County Clippings

Northland Age, Volume XVIII, Issue 40, 22 February 1949, Page 1

County Clippings

When the Cancer Campaign Appeal was under discussion by the County Council last Wednesday, the chairman (Mr. W. J. Steed) suggested that there would be a sum donated from each member round the table. “That will give us eight guineas,” he smiled. “Did you sa y eight or eighty?” asked Cr. Hales. it Instancing that the Far North must not lag behind the times or be too hidebound by 7 convention and custom, Cr. Hales said “That is to say, then, that because my grandfather had whiskers I mustn’t shave either 1” & “I’ve heard a lot of the govern-

ment’s five-year plan. They promised with the five-year plan years ago that within that time there would be no such thing as a backblock road,” scoffed Cr. Hales. “Mine hasn’t altered much.” ☆ Commenting- on a complaint from the custodian of the Pukenui wharf, S in v.Mic-h he complained that a stingray had been left alongside the wharf lorvfour days, Engineer Theed laugiiose he spelt that stingray as ‘s: inker-ray’.” ☆ On the same subject, Cr. Wilton said that the same trouble was ex- -a periepced on the Mangonui wharf. “That can’t be,” *said Cr. Hales. “Judging by the size of the fish you get lumid there, they can’t have any innrfrds at all.” * .* When a matter -of loading was under discussion relative to Kauhanga road, Cr. jtUdeS~m?oriiied the Council “There are 80 cows milked just at thJt point.” “Where ar e the other three cows milked in Herekino then?” asked Cr. Wilton with a laugh. ☆ Council was considering a letter which asked why Barriballs road had been changed to that from Gartons road. “What does it matter?” asked Cr. Wilton. “Call it road. What’s in a name?” “True,” interposed Cr. Hales. “A road by any other name would smell as sweet,” he concluded, misquoting Shakespeare. ☆ Berghan, in referring to the bad approach to the Ahipara Hill road. 9*id : ,■'**’ “I can assur’F you. Mr. Chairman, | that this apprmpsiir'fi* very bad. Why, I it even stopfled the car, and | everyone- knows that it must he bad |to the press. Our local 'sress, too.”