PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1933, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. T. B. McNeil, S.M., after a short illness, died at Wellington yesterday, says a Press Association message'. Mr. W. J. Morrell has been appointed chancellor of Otago University and Mr. L. D. Ritchie vice-chancellor, states a Dunedin Press Association message. Mr. R. C. Packer, managing editor of Associated Newspapers, has resigned his position owing to indifferent health, states a Sydney cable. The death of Mr. Thomas Trevanion Hugo, formerly inspector of fire brigades, occurred at Wellington yesterday, states a Press Association message. The Government has appointed Mr. Robert J. Colvin director of State lotteries in succession to Mr. Whiddon, who is retiring, states a Sydney cable. Mr. Colvin was recently chief accountant of the State Treasury and is 62 years of age.

Mr. W. G. Blackie, senior school inspector at Wanganui, lias been appointed senior inspector at Auckland, succeeding Dr. J. W. Mcllwraith, who was recently appointed chief inspector, states a Press Association message from Auckland. Mr. A. P. McMurtrie, Auckland, has been appointed to Wanganui.

Mr. R. J. Estall, who was unanimously re-elected conductor of the Woolston Band at the annual meeting of the band on Saturday evening, has been a player in the band for 37 years, and conductor for the last 20 years. Mr. E. Round, who was re-elected treasurer of the band, has filled the position for 20 years, and was previously secretary. He was presented with a medal after he had been 18 years as secretary, before taking over the treasurership, and has been an active member of the band for over 40 years. One son, Mr. H. Round, now a resident of New Plymouth, was also a member of the band for 12 years.

“If we had not been interfered with by the contract made between the shipping companies and the Dairy Control Board, Wanganui would have had the cheapest cool stores in New Zealand,” said the chairman of the Wanganui Harbour Board (Mr. W. Morrison) at Monday’s meeting. Correspondence read at the board table indicated that the Minister of Agriculture (the Hon. C. E. Macmillan) was looking into the renewal of this freight contract for a further term, and that the Dairy Board was considering the possibility of removing all reference to Wanganui from the conditions. “That is the most hopeful advice we have had so far,” said the managing-secretary, Mr. W. Gardiner.

Bows and arrows apparently run in seasons, like mai Lies, hop-scotch and other great national sports and activities, but two nasty mishaps in Hawke’s Bay have led to the issue of a general warning to parents. At Mohaka a young lad suffered a severe injury to an eye, the sight of which may be impaired for life. At Wairoa a second boy met with a painful injury to an eye whilst playing with an elder brother. The latter let a bent bow swing back suddenly • and pierced the younger lad’s eye. Parents would be well advised to endeavour to put a stop to this dangerous practice. After nearly nine months the earthwork and formation of the n. r railway deviation at Wangaehu has been completed, reports -the Wangamfi Chronicle. This work has been carried out by relief workers under the No. 5 scheme, who have shifted about 12,000yds. of earth, an average of about 45 being employed each day. It is estimated that the new line will not be in use for another four months, as the bridge has yet to be completed and the track laid. When the bridge contractors have completed their work the Railway Department will supply the finishing requirements and commence to lay the rails on the deviation, so that both bridge and track may be finished about the same time.

“I think there’s going to be a ‘dust-up’ over this phase of our law, or want of it, before long,” said Mr. A. M. Mowlem, S.M., during the hearing of an application to dispossess a relief worker tenant from a house for which he owed many weeks’ rent. The tenant said that after supporting a wife and five children he had nothing left out of 30s per week. “As I see the law as it now stands, if a man is in arrears with his rent then I must make an order for him to give up possession,” continued the Magistrate. “You’re in the soup as far almost as a man can be, but it is manifestly unfair that you should allow this rent to accumulate like this. If I gave you two weeks or a month can you get out ?” In reply to a statement by the tenant that he could not get a house because he was on relief, counsel for the plaintiff said that his office alone had let three houses to men on relief work. In another instance the rent was reduced from' 30s to 255, and later to 20s to help the tenant, a relief worker. Another house was let at 12s 6d a week. It was not correct to say that because a man was a relief worker' he could not get a house. Of course, if the relief worker had a bad history for not paying rent then his case was viewed unfavourably. The Magistrate made the order asked for, ordering the defendant i to vacate the house within a month.