NEWS OF THE DAY

Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 76, 9 March 1931, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Scottish Dancing The Taranaki Provincial Scottish Society will have charge of the dancing and piping at the A. and P. Carnival on Thursday.

Stratford Gun Club Shoot The A. and P. Association executive have donated a cup to the marksman securing the best total of clays with the first barrel at the shoots on the showgrounds on Thursday afternoon.

Daylight Saving At a meeting of the Stratford SubProvincial Executive of the Farmers' Union on Saturday a protest was recorded against any extension of daylight saving.

Prolonged Earthquake A prolonged earthquake which did not cause any damage occurred last night at 11.52 o'clock. Mr. A. W. Burrell states that it lasted five minutes and had a long easy swing, finishing with an elliptical motion. Its direction was from N.E. to S.W.

Hospital Building Good progress is being made with the erection of the latest addition to the Stratford hospital buildings by the contractor, Mr. G. Dick. The bottom "storey in brick has been completed, and the framework for the second storey in wood and conker board is being placed in position. Favoured with fine weather, the roof will be on the structure in a few days. A Bit Late The "sandwich" boys parading Broadway on Saturday night to draw attention to the Horticultural Show in the Town Hall brought a smile to those of the public who. noted that on one side of the boards was the announcement, 'Afternoon tea supplied." Several remarked tha* "supper" would have been a greater attraction to advertise at 9 o'clock at night.

Camp for Refugees A "deputation consisting of me Mayor (Mr. P. Thomson), Mr. J. B. Richards and Mr. D. J. Malone, representing the Stratford earthquake relief commitee, met the executive of the Stratford A. and P. Association on Saturday night, when the executive agreed to let the committe have the use of the showground buildings for a relief camp after the carnival on Thursday, providing the committee can come to satisfactory arrangements with the tenant, who is grazing stock, on the showgrounds.

Adjustment of Cosls At present world prices the Dominion cannot produce wool, lamb, butter, cheese and other products for sale on the world's markets in sufficient quantities to realise the monetary return necessary to meet the existing money payments for all services within the Dominion, and the necessity for an adjustment of costs to meet the altered purchasing power of our chief markets must be apparent. This, in the view of the New Zealand Sheepowners' Federation, sums up the present economic situation of the Dominion. Stratford Boys' Band There was a large crowd of 'the public at the band rotunda in Victoria Park last night to listen to the programme by the Stratford Boys' Band under Conductor McCaskill. The programme was on the same lines as given by the band on the previous Sunday afternoon, and it was again much appreciated. Steady practice in view of the contest at Hawera this month is reported by the conductor, who has hopes of his young players registering a favourable impression and satisfactory performances, thus upholding their reputation as good musicians.

Not for the Needy i One of the latest contributions to economic science is the following effort by Mr. Ken Alexander, in the "New Zealand Railways Magazine":— "The idea of credit is to get something for nothing on the understanding that you pay twice as much for it as you would if you paid for it before—or something as incredible. Before you can get credit you must prove that you don't need it. But he who needs it most can't get it unless he can prove that he can do without it, which he can't. A country that would raise a loan must, show reason why it doesn't need it. . . . All of which seems discernible and incredible."

Milling the Moki Block The desirability of opening the Moki Block for settlement in the country near the Tangarakau Gorge, has engaged the attention of the Minister of Lands for some time, and it is reported that arrangements have been made by the department for Messrs. Fazackerley Bros, and Harrison to carry on milling operations with that object. As the result of surveys, it is estimated that there is-'sufficient timber, such as rimu, v \vhite pine, and others, for ten years' 'milling. The firnrtlas effected a plant to cut out 410 acres, which might produce as much as 2,500,000 feet of timber. The effect of these operations in reducing the price of timber to the public and also as additional freight for the Stratford-Main Trunk railway, is of no small importance these tim«s, and the venture will be wa/ched with interest. Napier Rehabilitation Trade union organisations representing the allied building trades waited upon the Hon. R. Masters, M.jj.C, yesterday to place before him a proposal whereby the rehabilitation work in the damaged towns in the earthquake area would be done by the Government under a system of cooperative labour. In this way it was contended that promts for the middleman would be obviated. Mr. Masters replied that the Government was at present considering the whole.., question of rehabilitation, and that the representations of the deputation would be carefully considered when a final plan of action was decided upon.