Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 204, 26 August 1940, Page 4

Local and General

Bulldozer at Ohope. The southern camping area, hith erto undeveloped, is now being give the attention of the county author! ties,, For the past week, a powerfu bulldozer has-been engaged in level ling the land and clearing it o _ bracken and second growth. It is un de/stood that an attempt will b< . made to put the ground in order fo the coming season, Avhen it will b< planted and laid out. Improvements in Mind. Referring to the Bacteriological and Veterinary Departments of the Rangitaiki Dairy Company at the annual meeting of suppliers, Mr W A. McGracken said the directors realised that the building required reorganising and improving. At the present time however he did not think the expenditure of £1500 jusj tified and this work would have to I stand over, I | Directors' Work. [ Mr J. Moody, speaking at the I Opouriao Dairy Company's annual meeting at Taneatua, said it was not generally realised what time was lost by the directors in the interests of the suppliers. Mr Moody was speaking to the motion that the directors' fees should be increased, and said that as a supplier himself, he would like to see the increase made. The fees were fixed at £1 for each ordinary monthly meeting.. Law Vacuum Milkers. A recommendation to the veterinary department by Mr F.. J. Reynolds at the annual meeting of the Rangi- I taiki Dairy Company's suppliers last Thursday was to the effect that an investigation be madte into the effect of low vacuum milking machines on dairy herds. From his own observations, he considered there was less sickness and stock complaints in herds milked by these machines.

Petrol for Farming Officials. Inadequate supplies of petrol are alleged to be impeding the activities of veterinary officers in rural districts and stock inspectors, accord- - ing to advice received by the Auckn land provincial executive of the Farmers' Union. The executive has 1 decided to make representations ask- - ing that country veterinarians t" should receive as much petrol as - they need to carry out their im--1 portant duties. > V 2 Hint to Directors. "Many of our suppliers don't know their directors from a bar of soap. They only see them at annual meetI ings. I think it would! be an advan- , tage if each director was given the ; opportunity of placing before the suppliers something of their indiv- . idual work in the interests of the company. I understand they are all attached to sub-committees and they could enlarge on the nature of their departments." Mr Lambert at the annual meeting of suppliers to the Rangitaiki Dairjr Company, "Birdie." Strange things happen on golf courses, but it would be difficult to imagine the surprise of one of the feathered, fraternity which have made their home in the neighbourhood of the Tauranga Golf course}, had not ,the "find" 1 been . madie before the return to its nest of one particular bird. Playing the 13th on Saturday afternoon, one of t:he members unfortunately saw his ball go astray into a tree at the side of the racecourse. Naturally expecting to find the ball somewhere in | the vicinity, the player hunted round and after a fruitless search on the ground found the ball nestled comfortably in a bird's nest in the tree. Whether this can be count ed as a hole in one or "birdie," still remains to be seen., Madam! Reduce with Bonkora. Pleasant, quick, safe. No dangerous drugs, no dieting. F. G. Macklow, Chemist, Whakatane.

Praise for Staff. "Though wages in the factory arc slightly clown we have the satisfaction of seeing that production figures are up," said Mr W. A. McCracken at the meeting of Rangitaiki factory suppliers last Thursdajr. The factory, he said, was actually short staffed at times but the men had worked willingly and pulled their weight and enabled the same amount of work to be done. A Donation. Among the donations acknowledged in response to His Excellency Viscount Gal way's appeal for patriotic funds, list 29 being published ii to-clay's issue, was £1 credited t( Cassim Mahomet, who will be re membered by residents as a s how man at the Whakatane Wintei Show. While in Whakatane Cassin Mahomet donated £2 to patriots funds. Vigorous Spring Growth. Farmers in the Whakatane distric have expressed themselves particularly. pleased with the prospects foi the forthcoming season, in view oj the ideal weather conditions whicl have brought on an extremely earlj ancl heavy growth. Pastures ar< looking fresh and green for thi: time of the year, while root crop: are also coming away well. On! farmer said that the tops were sho\i ing in his field! of turnips, the earl iest he could remember in- man] years' farming in the district.