Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 158, 9 July 1935, Page 6

Town Talk

Hospital Levy. The Wanganui Hospital Board balex ied £2103 10s 8d on the Waitotaru County Council for the current year. This amount is approximately £l6O less than last year. Bonus to Factory Suppliers. The balance-sheet of the Ukoia Cooperative Dairy Company, which will be presented to a meeting of directors to-morrow, discloses that it will bo possible, after providing for a small debit last year, to pay out twopence and five-eighths per lb. by way of bonus tu suppliers. £3OO Grant The present I’ub.i? Works engineer al, Wanganui (Mr. Bampsoii; hag advised the WaitGtaru County Council that a sum of £3OO has been granteu lor tii-c purpose of repairing llomi damage on the Alin Abu and Kauarapoa Roads, provided the council would give an undertaking to clear the rcuri;in question. Moving that the undertaking be given, Cr. L. T. Jones said lhat the assistance of thv department was greatly appreciated. The council | intends io convey its tlianks to Lie right quarter. Barberry a Noxious Weed Barucrry has been declared a noxious weed m the Waitotara County. The decision was made yesterday at the express wish of the Wanganui Provincial Executive of the .sew Zealand Farmers’ Union, which, in a letter covering a remit carried at the recent mterprovincial conference at Palmerston North, slated that the plant wtr likely to spread rapidly if it was nut checked. Air. \Y. Alorrison, chairman of the county, stated that it would be far less of a hardship to the occupiers of land to clear the young plants now than wait, until it was too late. Protecting Shrubs. The Wanganui Chrysanthemum Club wrote to yesterday’s meeting of the Waitotara County Council pointing out that in parks and reserves about Wanganui vandalism is still rife and plants and shrubs arc being destroyed. It was suggested that stricter supervision be exercised and fines made heavier. Air. T. Dix, county engineer and clerk, reported that the council was affected in that plants had been taken from Birch Park. It was decided to write expressing the council’s sympathy with the views stated and to do anything within the council’s power to prevent the trouble. Vandalism at Castlecliff Cases of vandalism ha\c been reported from Castlecliff. The trustees of the Health Camp have had occasion to bring under the notice of the police the damaging of fences at the Kiosk. This building will be removed to the new Health Camp site at an early date, but in the meantime it is without the supervision of a caretaker. Some person or persons have removed the whole of one fence of good timber and have commenced operations on another portion of a fence. The trustees announce that they intend making an example of the offender if caught. A careful watch is being kept. Those Reporters! There was another '’good-natured, perhaps unintentional jibe at reporters at yesterday’s meeting of the Waitotara County Council. There were three candidates’ names for vacancies on the Wellington Land Board before the council. Cr. L. T. Jones, moving that the council accord its support to Mr. Phil Bennett, Mangapurua, mentioned that he had “ been a reporter on the Wanganui Herald for a long lime.’’ Cr. Fred Handley: Being a reporter is nothing to his credit. It is a pity he wasn’t a born farmer. (Gusts of laughter and all eyes on the Press table, where the Herald representative was blushing). A moment later the council unanimously supported Air. Bennett’s candidature. Voices: Reporters must be good men after all! Mr. Handley: It looks like it. Urood Roads Mr. E. JL architect to the Wanganui Education Board, who has, of necessity, tu travel many roads iu the course of his duties, has written a letter to the Waitotara County Council commending it Cn the statu of the roads under its jurisdiction, and also on the service given the public in this direction. Air. Hodge said that his travelling enabled him tu study the methods adopted in other localities. Mr. W. AiurrisG'Hj chairman 01 the county, whu had received the letter personally, said that it was indeed gratifying tu receive such congratulatory statements. The speaker* as a member of the Alain Highways liuarU, had come in contact wuu many people 1 loin u'liicr parts ol New Zealand. w*iu had commended t !| e Waitotara roads. “We have been su used to comparuliveij good, roads, ' said Air. Moriisuu, “that when a little hole vr twu noticed ihcii. arc complaints.' All. U. Hundley: V. u must nut forget tliai we have piemy ol sneli rock in our county. Mr. moimidoh: Only in the Kai Iwi and Maxwell areas. Air. Ji. Faiicy liiougiii that if the ••tourists" had io neguiiatv the iukomaru Jiuau uui. iuwaiv.j Air. aiichurusur .. place they \.ould nut be su keen iu say there were guud i'-'U'!?> i:>. A auetara. The bend.-, lucre were wry bad. All. A. li. iiiehardsu.;; Bui me suiiacu is good. Wheeibarrow ‘ Dei by ■' -DuiiatiuDb fur tu-e 1 until.-,’ Allures licitv given Lu-morrow s Wheelbarrow licny given to-morrow's wheeiuarruw “Dciuy, ’’ ire announced by Mr. P. Dustiiij president of the Wauganiuaud District JJe\eiopiueni .League, ilivbua-.-hiiie Ciub has given ilia. ui. jam, Mi. F. Norman lias given a sheep and a farmer sympathiser has pnmised a ’ bulluek. flic race is to start lium the 1 Town Bridg- 1 at 11.Ju a.m. lu-morrow. I Air. Ross Aleikic, managei ui the 1 liug.iiL Theatre, wheelie.;; Mi. Bert 1 i’iy in a wheelbarrow, while M:. Dustin has a barrow-load t i joung iiec.". 1 which Ire and l'i.> assistants mu.-i sell • lu enable him tu make headway. Air Aleikle must collect twehc pcimic.; toj 1 each 2Uyds. uf the journo, am! Mr Dustin must sell one tree fur one shil l ' ling each 2'Jyds. The competitors wil • halt at each Tlyds., I'ut there i> :■ 1 lime limit oi oniin. for the halls. Tin I •race'’ will finish at the liegcni Theatre, the course thus being appJ'xi s i.lately half a mile, and it i- antici e paled that the liniMiing time will b< approximately 2 p.m. Flic loser wii forfeit £5 to the Youths’ Allure.-tatioi Camp fund. Il is reported that Mr e Alcikl-e Ims accepted a Welling!on offe II cf a four-inch pneumatic lyre for tin 11 wheelbarrow, a fact, which should Ir ‘ appreciated by his passenger, who ha ’• not reduced his avoirdupois recently 1 The race should attract a guod den of interest, as well as giving a de serving cause a wclcoffic fillip.