NUHAKA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17948, 28 November 1932, Page 10

NUHAKA NEWS

(Horald Correspondent.)

Owing to a number of counter-attrac-tions and the busy season, there was an attendance of only six members at the three-weekly shoot of the Nuhaka Defence Rifle Club on Saturday. The weather conditions were against high scoring. A particularly bright, and sometimes changing, light, and a. strong trusty wind increased the difficulties ot marksmen. The ranges were 500 and 600 yards, and the conditions eight shots and two optional sighters at each range. Scores: F. T. Woodley (handicap 18), 500yds 26, 600yds 28, total <2; D A. Hughes (9), 30, 29, 68; J. B-. Monteath (2), 29 , 28, 59; J. Austin, sen. (scr.), 34, 24, 58; E. E. Bullmore (14). 24, 20, 58; A. W. J. Harvey (14), 19, 25, 58. 4 , The secretary of the Nuhaka A. auci P. Society reports that arrangements are now practically complete for the running of a special train from Wairoa to Nuhaka and return foi 1 the convenience of exhibitors and patrons of the Show on Monday, January 2._ The train will probably leave Wairoa "at about 8 a.m. and return leaving Nuhaka about 5 p.m. There will he accommodation for at least 12 horses. The secretary also reports having received a satisfactory number of entries for the butterfat competition; the prize money has been donated by the Nuhaka Dairy Factory Company, and the Okitu Dairy Company, Gisborne. Mr. K. B. Crombie, secretary of the Nuhaka Dairy Company, reports that the supply of milk to the local cheese factory continues very satisfactory, more than that received at this period during (lie past three or four seasons. The actual cash pav-out to suppliers lias been at the rate’ of 10c! per lb of butterfat supplied, this being somewhat less than is warranted by the price of cheese on the London market. However, the directors are pursuing a cautious policy and, if the present prices for cheese aro maintained they expect to be ablo to pay a bonus at the end of the season of approximately 2d per lb. of butteifat, as the price for cheese at the present time is practically equivalent to Is per lb. butterfat. The open air meeting of unemployed and others interested on Saturday, called by Mr. O. Jennings, was attended by about 30 persons, tho majority of whom were unemployed men from tho Waikokopu and Ivopuawhara camps, and included about half a dozen men from Nuhaka. Mr. Jennings, the only speaker, addressed the gathering at considerable length in regard to grievances of tho unemployed. At the close of tho meeting a motion was carried protesting against wage reductions, and generally in opposition to tho camps provided for numbers of unemployed, and requesting that “the Unemployment Board be abolished and the whole question of unemployment bo taken over by the Minister holding the unemployment portfolio.”

In conversation with the chairman of tlio Wairoa Hospital Board, the Herald’s correspondent learned that on Monday last the nurses at the Wairoa Hospital wore installed in tlio new nurses’ home. It will be remembered that the building which formerly did duty as a nurses’ home was so badly damaged in the earthquake of February 3, 1931, that it had to be dismantled, and since then the nurses have been accommodated principally in tents and marquees. After some delay, owing to finance, but with the energy and enthusiasm characteristic of the Wairoa Hospital Board under its present chairman, a new and thoroughly up-to-date building was erected and furnished, and was just ready for occupation about the time of tbo severe earthquake which did so much damage in Wairoa on September i 6 last. Tlio nurses’ homo did not escape damage, and a considerable amount of time and money had to bo expended to restore the building. This lias now been completed, and tho nurses, no doubt, will appreciate the conveniences of their new homo, after having had to put up with so much inconvonicnco during the past 21 months. A very great deni of praise is due to the nursing and domestic staff of tho hospital for the cheerful manner in whicli it has endured the disadvantages of the temporary accommodation. Mrs. J. Goldstone, of Wai station. Nuhaka. has had to enter the Wairoa Hospital, and is progressing favorably after an operation performed on Saturday morning.—Mr. John Jackson, of the Labor Department, Gisborne, spent some time in Nuhaka during the past week.—Mr. and Mrs. H. It. Williams Gisborne, wore week-end to Morore,