THIRD EDITION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17100, 5 November 1929, Page 11

THIRD EDITION

Fishermen again experienced unfavorable conditions during the -weekend, all rivers in Hawke’s Bay being discolored following the recent rains. Moat of those Napier anglers who can spare the time havo now gone to . Taupo.

A Service car driven by Mr. S. McLeod collided with a. private car driven by Mr. F. Pile at Opotiki. The service ear, on its way to Whakatane, had a full load of passengers. Both cars were extensively damaged, and, its steering gear being put out of action, the service car went through a fence. Nobody was injured.

The abundance of fish near Gisborne at present is reflected in, the excellent hauls that have been made recently by fishing launches. The launch Cosmos, which left the wharf at about 5.30 o’clock this morning, returned this afternoon with about a ton of groper, caught mostly with hand lines, only one set-lino being used.

It was announced in a telegram from Auckland yesterday that the winner of the second prize of £SOO in the Aero Club art union was. a Gisborneite, Miss Eva McLaughlin, care of the Post Office staff. This, apparently, is a fictitious re, or ths address has been confused, no one by the name given is employed. on the Gisborne Post Office staff. Th» ticket, however, was purchased in Gisborne. Advice was received late tins afternoon that the second ticket winner was Miss EVe McLauglil'n, of Rere.

The Wanganui Airport Committee telegraphed to the Hon. W. A. Veitch, Minister of! Transport, urging that Cabinet approve the application made to the Government to undertake the construction of the road to the proposed airport site on Landguard Bluff. The Mayor, Mr. W. J, Sogers, lias received the following telegrjwn from Mr. Veitch: AjFurther to my telegrain of yesterday, TOm now pleased •to advise you that I waft successful; in obtaining the approval of the Cabinet to a vote of £2300 being made tb the Wanganui County Council for construction of the road to the airport site at Landguard Bluff.”

An- interesting arrival at Picton is the little steamer Tuatea, which has been purchased,by the Pferano party from the Union S.S. Go, for use in the Pelorus

Bonnds trade (states the Express). The Tuatea is a solidly-built craft and has proved herself an exceptional sea 'boat. For- many years, she was stationed at Gisborne,' Wher.e she acted ns a passenger tender for* vessels lying at anchor in the Poverty Bay rffitdstead, and her trips from river to, ship and ship to river were frequently stormy fo a degree. The little VesseHfs powerfully engined, and should prove admirably suited to the new trade in which she now finds herself. 1

Disappointment was expressed at a meeting of the .Whakatane Chamber of Commerce regarding the absence of a tree grant for the construction of the Te Teko-Galatea road. It was pointed out \that £IO,COO bad been spent on the work, which was unproductive pending the road being completed. From £3OOO to. £4OOO is required to finish the work, which how ends at a high bluff. The finished road will provide a through highway to Hawke’s Bay. The Waiohuu flats on the .Galatea side are regarded as excellent for and 1 several large estates are suitable for cutting up. There are also 50,000 acres of totftru bush. The chaipher decided .to request the Minister of Public Works to place £IOOO free grant on the supplementary estimates for the, went

During, the hearing of a murder charge in the Supreme CatfiT at Dunedin, the foreman r of ' the jtifiy, addressing His HooiiLy Mr. Justice* Kennedy, asked if ■ the jfcrynieiFimght go to some entertainment' that night, as they felt considerably the strain of sitting in confinement, and their accommodation was very cramped, reports the Otago Daily Times. Some of them did not smoke, and the only place where they Could go in the hotel was tho smoking room. If they could he relieved in some way they would be very pleased; His Honor said it was difficult, to dO. what they asked, consistent witfi the observance- of. the statutory requirements. He appreciated the fact that the jurymen were being kept from their, homes and families, and that they would find the time hanging heavily upon them. They had been locked up, one night, but it appeared that the point had been reached when they wpuld not ’to locked up for a third night. He trusted that- the consciousness that they were doing their ' duty to a cause and their country would compensate for the merely temporary disability, which they were at present suffering.

A decided improvement was noticeable in the unemployment list handled by the relief 1 committee of the Auckland Hospital Board at the last meeting, when grateful appreciation was shown by largft numbers of ; men who had been helped by;-the hoard for weeks, and in some cases inonths, afid who now had got work. The relieving officer was able to report that some meft who had not been able to leave the city had found work near at hand, and there

was a general feeling that things for a time at least would be much better,

and*that few meh willing to work would - have to look for jobs iik vain. Tlie most difficult class of men to place in employment Were those suitable only for light work, and these were the sole applicants for relief 011 the special out* I of-work llftt. Some* concern was shown Jest the "rest hoijie, which it was

hoped might bo opened this year down Aa- Harbor somewhere by the Governmopt to tako in “perpetuate,” might to wait for Parliamentary sanctioiv till next session, on account of the

desire of M.P.’s to dose down at an early dale. i /

Considerable dissatisfaction exists amongst those who are interested in trolling at Thupo. Only the man of leisure has the time to gain the neces--1 sary requited for fly fishing. Thise who. troll, probably. 75 per cent, of the fishers, are shut out from approaching; within 4CO yards of preserves in much of the eastern side, and on all

. the eastern sid#, where, it' is suitable ‘-for fly fishing. In the latter case boats may not approach within 200 yards. Thus fly fishermen, whose health does not permit them to wade, and all trailers are barred from fishing in these preserves, because boats are not allowed -in the prohibited areas. To add to the unfairness of this regulation the prohibition has recently been extended to the Wharewaka point, more . than four miles from Taupo This stops all fishing from boats or launches in southeasterly weather, as this particular patch is the only part sheltered more or less from that wind On Tuesday last many persona interested met jxn He is the.conservaIgame tor this district. iade .against the fore- , and also the great deal of pleasure ver. The speaker, asked regulatiohs to coni' trailing be premitted t least as far as the ir the department proregulations would not ft consulting the Taupo »kw said, the only way ir the rank' and file ition to Parliament.—