Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 131, 18 July 1941, Page 4

Local and General

Borough Finance. Accounts totalling £2482 2s 2d were passed for payment at Mon' day's meeting ol' the Borough Council. The General Account showed a credit balance of £269 8s 9d while in the Electricity Account there was a debit of £67 9s Bd. Unleashed Dogs. "A few more offenders should bo prosecuted—there are some outstanding ones," said the Mayor on Monday night when it was reported that two residents had been fined for having unleashed dogs in the Strand.

Extended Reticulation. Several new poles have recently been erected in the new Crete Street to supplj' stay wires. These are necessary before power poles can be arranged to supply new houses with electric power. No Kopeopeo Telephone. A letter was received from the postmaster at Monday's meeting of the Borough Council which stated that the Department did not con* sider that the revenue to be derived from a public call telephone at Kop-> eopeo would justify its establish-, ment and in view of the present need for economy, could not see its way clear to instal one.

Unclaimed Prize. A seagrass chair won at the Wir ler Show is as yet unclaimed and ut Mr A. J. Canning's Mart a war Ing the owner. The winner was fc Baker with ticket number 751 Earthquake Cover. At Monday's meeting of the) Boi ougli Council the clerk requeste the direction of the council respec' ing earthquake) cover on the newl erected, depot 'garage and store i view of its situation. It was decide to take no action. Golden Wattle Blooms. Early flowering wattle trees a, now making splashes of golden col our amid the more siombre green o the countryside in town aiul district The wattle is a tree-immigrant fror Australia and is not deterred b? frosts from blooming in mid-winter School Footballs. The Whakatane Puigby Union thi week distributed eight footballs! t< schools within its area. An alloca tion of funds was received from th< New Zealand Rugby Union of whicl a portion was in turn received fron the Bay Union. The Whakatane exe cutive decided to add 30/- to th< amount it received so as to provith sufficient balls for this district. Salonika Street Footpath. At Monday's meeting of the Bor ough Council Mr W. S. Henderson foreman-engineer, stated that h< would defer the extension of S'alcn Ika Street footpath until the; nevs State houses were built. He statec that heavy traffic would damage nevi paths if they wea*e laid down immediately. He was instructed to carry out the work when he thought tlic time suitable. Money Raised Without Authority. Gases of patriotic funds be;ing rais < d without authority are still causing some difficulty. Occasionally such unauthorised efforts: are traced through advertisements, and in some cases it has been necessary to persuade people to hand over money to the patriotic fund. In a recent instance a sum of £280 was collected in this way, though the failure to obtain authority resulted from a ttiisunderstanding. Douglas Street Bridge. The chairman of the Works Com mittee of the Borough Council reported on Monday that he had inspected the Douglas street bridge which was, listed for renewal at an early date. It was decided that the foreman-engineer be instructed to prepare alternative estimates for the renewal of the bridge in wood and concrete respectively and to submi! these to the next meeting of the council. State of Borough. "Some ratepayers have no foot paths—they have to jump a ditch to get on to the road and when they do find that road full of potholes. Others have no water supply foi household or fire protection, and some residential areas are without tar-sealed streets and have to put up with the dust nuisance," paid Gr .T. Creeke on Monday night when pointing out the work necessary in. the Borough. He opposed granting more than £20 to the Boys' Band while such work was deferred in the town. A Trivial Matter. A letter received, from the Transport Department at Monday's meeting of the Borough Council asked for members opinion on the issuing of short term heavy traffic licenses. The Council received the letter it being considered that this district would not be effected by the fluctuations of imports. The letter also asked if the present expiry date suited the council. It was suggested that the date might clash with holidays "That is a lot to worry about in wartime," commented His Worship. "Yes,, their chief occupation seems to be to worry people," remarked Cr W. Sullivan.

Bay of Plenty Electorate. Keen interest in the necessity for pre-election work was displayed at the annual meeting of the Bay of Plenty branch of the National Party held in Gisborne recemtly. The meeting was attended by Messrs W. A. Clark, N. McG. Dey and J. M Alexander, officials of the South Auckland division, in which the Bav of Plenty electorate is included. The election of officers resulted in thr> return of all who served in an executive capacity during the past term, votes of thanks to the executive being recorded. The position of the party with respect to the forthcoming elections was discussed b? Mr Clark, who pointed out that large staffs had been engaged by the Government in preparing the electoral rolls* with' instructions to have them completed by July 18.

Gorse Eradication. The Borough Inspector has been on the? look-out for gorse in the Borough. recently and several residents have received notices to clear this noxious growth. » Policeman Stuck in the Mud. "When the policeman was serving the summons for rates his car waj stuck in the mud and the family hart Lo pull it out," stated a letter received by the Taranaki County Council in support of a recuest lor metalling two or three, chains o| mad. Unusual Court Incident. The rather unique procedure of swearing in a Chinese to give evidence was witnessed in the Te Archa Police Court at a sitting' on Monday* The orderly constable administers rhe oath, holding a lighted match in' one hand. When he finishes the witness! blows out the- match, thus ex* pressing his willingness to give evidence on oath. The wording of the oath is slightly different to the usual one.