Municipal Organ Recital

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22294, 21 June 1934, Page 6

Municipal Organ Recital

The city organist, Dr Y. E. Galway, will give an after-church recital in the Town Hall on Sunday evening. An interesting programme is being prepared. Dr Galway will be assisted by Mr R. Suttonn (violinist) and Miss Lettie de Clifford and Mr Aubrey Clarke (vocalists).

Bankrupt Estate An adjourned meeting of creditor* in the estate of Henry Stokes, sheep farmer, of Hindis, was held yesterday morning, the official asisgnee, Mr J. M. Adam, presiding. On the motion of Mr F. J. Green, representing Miss Lena Stokes, of Hindis, seconded by Mr Bews (National Mortgage and Agency Company), it was decided that the official assignee be authorised and requested to accept the offer dated June 20, 1934, made by Henry Livingston Stokes and Edwin Spurgeon Stokes for the acquisition by them of the interest in the partnership of H. Stakes and Sous, formerly the property of Henry Stokee, upon the terms and conditions contained in such offer. There was one dissentient to the motion.

Burnside Stock Sales

Smaller yardings of fat sheep and lambs were handled at yesterday’s Burnside market, but the cattle pons were well filled. In a yarding of 286 fat cattle bullocks and heifers were in fair supply and sold at from par to an advance of Ids on last week’s rates. Medium and light-weights showed' only a slight improvement. Extra prime heavy bullocks sold to £lO 17s Cd, prime heavy £8 7s 6d to £9 7s 6d, medium prime £7 2s 6d to £8 2s 6d, light and medium £4 17s 6d to £6 17s 6d; extra prime heifers and young cows to £7 2s 6d, prime medium £4 2s 6d to £5 2s 6d, light £2 17s 6d to £3 17s Gd. In the fat sheep section 1253 were yarded. The entry included a few nice medium and prime wethers, but ewes were in much greater proportion. Some extra good ewes were forward, particularly from the Kelso district. The market opened under strong competition, with values showing a rise of Is per head for best ewes, and 2s for medium ewes. When more than half the yarding had been cleared values gradually receded to last week’s level, but improved again towards the close. Prime heavy wether s sold to 30s, medium 24s to 275, light 20s to 225; extra prime heavy ewes to 24s 6d, prime heavy 17s to 19s 6d, prime medium 16s to 17s 6d, light and-medium 13s to 15e 6(1. A yarding of 732 fat lambs included only an odd well-finished consignment. All lambs sold up to schedule. Extra prime heavy lambs sold to 29s 6d, prime heavy 25 s to 275, medium 22s 6d to 24s 6d, light 20s to 225. There was a large yarding in the store cattle section. A feature of the sale was a line of well-bred station steers and heifers. Under keen competition the former sold from £4 14s to £5 17s Cd, and the heifers in the line realised up to £3 17s. Vealers were in short supply and consequently enhanced values were obtained. The usual assortment of cull cows sold firm at late rates. The medium entry of dairy cows was of average quality and practically the whole offering disposed of, although prices were inclined to be easier. The fat pig section was moderately supplied, an entry of 109 being submitted to auction. The sale had an improved tone and under good competition a complete clearance was effected. Best baconers sold to £3 19s, and porker 8 to £2 6s. About 41 store pigs were penned, but these met with a lifeless market, sales being difficult to effect.

Wills Proved Probate has been granted by hia Honor Mr Justice Kennedy in the estates of Mary Annie Kininmont, Incholme; May Carson, Dunedin; Thomas Fisher, Dunedin; Alexander Gilchrist, Dunedin; and Margaret MTherson, Dunedin. Letters of administration have been granted in the estates of Richard Young, Port Chalmers, and Margaret Tubman, Dumbarton.

Rationed Teachers At the monthly meeting yesterday of the Otago Education Board it was reported that on May 31, there were 210 rationed teachers on the. board’s unemployed register. Of these 43 were employed in lieu of probationary assistants at the rationed rates and 40 as relieving teachers, 10 being employed, in the latter case, at scale rates, and 30 at rationed rates. One hundred and eight teachers had been found employment ag additional assistants at the rationed rate, and five were employed by high schools’ boards—one at the scale and four at the rationed rate. Fourteen were not employed at all because of University, home, or health reasons. . The . report added that 11 teachers had received permanent appointments for the first time, or withdrawn from the service since the beginning of the year. ■ This time last year there were .190 unemployed teachers on the register, 93 of whom were employed under tho rationing scheme then ,in force, the remaining 97 being out of work. The chairman (Mr J. Wallace) said that it was a great thing to see so many unemployed teachers getting a year’s work, even though it was at a low wage, and he thought thanks were due to tha Minister of Education for taking the advice of some of the boards. The report was received.

