CHRISTCHURCH NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19759, 28 March 1934, Page 4

CHRISTCHURCH NEWS

ITEMS FROM THE CITY CHRISTCHURCH, March 27. Personal: Mr E. F. Dodson, M.Sc., has accepted a position as science master on the stall of the Cathedral Grammar School. Mr W. G. Wohlmann, Commissioner of Police, who has been visiting Christchurch since Saturday, returned to the north by the inter-island steamer last evening. Dr. James Hight has been appointed to act as representative of Canterbury College on the New Zealand Carnegie Corporation Advisory Committee. At a recent meeting of the Board of Governors of Christ’s College a resolution was passed placing on record their appreciation of the services rendered to the college by Dr. William Irving, for 14 years a Fellow, and of the active interest he has taken in the affairs of the school ever since he left it in 1887. The Canterbury University College Council, at its meeting yesterday, expressed to Professor Arnold Wall, who is leaving Christchurch to reside in Auckland, its appreciation of his services in connection with the Museum Herbarium, for which he has acted as honorary curator for over thirteen years. During this period he had shown marked enthusiasm and ability in maintaining the herbarium, in cataloguing and arranging the exhibits and in procuring numerous additions to the collection.

The Mayor (Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P.), Councillors E. R. McCombs, M.P., M. E. Lyons and T. H. Butterfield, and Messrs A. H, Shrubshall and W. H. Winsor have been appointed to represent the City Council on the Christchurch Domains Board for the next term of five years. The only change from the previous representation is that Councillor Butterfield, chairman of the Reserves Committee of the council, replaces Mrs A. I. Fraer, who was appointed to the board some years ago when she was chairman of the committee.

City Rate Payments: Since the announcement that the period for the payment of rates to the Christchurch City Council had been extended until March 31, ratepayers have not shown themselves in any hurry to pay their dues, and business has been very quiet at the counter. The rush is expected to start in a day or two, and those who wish to avoid a long wait would be wise to pay before then.

Labour Conferences: Three Labour conferences will be held in Christchurch during the next week. To-morrow the annual conference of the New Zealand Alliance of Labour will start, and on Saturday the New Zealand Storemen’s and Packers’ Federation’s annual conference will be held, with delegates from all over New Zealand attending. These will be followed, next week, by the annual conference of the New Zealand Labour Party, starting on Easter Monday. Delegates are expected to number about one hundred.

Picnic or Work: When the City Council picnic is held next year the employees will be required to make a choice between going to the picnie or carying on their ordinary work. That is the effect of a decision reached by the Works Committee of the council. Timaru Excursion: After Sunday next the Railway Department will run only one excursion train to Timaru on Sundays. With the approach of winter the numbers taking advantage of the excursion are beginning to fall off, making it unnecessary to run the two trains. Next Sunday two trains will leave Christchurch as usual at 8 and 9.10 a.m., but on the following Sundays the train will leave at 8.30. Throughout the summer the excursion has been very well supported. Measles Outbreak: The Sydenham School has been added to the list of schools in the Canterbury Education Board’s district that have been compelled to close on account of pupils either having contracted measles or being contacts. All schools are reported to be affected more or less by the epidemic. The Sydenham School will re-open after Upwards of thirty schools all told have had to close since the outbreak first became manifest, but quite a number of them have either re-opened fully or partly. Those schools not affected will commence their Easter holidays on Friday next, and will re-open on Wednesday of next week. Slack Times at Freezing Works: The freezing works season in Canterbury this year has been much slacker than usual, the manager of one large company told a newspaper reporter yesterday, but he anticipated that from now on supplies would be coming forward at about the normal rate. The slackness was due to several causes, he said. Just after Christmas there was a flush of feed, which induced growers to hold back their lambs, and fatten them. Store sheep were also dearer; and the number of ewes had decreased, with the result that there were fewer lambs about. Another point was the market was firm, which also provided an inducement to growers to hold back their supplies. This man thought that the works would be fairly busy now until about the end of May, when the season would begin to taper off. It usually ended about the end of June. Loan for One Man Cars: The Christchurch Tramway Board at a meeting held yesterday agreed to make application to the Local Government Loans Board for its sanction to the borrowing of £9OOO for the purpose of converting 13 Brill cars into one-man cars, and for constructing balloon or “Y” loops. The meeting was held to consider the motion, which was moved by Mr E. J. Howard, and seconded by Mr C. E. Jones. ~ . Three objections to the proposal were received. One was from Miss A. Forrest, of Cashel Street, who said in her letter that the Tramway Board was not a charitable institution, and must “cut its coat according to its cloth.” A Mrs Papps objected to a loan being raised, and said the board must carry on “by its superior management over the other board.” Mr J. Guthrie, of Moorhouse Avenue, also expressed his opposition to the proposal.

Little Shipping in Port: There is not much activity on the waterfront at Lyttelton at present, but several overseas steamers are expected within the next week or two. The Waimarino arrived to-day from Timaru and she will load 2000 tons of grain for the North Island. The Railway Department reports that the stock and grain traffic is very heavy throughout the district.

Appeals of Tramway Men: It is reported that so far the only further tramway appeals lodged with the clerk of the Appeal Board concern four men who were dismissed from the service by the Tramway Board. These men were taken on by the board during the strike period. It is understood that quite a number of ex-strikers who have been reduced in status and salary consequent upon the decision of the Appeal Board m the recent cases proposed to appeal against the treatment they have received. The executive of the Tramway Traffic Employees’ Union will meet this evening to determine whether these members of the union have good grounds for appealing, and it is practically certain that it will come to the conclusion that the men will be justified in going ahead with their appeals. City Retail Prices: Fish is still plentiful and cheap on the retail market. Meat and grocery prices are the same, although the supply of eggs shows a tendency to fluctuate. Prices ruling to-day were:— Fish. —Quinnat salmon 1/3, groper 7d to lOd, ling 3d to sd, red cod 3d to od, gurnet 5d to 7d, soles 5d to 7d, blue cod Bd, kingfish Bd, white flounders 6d, yellow Bd, oysters in the shell 4d a dozen, opened sd. Poultry.—Fowls for boiling 2/- to 6/-, chickens, large 3/6 to 8/-, ducks 3/- to 4/6, ducklings 6/- to 8/6. Best quality meat.—Spring lamb 8d to lid, legs of mutton 7d to Bd, forequarters 4d to sd, middle loin chops Id to Bd, rib chops 5d to 7d, cutlets ;10d, flaps 2id, sirloin of beef 7d to Bd, rump steak lOd, gravy beef 4d to sd, pork 8d to 9d. Butter.— Factory-made first-grade lUd a lb, other grades Sld to lOid, separator Sid. Cheese. —Mild Bd, medium lOd, tasty 1/4.

Honey.—ln bulk 6d a lb, cartons 7d and 1/2.

Eggs.—First grade 1/6 a dozen, second grade 1/4. Pullets eggs 1/-.