WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19130, 26 September 1936, Page 12

WAIROA NEWS

(Herald Correspondent.) The borough engineer lins recommended that tlie principal' drains on the Wairoa Borough flat Bhould be treated! with a weed-killer during the suninier so as to lessen the cost of clearing. The chief weed is watercress. Light showers were experienced on Thursday night and part, of Friday, benefiting the gardens, tout not sufficient to affect the pastures. It is still cloudy and overcast. More, rain is much needed 1 .

i The contract for the. construction of an additional settling tank at North 1 Clyde in connection with Wairoa's water i supply, started iu August., is now niak- ! i;i!; good progress and the work, should lie completed by the end' of November. A reservoir on the .south side also is to be built.

Tin* property of the late Mr. A. T. Rainbow, on tiie liuntaniwha road, comprising about 30 acres, has.been .sold; to Mr. W. Toiltett, a progressive young Wairoa. fanner. The price, though not, disclosed, is said to be. very satisfactory, showing that, following improved conditions Wairoa land' is appreciating in value.

During last month 193.530 units of electricity were purchased by the Hotaugli Council from the Power Hoard, an increase of 3520 units. In all 2,165.0 ff.)

gallons ni' water were pumped, an in- | crease of 617,000 gallons on the corj responding nunit.li last. year. On tho | high pressure system 2,342,000 gallons of water were pumped, an increase of i 590,000 gallons.

j The borough health officer, Mr. P. j A. Milne, presented to the council this j week a clean bill of health for the past'

month, it being over 17 weeks since an infectious case had 'been notified. Sev-enty-six inspections had been! made, and all milk and water samples" proved satisfactory.

As arranged at the annual meeting of the Wairoa Boating Club, reported recently in the Herald, a working-bee lias been very busy since that date overhauling the' club's gear. The young men are developing increased interest, and a good season is anticipated. The out lies for the Opening Day' Fours will close on Tuesday. Mr. Ij. R. (ialbrdith has been selected to represent the Returned Soldiers' Association in making arrangements in connection with the visit of (lie Band of the Institute for the I'dind to Wairoa on October IS and ID. Mi: A. 11. Gibson, of the Christchurch Magistrate's Court, has received notice of his transfer to Wairoa as cleric of the court and official

assignee. Mr. Henderson, Hastings, is visiting Wairoa..' —Mr. S. Small, Wairoa, is now much improved in health.