MARTON NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 94, 23 April 1942, Page 3

MARTON NOTES

NATIONAL SAVINGS MARTON SHORT OF QUOTA . It has been ascertained from an I i interview with Mr. F. Mairs, post- ; , master, Marton, that unless there is I I a decided improvement in the deposits i i made by Marton's National Savings! ; depositors there is little hope of the} j Hag being flown again this week, a>• 1 tip to the present only a very small 1 : sum has been deposited. It is hoped ■ that subscribers who have not already i taken out accounts will do their best , to maintain Marton's reputation ol . the past six months and see that the 1 flag is once again flown this week. In '■ doing so they will have the satisfac-1 lion of knowing that they are doing I their part in the Dominion’s wav i effort. | SUBSIDY TO STALLION OWNERS Mr. G. H. Wilson, chairman of the Rangitikei Remounts' Committee. J Bulls, has received the follow-1 ing letter from the director of the livestock division of the Department of Agriculture: "In connection with the subsidy to stallion owners. ' which has been in operation during j the past few years. I have now to a<s i vise that Cabinet has decided to sus- I pend the operation of the Remount 1 Subsidy Scheme meantime, i.e., during j the present emergency. Should the subsidy scheme be re-instituted at an\ | future date due publicity will no i doubt be given through the Press. In j conveying to you this intimation, 1 ; desire to express, on behalf of the) Hon. Minister, his sincere thanks for 'the co-operation and onerous work put into the scheme by yourself and the other members of your committee. on which the success of the scheme so depended.” THE PLKEKO NUISANCE At the meeting of the Marton Borough Council on Wednesday evening I lie following letter was received . from the secretary ot the Wellington • Acclimatiastion Society: "Last year a : complaint was made regarding the ( l possibility of pollution of the borough's water supply as a result of the • over-population of wild fowl. As the | shooting season is drawing near my | council suggests that the wish of the ■ Borough Council for the destruction |of pukekos may well be met by ! your council granting permission to I licence-holders in your district to enl ter upon your reserve so that pul kekos in particular my be shot. My I council is of (he opinion that such a ourse would expedite the destruction of the birds causing the nuisance, and is worth your consideration, i. trust that your council will view the situation in the same light as we do. .'and that you grant the necessary per- ’ mission to sportsmen in your district. ■ which. I am sure, will be greatly appreciated.” ; The Mayor staled that the letter I had been overlooked at the last counI ci! meeting and since then the Minister had announced that there would ibe no open season this year. The : main object of the council was to , have the water supply as clean as I possible for public use, and n was i the council's duly to see that the water was not polluted. It was de- : cided to ask the health inspector to ' make an inspection of the reservoir. I and submit a report on Hie possible ; pollution of water by bird life.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT In the absence of Mr. A. Coleman, ; : M„ the Bench in the Magistrate’s I Court at Marton on Wednesday was i iccupied by Messrs. A. J. B. Sicely Imd FI. Y. Cameron. J.P.'s. Three ' ases were called and adjourned till ! May 6, the sitting occupying five 1 minutes. I CIVIC THEATRE. MARTON | “Mv Life is Yours.” screening at ' 'he Civic Theatre to-morrow night, brings Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Dav, and the rest of the Kildare f vourites augumented by Bonita Granville as guest star, in the most dramatic adventure of the series. Dramatic highlights include the motor crash, the roadside operation, the incident of the hysterical patient, and the dramatic moment in Court when Barrymore makes a plea to the jury reminiscent of his famous Court speech in “A Free Soul.”. An excellent supporting programme completes the bill of fare —a popular Crime Does Not Pay short a coloured toon. a Metro news, and at 7.45 an episode of the serial “King of th® ! Mounteds,” which normally would ./e ' shown Saturday night.