Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 41, 22 January 1943, Page 4

Local and General

Stock Sales Advertisements Readers 1 attention is drawn to the. fact that the stock sales in to-day's issue appear on page S. Nursesi Maternity Passes Iln the recent Maternity Examinations all seven nurses sl'rom the Whalcatane Hospital snceeded in passing—two with honours. They were Nurses M. Mainland (honours), E. McMillan (honours), N. Pettit, S. Bennett, E. O'Boyle, N. Bous-j lield and N. E'gan. Judgment Entered for Plaintiff Judgment was entered for plaintiff at the Magistrate's sitting before Mr E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Whakatane. Magistrate's Court last Tuesday: A. J. Canning v M. Meikle £2 2s, costs 23s 6d; A. Miller v W. Clements £10 10s sd, cos,ts £2 l(>s; J. Anderson v S. H. Jackson £3 14s 3d, costs 25s 6di; J. Anderson v J. T. Bryant. £5 16s 6d, costs 34s (id. Depredations! by Children Letters to the parents of children known to have continually trespassed upon the Borough Councils property in Commerce Street, having been of no avail, the council at its meeting last Monday decided to refer the matter to the policfe. The Mayor commenting on the. position said that the council had valuable plant there and could not af - ford to run the risk ol' having it damaged or destroyed. Sealing of James Street "James Street was one of those streets we will come to in the near future," said Cr Shapley at the Borough Council meeting last Monday when a petition was read from residents on that thoroughfare requesting that steps for sealing be put in hand. "The street was one which we had in mind at the lieginning of the year but we did not have enough money. However we hope we will be able to do something for it soon." Auction Sale of Tools The late Captain H. Wheelo-'k was known to be a good and careful carpenter and during the period of his residence in Whakatane he made models of boats, etc. which proved not. only his personal skill but that he must have been possessed of a wonderful range of tools. Since his death it has been decided to sell all his tools and the auction thereof will take place at Canning's Auction Room on Saturday morning next 23rd, instant at 10.30 a.m. It is a long time since such a comprehensive set of good carpentering tools (some, of which cannot now be purchased in shops) has jbeen offered for sale.