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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18252, 22 November 1933, Page 6

The, Public Works Statement is now ready for presentation, and wlll ably be tabled in the House of Re.pnsentalives during the present week. The Gisborne and Bast Coast V M.C. A. was granted permission by the Borough council last, evening to conduc its annual Red Triangle Day appeal on Saturday, December 16

The Cook Hospital Board, which last week renewed its representations to tlie Minister of Employment regarding the. recent cut in tho relief pay scale, has so far received no reply from the Hon. Adam Hamilton.

The Buffer by-election which takes place to-day is not, surrounded with the usual atmosphere, and the usual heavy poll is not expected. TDo candidates, Mr. P. C. Webb (Labor) and Mr. 11. lan Simson (Liberal-Labor),, havo bad a busy time addressing the electors.

When the telegraphed reply from the Minister of Employment, tho Hon. Adam Hamilton, already published, stating that no alteration could bo made in the relief allocation for Gisborne, was rend at last evening’s meeting of the Borough Council, the Mayor, Mr John Jackson, announced that a telegram had been sent to the Municipal Association asking the association to communicate with the provincial towns with a. view to their co-operating in a delegation to the Government. No reply to this telegram had been received, said Mr Jackson.

“It’s worse than double-banking,” said Cr. It. Holmes at last evening’s meeting of the Borough Council in drawing attention to the danger to traffic caused by cyclists' carrying heavy loads in baskets on the front, of their machines. Cr. Holmes remarked that some firms were evading the payment of heavy traffic fees by employing errand boys using bicycles with carriers in front, in which they carried loads ranging from GOlb up to lewt. Bicycles so equipped were a menace to anyone using tbe road, for

a cyclist could not control his machine properly with such a load in front. A motorist might easily be involved in a very serious accident. “Where are we going to stop with all these bylaws?” asked Cr. IT. 11. DeCosta, but Cr. Holmes pointed out that he was not proposing a by-law.

The Borough Council’s request for the liberation of parasites in the borough vegetable, gardens to attack the white butterfly pest, was referred to in a letter received by the council at its meeting last evening from the instructor in agriculture, Mr M. A. Black. Tt was pointed out that only a limited supply of the parasites would be available for liberation in the Dominion, and it was essential, therefore, that the most favorable conditions should 'lie chosen so as to ensure the effective establishment of the parasites in one centre in each district. II was highly desirable that the crop on which they were to he liberated should remain undisturbed for as long as possible, to allow for full development of the maximum number of the parasites. Tho limited number available would be released on swedes, probably in the Whatatutu district, as these were not fed off until late autumn, so that the parasites would have the best chance of development. Mr Black sympathised with the council’s desire to protect the borough vegetable gardens, but pointed out that a vegetable garden was not a suitable 'place to establish tho parasites.

The second shipment of new season’s lamb from Gisborne was shipped by the Fort Huon, which left early this morning for Home, The vessel carried 15,957 carcases from Gisborne.

Legislation authorising the Now Zealand Institute to change its name to that of the Royal Society of New Zealand will probably be introduced in the House of Representatives this week. Approval of this change has been given by His Majesty the King. A seaman of the motor-vessel Fukclto, John McDonald, 47, was admitted to the Auckland Hospital on Monday evening suffering from internal injuries received as a result of a fall down an open hatch when the vessel was unloading at an Last Coast bay on Saturday. On the vessel’s arrival from Portland the injured man was taken to hospital. His condition was reported to lie fairly serious.

To signal 11. o’clock each Armistice Day in order that the customary silence might be observed, the Borough Council resolved at its meeting last evening, on the motion of Cr. 11, H. DoCosta, to request the Lire Board to allow the siren to lie sounded, Cr. DeCosta pointed out that the Harbor Board bad kindly allowed to rockets to bo fired at li o’clock, but unfortunately tew people heard this signal. His motion, which was carried, was that the board should be asked to allow the lire siren to he sounded at 10 seconds before 11 o’clock.

Comfort in the superlative degree Is the only way of the Rotorua .Motor Transport Company’s latest service car, which arrived in Opotiki this week. The body, which was built in Wellington, lias seating accommodation for 12 passengers, the semi-air seats being finished in beautiful soft leather. Inside the car is a special rack for hatboxes and small parcels, while outside the heavier luggage is carried in a special closed-in compartment, where it is protected against dust. The car is not only illuminated inside, but has an illuminated destination sign whic-h can be altered at every town, thus showing the name of the next town at which the car will call.

