Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 7, 2 September 1940, Page 4

Local and General

. Cycle RaCks and Cycles. Though cycle racks have been proivided in convenient places in the Strand cycles are still parked against verandah poles, posts and even against shop windows. Owners are requested to avail themselves of the racks, placed there to assist them and to help to keep the Strand tidy. - "War Finish." The fact tfiat British industry is wasting no time on non-essential work has been brought home to an Auckland firni which has received a new piece of machinery from an English factory. While quite as sturdy and workmanlike as earlier models, the machine lacks the brilliant finish of the firm's peace-time products, and this difference is explained by a prominent notice, which says bluntly: "War finish only." Camping Permission. An application for formal permission to camp with a caravan on a section at Ohope Beach for two or three weeks next Christmas was received by the County Council and on the recommendation of the Works Committee the writer was advised that the application was one for the Lands and Survey Department. It was stated in the letter that the locality named was desirable as the quietness of that end of the beach was appreciated. Record Totals. The Government hatchery at Tokaanu has so far this season collected approximately 8,000,000 trout ova, constituting a record for the hatchery, and stripping is still con- | tinuing. With a fair amount of liberation to be completed, the Ngongotaha hatchery has sent out 3,079,000 fry this season for liberation in lakes and streams in the Rotorun conservation district. The corresponding total on August 29 last year was 1,800,000.

Meetings. The attention of district readers is drawn to the advertisement advising that the County Chairman, Mr J. L. Burnett, will address public meetings at Ed'gecumbe and Taneatua. The former will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17th, and that at Taneatua at 8 p.m. on the same date. Emergency Reserve Corps. A letter from Army Headquarters, Wellington, acknowledges receipt of the County Council's Telegram inquiring whether rifles and machine'guns could be supplied for the militia it was proposed to raise in the county. The letter stated that the department could not countenance the organisation of any military body which did not form part of the recognised military organisation. Old Volcanic Eruption. An interesting fact which has emerged from soil survey test's conducted; at Muriwai, near Gisborne, by officers of the Scientific and Industrial Research Department is that there were in the past two showers over this coastal area from volcanic eruption. In the Taupo district the evidence is of pumice-. All the Muriwai district has been covered, and, in addition, the Manutukc 1 e Arai Valley, Wharcata and Bartlett's areas have been visited.

Arawa Memorial. The final stage in connection with the erection of the Arawa Centennial Memorial at Makctu is taken by notice in the Gazette proclaiming land: taken for the road from Maketu to the landing place. The construction of the road involved the reclamation of a strip of the estuary. Death of Maori Child. The death of a seven year old Maori child, Carol Atuatahi, of Makctu, occurred on Wednesday night, the result of burns sustained through the use of aluminium paint on the range. Apparently the paint on the hot stove caused an explosion, the child suffering such severe burns that death occurred a few hours later. A tangi was held at Makctu on Thursday and Friday. Labour on Farms. In the course of the drive for increased production, the committee operating at Bunnythorpe (Manawatu). inquired into the needs of the farmers in regard to labour. Of 7(5 farms,, only three required labour. One farmer required a youth, another an adult labourer, and the third fanner will need four men for casual harvesting work when the season approaches. Footballers' Experience. The Whakatane Star junior football team had an unpleasant experience on their return trip from Rolorua in the earlj- hours of Sunday morning. Leaving Rotorua at 12.45 a.m., they had proceeded seventeen miles when they were held up by a large slip on "the road. P.W.D. men found it necessary to use quantities of gelignite before the slip \ould be cleared and it Avas 4 a.m. before, the .players were able to pro«eed.