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Primary School Reps. The Wanganui Primary Schools Rugby representative team leaves for Wellington on Friday, by the express at noon. The team will play matches on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday of next week, and will return to Wanganui on the Thursday. An afternoon tea is to be provided for the boys next Thursday, when they will be officially farewelled. Children and Traffic.
The danger of children alighting from school buses and running across the road was mentioned at yesterday’s meeting of the Patea County Council The chairman, Mr. W. G. Belton, said he had seen at Raetihi recently some children alight from a bus and cross the road in front of on coming traffic. He considered that there should be some control of vehicles passing stationary school buses. It was decided to write to the Minister of Transport on the matter.
Patea Hospital. Reporting to the monthly meeting of the Palea Hospital Board yesterday, the matron, Miss A. L. Harris, stated that the daily average of occupied beds for the month of July was 45-53, compared with 29-8 for the same month last year. The number of patients in hospital on July 1 was 47; reported the medical superintendent, Dr. W. T. Simmons. During July 52 patients were admitted, and 60 were discharged, leaving 38 remaining at the end of the month. Carrie Hostel Crowded.
The newly-opened Carrie Hostel, in Poynton Terrace, off Pitt Street, Auckland, was crowded with men of the three lighting services over the week-end, all 75 beds in the three dormitories being in use. In addition, all the couches in the hostel were called into use as 'beds. The hostel was opened only 10 days ago, when it was handed over free of cost to the Auckland Metropolitan Patriotic Committee, alter the building had beer, provided by Mr. H. J. Butcher and all equipment was given by city firms. Supply of Tulips. Now that Holland is jn enemy occupation, that country xyill not be able to export tulips, the growing of which has been a staple industry. Many New Zealand tulip growers depended on the importation of bulbs from Holland in order to maintain the quality of their plants, the colours of tne blooms inclining to stripe alter several years if the bulbs are not renewed. The Auckland City Council was able to import bulbs from Australia, and very soon these will flower tor the first time in Albert Park. Wandering Stock. ‘ The inspector reports that wandering stock is prevalent in all areas and that a visit from the county ranger would be beneficial, ’’ reported the dis trict officer of the Transport Department, Mr. W. J. Simms, to the Waitotara County Council yesterday. "Inspector Rouse is prepared to prosecute owners of wandering stock if your council desires this action, but in many cases ownership is difficult to prove, and a clean up of the district with the co-operation ol your ranger would undoubtedly be more effective." The council decided to instruct its ranger accordingly. “Gorse Like Home Rule.” “I have looked up the records and there are minutes showing where men have been asked to clear gorse off the roads 40 years ago, and they haven't done it yet,” said the engineer of the Waitotara County Council (Mi T. R. Dix) at the council meeting yesterday, when Cr. A. A. Winwood urged that in certain places property owners were not clearing gorse. Mr. F. Handley remarked that the gorse not cleared for 40 years was surely "old man” gorse by now. Cr. L. T. Jones: “It is like home rule for Ireland. It grows on for ever.” Fencing Without Permission. Speaking at a meeting of the Waitotara County Council yesterday, Cr. A. A. Winwood (Rapanui) complained that in at least one ii.vtance a fence had been put on a county road recently and no permission had been obtained, either from the engineer or the council. He felt, that in all cases permission should be first obtained. Fences should not be put up and permission asked afterwards, he said. The council agreed with this view. Some of the councillors were in favour of writing to the property owner Mr. Winwood referred to and asking him to take the fence down again.
Photographs Presented. The photographs ot three former members ot the Patea County Council have been presented to the council. The members are Messrs. J. Livingston, Walter Symes, and Charles Symes. Mr. Livingston was a member of the first Patea County Council from January, 1877, until November, 1878. Mr. Walter Symes was a member from November, 1884, until November, 1834. He was chairman from June, 18S7, until November, 1894. Mr. Charles Symes, a brother, was a member of the council from March, 1886, until November, 1905. He was chairman from 1894 until November 1905. Ragwort Control.
The scheme for the control of noxious weeds, particularly ragwort, whereby grants are made by the Department of Agriculture to county councils, is to be brought into operation again this year. The allocations to counties will be made on much the same conditions as last year. Advice to that effect has been received by the Patea County Council. The council, at its meeting yesterday, decided to make application for a grant of £5OO. The Waitotara County is to order £7OO worth of the chemical preparation the department supplies and the Wanganui County is applying for £3OO worth Waitotara County Traffic. “The conduct of motor traffic generally has been satisfactory, but several cases of dangerous and inconsiderate driving have been .e--ported,’' stated Mr. W. J. Simms, district officer of the Transport Department, in a report to the Waitotara County Council covering the activities of Highways Inspector P. Rouse in the county during the month of June, “Several checks of driving licences and warrants of fitness have been made.” Seven drivers were tested during the month of June, and 30 warnings were given to road users. A number of lorries were [weighed and where excess loads were icarri I' the owners were reported for prosecution.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 190, 14 August 1940, Page 4
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