LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23149, 22 September 1938, Page 12

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Air Pilots, lor England A further party of pilot officers who have been selected for short service commissions with the Royal Air Force will join the liner Rangitano at Auckland to-night for London. The party comprises 18.

Building Activity An increase of £5194 over the same period last year is shown in the value of building permits issued for the One Tree Hill Borough to date this year. Eighty-two permits, involving £33,246, have been issued this year, compared with 119 permits, representing £28,052 for the same period last year. Grant lor School Building

Notification that a grant had been approved to cover the cost of erecting a detached two-roomed building at Edeiulaln school was received 'by the Auckland .Education Board, yesterday from the Education Department. The new building will be of the open-air type. It will replace two rooms now in use, but which are not satisfactory. Wharf Crane Assembled

The last stages of the assembly of the first of three new five-ton electric cranes to be installed on Central Wharf were reached yesterday when the lifting jib was secured with the assistance of the Auckland Harbour Board's floating crane. A second crane will arrive from London by the Remuera, which is due here on October 6.

Meeting Rate Demands "This is both' extraordinary and eminently satisfactory," said Mr. I. J. Goldstine, Mayor of the One Tree Hill Borough, when it was reported at a meeting of the council last night that 62.1 per cent of the total rates had been paid to date in the current year. The 10 per cent penalty for unpaid rates does not come into operation until after next February. Candidate's Difficulties

Efforts of Mr. A. S. Richards, M.P., Labour candidate for Roskill, to fix a series of newspaper clippings to the chairman's table before opening his campaign at Mount Albert last night were not appreciated by at least a section of his audience. "What about a speech?" demanded somebody at the back of the hall, and another asked, "Why not get an unemployed paperhanger to help?" Mr. Richards completed his task unhurriedly before beginning his address.

Young Men In Politics The need for j*oung men in politics was mentioned by Mr. D. Pool, National Party candidate for the Eden sent, in an address at the Gordon Road Hall, Mount Eden, last night. "I have come forward as a young man because I believe the government of this country requires young men who are prepared to take a part in national life," he said. "We have left it to the older men for too long, and we have been concerned with our own interests rather than with the interests of the nation." Donations by Borough Council

Requests for donations were received from the Auckland centre of the St. John Ambulance Association and the North Shore Ambulance Division at last night's meeting of the Defonport Borough Council. It was agreed that £2 2s should be given to the former body and £3 3s to the latter. A similar request was received from the New Zealand Territorial Association for the purpose of providing social amenities for trainees. The sum of £3 3s was donated by the council. Model of Waterfront

A largo scaln model of the Auckland waterfront from King's Wharf to Prince's Wharf occupied a prominent position in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, when a nautical inquiry into the sinking of the Auckland Harbour Board's tug To Awhina on August 11 was opened. Replicas of the motor-ship Essex, whose propeller struck the Te Awhina, of the tug itself, and of other vessels were also in evidence. These models and a number of drawings were constantly used for demonstrations during the day.

Tasman Mail Connection Another instance of the uncertainty of connection of mails for Australia and the Empire air routes occurred yesterday when the cargo steamer Kairanga, scheduled to take Australian mails and Empire letters from Auckland to Sydney, was delayed frorii to-day until tomorrow. The despatch was diverted to the overseas freighter City of Winchester, leaving Dunedin, and the closing time was advanced to 6.30 this morning for inland air mail. The next Empire air mail will bo taken by the Maungajiui, leaving Auckland on Monday for Sydney., "Learn-to-Swim" Week

A statement to tho effect that £45 had been expended in the Auckland district in connection with the "learn-to-swim" week conducted last December, was received by the Devonport Borough Council last night from the Auckland branch of the National Committee of Swimming and Life-Saving. Mr. T. C. Hobbs-Joncs stated that, through the efforts of tho committee, 1300 children and 5000 adults in tho Auckland branch district had been taught to swim. He added that a similar campaign was to bo held during the coming season.

An Unusual Compliment A school inspector, who was recently caught speeding in his motor-car on tho Great South Road, forwarded through counsel an unusual letter to the Police Court yesterday when ho was prosecuted. "I wish to express appreciation of tho courteous way the traffic inspector carried out his duty," stated tho letter. "Wo have heard so much of the blustering, hectoring manner of some traffic officers that I feel it my duty to say that in my case tho officer's thankless task was carried out in an admirablo way." Tho fine of £l'and costs was similar to that imposed in other cases of speeding. Educational Film Rushed

The showing of educational films at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Saturday mornings, which was recently introduced, has been almost embarrassingly successful. It was reported to the Museum Council yesterday by tho director, Mr. G. Arohey, that far more children had attended than could be accommodated at three separate showings of the. film, and the museum authorities had been obliged to forward a rationed number' of tickets to tho'schools for distribution. Four more showings are to be held. Saturday thisweek will undoubtedly be an exceptionally busy time at the museum, because in addition to the film showing the annual . Clieeseiiian Memorial Spring Flower Show will be opened.