Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 298, 28 April 1941, Page 4

Local and General

Pound Notice Board. The Borough Council has decided to give the notice board at the public pound a much; needed' coat of paint. New Footpath. The Borough foreman-engineer is at present preparing estimates of cost of a foui'-foot concrete path which it is intended to lay fronting residences in Valley Road. Building Permits. Building permits issued by the Borough olerk dluring last month represented a value of £2130. One new residence is to be built, adclitiones toi a residence to be made while one workshop and two sheds are also to be constructed. A.A.s' New Office. With a view ta being moire central in the town Mr J. G„ Mulholland, local representative of the Auckland Automobile Association is transferring hi<- office to the Civic Buildings. In this situation! the A.A. office will be readily found by visitors to Whakatanev while at the same time a corner, which for some time has been dull owing to' the vacant premises will be brightened and will give the town a better appearance.

Fire Plug Signs. Recently a commencement was made on the repainting, renovation and replacement of all fire plug signs within the borough. Businessmen's Affairs. The Chamber oif Commerce meets to-night at the Borough Council Chambers. The meeting is to commence at 7.30 pan, and several interesting matters are to be. discussed. Scare for Orchardists. Hastings orchardists suffered loss during the high wind which blew last; week, and in one case at least workers were engaged with the aid of car lights till 2 o'clock in the morning picking up fruit so as> to save it from further damage. Restoration Urged l . After completing 4000 miles last year and collecting in the process of operations no less than 13,0001bs of puncture producing metals the Main Highways Board's special magnetic truck has been laid up as an economy measure. The Whakatane County Council, recognising the need! for conserving as much as possible the* tyres of transport vehicles has decided to urge the board to reconsider its decision, and to lestore the magnetic truck service as soon as possible.

Children's Complaints. Mumps are still prevalent in this district while an epidemic of whooping cough has also broken cut and spread rapidly. Child Scalded. A Maori, child aged four years was seriously burnt at Edgecumbe, on Saturday, when she upset a billy of boiling water over herself. She was admitted) tc the: Whakatane hospital in a serious condition. Footpaths Tidied. During the past month many footpaths in the Borough have been trimmed and cleared. Overhanging trees have also been cleared while grass has been cut and mown and parks and reserves tidied. New Water Main. It was reported at last weiek'r meteting of the Borough Council that Superintendent F. H, Stewart ha*! verbally' urged the linking up of Russell Street main to Lovelock Street, a distance of 800 feet estimated to cas:t £250. This work is being considered. Water Mains. The water mains in parts of the town have nearly lived their lifetime and the Borough Council has obtained quotations for the reiining of 750 feet of 9 inch pipes in Commerce Street. This work is to cost £125 and will probably shortly be put in hand. Stock Impounded. Lasit month 29 head of stock were impounded at Whakatane, tlie< inspector being alert for wandering stock the menace of which has beoomc increasingly greater with the introduction of tho blackout. Twenty live heifetrs and! four horses were' found straying arid all except one horse was released. The Right Spirit. "We all know we are facing a great crisis," said Mr S. S. Timbs, of Wanganui, in the course of an address to farmers at tho Hawke's Bay Show Grounds recently. "What is in front of us, both in the stock world and personally, is in the lap of the godis, but what we can do is to keep our chins up in the. way our countrymen overseas are doing."

Races Came. First ! "A society lady of this city who was asked to do a small job in connection with patriotic work, offered the excuse that she coulcl not r be,-. cause she was going to the races,'' observed! the Rev. J. Hubbard, of Palmerston N'orth. "That, attitude of mind is not uncommon," he addiedi. "We can't possibly survive as a nation like that." Headquarters in Tauiranga. The headquarters of the Auckland (East Coast) Mounted Rifles nre to be shifted from Paeroa to Tauranga and in future the whole of the regiment will be controlled from there. The regiment is at pre- | sent in camp at Waiouru undergoing three months' intensive training. The carnp will break up on May 3 and it is anticipated that the quartermaster and his staff will arrive there about a week later. Metalling Heads Road. A complaint from a resident at the Head's was received at last week's Borough Council meeting to the effect that oversized me'tal was being spread on the road. Mr Henderson,, foreman-engineer to the Council, stated that only a small percentage of oversized stones were being spread and this coul'di hardly be avoided. These would soon break down with the weather and traffic use. Movement of Cattlb. There have been a number of target mobs oif store cattle passing through this district during the pas I few weeks being on their way from Gisborne to* Morriinsville. These have comprised from 400 to 500 head in each mob and their trek has been a lengthy one. Speaking to a gitaiki farmer, one of the stated; that he had been on the road for three weeks, and at that stage of his journey he was about only half way to his destination. Protecting Children. "As far as this country is concerned, the chances of an invasion in daylight ours or school times are very, very remote," remarked a speaker at the Hawka's Bay Education Board on the question of pro" tection of school children. "Nevertheless, w r e should safeguard the children against anything thai might happen." The speaker said that he had impressed on headmasters at a meeting that care should be taken not to arouse unduly any element of fear or terror in the minds of the children. It was essential to ke^ptheim, away from the war as muefi -as jpossible.