Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 228, 21 October 1940, Page 4

Local and General

Taurang-a Harbour Works. It was reported at the meeting of the Tauranga Harbour Board, that on behalf of the Whakatane Paper Mills four extra piles . had been driven in at the Pinelands Wharf in order that extra punts could be accommodated. Two piles were also driven in at Matakana Island for the Opouiroa natives. Barnard© Homes Fund. The manager of the Whakatane branch of the Bank of New Zealand has received the following letter of appreciation from the New Zealand Secretary of the Barnardo Helper's League; 'Perhaps I need hardly say how delighted and surprised 1 was to receive your letter and the really wonderful sum of £4 17s 8d ( the amount contained in your Barnardo box. Coming just now when the Homes are in dire need of funds this gift is uoubly welcome and I am most grateful.' From the Mouths of Babes. Laughter which even the chief victim of the devastating honesty could not help sharing in, greeted the naive remark of a small girl during a route march of some of the territorials from Arawa Park recently. The column had halted for a rest when it became the centre of attraction for all the children in the neighbourhood. One small girl surveyed the O.C. minutely from head to foot, and, then turning away, said: "I think I'll have a look at the soldiers now." The implied failure of the OC.. to measure up to the child's military standard was greeted with laughter from all sides.

Copra-Fed Pigs. The President, Captain H. M. Rush worth, and the Secretary, Mr A. E,. Robinson, reported, to the Executive of the Farmers' Union (Auckland Province), on the tests recently made in Auckland with bacon and ham from a copra-fed pig. They stated that both the bacon and the ham were of excellent texture and flavour. The fat was firm—even a little too firm—and well-distributed, and the lean portions Avere more tender than in the case of ordinary New Zealand pig meat, owing to the interspersion of tiny particles of fat throughout. There was a fine nutty flavour in all the samples tested. The union is making further investigations as to the possibility of obtaining supplies of eojira at an economic price. Feed Trial. An interesting feed trial is proceeding on Mr E. A. Haultain's farm at Edgccumbe. said, the Supervisor, Mr J. Reenberg, in his report to the Bay of Plenty District Pig Council on Friday. It is designed to investigate the economics of supplementary feeding. Five even groups of pigs are receiving an equal number of feed units a day. These are the feeds: 1. Skim milk plus %lb dry whole barley scattered, 2. Skim milk plus %lb maize meal in milk. 3. Skim milk plus maize meal fed after milk. 4. Skim milk plus 3 ,41b whole maize scattered. 5. Swim milk only. The trial young'yet, but alter 23 days the skim milk only pigs return 1.47 d per gallon while those on barley retnrn after paying for the barley 1.54 d per gallon of milk. It is intended to take all the pigs right up to bacon weight. 1 shall give a complete report at the conclusion of the trial.

Porpoises at O'hope. A school of porpoises numbering approximately twenty visited O'hope Beach yesterday, and created an unusual diversion for the residents and visitors. The fish came close in shore and sported about for the best part of an hour before making for the open sea again. Tribute to Greenkeeper. Paying a warm tribute to tlio work of the greenkeeper, Mr Healy, the" president of the Whakatane Bowling Club, Mr Stan McLeod, on Saturday last said that they had much to thank him for. He had never seen the greens in better condition or the surroundings so attractive. Bazaar. The annual Methodist Bazaar to be held in the King Street Hail next Wednesday promises well. There is every prospect of well-laden stalls, and a team >f busy workers has arrangements well in hand. In the evening, a eoncert will be given. All are assured of a good evening's entertainment, Waimana Patriotic Efforts. The Waimana Patriotic Committee have forwarded £108 to the Pat-< riotlc funds office in Whakatane. Two street stalls have been held in Waimana, by members of the W.I. and realised over £15, Mrs Stevenson and Miss E. Wardlaw being m charge. The next stall is to be held .on October 26 and a list for subscriptions to the patriotic fund is now open in Waimana. Dairy Season Prospects. Said a well known Rangitailci Plains dairy farmer to a pressman on Saturday: "I reckon that from indications li see. round my farm and the neighbouring ones that this spring on the Rangitaiki should be just about a record as far as production goes. As long as the farmer is able to struggle through with his milking and general work, I think the figures must be well in advance of last year's."