THIRD EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16360, 7 June 1927, Page 11

THIRD EDITION.

The Grey mouth Diamond Jubilee week has been fixed for February 13 to 18 inclusive.

Mr. T. E. CorkilJ, assistant general manager of the Bank of New Zaland, speaking at a gathering in Wellington at which he was the recipient of a present from the staff on his retirement front the bank’s service, referred to the fact that when he commenced as a junior in the Isle of Man Bank in 1878 lie received a salary of £5 for his first year’s work.

“The Salvation Army persists in holding meetings in the Cathedral Square, despite the by-laws, and none of us is game enough to put them in gaol,” said the Mayor of Christchurch, the Rev. J. Tv. Archer, replying to a deputation of the unemployed, who asked that they be granted permission to hold meetings in the Cathedral Square, instead of Victoria Square, as at present, “If any of us tried to emulate them we would soon find ourselves in gaol,” added Mr. Archer.

A complaint against the fact that some of the children of the Auckland primary schools were compelled to pick up rubbish in the playgrounds, incliuliuiT food that is thrown away during the lunch hours, has been lodged hv a suburban resident, the anxious mother of two children (says an exchange). She considers that the unwholesome duty is detrimental to the children’s health, and declares that she is not alone in her protest concerning the matter. “I believe, without doubt, this is the worst cemetery in New Zealand,” said Mr. F. Ellisdon at a meeting of the Devonport Borough Council when a proposal to improve the O’Neill’s Jeoint Cemetery was under consideration. “I admit it has got into a. hopeless state,” said the Mayor, Mr. E. Aldridge, “It is over-run with weeds, and it would tost at least £IOOO to restore it to anything like good order.” it was decided to go into the question of improving the cemetery.

A particularly senseless and vicious piece of mischief was perpetrated by some unknown individuals m Blenheim states the Marlborough Express), when, towards the hour of midnight recently, to the accompaniment of drunken yells and laughter, they spread a broad trail of broken glass across the roadway from the Post Office corner to the Rotunda, and thence to the bank of New Zealand corner. Early arrivals on the taxi stand in the morning had narrow escapes from damaging their tyres, and they took prompt measures to clear up the mess. A fine piece of quick action and horsemanship was witnessed at the entrance to. the town bridge, Wanganui, recently. A drover was in charge of n mob of cattle, and when near the bridge one beast separated from the mob. lowered its head and made straight at a woman. The latter stood helpless. The drover took in the position at a glance, and. spurring his horse, to activity, dashed in between the beast and the. woman, and the oncoming beast put, a, horn on each side of the horses neck. While the stockwhip was being applied vigorously the woman got clear.

Speaking at the provincial conference of the Marlborough Fruitgrowers’ Association, Mr. Torode, expressed satisfaction that the season’s export of apples from Marlborough had reached just on 12,000 cases, a figure which it was not expected to reach owing to the short crop. Even so, the season’s production was nearly 6000 cases less than last year’s, which, however, was a record. He referred in tennis of appreciation vo the great assistance rendered by Mr. Davey in his expeditious handling of the work" of examination of fruit at the wharf, and felt that growers of the province owed him a very real debt of gratitude. (Applause.) Another West Coast sawmill. That at Te. Kinga, ceased operations last week and will join the list of those waiting until the clouds roll by in the timber industry. The amount of white pine stacked on the Creymouth Harbor Board’s reclamation, and also on the Grey Trotting Club’s .siding, affords evidence of the slump in orders from Australia, in addition to demonstrating that some sawmillers kept on cutting in preference to closing clown tlieir mills, the result now being that considerable capital is locked wip. When sales r.re eventually made they will have to he at below the-rates which ruled at the time the timber was cut, .which will be cold comfort for tire millers.

Speaking at a conference of West Coast farmers, Mr. A. Vallance (Rotomaiui) made- a strong protest against the suggestion that it should be compulsory for et-evy farmer to join the Farmers’ Union (reports the Westport News). What was required, he said, was co-operation, and nothing else would get the farmers anywhere.' He thought the head office ot the union in Wellington spent far too much in circulars, which were of no interest to West Coast farmers. The farmers complained that the assessments were too high for the benefits of membership. He knew non-members shared any advantages secured by the union, but that happened in every other association. He declared that co-operation was not usually the result Q f compulsion.

Consumers of electric power must not interfere with connections (writes the Post Wellington),. If they do so they are liable to be pftsecuted. Tins point was made clear in the Wellington Magistrate’s Court when a Johnsonville resident who connected up after the fuses had been removed from his house by the Butt Valley Power Board was convicted by Mr. E. Page, S.M., and ordered to pay the costs. It was stated that the case had been brought more as a warning to others than with the idea of penalising the defendant, whoso position was somewhat unfortunate. He lived about four miles from Jolinsonville, and was dependent solely on electricity for his lighting, power, and cooking. When the meter-reader called he paid his bills, but later the bills were Sent to the wrong address, and as a result of this no further payment were made to the board for some months. Workmen later disconnected tho circuit. The defendant went to the hoard’s offices and explained the positionThrough an oversight, however, no action was taken to replace the fuses, and the defendant therefore did the work himself.

A communication was read at the last meeting- of the Whakatane Hospital Board from the Waikato Hospital Board, asking if the Whakatane Board would support the Waikato Board in its representations to the Government for special relief towards the ebst of hospital treatment and! charitable relief to Maoris. The small percentage of fees collected on hospital fees incurred by natives and of rates on native property placed an undue burden on European ratepayers, who were required lo pay a corresponding increase in rates to meet the hospital levy. A number of flip contributing local authorities in the Waikato hospital district were practically compelled to assess the amount to meet tho hospital levy on the European rateable values only. The Waikato bottl'd maintained that the cost of hospital treatment and charitable aid In Maoris should he placed on a Dominion basis, and if at tho present time the whole cost could not he borne by the Government, at least a substantial grant proportioned to the number of Maoris resident within each hospital district should he jntide to hospital districts.—-It was decided to support the Waikato board’s proposal.