LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23487, 26 October 1939, Page 10

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Moa Bone Found A bone discovered under eight feet of alluvial drift on a sluicing claim near Greymouth has been identified by the director of tho Canterbury Museum, Mr. R. A. Falla, as the thigh bone of a moa. Tho only other locality on the West Coast whero moa remains have been found is Inangahua. Fire on Tramcar A short-circuit caused a fire in tho electric motor of a tramcar at the corner of Queen Street and Karangahape Road last evening. Two engines from tho Central firo brigade answered a street alarm and tho fire was extinguished without difficulty in a few minutes. No delay was caused to traffic. Distribution oi Milk Strong opposition to proposals to constitute an authority to control the distribution of milk in the western suburbs area will be made by the Glen Eden Town Board. Members expressed the opinion at a recent meeting of tho board that the inevitable result of such control would be an increase in price to the consumer without any compensating advantage. Small Coins Tendered To have 10 coins tendered for two 3d fares was the experience of a suburban bus driver this week. The coins comprised three pennies, five halfpennies and two farthings, and were offered by two recent arrivals from Europe. The bus driver said yesterday that he had been driving for 19 years in New Zealand, but had never before received farthings for fares. Finding Employment "AVo have no trouble in. finding employment for men needing it; the public works camps have solved that problem for the time being," states the annual report of the Presbyterian Social Service Association. The report is prepared by the superintendent of the association, the Rev. T. Halliday, who for many years past has been joint convener of the Mayor's City Relief Fund. Law Library Praised Praise for tho high standard of tho Hamilton Law Library was given by the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, in the Supreme Court at Hamilton yesterday. "I congratulate you on tho excellence of your library," said His Honor, to members of the profession in Court. "It is the best library outside the four main centres and even compares very favourably with these." An Unusual Warning Members of a Christchurch trade union who have let their dues go unpaid have received from the secretary a firm demand for them, accompanied by a threat of legal proceedings. "Unless this amount is not paid by November 7,*' tho notice insists, "the law will be set in motion." It is an unusual* warning, but less terrifying and more frivolous than defaulters commonly receive. Many Oases of Speeding The long list of cases involving traffic breaches which was heard in the Police Court yesterday included an unusually high percentage of speeding charges. Forty cases were included in the list of nearly 200 prosecutions, the fines ranging from £1 to 30s and costs. Most of the other cases, which kept two j Courts occupied until late in tho afternoon, were of a routine nature, including parking offences, overloading of trucks and lack of warrants of fitness. Trout Fishing in North Indications are that the trout fishing in the Whangarei district should provide good sport as the season advances. At present the larger rivers are carrying too much water. Natural food is plentiful and, although many trout can bo seen, few will rise to take the fly. Two rods on the Kaimamaku and Tapuhi Streams secured 12 rainbow and brown trout in one day. The average weight of the fish was ljlb. and the heaviest 2slb. Films in Schools Advice that the Education Department was not prepared to subsidise the purchase of motion-film projectors by secondary schools was received at a meeting of the Auckland Grammar School Board of Governors yesterday. Information was received that a New Zealand company was prepared to undertake the production of film projectors in the Dominion provided orders for at least 100 machines were placed. The cost of these projectors was stated to bo small in comparison with other estimates for imported machines. It was decided to how many schools under the board's jurisdiction would buy one of these projectors. Better Queen Street Lights All the equipment for the installation of tho new lighting system for Queen Street has now been assembled and it is expected that the work of erection will bo completed in about a month. To overcome tho poor lighting conditions in Queen Street tho City Council decided to replace tho present lamps witli ft greater number of lights of a higher power. Tho special standards of a new design have already been erected along both sides of tho street, from Grey's Avenue to Customs Street, and with tho lamps and other equipment now in hand the Auckland Elec-tric-Power Board, which is making the installation, is to proceed with the work this week. Plotting Accidents "Devonport had a map like that many years, ago," said the deputychairman of the Devonport Borough Council, Mr. E. Aldridge, at last night's mooting when reference was mado to a press report that Timaru was tho only town in Now Zealand possessing a map of its district plotting with Hags points whero accidents had. occurred. The borough engineer, Mr. A. T. Griffiths, produced tho map, which, it was stated, had been in use'for four years, and on it were 38 flags, tho greatest number being in the vicinity of tho vehicular ferry wharf. Mr. Aldridge said that the map had been kept up-to-date since the scheme was started. Tablet to Teacher A proposal to erect a tablet at tho Auckland Girls' Grammar School to the lato Miss K. V". Edgerloy, a popular mistress and acting-headmistress at tho time of her death in February, with money collected at the school for the purpose of perpetuating her memory received the approval of tho Auckland Grammar School Board of Governor,s at a meeting yesterday. It was stated that it was contrary to tho board's sentiments to erect tablets and that a memorial of this nature should take tho form of something of general utility. However, as it was the wish of the mistresses, who felt their desires were those of tho pupils, it was decided to givo formal approval to the project.