LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21263, 17 August 1932, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Thigh Fractured in Pall As a result of a fall on a concrete path in his garden yesterday afternoon Mr. Charles Hutton, aged 65, married, received a fracture of the right thigh. Mr. Hutton, who lives at 7 Maybeck Road, Morningside, was taken to the Auckland Hospital in the St. John ambulance. Cyclist Injured While cycling to tho Devonport Borough Council's yard in Church Street yesterday morning a clerk, Mr. A. Herman, received ii dislocated shoulder as a result of a collision with a motor-bus at the intersection of Vauxhall and Grove Roads. Mr. Herman resides at 159 Vauxhall Road. Cruise in Mullet Boat The owner of the Auckland mullet boat Rogue, Mr. M. Andrews, who left on a cruise down the coast at the end of July, has decided to stay at Tauranga until the summer, states the Herald's Tauranga correspondent. The original intention was to cruise to Dunedin. Mr. Andrews is accompanied by his wife and younger brother, Mr. G. Andrews. Stock on Main Road "'Cattle driven along Mount Albert Road to and from sales are a serious menace to persons and property," stated a letter received at last evening's meeting of the Mount Roskill Road Board. The lives of children were especially endangered. Frequently the cattle broke away from the herd and damaged fences. Tho matter was referred to the ranger for a report. Speed Limit Near Hospital The fixing of a speed limit of five miles an hour for traffic in the grounds of tho Auckland Hospital was referred to the Hospital Board yesterday by the medical superintendent, Dr. J. W. Craven. It was stated this action had been taken in the interests of both patients and staff. Dr. Craven also reported that he had written to the City Council and tho Newmarket Borough Council requesting an enforcement of the speed limit on all classes of vehicles passing the hospital grounds. Both local bodies had promised to give the matter their attention. Mount Albert Rates Satisfaction at the large amount collected in rates by the Mount Albert Borough Council since the commencement of its financial year on April 1 was expressed by the town clerk, Mr. T. R. Congalton, in a report to the council last evening. -He said that from April 1 to August 12 a total of £9623 had been received, com pared with £7785 in the same period in 1931. Current general rates paid this year totalled £26 CO and arrears £5853, last year's figures being £491 and £5546 respectively. It was expected that the payments would increase considerably toward the end of the present month. Pine Trees on Stokes Point A suggestion was made to the Northcote Borough Council last evening that itwould be desirable to remove about 20 of the 55 large pine trees in the Stokes Point reserve. It was stated that the trees were now somewhat cramped and an improvement in their appearance would result were a number removed. The quantity of timber obtainable would be of value. One member of the council considered it would be an unfortunate thing to interfere with the clump of trees, which formed a picturesque attraction on the harbour, and the Mayor, Mr. R. Martin, thought expert advice should be obtained. The matter was referred to the Reserves Committee. Launch Carried Overland Another large launch which has been engaged in the freight and passenger service ,on the Manukau Harbour was brought by lorry to Auckland yesterday afternoon. Tho vessel, which is the property of Mr. A. L. McCarthy, of Avondale, is to be sold, and will probably enter the Seine-net fishing industry under the name Leola. The launch is a wooden vessel of nine tons, with a length of 35ft. Owing to the falling off in trade, a similar launch, the Outlaw, owned by Mr. W. C. Wright, was brought to the Waitemata Harbour by lorry ten days ago for use as a fishing vessel, while Mr. Wright previously transferred the launch Te Toa to Auckland under her own power in May. Bank's Gilt to Charity The general desire to participate in the sum of £4OOO. to be made available by the Bank of New Zealand, through recognised organisations, for the relief of women and children in distress, was reflected in numerous further applications made at the Auckland branch of the bank yesterday.. The bank intimated that applications should be lodged not later than next Monday. The sum of £4OOO is to be distributed in the four centres, but, in view of Auckland's population, it is possible that the measure of assistance granted locally will be greater than in any of the other three cities. The allocation will be determined at the head office, Wellington, after' the applications and recommendations from the various centres have been considered. Dunedin Telephone Subscribers It was stated by an officer of the Post and Telegraph Department in Dunedin yesterday that, although the exact figures were not available, the balance between disconnections and new subscribers to the telephone exchange in Dunedin were not less favourable than when general conditions were prosperous. In fact, the department was very satisfied with the business. A number of subscribers were disconnecting their telephones, but new subscribers regularly restored the balance. "Telephones are not considered as luxuries," said the officer. "They are a necessity. Even in the best of times people, "through force of personal circumstances, have to disconnect their telephones, and the small loss of subscribers at present does not cause any concern." Papatoetoe Water Supply

" We are fortunate in the terms op which we have obtained water rights for the district," said the chairman of the Papatoetoe Town Board, Mr. W. J. Nicholson, last evening, when the lease of tho land on McLaughlin's Hill, which surrounds the site of the town well and waterworks, was submitted to the town board for completion. Mr. Nicholson said the rental of the land would bo £2O a year for the first 10 years, £3O for the next 10 years, £4O for the following 10 years, and thereafter £SO a year for the balance of the 99 years of the lease. No royalty was to be paid on water consumed in the town district. A royalty of lijd per 1000 gallons was payable on all water consumed on land outside the town district. Mr. Nicholson naid the ratepayers had to thank the previous board for securing these favourable conditions.