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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18180, 30 August 1933, Page 6

While returning to her home in Ivahutia street after dark last evening, a young lady was held up by a large dog of the Alsatian brad, and for a quarter of an hour was menaced at the slightest movement. The lady was considerably shaken by the experience, when relieved by a man passing by who drove on the clog.

Though it has generally been considered that, with the exception of lemons citrus fruits cannot be grown in Taranaki, an inspection of an orchard of many varieties of citrus at Bell Block will disprove that idea. Over 100 trees, including sweet oranges, are growing on the property of Jin. 1French, and many of them are bearing excellent crops.

The annual grocery afternoon of the Heni Materoa Children’s Home will take place to-morrow, when the institution will be. thrown open for inspection. In the past generous support has been given to the home by the public on such occasions, and this year it is hoped that the afternoon will be as successful as it has been since its inauguration. Afternoon tea .will be provided by members of the committee of the Cook County Women's Guild.

A further prosecution for exposing lice-infested sheep for sale was dealt with by Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., m tlie Magistrate’s Court this morning the defendant being F. J. Read, of Motu. The inspector of stock, Mr. J. DAnderson, stated that he examined seven sheep belonging to the defendant at the Matawai saleyards on August 2, and found six of them affected with lice. A fine of 10s and costs was imposed.

An improvement to the entrance facilities at Victoria Domain was sought by Cr. H. H. DeCosta at last evening’s meeting of tho Borough Council, Cr. DeC-osta remarking that the recent basketball tournament had proved that the present gates were totally inadequate. After a brief discussion it was decided to defer the matter until such time as the need for an improvement should arise, it being pointed out that the basketball authorities could then approach i he council

Concerning the site for tho Robinson Memorial Clock tower, Cr. W. J. MacGibbon, at last evening’s meeting of tho Borough Council, gave notice of his intention to move at the next meeting that the resolution to the effect that the tower should be situated in the centre of the Gladstone road-Grey street intersection should be rescinded, and that the tower should be erected in the middle of Gladstone road midway between Grey street and Derby street.

The attention of the Borough Council was drawn by the Oook County Council, in a letter received by the former body at its meeting last evening, to the very considerable damage caused by the flooding of the Mangapapa Creek during June. It was suggested that as the creek was a common" boundary, representatives of the Borough Council and County Council should confer to consider protective measures. It was agreed to accede to the request, though it was pointed out by the Mayor, Mr. John Jackson, that the creek now was not a common boundary.

A suggestion that in future wherever possible all new street lights in the borough should be erected on the centro suspension system was made by Cr. J 11. Hall at last evening’s meeting of the Borough Council. Cr. Hall pointed out that many of the bracket lights were obscured by trees, and if the suspension system wo.rq adopted the council would be saved considerable expense. He gave notice of his intention to put forward a motion to that effect at the next meeting, in order that details as to the cost and other information might be obtained in the meantime.

For many years the late Canon Nevill was engaged in research on European place names in New Zealand. A great amount of work was done by him and incorporated in manuscript in some 50 quarto exercise books, with a view to publication at a future date. This work is recognised by those competent to judge as one of great value and of much interest to students of early New Zealand history. Some time before his death Canon Nevill expressed the wish that this work should be given to the University of Otago and lodged in Hocken Library, and accordingly Mrs. Nevill has now presented the whole of these valuable MSS. to the Hocken collection. It is to be hoped that in the not distant future funds may be available for the publication of the work.—Otago Times The removal of the Sievwright Memorial from its present site in reel street to a site at the entrance to the Peel street bridge was recommended by Or. D. S. Thompson at last evening’s meeting of the Borough Council. Cr. Thompson mentioned that Mrs. W. El. Goft'e, of the Gisborne branch of the Women’s National Reserve, had called upon him and pointed out that the reserve, which had been responsible originally for the erection of the monument, was anxious that it should be removed to the eastern side of the Peel street bridge at the. town end. The present position of the monument, added Cr. Thompson, was most unsuitable. On his motion, it was decided to ask the engineer to submit to the next meeting an estimate of the cost of removal.

While ..the final Rugby match of the season was being played at Mercury Bay on Saturday one team left the ground as a protest against a decision of the referee. "

What is probably a record for the Hawke’s Bay province was achieved by Mr. 11. J. McKeesick, of Haumoana, wbo on Thursday last had three spring lambs, the first of the season, killed at the abattoirs at Napier. The deep drain on the north side of ltutene road between Harris and Hirini streets is lo be piped and filled as opportunity allows, according to a .decision reached by the Borough Council at its meeting last evening on the motion of Cr. J. W. H. Holmes. The engineer, Mr. E. R. Thomas, intimated that the filling would be carried out as the material became available.

A reminder to motorists was given bv Cr. 11. If. DeCosta at last evening’s meeting of the Borough Council of the resolution passed at the previous meeting permitting the parking of cars in tho middle of Gladstone' road at night. Cr. DeCosta remarked that advantage was not being taken of this provision, and it was agreed that motorists probably were unaware of the new arrangement.

