WEATHER FORECAST

Northern Advocate, 15 September 1945, Page 4

WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast to 5 p.m. Sunday; Moderate northerly winds. Weather cloudy and mild with occasional drizzle and rain tomorrow. Further outlook: Still rather unsettled. * * * * Accident to Elderly Woman. Falling down the stairs in business premises in Whangarei yesterday afternoon, Mrs Jessie Smith, 72, of Whareroa, suffered a severe fracture of a thigh. She was taken to the Whangarei Hospital. * * * # Fraud by Youth. Prior to the main Court sitting, a children’s Court was conducted by Mr W. C. Harley, S.M., in Kaikohe on Friday. One of the principal cases concerned an attempt by a Maori youth to obtain credit by fraud. The boy was committed to the care of the Child Welfare Superintendent. * * * Tribute to Late Magistrate. Before the Land Sales Committee resumed its sitting in Whangarei yesterday, tribute was paid to' the late Mr S. I. Goodall, S.M., chairman of the committee until his appointment to the magistracy. Mr A. M.. Woods spoke on behalf of the Whangarei legal practitioners, many of whom attended, while the chairman (Mr E. H. Burton) and Mr A. A. McLauchlan spoke for the committee.

Canadian Posters Displayed. A display of Canadian Government posters is now showing at the Whangarei Public Library, and later will be transferred to the High School. The posters, which have been received from the Canadian High Commissioner for New Zealand, depict the trade and industries of Canada and, with the accompanying table of figures, present a graphic picture of Canadian industry, as well as of the people.

Problem of Corse. Amazement at the quantity of gorse in Northland was expressed by the chairman of the Land Sales Committee (Mr E. H. Burton) in Whangarei yesterday afternoon. Counsel said that early missionaries could be blamed for the gorse. Agreeing, the chairman said that he had been looking through an old title of land at Papatoetoe and had seen where the purchaser had covenanted to plant gorse heads on boundaries. Probably the early settlers had thought they were acting wisely, but a great problem had been created.

Farm Sale Warning “A warning should be issued that when a document is signed there will be trouble if the parties don't abide by it.” said the chairman of the Land Sales Committee (Mr E. W. Burton). at Dargaville. "In this case there has been a complete disregard of the court. Stock, fertiliser and a separator have changed hands without any indication being given to the committee. It is obvious that someone has made a false declaration.” Mr Burton was referring to a previous sale of a property at a price at variance with the figure sanctioned by the court. * S * * The Laughter Was Loud Seeking to establish the grounds on which the value of a sheiter-belt of trees had been based, the Crown representative at the Land Sales Committee sitting at Dargaville asked a valuer whether he would judge the improved Value of the pasture by the colour. “I don't quite know,” replied the witness, I "whether a cow would judge the grass jby the colour or by the taste and nourishment.” “But how would you judge it?” counsel persisted. “I

wouldn’t,” witness answered gravely, “I don’t eat grass.” & :fs $ Okaihau Bride Home. A number of members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, as well as dependants of New Zealand airmen, wives of Army servicemen and a fiancee of a soldier, will arrive On the Shaw, Savill and Albion passenger ship Akaroa. Among the airmen’s wives returning will be Mrs E. J. Dixon, wife of Flying-Officer Dixon, Okaihau. The Army authorities have had no confirmation that the Akaroa will arrive at Auckland tomorrow as expected, and consider it likely she will be a day later as is not unusual with ships arriving via Panama.

Theft of Jersey. A grey woollen jersey, of the type issued to the armed forces, was the focal point in a case before Mr W. C. Harley, S.M., at the September sitting of the Kaitaia Court on Thursday, when Peter Taupiri, 18, of Ngataki, was charged with the theft of this article. Police information was that the owner had left the jersey hanging on a fence, and that defendant, passenger on a passing cream truck, had helped himself. He was stated to be looking for work in the district. “That is not a good way to find a job,” commented the Bench, in convicting defendant and ordering him to come up for sentence if called upon.

Faua Shellfish “To take paua shellfish for the sake of the shell alone or the meat alone and waste the rest is the sort of unsound economy that has figured far too much in the past history of our commercial fisheries, to the ultimate detriment of our national resources.” states the fisheries section of the report of the Marine Department for the year ended March 31, 1945. Meat from paua shellfish was now finding its way into the food market, and there appeared to be every likelihood that the future would see an increasing consumption. It behoved the department to take necessary measures to prevent depletion of supplies and to ensure full utilisation of the shellfish.