LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Putaruru Press, Volume XXI, Issue 1231, 15 May 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Included in the list of appointments rqqamg issped by the Auckland Education Board \vae that of Miss I. M. Archibald to the Butnruru District High School.

A compnrlsftn r ~ ~oT' tile number of frosts recorded in ' ijirhlield during 194 G-1947 is as llolhnvs: For April. 1040, 6: f<tM*&pfrt' ,: i<ft7, 0: for the four months ended on April 30, 1040. 12: lor rhe four mouths ended, on April 80, 1047. 3.“

Advice tlujtjfpm; of the largest dicse! engine’ manufacturers in (he United States could deliver 6000kilowatt electric power generators, specially made forj.Ndw. Zefiland requirements, withiu-a, month, has been received by the Auckland cjfiimber of Commerce, to a‘statement Issued by the chamber. Five'-of ...these units would have la generating capacity equal to thatgof Karapiro, states the chamber. 11 suggests that the Gnvernment-offnel stores ! ij- .Halsey Street could liotfce more. Siipi five such generators, i The A’s-ociut ed Chambers of Commerce have requested the Government to / take action, and if the Government | will) not. act the Chamber of i'omuierec proposes to urge that powel boards be authorised to install diesel units, w L

Newton King, I.td., draw attention to au offering of furniture at their Putaruru ptggjpiises on Monday. Full particulars are advertised under the Putaruru stock sale on page S.*

A call from Morrlnsville was handed to the Rev. R. J. Currie, of Birkenhead, at a meeting of the Auckland Presbytery this week. This was the first call for the minister, who was recently raised from the status of home missionary. Arrangements for the induction will be made by the Morrinsville Presbytery.

The section on the corner of Main and Princes Streets which for so long has been an eyesore to passers-by is being developed by the Putaruru Town Board as a small reserve. The unsightly blackberry and undergrowth lias been cleared, the hollow filled and levelled, and the area is to be grassed at a later date. Already the corner looks so much better and later when fully developed will together with the attractive “Garden of Memories ” opposite prove an asset to the town.

Inquiries will be made by the Thames Valley Electric Power Board to see if some means of warning can be given at times of power shutdowns at night so that opportunity can be given to turn off all switches. The suggested method is to turn the power back on again for a few seconds after the time of the shutdown. That extra time would allow all switches to be checked, as in many cases it is not possible to tell whether they are on or off. That information was given by Mr. N. G. McLeod, engineer, at the May meeting of the board. Mr. McLeod said there were many difficulties in the scheme, as it was not simply, one switch that connected or disconnected, the power