Members of Parliament receive special concessions for income tax assessment purposes, said the Commissioner or Taxes, Mr. C. E. Dowland, in addressing a meeting of Christchurch accountants. He sairl members were allowed to deduct £l5O a year from their income for expenses while in Wellington, and also the cost of “running round their electorates kissing the babies.” “This is only a new allowance,” .Mr. Dowland remarked. “I think the department has become altogether too generous in some respects.”

An amusing story was told by Bishop F. A. Bennett while he was addressing the children at the missionary festival being celebrated at the Foresters’ Hall, Napier. A short while ago a party of Maoris were attending confirmation service, which one Maori lady subsequently admitted she had walked barefooted 15 miles to attend. She was asked why she had come without shoes. She replied: “I’ve only one pair of shoes, and if I wear those out no one will buy me any more. But if I wear my feet out, they'll grow again.”

An official announcement of the visit of H.M.S. Diomede to Gisborne from November 28 to December 6 was received by the Borough Council at its meeting last evening. In a letter to the Mayor, the captain of the Diomede suggested that it would be inopportune under the present financial conditions to arrange any form of social entertainment, and added that he felt sure that the Mayor would agree that tho usual formal calls would adequately meet the situation. The council agreed to adopt the suggestion.

Some astonishment was expressed at. Auckland by Dr. F. W. Kirsch, an American visitor to New Zealand, at the pronounced absence of beggars from the streets of the cities and towns he had visited. He said that, during a month’s stay in the Dominion, lie had not once been troubled in such a way, and such a condition was particularly remarkable considering that New Zealand had experienced severe economic difficulties. Another impression he had formed was the comparative absence of serious crime, and it was his belief that a police force divorced from political connections provided tho most efficient service possible. The fact, that the Government had been offered an urban property in one centre in New Zealand for a penny, which was the value placed upon it by tho owner, was mentioned by the Hon. B. A. Ransom to a Timaru Borough Council deputation, to illustrate his contention that the provisions of section 45 'of the Land Valuation Act were being abused by some landowners. The Minister said that the holder hoped to escape payment of rates on the land by offering it to the Government at a nominal figure. In another instance, owners of a block of land behind Parliament Buildings had placed their own valuation on the property and offered it to tho Government, thinking it would not be accepted. The offer was snapped up! Speaking of the . different classes of unemployment taxation at a meeting of the Society of Accountants at Christchurch, the commissioner of Taxes, Mr. C. E. Dowland, referred to the tax on income other than salary or wages. “I do not know how you would describe it an a word,” he said, “but so far as I can make out it is a tax paid by the taxpayer when he is caught.” On the subject of the commissioner’s facilities for finding out facts about income additional to those supplied by taxpayers, Mr. Dowland told his hearers that they would be surprised if they knew the character and volume of the information which flowed into his office. In the first place there .were over 600,000 files, and then the department had access to various sources which proved very helpful. It is possible, though not immediately probable, that a railway between Napier and Gisborne would earn interest tnd working expenses, but the future of all such undertakings really rests on the results of experiments that are being made elsewhere. The competition of transport by the highways has compelled every railway authority in the world to examine its costs and to undertake research work with a view to reducing both capital and running expenses. No railway authority to-day willingly adds to its capital expenditure unless there is a prospect of an immediate compensating economy, but already it is certain that the railways will be able to meet the competition of the motorbuses and road lorries, at least in the actual costs of transport.—Christchurch Times.

Lambing on the low country in tho Gisborne district has been very satisfactory this year, and the percentages generally should be high, judging by a cursory survey of the position. There appears to be a fairly large percentage of twins, and the ewes and tho lambs have done very well indeed. The warm weather last week assisted both the ewes and lambs considerably, and they do not appear to have been affected to any great extent by this week’s cold snap, for the weather so far has not been 'actually severe. The continued rain, however, has affected the hoggets to some extent, and flock masters arc watching these animals for internal parasites, but very few complaints have been made to date, compared with other occasions when parasites have taken toll of the young sheep.

“Some owners of stock seem to be determined to ignore the warnings of the council,” stated Cr. H. H<3mes in ipaking a further protest to last evening’s meeting of the Borough Council in reference to straying stock. He maintained that it was time that stern measures were taken by the council, and moved that offenders should be prosecuted without exception. Some owners, said Cr. Holmes, were in the habit of grazing their stock on the streets, taking no notice of the objection of residents, and the stock caused considerable damage to trees, gardens, watertables, and the rpads themselves. The Mayor,. Mr. John Jackson, pointed out that it was necessary to impound stock in order to prove ownership. The council had recently decided that owners of stock should be prosecuted if the stock were impounded twice in one month,. Cr. Holmes agreed to withdraw his motion to enable, the resolution tq be tWtydV 5