Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 122, 27 June 1941, Page 4

Local and General

E.P.S. Expenses. Last year the County Council spent £17 9s 8d on the< Emergency Precautions Scheme. This! year the expenditures is estimated to be £200. Last year the Home: Guard cost the county £49 8s 3d, this year £20 being allowed for expenditure on tint organisation, such an amount hiving already been promised the Guard. Strange Sea Action. Investig.ation at the Heads to the damaged se/a wall reveals that the sandy be.acli which has now disap peared and previously fronted the parking area has subsided about nine feet*. This strange sea action Avas nevetr anticipated and 'considerable work has been necessary to protect the wall. A. protective base is now to be built to the wall. Trackson High Shovel. The County Council haa decided to purchase a Trackson High shovel in addition to the shovel it has al ready included in the plant. Thir shovel which has done approximate ly 1250 hours work is to cost £1985 The decision was made unanimously the councillors stating that the otliei shovel already in use had proved r great asset and that the work was available for an additional machine. Counties' Conference. A plebiscite was taken rec/mtly fu to whether or not the bi-ennial counties' conference should be held and an overwhelming majority decided against, 70 favouring abandoning the conferencc, 21 favouring it while one suggested that the conference should be, postponed until after the return of the Prime Minister from England. The Wliakatane Council decided to support the majority , Sweeping of Highways, At its meeting this week the County Council received advice from tlv Main Highways Board that it. 1 -" mag netic truck might be available .short ly and explained that the hiro charges for sweeping Ava» 10*- per hour inclusive of driver's wages, the truck travelling at 6 m.ph. The council decided that the main roads throughout the county be swept ind also made, a request to the Unqr! that the main highways be similar? ]j treated.

Married Men Enrol. Since Monday a further 100 mar ried men have enrolled for service at the local post office, bringing the total to enrol for military service under the new regulations to date to 250. Chinese Offer. Yesterday Ave received a letter from Mr G. Lee, of Auckland who Avitli fiA'e of his countrymen offered to come to Wliakatane to assist with the plucking of maize. Mr Lee stated that he could get more men if required.. Change of Highway. Thei Whakatane County Council at this week's meeting decided that the County Engineer submit proposals to the District Engineer of 'Main Highways to the. effect that the road via Ruddick's road and Waimana township be the State higlnvay ir. lieu of the present route. Widespread Interest. The maize cropping problem in the Whakatane district is causing widespread interest throughout the province, A letter to the Rotorua Post yesterday contained a suggestion that somei of the territorials noAv that town be sent to Whakatane to assist with the plucking. St. John Ambulance. It is hoped that even greater interest Avill be shoAvn in the annual general meeting of the St. John Ambulance Brigade! to be held at the [ Borough Council Chambers on Tuesday next. The president, Mr A. J. Canning, and the secretary, Mr H. Carr, have both signified their intention of resigning from their posi tions and are keen that other enthusiasts Avill come fonvard to carry or. the Avork. Intoxicated Driver. At the Opotiki Police Court on Saturday morning, beforei Messrs. J. T. Merry and C, Pipe, J.P.'s, a Maori, Ted Tahi, labourer, aged 21, of Ruatahuna, UreAvera, was charge ed that on 20th June he Avas found in Goring Street in a statei of in toxication Avliile in charge of a motor car. The bench convicted accused and sentenced him to fourfeen days' imprisonment with hard labour. His driver's licensc was also cancelled for one year.