LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 78, Issue 7018, 11 February 1949, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Supreme Court

Prisoners who were found guilty at this week’s sitting of the Hamilton Supreme Court, will be sentenced this afternoon by Mr Justice Hutchison.

Bowling Tournament The South Auckland Licensed Victuallers held a bowling tournament in Cambridge on Wednesday last. Miniature cups were presented to the winning teams. The tournament was won by Paeroa Hotel, while Huntly Hotel was a close runner-up.

Building Permits The Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce resolved to again write the district Building Controller pressing the claims of Te Awamutu in respect of additional floor space. Members said the matter was one of urgency, and a review of applications for building permits was long overdue-

Report on Rate Collection In his report to the meeting of the Otorohanga County Council held on Monday, the clerk, Mr M. P. Goldsbro’, reported that the rate collection for 10 months of the current financial year was £7042, the total rate levied being £22,980. Arrears of rates collected amounted to £865. Vital Statistics

• The following details of the vital statistics for the month of January of this year are supplied by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. The figures for the month of January last year are given in parentheses: European deaths, 5 (7); births, 25 (22); marriages, 2 (9). Maori births for the same period, and compared in the same way were 7 (3), and deaths 3 (1).

Half-Day to be Observed In order to keep faith with the public, said Mr L. G. Armstrong, at Tuesday night‘s meeting of the Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce, the Retailers’ Association had agreed that shops should remain open for half-a-day night’s meeting of the Te AwaAwamutu A. and P. Society, holds its annual show. The decision to close shops from midday on the Wednesday was made in response to a suggestion by the A. and P. Society that businesses close on Show Day.

Tribute to Band A bandsman who has been associated with band work for many years, listening to the Te Awamutu Municipal Band practising recently in preparation for the Nev; Zealand Championship Contest to be held in Auckland next week, said that in his opinion the band played well up to contest form, both in hymn playing and in its rendition of an interesting but difficult selection. He was impressed by the tonal qualities of the various instrumental combinations—the product of months of individual and concerted practise.

Local Bodies’ Good Wishes At the close of Tuesday night’s meeting of the South Auckland Urban ■Local Bodies’ Association, the Mayor (Mr G. Spinley), referred to Mr T. HMillar’s impending departure for Devonport and delegates present extended to Mr Millar their personal good wish.es for success and happiness in his new sphere Mr Millar next thanked them for their good wishes. The Mayor said that the secretarial duties carried out by Mr Millar would continue to be done in Te Awamutu. The local borough council who acted as host provided a greatly appreciated supper.

Important Dairy Conference A conference of the utmost importance to dairy farmers was held in Auckland on Wednesday, when chairmen and directors of the dairy companies in the Auckland Province and Taranaki met Mr W. Marshall, chairman of the Dairy Commission, and Mr W. E. Hale, chairman of the Dairy Control Board. The principal matter discussed was the marketing of dried milk products. Mr G. Spinley (chairman), Mr B. C. O’Connor, and Mr Croasdale (directors), represented the Te Awamutu Co-operative Dairy Company. Mr A. J Sinclair (secretarymanager of the company) was also present but in the capacity of a member of the Dairy Board.

Special Conditions An unusual penalty was imposed in the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, yesterday by Mr S. L. Paterson, S.M. Ivan Robert Robertson, aged 24, senior apprentice fitter, Frankton, admitted the theft of two gallons of petrol, valued at 5s Bd. He hid the petrol tinder his work bench until midday and then removed it to his car and drove away home. The magistrate declined a request for suppression of the name and admitted Robertson to probation for 12 months, with a special condition that he was to dispose of his motor car and not own, borrow or hire a motor vehicle during the probationary term. Restitution must also be made. European Conditions

Readers will recall the visit to Te Awamutu of Mr and Mrs C. O. Ward, American tourists, who at that time were engaged on a cycle tour of the world. The tourists have not forgotten the friends made at “Ivanhoe” and this week Mrs E. R. Hodgson received a further note from Mr and Mrs Ward. The writers state: “We returned home (Wayne, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) sooner than planned owing to European conditions which are not good. It is good to be far, far away from it all as you are.” The Wards send their warm regards to all the friends they made in Te Awamutu and recall with pleasure what they term the “Ivanhoe” hospitality. Universal Problem

“New Zealand is the only country in the world that makes an endeavour to remedy radio interference,” said Mr W. A. Trask, postmaster quoting the words of the radio inspector for this district, who visited Te Aw’amutu recently to ■ confer with members of the Chamber of Commerce. The prospect of improving reception in the the Te Awamutu district was discussed at Tuesday night’s meeting of the chamber. The problem is by no means confined to New Zealand and it was stated that even with the powerful radio stations operating in United States of America, intermediate stations have to be provided at approximately 50-mile intervals to give listeners satisfactory reception.