Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 218, 14 September 1934, Page 6

Town Talk

Veil Exports Banned. The announcement has been made by the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. C. E. Macmillan, that the export of calves’ veils is prohibited without permission first having been given by him. Summer Time. A Gazette notice last night announced that “Summer Time” would come into force at 2 o’clock, New Zealand standard time, in the morning of Sunday, September’3o, and would end at 2 o ’clock in the morning, of Sunday, ; April 28, 1935. The time would be advanced 30 minutes on September 30 P u t back 30 minutes on April Music at the Races. An entertaining and well varied pro- | gramme of music was played by the Alexandra’s Own Band at the j racecourse yesterday, when the first day of the Wanganui Jockey Club’s spring meeting was held. The band was conducted by Lieutenant E. Webb, and played up to its usual good form. The Wanganui Garrison Band is to i play at the course to-morrow. The Kauarapoa Road. A start was made yesterday to continue the metalling of the Kauarapoa Road. It is intended to carry the metal a further three and a-half miles from Mr. L. T. Jones’ frontage to Mr. Hackett’s gate. It will be recollected that that this work was in progress last year, and representations were made to the Minister of Public Works to keep it going as long as possible and maintain avenues of employment, British Art Pictures. The exhibition of contemporary British Art now at the Sarjeant Gallery has been inspected by a large number of people since it was declared open last Monday by His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe. Visitors have come from a distance to inspect the pictures, and there has also been a good attendance by Wanganui residents. It is anticipated that by the end of the week some 500 people will have visited the gallery. Mangapurua Valley. For long years the soldiers settlers in the Mangapurua Valley, which lies in from the Wanganui River towards Raetihi, have waited for suitable road access. As funds permitted the strip of metal from Raetihi outwards has been carried towards an objective within the settlement. It is hoped to carry the chain of metal a further five or six miles nearer the settlement this year. The work will bo carried out by the Public Works Dpartment, and it will depend upon two important factors just how great a length is covered—money and the weather. River Road Bridges. Although there is money placed on the estimates for three stream bridges ou the Wanganui River road route to Pipiriki, only one structure is likely to be gone on with immediately. Tenders have been called for the erection of the Motuaruhe Bridge at Matahiwd, and it is practically certain that a satisfactory tend'er will be accepted. Amounts have been placed on the estimates for the construction of further bridges, at Operiki and at Jerusalem, respectively, but when work on these will be begun depends on the tightness or otherwise, of the purse of the Public Works Department. More Highway Finance. in consequence of an easing of the flow of money through the State estimates the Main Highways Board finds itself with a little more to spend this year than, was anticipated, and various district highway councils will submit recommendations to the board as to what routes they consider should be raised to highway status. Under the belief that there was no money available most of the districts refrained from asking for new highways this year, and when the information that there was a prospect of unexpected funds materialising, Mr. W. Morrison, a member of the board, suggested that the districts be asked to reconsider their roads and, if thought necessary, make recommendations, Wanganui is affected in that there are two or three routes of importance. The Patca County has a strong claim with regard to the Waitotara Valley Road. Waitotara considers that the Blueskin and Kauarapoa Roads are worthy of the dignity of a highway, and it is only natural that the Wanganui County will endeavour to get the River Road through. There is to be a meeting tomorrow moning to discuss the matter. Worked Through the Winter. Throughout the winter months men have been employed at Mr. F. K. Pearce’s property, on the Makokaho Valley Road, knapping stone which has been obtained from the stream. Metalling of the remaining length of the road up to Mr. Cheswass’ gate has been proceeded with a*nd is now completed. Last year there was an amount ■ on the estimates for the reconstruction of the lower length of the Waitotara Valley road, which links up with the Makakaho, but in the estimates issued recently this amount is conspicuous by its absence. The length in question extends from the bridge on the Waitotara Valley Road, which marks the boundary of the Waitotara County. Up to that point the road is a highway, but immediately beyond there is a fair length of nasty bends, and floods in the Waitotara River have been a menace in the winter time. An engineering survey was carried out, and all was in readiness to commence the work of reconstruction this season, but somehow or other, the necessary funds appear to have been wiped off the estimates in ■ favour of work of a more urgent nature. Better Late Than Never. A belated request for an All Black blazer which he claimed he had earned in 1908 was made by Mr. W. J. Reedy, of Wellington, in a letter received from him by the management committee of the N.Z. Rugby Union on Wednesday. Members of the committee pointed out that the granting of blazers was instituted only in 1921. It was decided that no action be taken. “I respectfully desire to bring under your notice that although I had both the honour and pleasure to represent New Zealand in second and third Test matches agaist the Anglo-Welsh team in 1908. I have never received my blazer,” wrote Mr. Reedy. “I was measured for it in Auckland at the time the third Test was played, and the following week when I proceeded to Wanganui Mr. Jack Murray, the Wellington team’s manager, informed me that he had seen my blazer and that it was a 1 beautiful job.’ Through some reason or other I failed to receive it. I realise now how foolish I was not to inquire into the matter then, and although it is 27 years ago I hope it will be possible for you to favourably consider granting me the honour of actually wearing a New Zealand Rugby blazer.”