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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17133, 8 September 1926, Page 6

The annual conference of the New Zealand motor trade will be opened at Invercargill to-day by the Mayor. .Mr. Andrew Bain." Twenty-one delegates will be present from all parts of the country.

A better solution of solving the problems of the town than scrapping the trams was suggested by Mr. W. 1). Lysnar, M.P., last evening. "Don't scrap the trams," said Mr. Lysnar, "scrap some of the councillors instead. (Applause, i Good hunting had evidently been the portion of a pair of opossum trappers who arrived in Oisborne yesterday. The rear portion of their cars was loaded to the hood with the skins that had rewarded their skill, the load representing a considerable value at the market price.

The Poverty Bay Rugby representatives will mee't the' Bay of Plenty team at Whakatane this .afternoon, and at the conclusion of the match will priced to Opotiki. Early tomorrow morning the players leave Opotiki to connect with the' train at Motuhora, and will arrive in Oisborne at 10.30 .a.m. They will be welcomed at Miller's corner.

Something in the nature of a fans pas was made by the .Mayor, Mr. Wildish last evening towards the close of the tramway meeting at the City hall. In announcing that Mr. Lysnar was prepared to answer questions. Mr. Wildisli said: "Mr. Lysnar is willing to answer any questions that are put to him, and as far as he is capable, will give you an intelligent- answer." (bond laughter and applause). A point of interest to all ratepayers in Gisborne was mentioned by the Mayor at- the meeting held last evening to consider the question of scrapping the trams. Mr. Wildish said that hoth a ratepayer and his wife were entitled to vote at the poll on Friday, provided, of course, their names wore on the roll. * An evidence of the manner in which the Poverty Bay team appealed to the Auckland Rugby public is contained in a telegram received by the president of the P.B, Rugby Union, Mr. H. B. Williams, from the chairman of the Auckland Union. Mr. Frost's message conveyed the hearty congratulations of the northern body on the well-deserved victory in the splendid match; How his pride was hurt by references to the tram scrapping proposals was graphically described by Air. W. D. Lysnar at his meeting last, evening. "1 feel ashamed," said Mr. Lysnar. "when people in other towns come up to me and say 'I hear you are going to scrap those Oisborne trams,' and at times 1 have been very annoyed with them. Are you going to scrap them:' No fear.'' (Loud laughter).

A rat tier neat advertisement for the trams was provided by the Mayor, Mr. 11. Wildish, at the meeting held in the City hall last evening. In opening the meeting, Mr. Wildish said: "Fur the convenience, of you ratepayers who are attending here this evening, the trains will be waiting at ilrey street, and you will be taken straight frojn there lo To Hapara or Whataupoko, as yen wish. (Loud applause).—A voice : Are there live rides' The Mavoi : Perhapsafter Fridav. (Laughter).

Owing to their comparative isolation the orchards on the northern portion of the Coast are more or less immune from the ordinary orchard pests. During his recent visit the local orchard inspector, Mr. 0. H. Melndoe, found very little evidence of infection, and it apparent thai codlin moth is almost unknown in many of the orchards there. A certain amount of spraying is necessary in order to keep the trees in order, bill orchardists do not have to carry out the elaborate programme of work that is necessary in closely settled areas.