Town Tall

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 181, 5 August 1935, Page 6

Town Tall

County Balance-sheet. The balance-sheet of lire Ktingitikc County Council for the year ende? March 31, 1935, has been returned frou the Audit Office certified as correct | Ihe council passed a resolution ex press its appreciation of the work o tlwe county check (Mr. H. 11. Richard son) ami the clerical stall. Steering Gear Jammed as the result of a mishap utcurriiq to the steering gear of a motor-car h< was driving near Fordell yesterday afternoon, Mr. Thomas Halkett, of 2i White .Street, Wanganui, was admittei Io the Public Hospital with a seriougash in a leg. He is making satisfactory progress. | Stock on Roads. I .Motorists who lm\c o<-.-a.>ion to traverse the roads immediately south of Wanganui at nights have complained [ that stock allowed access to the road lat night present a distinct menace to j traffic. One driver remarked that on more than one occasion he had found horses ;>nd cows on the, roadway in the vicinity uf Turakina. Becoming Common. Originally a most uncommon feat in golf, the practice of getting a “hole in one” is becoing rather popular. ' Within the last week several players .'have performed the feat, though if has not been done on the major links for some time. Playing at the West bourne links over lhe week-end one golfer registered the first “hole in one” of the season on that course. Dairy Company’s Pay-out The average pay out for the past season by the. Rata Co-opcrutiDairy Company was 9.5+d. per pound, stated the chairman of directors, Mr IL G. Dal ziell, at the annual meeting of shareholders. held at Hiinterville on Saturday. The chairman remarked that it was (juite probable that a further advance would be made to supplicis. Mr Dalziell also stated that there was only a small quantity of butter unsold. Heavy Frost A heavy frost was experienced in Wanganui and surrounding districts on Saturday morning. At sunrise tnc countryside for miles around resembled an English snow scene. At Marton and Huutervillo several taps were frozen, the water not thawing until the sun was well above the horizon. A beautiful day followed, but Saturday night was also very cold with frosts in some districts. The weather in WLii.ganui was comparatively mild. Brake Linings. The quality of some brake linings came in for criticism over the week end when the forthcoming “drive” for efficient brakes was being discussed. It was pointed out that inferior linings had been used for soinu cars, and as these would not stand up to the requirements of hard driving in city traffic, their use presented a danger to motorists and pedestrians. As many car manufacturers provide a guide for those requiring to replace brake linings, little difficulty should be presented to motorists in this respect.

Hunterville’s Big Day Saturday was Hunterville’s big day. In addition to the repreiionlatixv Rugby match between Taihape aim .Rangitikci, played on the Huntcrvillc Domain, the Kata Co-operative Dairv Company held its annual meeting of shareholders in the Town Hall. The main topic of conversation was Rugby, with buttcr-fat running a close second. The meeting was held prior to the match and it is safe to presume that nearly 100 per vent, of the dairymen who met to discuss the company’s affairs moved tG the Domain aftirwai'lx After the game the township had a busy appearance am] it was not until late in the night that IJ.unterville resumed its normal life.

Lambs by Lorry. An applicant, whu was before the No. 5 District Licensing Authority on Saturday, seeking a licence to carry lambs by nwtor-lorry from Turakina to Palea, stated that such a means of transport was becoming popular in Wanganui. The chairman of the .Authority (Mr. I*. Thomson, Stratford i stated that it was well to bear in mind that a special permit was necessary /to carry stock on the roads at night. The applicant stated that such was the volume of business that carting of lambs on Sundays and at night time was essentia', ('otinsel for the applicant added that if all this night carting was necessary it showed that, there were insufficient carriers in the dis hid to cary out the work during lhe fat lamb season without operating all hours. 'The chairman pointed out that this district appeared to be as well served with carriers as any in which the authority operated. Wauganui Port Btwy The port of Wanganui has been unusually busy during the past few days. Last week the overseas liner Port Hobart spent three days loading frozen moat and dairy produce in the road stead. On Thursday the James Cook arrived from Australia, and was followed late that night by the Norwegian steamer Aclybryn with sulphur from the Texas Gulf. In addition to the coastal traders which make regular calls at Wanganui, a further overseas vessel, the Oakbank, was expected to north at CastlerlilT yesterday. ! he Oakbank is from Nauru Island, via Auckland and New Plymouth, ami has a large quantity of phosphate for local discharge. Yesterday the coastal steamer Oreptiki arrive?! al the town wharf from southern ports. Another arrival was the steam collier Titoki. The Titoki was moored at the gas wharf and t?> da\ she will discharge coal from W’cslpori ami G rex mouth. Use ot Word “Bonus." ‘‘ll is wrong to refer tu U?>‘ pas nient.i made to dairy fttrmers at I his time of the year on buttcr-fat supplied last, season as bonuses,” staled a Wanganui resident yest-erday. He added that the amount so distributed was a deferred payment and no; a bonus. “1 only point the matter out because city peoj»lc arv apt to gain a misconception,” he said. “Il would be well to make clear that a. dairy farmer obtains from his factory, dining the flush of the season, a price based on cumniL maiket but. with a portion held over pending completion of the year's operations. When the vear has been concluded, and all accounts wiped out. depreciation allowed for, and such other allowances made to reserves as may be thought necessary, any balance irom the deferred but ter-fat money is distributed among shareholders. Such payments could hardly I e termed bonuses. A more correct term would be ‘defetred payment. ’ ’ ’