Collection of Maori As the outcome of representations made some months ago by the GovernorGeneral (Lord Bledisloe) to the trustees of the British Museum a small collection of Maori articles has been sent from that institution to the Auckland War Memorial Museum by way of exchange, and was displayed (says a Press Association telegram) at a meeting of the council of the Auckland Institute. The collection consists of three Onewa meres, one long whalebone mere, and five adzes, two being of greenstone. Some hear the name of a German collector and apparently were obtained many years ago. The council resolved to thank the trustees, for their gift and to write to Lord Bledisloe expressing appreciation of his efforts to secure the return to New Zealand of some of the Maori objects in the possession of museums in Great Britain.

Drainage Board Loan At last night’s meeting of the Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Board, the chairman of the Finance Committee (Cr J. B. Shacklock) said that as evidence for the demand for the city debentures it might be said that the Drainage Board renewal loan of £184,500 that was required by July 1 was already filled. Offers were made to holders of the maturing bonds inviting them to reinvest in the new issue. A fair response was made 'to this offer, but applications representing new money for parcels of the debentures came from all over the Dominion, and the issue was at once filled up. “For several days we have been refusing applications,” Cr Shacklock added, “which in the aggregate amounted to many thousands of pounds. The rate of interest is 32 per cent, and the currency of the loan is 24 years.”

“ News ” from Abroad Much effort has been expended in endeavours to discover payable oil wells in New Zealand, but so far the industry has languished somewhat. However, an overseas journal states that a rich “ gusher ” . was recently revealed in the South Island. The “news” will cause surprise to New Zealanders generally, who have not heard anything regarding the “discovery.” The paragraph is as under: “While repairs were being effected to a bridge on the South Island railway, just outside Dunedin, New Zealand, it was found necessary to drive a pile for steadying purposes. As soon as this pile broke through the earth’s crust there wag an outflow of petroleum gas which lasted for several days and the escaping roar of which could be heard for miles. Local residents were terrified, as it was with great difficulty the overflow was mastered.”

Accommodation in Schools A return presented by the Wellington Education Board revealed vacant accommodation in the city schools for 4117 pupils on the attendance figures (says a Press Association telegram), or for 3572 on the roll numbers. A committee was set up to consider the return and to report whether The Terrace or any other school should be closed, and what further action should be taken.

St. KiMa Borough

A special meeting of the St. Kilda Borough Council was held last night for the- purpose of considering the estimate* for the year. The council decided to budget for an expenditure of £11,840, embracing £4BIO for public works and £4OOO for water supply, with the balance for ordinary expenditure. No increase was made in the ordinary rates of the borough, but it was decided that the increases in the Hospital. and Drainage Board rates would have to be passed on to the ratepayers. The Hospital and drainage charges represent the sum ef £IO,OOO by way of rates.

South Dunedin Town Hall

Eight tenders were received by the City Council at its meeting last night for the work of making alterations and additions to the South Dunedin Town Hall, and that of the Love Construction Company—the lowest—was accepted at £731. The tender of Messrs O’Sullivan and Bailone for re-roofing the pavilion at the Oval, adjacent to the Anderson’s Bay road, was accepted at £llo. There were six tenders, Messrs John M'Gregor and Co.’s tender of £3l 3s 6d per ton for the purchase of scrap copper was accepted. Museum Exhibit Stolen

A card signed by the Prince of Wales when he was made an honorary member of the Auckland Returned Soldiers’ Association in 1920 was stolen recently (says a Press Association message) from the war section of the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Reporting the theft to the council of the Auckland Institute, the museum director (Mr G. Archey) said it was evidently carried out by someone who entered the museum for that purpose. The card was enclosed in a frame screwed to wooden plugs inserted in the wall of a rather remote part of the war trophy hall. .In order to remove it the thief unscrewed the frame.

Band Music The Milton Municipal Band will visit Mosgie] on Sunday, and both bands will play in the park in the afternoon, [n the evening, along with the Milton Party Entertainers, they will give a concert in the Coronation Hall.

The United Starr-Bowkett Building Society this evening will dispose of £2BOO by sale and ballot. By an unfortunate inadvertence it was stated, in our issue of June 12, that Mr Frederick Bastings, who died on the previous day, was survived by his wife as well as by members of his family. Mrs Bastings died shortly before the death of her husband.

The Railways Department advertises in this issue particulars, of train arrangements in connection with the South Island Rugby football trial match at Oamaru on Wednesday, June 27.

The most costly of all commodities is human labour. Property owners can economise by employing first-class men.— Donald Stuart, Ltd., slate merchants and roofing contractors^—Advt. A. E. J. Blakeley and W- B. Bngley. dentists, Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets, next Telegraph Office). Telephone 12-359,—Advt. Save your eye*. Be wise, and consult W. V, Sturmer, optician (2 Octagon) thus conserving good vision for old age.— Advt.