GENERAL NEWS,

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18545, 16 April 1930, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS,

There will be no publication of “The Timaru Herald” on Good Friday.

The primary schools in Canterbury will be closed from to-morrow until Monday, April 28.

Sixty years ago a shopkeeper in Great South Road (now Stafford Street) wrote to the Timaru Borough Council, asking permission to be allowed to asphalt the footpath in front of his premises.

The cost to the South Canterbury Hospital Board for provisions for Timaru Hospital for the financial year just ended was £3906/17/4. Domestic expenditure, including £1485 for coal, coke and wood, was £4590/17/9, and surgery and dispensary expenses £1394/14/1. Wages amounted to £10,223/19/3, including nursing. £2855/11/8, and medical £2209/10/5; a grand total of £20.873/1/10.

During the financial year just ended, it cost the Waimate Hospital authorities £1625 for provisions, £1553/17/11 for domestic requirements, £1507/5/2 for nursing salaries, and £2OO for medical salaries.

Patients’ fees collected by the South Canterbury Hospital Board for Timaru Hospital for the financial year ended March 31 amounted to £4451/12/7. At Waimate Hospital the amount was £2045/2/3.

During the financial year just ended the cost of office administration for the South Canterbury Hospital Board was £2220/16/-, among the items being office salaries £1383/16/8, Board’s and officers’ travelling expenses £2lO/7/9, and chairman’s honorarium £IOO.

The retail shops in Timaru will observe the late nights on the Thursday before Good Friday, and also on the following Thursday (Anzac Day falling on the Friday following Easter Monday). The shops will aso close as usual at 12.30 on Saturday, 26th. inst., the day after Anzac Day.

At the Dominion conference of the New Zealand Trained Masseurs Association at Dunedin yesterday, the following officers were elected: —President, Miss G. Petrie (Christchurch); vice-president, Miss F. Nurse (Auckland); hon. secretary, Mr C. O. Jorgensen, senr. (Wellington).

It is the intention of the Railway Department, as from Sunday, April 27, to run only one excursion train from Christchurch to Timaru. As from that date also, the train from Timaru to Christchurch will depart at 9 o’clock. Next Sunday two trains will arrive from Christchurch as usual, and the Timaru train will arrive at 8.30.

It was reported to yesterday’s meeting of the South Canterbury Hospital Board that the amount expended on provisions for the Old People’s Home, during the year just ended, on March 31, was £966/10/3. The total domestic expenditure, including £175/11/- for coke, coal and wood, was £737/5/1, the total maintenance for the institution being £2446/4/-, while the estimated expenditure for the coming financial year was £2666.

In his report to yesterday’s meeting of the South Canterbury Hospital Board the Medical Superintendent of Timaru Hospital (Dr. J. C. MacKenzie) stated that inpatients remaining in the institution from February totalled 75; admitted in March 119; discharged in March 119; remaining to April 73, a total treated of 194. Of the 121 discharged, 101 were cured, 17 relieved, and 3 died. Of tne 73 remaining, 22 had been in hospital over two months. The totals treated in the different departments were:—Outpatients 357; massage 257; dental attendances 224. Laooratory examinations totalled 335.

As long as 1870 there was jealousy in harbour circles. A paragraph appeared in the “Lyttelton Times” in April of that year, which stated “that there is some likelihood of this work destroying the present landing place.” “This work” referred to the beginnings of the Timaru breakwater. After publishing an assurance from the lessees of the landing place that the work had not had the slightest effect on the landing place, and that the channel between the reefs was deeper than ever before, the “Herald” states: “Such paragrapho are calculated to mislead the public, and we are glad to be in a position to give it substantial contradiction.”

Discussion took place at the quarterly meeting of the South Canterbury School Committees’ Association last night in regard to the lack of adequate transport facilities for children from St. Andrews attending secondary schools in Timaru. In the course of his remarks, Mr E. Dash instanced the case of a minister who was obliged to pay for two of his children every week, and added: “Ministers are not as well paid as some people. Mr Carr wil know that.” The Rev. Clyde Carr, M.P., who was present, replied: “They are nearly as badly off as Members of Parliament.” Mr Dash: “But they can't stick £IOO on to their salaries every year.” (Laughter). Mr Carr: “If they had as many calls on them as Members of Parliament, they would be in the bankruptcy court.”

For Easter gifts you can obtain some fine values at England, Mcßae’s. They have just received a new stock of mirror finish stainless knives from 12/6 half-dozen. England, Mcßae’s have a special line of 20 years’ guarantee sil-ver-plate spoons and forks, which are most suitable for wedding gifts, while their stocks of tea spoons in cases, fish knives and forks, soup spoons and electroplated ware, are varied and attractive. For your Easter gift buying make sure you call at England, McRae’s