MATATA WATER

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 3, 26 April 1939, Page 6

MATATA WATER

"A HARDY ANNUAL" A letter rend at Monday'.; meeting ■if the County Council Tom the health inspector stated that in examination of a sample of Matata watr indicated that it was not *\s good as ; t should be. An Agar "ount of 17R co!s per C.C. was shown ind B. Coli. Pos. 1.0. The Agar of lfoeteria was not excessive, but '•ount, si</n'fy'rg colonies the B. Coli indicated animal or human poMution. In tHs the letter added, it was probably animal 'pollution and might or might not be harmful. It did not follow that the 'vat t was unfit for human consump. f ion but it was n w-irn'ng some •nnthod of purification should adouted. The old ''hardy annual ' said 'he •h airman. The letter "*"<? rno-M-pd. FISH AND CHIPS o LIGHT REFRESHMENT FOR PICTURE PATRONS The solemn deliberations of the Whakatane County Council on roadrates were interrupted on Monday when an item in the agenda came before it, dealing with the results of the particular kind of light refreshment favoured by Maori picture patrons,. Mr C. R. Gooch wrote stating tha l the floor of the Taneatua Hal] W'-i= covered with greasy patches as th • result of Maoris takinu" fish and chip ■ into the pictures. The caretaker'-" duties were increased. The M. U. r .0.0.F. had eomp'a'ned, stating hat it took them four hours to set h« floor ready for" a dance. Mr Gooch suggested that Mr Henr VII he told that he must not al'ow ish and chips to be taknn into fh>» rail, and the council decided to mak "his suggestion to Mr Bell. ' NFLUENZ \ EPIDEMIC " The changeable weather of l:ri< 'as been responsible for a mi l ' 1 i"'i 'enric of Jnfluenza in the Whaka. ;:ne district. Many firms are shor taffed as a resu't and through tlu wiplaint is -riot regarded as s»r'us it is vise to take precautions o sofpo-p-vl af*"'T : t' • , r - '1 « • th » 'V \ -f"-" iwaMs inflne..7a, eommor-c'nsn piv en five methods are thereloi'e a' \- f " n ,.„