LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21505, 31 May 1933, Page 10

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Relief Workers on Trams A further concession to relief workers has been made by the Transport Board with respect to two-section passengers. The new scale provides for a. 6el fare for two clays, 9d for three days and Is for four days. University Classes University classes will resume on Monday alter the May vacation of three weeks. Tlio enrolment of students at the end of the first term was 1078, a decline of 52, or about 5 per cent, compared with the corresponding figure of 11(50 last year.

Poorman Oranges Season The season for poorman oranges is now beginning and small quantities are reaching the city markets. However, these are somewhat green and the demand is slow at from 4s to 5s a case. As heavier supplies arrive there will be more general inquiry for jam-making purposes. Potatoes Rise in Price

Prices for local potatoes rose by about 9d a bag at the city markets yesterday. Owing to the local season nearing the end, there has been a better demand lately and sales have been made at up to 4s 6d a bag. Supplies from the South Island and Ohakune will be marketed until the new crop is ready about October. Large Oak Tree A large oak tree grows on the property of Mr. James Parkinson, Waioeka Road, Opotiki, reports the Herai-p's Opotiki correspondent. The tree measures 12it. 6in. in girth, the measurements being taken 7ft. 6in. from the ground. The height of the branches from the ground is 17ft. 'lho tree was planted by the late Mr. Arthur Parkinson in 1870. Popularity of Baths The most successful year in the history of the Mount Eden swimming baths was reported to the Mount Eden Borough Council by the custodian last evening. It was stated that in spite of the economic conditions the attendance reached the record number of 40,553, an increase of over 8000 on the previous season's figures. The takings increased by £6B, the total sum being £259 compared with £l9l for the previous season. Mount Victoria Domain A refusal to accept responsibility for the Mount Victoria Domain in its present state was contained in a letter received by the Auckland Harbour Board yesterday from the Devonport Domain Board. It was stated that the gun pits and magazines in the disused defence works were a source of danger to children playing in the area, and the Harbour Board was requested to have the necessary filling carried out. The matter was referred to the board-in-committee. Quarrying on Anzac Day Seven Dalmatians were charged in the Te Kuiti Magistrate's Court yesterday with working at their calling, quarrying, within view of the Ahuroa Road, on Anzac Day. A plea of guilty was entered. Sergeant Fearnley stated that he did not wish to press for the Court to be unduly hard on these men, but he did not think they had any excuse for working on Anzac l3ay and they must have known that it was observed as a Sunday. A fine of £2 10s, with costs, 10s, was. imposed in each case.

Avondale Tram Sections' A request for the elimination of one section on ' the Avondale tram route was made to the Transport Board yesterday by a deputation of residents. Mr. T. A. Hadlow, one of tho spokesmen, said that residents iu the vicinity of Richardson Road were paying what amounted to a penal fare, which was acting to the detriment of the district. The application . was referred to the board-in-committee, the chairman, Mr. J. A. C. Allum, stating that the effect on revenue would have to be considered. Cause and Effect A doctor giving evidence in the Supreme Court in Wellington the other day was referred by counsel to a passage in a medical text-book dealing with arterio-sclerosis (stiffening of the blood vessels) of the brain. He was asked if he agreed with the illustration givon in the book, that a person suffering from that condition might not know his house, his wife or surroundings after playing a game of golf. "Did you say golf?" inquired the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, amid laughter. "Might not that apply also to a person not suffering from that condition?" Revenue from Storage The possibility of the Auckland Harbour Board receiving additional revenue by reducing its charges for the storage of certain classes of goods from 4d to 2d a ton weekly was mentioned in a report presented to the board yesterday by the traffic manager, Mr. W. R. Golden. The report stated that the receiving and warehousing of goods was the normal and rightful function of every up-to-date port and that the port authority had first claim lor storage of goods discharged on its wharves or brought to the port to shipment. The report was referred to the board-in-committee. Exodus o! Overseas Vessels There will be an exodus of overseas steamers from Auckland to-day. r lhe New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Ruahine and the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Hunter are to sail for London, via Panama, the Ruahine at noon and the Port Hunter at ten o'clock to-night. The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tamaroa and the steamer City of Tokio are to sail for Wellington at five o'clock this evening. In addition, the Bank Line motor-ship Speybank will complete unloading Nauru phosphates this morning and will be removed to an anchorage in the stream to await orders. Steamers for the East The Union Company's cargo steamer Waitomo, which has been sold to the China Pacific Steam Navigation Company, was removed to Western Wharf yesterday for overhaul and survey. Next Monday she will be docked for cleaning and inspection. After a Chinese crew reaches • Auckland in about two weeks' time, tho vessel will sail for Australia to load for the East. The Waitomo will be the third Union Company steamer sold to Eastern buyers to leave Auckland within four months. The Waitemata, which was sold to the Japanese, left Auckland for Japan, via Australia, on February 24, and the Kurow, which has been sold to the Moller line, Shanghai, is to leave on Friday for China, via Westport and Australia.