LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21951, 7 November 1934, Page 12

LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Houses at Mount Roskill In a report presented at a meeting of the Mount Roskill Road Board last night it was stated that 17 houses were being erected in the district. Building permits involving £5026 had been granted during the fortnight ended November 2. Boy's Fall from Horse A boy aged 10, Keith Potter, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Potter, of Kumeu, was admitted to the Auckland Hospital yesterday with severe concussion, the result of falling from a horse. His condition was reported to be serious at a late hour last night.

Struck by Motor-lorry A fracture of tho collarbone and abrasions were suffered by Mr. John Wright, aged 71, of 51 Tutanekai Street, Grey Lynn, when he was struck by a motor-lorry in Surrey Crescent yesterday afternoon. He was taken to tho Auckland Hospital in a St. John ambulance, his condition being reported as not serious last night.

Dominion's Footwear An indication of the Dominion's annual • requirements in the way of footwear is given in the latest monthly Abstract of Statistics. It is stated that last year 2,604,816 pairs of footwear were imported, 2,282,522 were produced in New Zealand factories, and 3312 exported, leaving a balance of 4,884,026. The value of the stock is estimated at £1,354,838.

Work of Y.M.C.A

The opinion that the Y.M.C.A. did at least as much good as sermons from pulpits in promoting spirituality among young people was expressed by Lord Bledisloe when opening the Memorial Hut at Petone on Sunday. The Y.M.C.A., he said, did not look like M rs. Grundy at the innocent recreations and pleasures of young people, and did not prohibit sports, a gamp of cards, or a dance. Work for Ex-Servicemen At tho request of the Auckland Provincial Patriotic and War Relief Association, about half a dozen men suffering from war disabilities have been found light work within the Mount Eden district. The association asked that the Borough Council should employ the men one day a week for four or eight weeks, the arrangement being for the association to refund the wages paid by the council for the work. The men are. at present engaged in cutting fennel on Mount Eden.

Ambulances Busy Six St. John ambulances from the Rutland Street station were absent from headquarters at the one time yesterday morning, the only machine available in the city for a short period being one at Queen's Wharf. One of the ambulances wpnt to To Aroha, a second to Orere Point and a third to Papakura, while the other three had been sent to addresses in the city or suburbs- All the machines were engaged in the transport of medical cases, although accident victims were also given attention during the day.

"Cioss-country" Bus Servlco The need for a bus service to provide "cross-country" traffic between the Mount Roskill, Sandnngham, Mount Albert and Point Chevalier districts was stressed in a letter received from the Mount Roskill Road Board at a meeting of the Auckland Transport Board yesterday. The letter suggested that the service should follow Mount Albert Road from the Royal Oak corner to New North Road and then Gladstone Road to the Great North Road. The question was referred to the secretary for a report.

Hard Labour Preferred The interest of Mr. Justice Herdman was aroused yesterday by the request of Mr. Sullivan, pleading for a prisoner, that the sentence should be made one of hard labour and not reformative detention. "Why should you prefer that request?" inquired His Honor. "Do they get more food on hard labour?" Mr. Sullivan could not explain the mystery. "I understand that prisoners prefer hard labour to reformative treatment," he said. "Some day I will be let into the secret of the matter. At present I am not aware of it." National Park-Tokaanu Road The road from the Chateau Tongariro to Tokaanu, which will be used daily by the Duke of Gloucester and his party to gain access to Lake Taupo for trout-fishing, is being transformed into a line highway. Reconstruction work has been in progress for some time, and at present has been completed as far as the Pouto Bridge, near Turangi. The road by-passes Otuku, the Maori village at the foot of Tongariro, and runs on a higher slope, from which may be obtained splendid views of the National Park area. The Duke and his party will embark at the Tokaanu wharf each day they are fishing.

Mount Eden Council Chambers Dissatisfaction with the restricted accommodation in the Mount Eden Borough Council chambers was expressed by members of the council at a meeting last night. It was stated that the accommodation was inadequate for a number of purposes, and the staff worked under some difficulty. It was felt that the position of the borough finances would permit necessary improvements to be brought about, and the council decided to receive a report on the requirements for presentation and consideration at an early date. One member said the existing accommodation was not in keeping with a district of the size of Mount Eden.

Weekly News for Europe A further opportunity to despatch copies of the Christmas Number of The Weekly News to friends in ,Great Britain and Europe by direct mail will be afforded by the departure of the Commonwealth and Dominion Line vessel Port Dunedin from Wellington on Saturday. The mail will close at the Chief Post Office, Auckland, at 1.30 p.m. on Friday, being due at London about December 17. The rate of postage is one penny a copy. The general excellence of the latest Christmas Number, which maintains the standard of previous issues, has been the subject of numerous tributes from the New Zealand press. The vivid contrasts of the Dominion's scenery are reproduced in graphic and artistic photographs, while aspects of the every-day life of New Zealanders are illustrated so as to convey a true impression to people overseas. Phases of the people's amusements and sports also are treated in representative photographs. An attractive feature is the coloured supplement, depicting nine native birds in full colour against natural backgrounds.