IN TOWN AND OUT

Southland Times, Issue 22107, 30 August 1933, Page 6

IN TOWN AND OUT

NEWS OF THE DAY Monograms on Council Cars. The monograms on the cars of Corporation officers will stay, for Councillor Webb, who had given notice of motion that the council’s resolution on the subject be rescinded, withdrew this motion at last evening’s meeting of the City Council. Dog Licensing. The acting city inspector reported to the City Council last evening that the dogs registered up to August 16, totalled 455, the cash receipts being £207 4/6. “A number of notices to register unlicensed dogs have been sent out to give remaining defaulters an opportunity to register rather than be prosecuted,” the report added. « * * « Eastend Estate Road. On the motion of Councillor A. W. Jones the following resolution was carried by the City Council last evening: “That the city engineer be instructed to proceed with the preliminary work in connection with the formation of the road in the Eastend Estate for which money has already been provided in the estimates for this year.” Relief Pay Allocation. “That the Invercargill City Council strongly urges the Government to increase the amount allocated to Southland for relief work. The cutting down of the relief workers’ wages is further impoverishing those already in need and creating great hardship and suffering in our midst.” The foregoing resolution, moved by Councillor Denham, was carried by the City Council last evening. * * * * Fourth Rugby Test. In Monday’s issue the cabled report of the Fourth Rugby Test between South Africa and Australia gave the scores as 11 to 10 in favour of South Africa, but as no reference was made in the report to the manner in which the Australian points were obtained, doubt was expressed in a footnote whether the Australians had scored any points. The Dominion, Wellington, gives the scores as 11 to nil, so that the message appears to have been mutilated in transit. The chief South Island papers gave the scores as 11—10. Milk Vehicles. Milk vehicles are receiving attention and a slight improvement is shown in general cleanliness (states the report of the acting city inspector to the City Council). Certain deliveries have been persuaded to give their carts a coat of paint and warned that unless more heed is paid to cleansing their licenses y ill be in danger. It is noticed that in passing some vehicles appear to be in a very bad state, but on inside inspection are found to be reasonably fresh. The explanation is that the approach to farms in cases is almost a quagmire, and it is the mud from these tracks adhering to the wheels and outer body which gives such a dirty appearance. Tepid Baths.

“I beg to report that prospects for another successful season at the baths are shown in the returns to date. Since the reopening on August 1, although the weather is still wintry, the takings are ahead of last August to date, with a greater number of season tickets already issued,” stated the superintendent in his report to the City Council. “The attendance on the opening day was very encouraging, between 450 and 500 taking advantage of the free admittance. Very favourable comments have been passed on the bright appearance of the baths since the overhaul and especially on the condition of the pool, the water being up to a high standard.” * » * • Dust Bins. “Some attention has been given of late to the condition of refuse containers in the business area where a daily service is in operation,” stated the acting city inspector in his report to the City Council last evening. “A number of receptacles have been condemned as unsuitable and tenants requested to provide bins complying with the standards the council decided to enforce in 1923. This department has constantly carried on a quiet propaganda during its survey of things appertaining to sanitation, and it is particularly in respect of the dust bin and its contents that the results of our efforts seem to evaporate after a time. In England and America by skilful publicity where everything is pressed into service, such as newspapers, bulletins, slogans, placard posters, etc., some fair measure of success is achieved, and one is tempted to suggest the adoption of similar methods on a relative scale in Invercargill for keeping alive a sustained interest so that occupiers may form good bin-using habits and an aversion to the indiscriminate tossing of miscellaneous rubbish on the streets and public footways.”

Vegetable Growing by Relief Workers. Included in the correspondence before the City Council last evening was the following letter from the Invercargill Gardening Committee: “As you are doubtless aware the committee is comprised of citizens who, at the instance of the Unemployment Board and the Southland Unemployment Executive Committee, are devoting their efforts to encourage a spirit of self-help amongst the men who are engaged on unemployment relief. It was purely for relief purposes that the committee was set up and we are gratified that a very large measure of success has attended our efforts. At the moment the committee's finances are in a satisfactory condition and it is hoped that the same measure of help will be available to the men this season as was given them last year without again calling on your council for a monetary grant.” The Town Clerk reported on the matter as follows: “The summary of the committee’s accounts shows that moneys were received amounting to £245 12/11, of which the council donated £l5O and the sale of goods realized £7O 6/3. The expenditure involved such amounts as: Purchase of. seeds and potatoes, £74 15/3; manures, £65 10/-; ploughing, £52 14/-. A credit balance of £2l 2/3 is shown.”

Beautifying Shirley Terrace. At the request of the Reserves Committee the chairman (Councillor C. J. Brodrick), and the superintendent (Mr B. P. Mansfield) submitted a report on the suggested beautification of Shirley Terrace and River Road, Gladstone. They stated: “The site is facing the north, but is very exposed to the westerly gales, and if shelter belts of pinus insignis, the only trees that will grow back into the wind under such conditions, were planted, they not only would obstruct the fine view obtainable of the mountains, but would also rob the road in the winter time of a great deal of its brightness and sunshine. We therefore recommend you to plant there, cabbage trees, toi tois, New Zealand and other flowering shrubs, such as flowering currants, Hybrid brooms and Senecio, the cabbage trees to be planted on each side at intervals of one chain apart and the shrubs in massed lines of one colour, such as Olearia Hastii, Prosanthera and Red Veronica—the planting to end at the east side of Mr A. B. Moffett's property in River Road; the proposed work to be carried out, under the sup-'

eryision of the Reserves Department with No. 5 Scheme labour, and any charges for tools, cartages, etc., passed on to the Works Department.” A recommendation in the Works Committee’s report to this effect was carried.