AMERICAN JUDGES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19098, 20 August 1936, Page 16

AMERICAN JUDGES

VISIT TO DOMINION Travelling separately, two American Supreme Court judges arrived at Wellington by the Makura from San Francisco. They were Judge du Val West, of San Antonio, Texas, and Judge R. C. Brice, of New Mexico. ‘‘Texas is not at all the Wild West of cowboy fiction,” said Judge West. “I guess it never was quite as wild as you read about. But it has been tagged with that reputation, and 1 suppose it will have to put up with it. I know it has a poor name for law and order, but we find it all right. Texas is a great ranching country. We carry about 5,500,000 head of cattle. There arc tremendous sheep ranches, and the only Angora goat ranches in the United States. Cotton is a very profitable crop. We put out three or four million bales last, season, but things are not so good now that we have to compete with Brazil and other countries. We are not growing -so much these days.” Judge Brice announced himself a staunch supporter of the Roosevelt regime. The President, he said, was almost certain to he re-elected. New Zealanders might hear more against Mr. Roosevelt than for him, but that was because the moneyed classes, who were those able to afford the luxury of travel, were in general opposed to him.

ported that dining July six patients had been admitted to tile borne, seven discharged and three were remaining at the end of the month. GAS SUPPLY

Mr. Wood moved, and Mr. iMetealfe seconded, a motion that the Health Department should be again asked if it could supply a car for the Tikitiki district nurse. Mr. Wood mentioned that the nurse could not possibly get round the district without a car.

The chairman reported that the gas supply at the Waiapu Hospital seemed to be satisfactory so long as the pump was in use. An electric motor had been ordered to run the pump and a small building was required to house the pump and motor. The gas copper in the laundry required to be renewed, and these items were left to the buildings committee for attention.

Mr. A. B. Williams reported that most of the fences required to be overhauled and repaired, and the board authorised this work to be carried out.

The chairman reported that the eontract for the erection of a toolshed and greenhouse had been let to Mr. F. Thompson. This action was confirmed. The alterations to the engine shed was referred to the building committee. As the exis.tin(g contracts for the supply of groceries, bread, and meat for the hospital were expiring, it was decided to call tenders for the renewal of the contract for another 12 months.