NEWS OF THE DAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27259, 9 December 1949, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

'Housing Shortage? ( * Does a housing shortage still exist 'in semi-rural areas? Most people -‘would give a prompt answer in a ’•-.gloomy affirmative, but one couple who '‘are now living in Dunedin are inclined to be sceptical. Until recently .'•they had lived in a modern and at- ■ tractive little home in Cromwell —a home built within the past two years and designed on unusual lines. In a township the size of Cromwell homes which come on the market should need no advertisement —local gossip soon lets it be known that there is a home "‘ vacant. Yet in the two months since ‘.they have been in Dunedin they have " not succeeded in selling the home. ; Their only wish is that the home could Jse transported to the city. Ho Publication

There will be no publication of the Daily Times on Monday, December 26, and Monday, January 2. Town Hall Alterations New exit and fire doors are to be fitted to the main Town Hall and Concert Chamber. The Dunedin City Council has called tenders for this work, and for the removal of the present steel roller shutters at the entrances to these halls. The tenders close in January. Glow-worms At Te Anau

• - Visitors to the glow-worm cave at Te Anau this holiday season will be able to pass through the darkness of the water-worn caverns with a mini- ' mum of effort and a greater sense of safety. Work carried out at the access point and in the interior of thd cave has brought about an improvement in the travelling aids, allowing persons of /’average mobility to undertake the trip in reasonable comfort. Such has been the progress made that it is stated that the facilities and scenery now rival those offering at Waitomo. Roadside Amenity A public fireplace tea shelter, has been built by the roadside on the Akatarawa road, about one mile from the Brown Owl junction at Upper Hutt. It stands in a small clearing near a river and has a low wall surround, is roofed, and contains eight fireplaces. This novel amenity for motorists was built by the Tea Bureau,/and is designed to eliminate fire risk. Senior Scouts and Rovers of the Upper Hutt district will carry out simple main- • tenance of the shelter, and the Highways Board has offered to keep kindling stock supplied. The shelter .will be given to the Ministry of Works at a ceremony on Saturday.

Sheep-worrying Dogs A legal opinion whether dogs that have been proved to be sheep-worriers may be compulsorily destroyed is to be sought by the Southland Executive of Federated Farmers. This was ■decided by the executive when the following letter was received from the •Tuatapere branch: “This branch would request that a legal ruling be obtained regarding the position of dogs -found worrying sheep; and in particular ascertain if it is compulsory to -have dogs which have been proved worriers destroyed. A case has arisen in this district in which sheep were ■ Trilled; the dog owner paid damages, but refused to destroy the dog, which has now been sent to another district, where other farmers may possibly suffer.”