The attention of the Borough Council was directed by Cr. J. H. Hall at last evening’s meeting to the present dangerous condition of the Mangapapa bridge in Ormond road near the school. Cr. Hall pointed out that the bridge was very dangerous at night time, owing to the fact that there was no line of demarcation between the roadway and the footway, and only recently there had been an accident at the bridge which might have had serious consequences. Cr. Hall believed that there would always be trouble until a light was placed at the bridge, and he asked that the works committee should inspect the Locality. It was resolved that this step should be taken, Cr. W. J. MoGibbon pointing out that the trouble would be overcome if the bridge wore painted white.

Percy Hawes, professional featherweight* boxing champion of the Dominion, accompanied by his brother, W. Hawes, arrived in 'Gisborne late last night. The champion arrived a day earlier than was expected, but stated that he was not taking any risks with Friday's contest, and wished to go into (he ling against Franklin in the best possible condition. W. Hawes, the champion’s brother, recently went to Australia representing the featherweight division in Hie foam of New Zealand amateurs that competed in Brisbane against Australia’s best. It will be remembered tliat Hawes was successful in both of the, contests that he took part in. '.Toe Franklin reports that lie is in good condition for Friday s contest, and is now only doing light work.

“It is easy for a motorist to avoid a cyclist with a clog, whereas a number of accidents are caused by motorists trying to dodge a dog that is wandering alf over the road,” stated a protest against the proposed by-law to prohibit the leading of dogs by cyclists, received by the Borough Council at its mooting last evening from the Poverty Bay Kennel Club. The letter contended that it was safer for the dog and the owner to have the dog on a lead, rather than that it should be allowed to run at large, when it was liable to lie run over, while the owner also was liable to he hurt while trying to watch his dog instead of looking where lie was going. The club desired permission for only one dog to lie led by a cyclist. The council, however, resolved that the proposed by-law should stand unaltered.

A means of obviating the danger of damage to bicycles, inconvenience to motorists parking their cars adjacent to the kerb, and people wishing to step on to the footpaths, was suggested by the traffic inspector, Mr. G. (!. Winter, in a report to the Borough Council at its meeting last evening. Mr. Winter proposed that three racks sufficient to hold 10 or 12 cycles each should be placed along the kerb at intervals in each block, and that the areas opposite each rack should be reserved for the use of cyclists only, Ihe cyclists to observe the angle of parking adopted by cars. The inspector stated that this method had proved successful in other centres where angle parking had been adopted. The proposal was referred to the council’s works committee. Generous thought for children in less fortunate circumstances than themselves, and who depend upon the kindness of others for the treats which are associated with Christmas, was displayed by the many hundreds of children who attended ihe wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Mouse at the Majestic Theatre on Saturday afternoon. The management of the theatre made an appeal for books and toys for the children of the Heni Materoa Home, and there was a truly remarkable response, which will bring much gladness to the hearts of the little inmates of the home at Christmas time. Nearly every child who attended the wedding brought a present of some kind, and at the close of the day there was an enormous pile of gifts for the homo, comprising numbers of children's books, small playthings, and more expensive toys, many of which were new. ( Of the toys, a great many must have been treasured possessions, but were parted with in a most unselfish spirit. |

With the intention of introducing some uniformity into the system of parking cars in the town area a further motion, of which prior notice had been given, was proposed by Cr. H. 11. DeCosta at last evening’s meeting of the Borough Council, but consideration of the proposal was deferred. The motion was as follows: “That motorists be permitted to park their vehicles at an angle of 45 degrees'to the kerbing on that portion of Peel street between Gladstone road and Palmerston road; also Customhouse street, and in Grey street from Palmerston road to Childers road, and on all other streets cars must be parked parallel to the kerbing. Also that all

motor vehicles left on any authorised parking place for private vehicles he parked at an angle of 45 degrees to the kerbing.” It was pointed out by the Mayor, Mr. John Jackson, that a conference on the subject of traffic control was to be hold with the Gisborne advisory committee of the Automobile Association, and it was for that reason that consideration of Cr. DeCosta’s motion was deferred, after some discussion,