LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17982, 29 March 1930, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The South Auckland Pipe Band will render a programme of music at the Hamilton Lake, on Sunday afternoon.

The boundaries of the Central Electric Power District have been altered, according to the New Zealand Gazette.

The Otago fund on behalf of the establishment of an obstetrical chair exceeds £2OOO. This is exclusive of Southland contributions.

Mails which left Wellington per R.M.S. Tahiti, via San Francisco, on February 25, arrived in London on the 27th inst.

Of the people who were declared bankrupt in 1928 the list was headed by farmers 119, followed by labourers (undefined) 118. Among the “Indefinite Occupations ” were “ gentleman, 3.”

All native lands situated within the County of Kawhia, excepting therout ■such native lands as are subject to subsisting leases to Europeans, are exempted from payment of rates, according to the New Zealand Gazette.

The Government statistics for 1928 show that the Hamilton bankruptcy district returned the third greatest number of bankruptcies in that year with 72 for the period. Auckland headed the list with 133, with Christchurch 86, second. Of the amount of debts proved Hamilton took third place with £68,300 2s Id.

A haystack, owned by Mr A. Livingstone, was destroyed by fire on his farm at Whatawhata yesterday. The hay was in first-class condition having been stacked absolutely dry. The stack, which was insured, comprised 30 tons of hay, valued at £l5O. The cause of the fire is unknown.

There are several hundreds of territorials in camp at Ngaruawahia, and on Sunday afternoon the camp will be thrown open to visitors, to whom an invitation lo inspect the various sights is extended. The Waikato Regimental and Hamilton Municipal Band will ho in attendance, and a selected programme of items will be rendered.

“You are all aware of the value the late Mr George Edgecumbe was to the Waikato for very many years,” said Mr T. Martin, president of the Waikato A. and P. Association at the annual meeting to-day. “He was practically the father of Hamilton.” A motion of sympathy with the late Mr Edgecumbe was passed, members standing in silence.

The following is a copy of a letter received from the secretary of _ the New Zealand branch of the British Empire Cancer Campaign: “I am instructed from the first annual meeting of the New Zealand branch of the British Empire Cancer Campaign Society (Inc.) to convey to the press of New Zealand a very hearty vote of thanks passed by the society for the valuable assistance of the press. Dr. J. S. Elliott, the President for New Zealand of the Cancer Campaign, said, ‘Without the valuable assistance of the Press, this important movement as, Indeed, all other activities for the good of humanity—would have a very diminished hope of success. The help of the Press has been the direct cause of the Campaign receiving veryhandsome donations. It would be difficult to exaggerate the enormous power of the press for good in this and other directions for the enlightenment and benefit of the people, especially in regard to movements connected with Uie public health.’ ”