INADEQUATE STAFFING

Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1930, Page 12

INADEQUATE STAFFING

STRATFORD STOCK OFFICE, APPEAL MADE TO DEPARTMENT. The manager of a Stratford stock firm (Mr. N. B. Fletcher,' drew the attention of the executive of the Stratford Chamber of Commerce at its meeting last night, to what he described as the unsatisfactory staffing of the Stratford office of the Agricultural Department, He was not casting any reflection on the local officers, wrote Mr. Fletcher, as the position was apparently brought about by the want of an office cleric or someone to attend to business matters in the almost continual absence of the stock inspector who had a large district to supervise. In consequence, brand registrations and other matters were often held up, which, in turn delayed the registration of legal documents causing monetary loss in late registration fees, etc. Mr. Feltcher asked the chamber to use its influence in an effort to remedy the position.

The chairman said he had communicated with the department on the matter and had been advised that the Direc-tor-General was giving the question, consideration.

The chamber will approach the borough council with a view to securing combined action between the two bodies to urge the early construction of the new railway station at Stratford. It was decided to urge the Railway Department to have the railway leaseholds in Stratford brought under the provisions of the Land Transfer Act. GENERAL ITEMS. Pihama defeated Eltham .B by five goals to nil in a ladies’ hockey maten on Saturday. The match Eltham A v. Rovers was postponed. The fourth of a series of fortnightly euchre parties and dances was held in the Kahouri bridge hall last Friday evening when there was a good attendance. The euchre prizes were won by Miss V. Stallard 1, Mrs. Hewitt 2, and Mr. Sulzberger 1, and Mr. S. Death 2. Air. H, Waite supplied the music- for the dance and Mr. IL Goodwin was master of ceremonies.

John Henry Phillips, farmer, Awafined £1 and costs £1 13s at the Eltham. Police Court yesterday for permitting four ctjwa to wander on Auroa Road on April 25. A letter was received from defendant stating that thefence had been bad but new wires had since been put in. Judgment by default was entered by Mr. R. W. Tate, S.M., at Eltham yesterday in the following cases: G. Fetch v. A. Anderson, £ll 10$ 7d (costs, £2 16s); same v. T. Protoz, £22 8s lid (-£4 4s Gd); State Advances v. E. 11. Thomas, £3O 5s Gd (£1 10s); Eltham Co-opera-tive Dairy Co., Ltd., v. Albert AL Vinson, £3B 4s (£4 Is Gd); Taranaki Power Board v. Ernest Baker, £l5 Ss 4d (£2 IPs)’. On judgment summons L. A. Gower was ordered to pay the Bristol Piano Co. £l6 6s Gd and costs £1 Is forthwith, in default 14 days’ imprisonment.

That he had been unlawfully on enclosed premises was the charge preferred against a young man who appeared at the Stratford Court yesterday before Mr, G. E. Wilson, J.P. He was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence in six mouths if called, upon. Sergeant Power- stated that accused had been arrested at 2,30 a.m. yesterday after having been found asleep in the Club Hotel I stables, which had recently been closed. Though he had had a fair sum of money on his person accused had said that he had been out late visiting friends and had been unable to procure a bed. The offence was not a serious one but people could not be permitted to sleep on enclosed premises on account of the danger of fire. The capacity of the water channels in Stratford was sorely taxed by a heavy downpour about 9 a.m. yesterday. Many street corners were flooded where drains . intersected and overflowed through being blocked by rubbish. The drain in the backyard of the municipal buildings was unable to oope with the storm-water which flowed into the corridor of the buildings and caused a small flood, though no damage was done. Showers fell throughout the remainder of the day, but none yas so intense as the earlier downpour.

ELTHAM LADIES' GOLF CLUB. Following is the draw for the June L.G.U. medal round on Friday, June 13; — Mrs. Wills v. Mrs. .Reeves. Mrs. de Launay v. Miss H. Wilson. Mies A. Wilson v. Mrs. Morris. Miss Wanklyn v. Mrs. Lee. Mrs. Casey v. Miss Pease. Mrs. J. Quin v. Mrs. Abbott. Mrs. Wylds v„ Mrs. McGarry. Sirs. Stauners v. Mrs. Weir. Mrs. McKay v. Miss Clark. Mrs. Leo Quin v. Miss Stewart, Mrs. Haswell v. Mrs. Hessell. Mrs. Carter v. Mrs. Saunders. Miss Gibson v. Miss Sheehy. Mrs. Chrystal v. Mrs. Gray. Mrs. Best v. Mrs. Muggeridge. Miss Frood v. Miss Ritter. Miss Power v. Miss O’Hagan. Miss Carter v. Miss Kelly. Miss A. Wilson won Mrs. Reeves’ trophy, being 4 up on “The Colonel.” FOURTH GRADE FOOTBALL DRAW. The Eltham Football Club has withdrawn its third grade team from the central division junior Rugby competition and has reconstructed from it a fourth grade team. It has therefore been necessary to re-draw the fouitb grade. Fixtures are as follow: — June 12. —Inglewood v. School B. at School, at 2.45; School A v. Eltham, at Elthain, nt 1.15; Stratford a bye. June 26. —Inglewood v. Eltham, at Inglewood, at 2.45; Stratford v. School A, at School, at 1.15; School B a bye. July 3.—lnglewood v. Stratford, at Stratford, at 2.45: School B y. EL tliam, at Elthain, at 2.45; School A a bye. July 10.-—’School A ,v. School B, at ‘School, at 2.45; Stratford v. Eltham, at Stratford, at 2.45; Inglewood a l»ve. ■ ' ' ' ' ej ,O A!'- . '