WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17182, 12 February 1930, Page 14

WAIROA NEWS

(Humid Correspondent.) . At tlu 1 Wiiiroa Hospital Doan ) mooting yesterday leave of absene ) was granted to Mr. E. H. Glendinnin on account of urgent private business t and at t.lio Harbor Board meeting t r Mr. J. M. Osier on account of indb t position. 3 Mr. If. \Y. Johnson, of Wellingtoi 1 tecimical inspector under the Dealt r Department, visited Wairoti some day 1 ago, but shortly after bis arrival h l was summoned away again owing t i the death of his father. He is not expected back this week, and at ye: r (onlay's meeting of the ilospita > Board lie was accorded a vote of cor r doleiico on tin* motion of the chairman 5 all present standing. > Airs. \V. Broughton, a very ol ; Mohaka settler, died suddenly o .'Monday, and as no doctor was in ; position to give a certificate of deatl ■ the body was brought in by the polic . for a post-mortem examination. Dr. J. Ross is away on holiday. . During the last two months tlie borough ranger impounded 1!) cow; and 1") horses, also three lambs, tin fees amounting to £8 (is. Dor the month ended January 111 , three cases of infectious disease wen notified in the borough, namely, tw( of scarlet fever and one of enterii fever. A total of 57 visits had beei made to various- premises and six re quisitions served. A general discus sion ensued at the Borough Council meeting on a suggestion that the seal ed pan system be introduced and the health committee and the inspeetoi were instructed to confer with tin cunt raftur (whose term does not exilin' for some lime) with a view b some changes in the system. The trallie inspector, Mr. F. A, i’lli*laii, reported to the Borough Conn oil that he had issued a number of licenses, and mentioned the regulation of trallie during carnival week. Or, (ieinmell complimented the inspeetoi and his assistants on the excellent work done by them, and a vote to that effect was passed, also a letter of appreciation of the serv ices of the police as acknowledged by the inspector. following a decidedly cold snap on Sunday the weather yesterday was exceedingly hot. Considerable discussion arose at the last Borough Council meeting on a clause in the works commit Ire’s report, “That this committee considers it reprehensible on the part of councillors to interfere with the employees.” Or. Eraser stated that the motion was aimed at himself for asking the foreman what work was to be done. He never suggested what he should do. A motion to delete the (.trending motion was carried and the incident, closed. At last an offer lias been accepted for the old suction gas plant in the power house at the west end of Marine Parade. The purchaser is Mr. T. Cormack, tint! the price £2 10s per ton. The council, therefore, may be able to find some use for the building, which is a solid construction of concrete and steel. The still for distilling water for the batteries also has been sold, but as such a sale is illegal without a permit the Customs Department is now asking for the license, which cannot bel'ound. The clerk was instructed to explain that the plant was not capable of producing “polli eon” or “mountain dew.” The games played late on Monday evening and on Tuesday in the Wairon tennis tourney resulted: Men’s singles: Rice (20) lust to Anderson (15). Men’s doubles: Millar and Sainsbtiry (10) lost to Butcher and Chamberlain (7). Combined doubles: Anderson and Stone (10) lost to Rico and .Rice (10): Dees and Dransfield (20) lost to Moore and West (owe 10): Cameron and Torbett (15) Ins! to McCrea and Millar (10). Men’s singles: Signnll (17) lost to Wilbers (15); Billows (owe 8) lost to Torbett (10); Thompson (25) won from Stone (20); Rice (12) won from Molesworth (owe 10).