Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 151, 5 September 1941, Page 4

Local and General

Whitebait Running. I't is reported that whitebait are running well in the Rangitaiki river, one resident of Wliakatane at least being "in the know." and returning with large catches. Sons of the Diggers. Listeners who tune in to 2YA ort Sunday next at 9.27 p.m. will have the opportunity of hearing "Sons of the Diggers" (Whalsatane's own marching song) played by the Port Nicholson Silver Band. Very Simple! "Perhaps Mr Spence will expiain how he obtained such splendid results at E'dgecumbe," queried » member when preparation for possible evacuees was being discussed at the E.P.S. meeting on Wednesday. "Oh it was very simple," replied Mr D. W. Spence, "I just put the job on to someone else." No V. A rubber stamp is being used by Matamata business firms to mark their correspondence, as a means of arousing interest in the comin£ waste metal collection campaign launched by the Matamata Chamber Of Commerce and the patriotic committee. The stamp, a square inch in size, print the words "No V ir> Waste." Successful Diversion. The diversion of the Waimann river on Mr Wardlaw's property, Waimana, brought about by the cutting of a canal has so far proved a success, already seventy-five per cent of the river having adopted the new course. This work was done with a. view to preventing damage to a bridge by erosion l and to save further damage being done to Kirkbride's road. Change to Cheese. A number of new standsl for milk pans are to be seen on roadsides in the county, some farmers having made a good start in their preparations for the change to supplying the new factory Avhile others have not yet reached that stage. Considerable roading work is going on where settlers have found it necessary to improve or construct new roads to their cow sheds. In pasi weeks the heavy rain somewhat hampered this work, but during the past few days a considerable amount of metal has been spread.