In Town And Out

Southland Times, Issue 23538, 18 June 1938, Page 8

In Town And Out

Confusion Of Titles The Bluff Borough Council also constitutes the Omaui, Green Point and Joey’s Island Domain Boards. When the annual meetings of the boards followed the monthly meeting of the council the other night members became confused in their mode of address. One member thought that commissioner” was the correct term, but others preferred to address one another as “Mr.” Many forgot that they were no longer acting as members of the council and the term “councillor was used freely. Heavy Frosts

A frost of 27 degrees was recorded at Clayton Station in the Mackenzie Country on Thursday morning, following on a recent heavy fall of snow. Twenty-six degrees were reported at the Hermitage and at Lake Tekapo, and 20 degrees at Fairlie township. A frost of 16.2 degrees was recorded at the weather station in the Ashburton Domain on Thursday morning. The ponds in the domain were frozen over with ice, but it was not thick enough to withstand the warm sun which followed.

Main Trunk Air Service “It is considered desirable,” states the Southland Progress League in its annual report, “that the main trunk air service with its present terminus at Dunedin should be extended south to Invercargill, arid on this • subject the league has been in close touch with the aviation authorities. The _ latest advice .received from the Minister of Defence (the Hon. F. Jones) is to the effect that it is likely that the extension of the service will take place during the summer of 1938-39. It is explained that it is not possible for aircraft of the type proposed to be used to operate from the existing aerodrome at Myross Bush, and that one reason for the present delay is the necessity of awaiting the opening of the new Invercargill aerodrome. Another subject about which the league has been in communication with the authorities is consideration of making a suitable place in the southern portion of the South Island the terminal for the proposed trans-Tasman air service. The Mipister has stated that this matter is receiving consideration.”

Photographs of King and Queen Thought to be the only ones of their kind in New Zealand, two large autographed photographs of their Majesties King George and Queen Elizabeth have been presented to the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Territorial Association by the president (the Hon. Eliot R. Davis). The photographs were secured through the assistance of the New Zealand High Commissioner in London (Mr W. J. Jordan). They are to be hung in the club rooms of the association. Mr Davis presented the photographs to the association at a gathering held at the Officers’ Club, when a big number of members of the association and regimental officers were present.—Press Association.

Bluff-Melbourne Service The Southland Progress League states in its annual report that it is always keenly interested in the MelbourneSouth Island passenger shipping service. It is contended that this shipping connection with Australia is an essential and vital necessity for the welfare of the district as a whole. The replacement ’of the Marama by the Maunganui at the beginning of the season was an improvement and it was gratifying to observe that the service was meeting with increased support this year. According to reports received the vessel has carried many passengers and a big cargo consignment on almost every trip. This service, states the report, means a great deal to the development of tourist traffic to the South Island, and the time is looked forward to when it will be practicable for the Union Steam Ship Company to run the service throughout the year.

Police Regulations It is often said that the lot of a policeman is not a happy one. It may not generally be known but 583 regulations govern the life and conduct of a policeman under the Police Force Act 1913, which underwent revision in 1919, and to which amendments have since been made. These regulations are undergoing a further revision at the present time.

Another Policeman At Bluff? A decision to apply for an additional constable at Bluff was made at the monthly meeting of the Bluff Borough Council. Councillors remarked on the prevalence of hawking in the borough and the too frequent infringements of the borough’s by-laws. It was generally considered that there was too much work at the port for two constables to attend to. A Fish for a Name Kaikoura is justly famed for the fine crayfish—or, more properly, rock lobsters—to be caught on the rocky beds of its coast. But few people appear to know that the place was itself named after the delicacy. The Maoris, like the pakeha, were fond of crayfish, and they called the place “Kaikoura,” “kai” meaning food and “koura” crayfish. Torches and Temptation Lights failed in a big Wellington departmental store late on Thursday afternoon during a sale, and the place was almost in darkness. The management, prepared for any emergency, had its staff already equipped with electric torches, and these were flashed up and down the open showcases of attractive goods, removing temptation from those who may have thought of profiting by the darkness.