WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19139, 7 October 1936, Page 11

WAIROA NEWS

(Herald Correspondent.)

Interest is growing in connection with the visit this month of the Band of the New Zealand Institute for the Blind. The Mayor, Mr. H. L. Darker, has made an appeal to the citizens to do all they can to make the visit to Wairoa a success. The band is a line combination, though handicapped by complete or partial blindness on the part of the members. It goes without saying that Wairoa residents will rise to the occasion, and that bumper houses will be secured.

During the quarter ended September 30 158 criminal cases were heard in the Wairoa Magistrate’s Court, including eight cases heard in the Children's Court. Only two of the accused wore women. The fees and lines collected totalled £240 4s 6d, made up as follows: Civil fees, £135 7s 6d; criminal, £lB 2k: fines, £B6 15s. In all, .122 plaints were issued, the amount sued for being £1315 12s lid. The number of applications heard in court or chambers was 19, and the civil warrants 18. Twenty-nine judgment summons were issued, and 13 civil summons by post. Under the heading law trust account, the quarter’s receipts were £447 Os 4d, the payments being £370 3si Id. The annual meeting of the Wairoa Chamber of Commerce (Inc.) will be held to-night at the office of the secretary, Mr. J. J. Millar.