in the past. This statement was included in the annpal report presented by the chairman,; Mr H. T. Atkinson. r

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Maori Child Severely Burned. A two-year-old Maori girl, Lizzie Moore, was severely burned at her parents’ home at Pipiwai on Wednesday, when a basin of boiling stew was upset on the stove, the contents spill--ing over the girl. The child was admitted to the Whangarei' Public Hospital, where she is reported today to 1 be dangerously ill. i .

1940 Royal Show. . A remit suggesting that a Royal Show be held at Wellington during the celebration of the New Zealand Centennial in 1940 was adopted for submission to the Royal Agricultural Society by the Southern District Coun--cil of the Society yesterday. Application will be made by the council for the 1939 Royal Show to be held at Invercargill in the second week of December.

Benefits of Croquet. “The affairs of the club are in a thriving condition and there is no reason why it should not make even greater progress in the future,” stated Mrs J. Fairley, the president, at the annual meeting of the Kensington Croquet Club. “It provides a form of outdoor recreation for women, a refuge from the cares and worries of home and is consequently worth fostering by every member.”