LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 15972, 14 November 1919, Page 9

LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

The brickyards along the coast are quite unable to supply the demand for bricks, and the local yards are working at top speed" turning out about 20,000 per day. For the convenience of the public during the summer months the commercial office of the "Herald" will be open from 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily as from 17th inst. To-day there was an iinaccountable shortage of labour on the waterfront. Two steamers, the Ngatoro and the Kara, are lying idle for the want of watersiders- to work them. In consequence to damage which had been done to birds and flowers in Virginia Lake reserve by dogs, the St. John's Hill branch of the Wangahui Beautifying Society has decided that in future dogs will not be admitted. At the Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr A. P. London, two firstoffending inebriates were dealt with. One was convicted and discharged, and the other, on the application of SeniorSergeant Bourke, was remanded for a week for medical treatment. A conference of representatives of the local building trade and bricklayers was held last evening to consider the application of the latter for a flat rate of 2s 6d per hour. After discussion an agreement was signed between the parties, providing 2s 4sd per hour for an eight-hour, day, and 3s for the odd hour. "The number of infectious diseases reported in Wanganui was -the lowest last month that had been reported for some considarble time pastj and.is still keeping low,'"' a Herald representative was informed by the Health Inspector, Mr T. Pargeter, this morning. He added that no cases of influenza had'been reported locally, and but two from Marton. These two were mild cases, and had been well isolated. A young man named C. It. Cox applied for work at the Matangi Glaxo Factory yesterday. He was told to start this morning, and took' a room at the boardinghous© last night. He was found by a member of the staff with his throat cut. He was taken to the Waikato Hospital, and is progressing favourably. The wound is not serious. He is a returned soldier, and has no relatives in the Dominion, states a Hamilton Press Association message. ' Land For settlement for returned soldiers in the Wanganui County was discussed by the Wanganui County Council at its meeting to-day. Mention was made of one or two reserves in the Kakatahi district. It was pointed out that these reserves were what were called forest "reserves, and were for the purpose of conservation of rainfall. There was some discussion as to whether these reserves were required for the expressed purpose or not. Cr. Collins said that they were refuges for wild cattle and pigs.' One of the reserves was about 500 acres in area, and was situated between the Wangaehu and Field's Track. The chairman said that there had been too much interfering with reserves, both _in country and town. A motion urging the Lands Department to take these reserves for settlement of returned soldiers was lost, and a further _ motion was proposed by Cr. Robinson and carried to the effect that the attention of the Minister for Lands be drawn to these reserves generally and to the Petangi and Kakatahi reserves in particular, and asking him to consider the advisability of using these reserves for settlement of returned soldiers.