Conerete Power Poles

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 13 September 1937, Page 4

Conerete Power Poles

A trial of the concrete typo ol i power pole with steel frame is to he made by the Central Waikato Electric Power Board, according to a decision made at its monthly meeting at Hamilton last week. Prices quoted by the engineer-manager were £•'! 1 5s for the ironberk poles at present used, jand ,tM Ps for the concrete type, but the latter poles, it was stated, would have the longer life, and were easier to 'handle. An order for 100 poles was I authorised. ! Cruelly to Poultry | A complaint regarding the handling lof poultry at the auction marts was 'received at the last meeting of the i committee of the Wellington Society ' j for the Prevention of Cruelty to j Animals The condition of crating by ■ j farmers left much lo be desired, it was , j stated, the poultry being cramped con- ] siderably, apparently in order lo save I ‘ freight charges. Even considering the I I unnecessary amount of handling by - ; purchasers, so rough as to be abso- . | lutoly cruel, the worst feature of the ! complaint revealed that fowls were ir. I manv instances carried away from the. ! mart in sugar bags or sacks in which tlie birds were packed one on tup of t the other in the same manner as cray- ; fish, it was also pointed out that birds i purchased for killing at hotels were ! conveyed to 'heir destination in boxes j which were unsuitable. The commltj tee decided that the inspector should 1 exercise more vigil anee in connection j with the markets, and take steps to | prosecute in any rase where cruelty 5 : was involved.

Onion Plant shortage in Auckland

Numbers of people seeking onion plants for kitchen gardens are finding it almost impossible to obtain supplies (says the Auckland "Star”). There is Me most serious shortage experienced for many years, and growers and retailers are being forced to ration supplies The price of the young plants has been raised over 50 per cent, by growers and dealers, and even then most of them have been unable to cope with all the orders received. One city dealer has been forced to turn down orders for 10 000 and 20,000 plants, and V, offer a few hundred where buyers have asked for thousands. In the market gardens it To Papapa, Avonctale. and Glen Eden the situation is much the same. Continued rain at the time of planting onion seeds, and later, resulted in a prevalence of mildew, wmch rotted away many of the seedlings. Pukekohe growers also suffered, and local dealers say it is impossible to secure supplies of the young plants m that district. The position is so bad. according to one St. Helier’s grower, that for the first time in his experience nc has been lorced to have guards for his onion teds when away from home. Piracy is becoming a serious problem for him. 11 is feared that the result of (he scarcity of plants will be a smaller planting and a reduced crop. There may be a shortage unless supplies ol southern and imported onions make up the deficiency.

Rota Exhibition Further pictures sold at the Rota exhibition which closed at the Suter Art Gallery this afternoon at 5 o’clock, were "Pines, Nelson.” by Marcus King, and an etching. "Old Rata,” by Connie i Lloyd. A hand-made silver brooch set with sapphire and opals, the work of Eleanor Adkins, was also sold. Another Dangerous Bridge Another bridge besides the Wair.au which possesses longitudinal planking that is a danger to motor traffic is Nc-es’s bridge at Okaramio. A few years ago. after several accidents had occurred through ears getting off the running-boards, the gap between the two lines of boarding was tilled with | gravel The accidents ceased. Not j long ago. for some reason, the gravel | was removed The accidents have be- | gun again. Representations arc to be I made to the Main Highways Board on | (he matter by the Automobile Associuj t ion. New Zealand in U.S. Efopc that New Zealand will have an exhibit well worthy of its name at the Golden Gate (San Francisco) International Exposition, 1939. was expressed at a meeting of the council of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce (says the “Star”) The chamber is urging the Government that Dominion tourist attractions should be featured at this exposition. which will be held on a manmade island in San Francisco Bay. The president, Mr W. R. Fee, said a display of tourist attractions would be more valuable than an exhibit, say. of produce. for once tourists were attracted to ‘he country they would have an op - portunity of seeing its industrial and agricultural activities. There was a possibility, too. of using (he exposition ?s a great advertisement for the New Zealand centennial in 1940. Refused £7 4s a Week The disinclination of some men drawing sustenance to accept employment was the subject of comment by membi rs of the Rangiora County Council at last week’s meeting (states the "Star-Sun"). The chairman (Mr H. Tallotti referred to the fact that a traffic tally was being taken in the | county, and said (hat two men who i were on sustenance had refused to ac- 1 cept seven days’ employment for which ! (he remuneration was £7 4s. Mr R. j Macdonald alleged, that he knew of a j case where an able-bodied young man j had refused employment on the grounds | that he was receiving 17s 6d a weak ! fer doing nothing. Considering that it | was time something was done in the | matter, the council decided that after making full inquiries the clerk should j tefer the cases of the two men offered | employment by the council to the certi- I tying officer.