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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17238, 19 April 1930, Page 4

While crossing Gladstone road on Thursday night, an elderly lady, Mrs. J Cailahan, of Ballance street, was knocked down by a motor car driven by Mr. Arthur Sutton, of Russell street. Mrs. Callahan was removed to Cook Hospital, but the extent of her injuries is not yet known. Her condition is not considered serious.

Charged with obtaining board and lodgings to the value of £2 10s by means of "fraud. Frederick Charles 0 Connor, 23, appeared before Mr. I. Miriield, J.P., in the Police Court this morning. A remand til! Wednesday next was granted, hail in the sum of £lO being allowed, with one surety of a like amount.

Visitors to the new meeting-house at Kaiti, Poho-o-Rawiri, are impressed 'by Uio si/o and dignity of the buildings, and with the excellence of the location from the standpoint of improvement. The land associated with the meetinghouse takes in a' portion of ihe hillside, rising behind the buildings, and already a good start has been made with Ihe tree planting programme which the committee adopted some tunc ago. Qufckgrowing gums and other decorative trees will form the outer belt right round the rear of the meetinghouse, and once these have grown to a sufficient height to afford protection from tin; sea winds for more delicate shrubs, the scheme will be proceeded with. Flowering gums are to form a. distinctive feature of the background, and exotic trees, particularly those noled for their autumn tints, will bo interspersed with the choicest of the native trees, pohutukawas being one ot the, favorite indigenous varieties.

Flying is becoming more and more popular with the public of Poverty Hay, judging by the demand for flights experienced by Capt. Trevor White, who has charge of the llawke's Hay and Fast Coast Aero Club's 'plane at Gishurno. The 'plane was in the air during a large portion of yesterday, and to-day there were further patrons available in sull'i cient numbers to keep the, 'plane going almost constantly. This morning a party of local enthusiasts, including members of the provisional Poverty Bay executive of the club, commenced the erection of a temporary hangar on Mr. R. 0. Fisken's property, where the 'plane is stored. The object is to protect the machine from damago through exposure lo rain and wind, and to afford shelter to any 'planes which visit Gis'borne prior to' the organisation of the new living field and its equipment.

Settlers in the area, administered by the Poverty Ray River Hoard, embracing a considerable portion of the Hats, will lie relieved to bear that the board does not propose to strike a rate at present Sufficient funds are in hand to carry on for the meantime, with the strictest, economy, and though it may be necessary to reconsider the quest ion of rat ing at a later date, an endeavor is to ho made to giel through the I'orthcoinliiir year without making any lew upon Ihe settlers, whose burdens at present •ire recognised as luing sufficiently heavy. The board will carrv out an inspection of the Waipaoa. River Vied within the next week or two, and plans for removing obstructions will be discussed after this inspection takes place. With the funds at its disposal, the 'board can do no more than urgent work, such as is necessary to facilitate the clear nneo of floodwaters in the event of beavv rain on the watershed. One of (be chief forms of obstruction is the growth of young willows aloim the fringe of the normal channel, which, when a- fresh o'curs. act as traps for debris brought down by the river.

Senior and junior cricket loams left Gisborne yesterday for Napier, where to-day they were to (Commence their gpmes against the Hawke's Bay representatives in their respective grades. Both Poverty Bay teams were regarded as of fair strength, and as the fixtures are the last of the season, the outcome of each will ho awaited with much inintercst. It is not expected that the matches will conclude until Monday.

Service car companies had a fairly husv time on Thursday and yesterday, hundreds of holiday-makers' travelling on (lie north, south, and Mast Coast routes. One agent stated to-day that his company had not experienced such a rush as on the corresponding days last Easter, while another company reported having taken over 120 people on the southern route during the two days, and had bronght a similar number into Gisborno. To-day the. bookings on all routes were back to normal. Heavy rain fell last week in tho Waikato, although not sufficient to satisfy tho demands of the soil. Nevertheless, it has had a very beneficial effect on the pastures. The milk supply shows the usual seasonal fall, but this is in no way abnormal, and indications tiro that the record production so far experienced will continue throughout (Iks season. Should these anticipations be realised, the output of dairy produce should exceed by a very largo amount that of any previous season in South Auckland.

