IN TOWN AND OUT

Southland Times, Issue 22158, 28 October 1933, Page 4

IN TOWN AND OUT

NEWS OF THE DAY Cuts Partially Restored. The Bluff Harbour Board has decided to restore 50 per cent, of the cut made in salaries and wages in 19JL This is not only a good advertisement for the port, but a very hopeful sign of returning prosperity. « * * School Broken Into.

For the second time in two months the Gore School was broken into on Wednesday night, but when investigations were made yesterday morn.ng nothing was missed. Three cupboards in the headmaster’s office had been forced. „ „ * * * * Daylight Saving Extension.

Opposition to any extension of the present period of daylight saving was voiced at yesterday’s meeting of the Southland Executive of the Farmers Union. The matter arose out of a letter from the Dominion secretary (Mr James Pow), asking the opinion of the executive in view of legislation that might be introduced into Parliament. * * * * Shield for Band Contest.

Advice has been received by the Band Contest Committee that Messrs Charles Begg and Co. have donated the Besson Challenge Shield for competition among the B grade brass bands of Southland and Otago, the trophy to be held by the band gaining most points in the selection and in the quickstep, military points to be included. The shield is one of the most handsome trophies open for competition among bandsmen in New Zealand. » » * * A Bouquet Presented.

At yesterday’s meeting of the South* land Education Board, a letter was received from the secretary of the Waimatuku School Committee conveying thanks that so prompt a start had been made with the erection of the new school after the department’s grant had been received. “Credit is due to Mr Gough, our architect, in the matter.” said Mr J. C. Thomson. “I hope that the Press will publish the letter as we generally receive kicks, he added. » » » Cars Collide.

Cyclists, pedestrians and motorists homeward bound out Tay street at five o’clock yesterday afternoon were attracted by an ever-growing crowd at the intersection of Tay and Ness streets. When a Times reporter arrived all that was to be seen was a five-seater touring car facing in a westerly direction, with its right rear wheel a jumble of broken spokes and the right running board decidedly the worse for damage. Inquiries revealed that a few minutes earlier the car, which was proceeding in a southerly direction along Ness street, had been struck at the intersection by another car travelling east along Tay street and the impact had swung the back wheels 90 degrees, with the front wheels acting as a pivot. The damage was confined to the cars, however, the drivers escaping. * * ♦ » 10 Per Cent. Cut.

“I have it on good authority that some boards have not made the second 10 per cent, cut on salaries as is provided for by the Finance Act and I wish to move that the secretary write to other boards asking what has been done in the matter,” said Mr F. G. Stevenson at the monthly meeting of the Southland Education Board yesterday. “There should be uniformity,” he stressed. The chairman (Mr S. Rice): “But they must have made the two cuts for the Act gave them no option.” Mr Stevenson replied that he had had reliable information that some of them had not. ‘We can’t do any harm by asking anyway,” he said. “Why, I notice that some bodies, hospital boards for instance, are now considering the restoration of one of the cuts. We are already round the comer and I think one at least should be restored.” Mr Stevenson’s motion was carried.