Although tho children's savings bank system has been a, great success in many of the Auckland schools, there is no Immediate prospect of its being introduced at the Maungawhau (School. Many were the. reasons given at the Maungawhau householders' meeting in opposition. The headmaster gave, as one, reason the extra work thrown on teachers. He also said that there would be no privacy about it, and that one child would know the weekly contribution of another child. One. of tho householders made a long speech on the subject. He said that the Maungawhau residents were so thrifty that tho scheme was not required. Gisborne was well filled on Thursday night by country folk and townspeople m search of Easter gifts and provisions for the holidays, and shopkeepers weis fairly well satisfied with business. A late night was observed by all shops, thus enabling many people to make belated purchases, and in most cases the retailers were kept busy right up to closing time. The only shops open today wore bakers, pork butchers, tobacconists, confectioners, and fruiterers, while on Monday both bakers and pork butchers will observe a. full holiday, and tobacconists will open for two hours in the morning. Business premises will reopen on Tuesday. Replying to the Waikato Hospital Board's representations in regard to the need for financial assistance in the hospital .treatment of indigent Maoris, the secretary of the Hospital Boards' Association said no definite reply had been received from the Government on the matter. Proposals were being framed to meet the case. One was for the payment of fees out of the Consolidated Fund, which was not likely to be adopted. Another was for the rearrangement of subsidies so that tho burden of indigent Maoris should bo shared in more equal proportion by all the hospital boards. According to local sources of information, there is no great surplus of teachers in the Hawke's Bay Education Boards district, as there is reported to he mi the Wellington area. Some lew teachers are seeking employment, but as most ot tho liawke's Bay teachers are willing to take country scnools rather than be on the unemployed list, the list never becomes very extensive. Auckland is believed to' have a considerable surplus oi teachers, owing to the reluctance o. some oi the quaiiued instructors to lake remote, country schools and leave the environs of the ciiy. frouaoly a s.liukii state of affairs accounts lor a proportion of the unemployinenl m the weningtoii district.

Members of Parliament are now again in receipt of their old honoraria at the rate of .€450 a year, the final instalment of last year's additional £IOO bonus having been paid at the beginning of the month. At the end of last session members voted themselves the extra sum for the then current financial year, and just before Christinas received in a lump sum £66 13s 4d. representing a 'monthly apportionment of £8 6s 8d for eight months to November last. The £8 6s 8d due for December was paid in conjunction with that month's honoraria payment, and the balance, £25, was distributed in monthly instalments, together with the usual allowance, over January, February and March.

The average yearly gross income of 10 dental firms in Auckland was stated in a Supreme Court action {he other day as being approximately £1365. The witness, ;i public accountant, said the figure mentioned was the average far one firm over a period of six years, and it might be taken as a reasonably representative one for nine other linns whose accounts hi' had audited. The witness went on to state that of this amount an average of £875 a year was expended on wages, rent, the purchase of instruments and supplies, and overhead charges of various kinds, leaving a sum of approximately £3!)(l as net income. During the six-year period referred to the net income bad shown a tendency to decrease rather than to increase.

When the- new Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, was chairman of the .Sugar Control Board during the war, he had a billet that required all the tact and resourcefulness he possesses. For instance, on one occasion, tho beekeepers demanded more sugar, because Ford liledisloo's strict rationing was starving their bees. Bees make honey, and honey saves sugar, so he, complied, but later on the fruitgrowers protested strongly, complaining that owing to the sugar supplied the bees remained in their hives, and did not go abroad to seek their supplies, with the result that there was little or no fertilisation of the fruit frees. Those who have heard His Excellency sinco he arrived in Now Zealand (remarks a northern exchange), will realise that he would eventually find a* way of satisfying both beekeepers aim orchardists.

"It is of paramount importance that local bodies should give wise consideration to the expenditure (if loan moneys, more especially those which have a currency of 25 years or more." said Mr. .1. W. Hayden, chairman of tho Whilemala Electric Power Hoard, when reviewing! Ihe stale of tin' board's finances nt this week's meeting. "The financial 'barometer of (lie .Dominion has gone back to 'stormy.' and it will not rise to 'set fair' until we obtain stability in government, a- tightening up of expenditure by local bodies, and less extravagance of living by the individual. Until this is remedied I cannot see how we are to obtain finance at a. lower rate of interest. Having given this matter every consideration, I would urge the board not to raise tho .£30,030 which has been authorised at the. present time, but to postpone its issue, if possible, until a more favorable opportunity. A difference of } 2 pev cent on the .-030,000 would mean £3750 over the period of Ihe loan, and it is our duty to safeguard this amount if possible,"