Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 53, 5 March 1943, Page 4

Local and General

Social Security Levy Unpaid Failure, to pay the requisite instalment of £3 under the Social Security Act cost Tao Hakaroa of Ruatoki a fine of £5 and costs 255: in the Whakatane, Court last Tuesday. Judgment Entered Judgment was .entered for plaintin' in the following instances at the Whakatane Court sitting last. Tuesday: Wheelers Garage (Mr Barry) v Miro Anrahou. £59 Is od, costs £-1 16s; C. H. Christensen (Mr Otlcy) v A. H. Newman, £-12 12, costs £2 33s Gd. Taneatua Ratepayers Meeting Attention is drawn to the advertisement in to-day's issue convening a meeting of ratepayers, under the auspices of the N.Z., Farmers' Union in the Taneatua Hall tonight for the purpose of discussing Hospital rating and particularly the proposed loan of £45,000. Patriotic Canvass of Borough We have been notified by the secretary of the Men's Borough Patriotic C'ommit.tee that Mr A. R. Chapman has undertaken to canvass list No. 18, Domain Road and Russell Street, but to date there have still been no volunteers for the area of lower James Street which is designated; list No. 30. Volunteers are wanted urgently in this; respect. Householders in the Bridge Street Alexandria Avenue area are asked to note that the canvasser will be Mr C. Kirk and not Mr A. Stewart as previously advertised. Maori Supplied With Beer An unusual charge was preferred against Hinahaka Roihana at the Whakatane Magistrate's Court, sitting last Tuesday when a charge was brought of having conveyed a bottle of liquor into the local court cells for the benefit of a prisoner serving a sentence therein. The Magistrate, Mr E. L. Walton, after hearing the. evidence entered a conviction and ordered the payment of costs OSw Maintenance Claiin Succeeds* In the Magistrate's Court sitting at Whakatane last Tuesday Millie Te Maipi (Mr L Buddie) proceeded against Dave Te. Maipi (Mr If. F. Smith) for maintenance of herself and two children. Petitioner claimed that she had not received any support from her husband: since he left home on Christmas Eve and did not return. Maintenance to the extent of 10s per week was allowed in respect of petitioner and 7s 0d for each of the two children. A Knock for Counsel "lm not quite of the same nationality as Mr Cooney/" s.aid Mr B. S. Barry in the course of a civil claim before Mr E. L. Walton at. the Whakatane Court sitting last Tuesday, "still I think we understand, each other when it. comes, to these exchanges." "That may be so," rejoined the. Magistrate coldly, "but I can only say that at times I have difficulty in understanding cither of you, and I have only to be guided by the evidence." Boys Rowing Club Some fifteen ' young fellows have shown themselves interested in the Rowing Club's skiffs in the waterfront shed now under the control of the Trustees Committee, pledged to its reconditioning. The boys are young lads: who only await the formation of a live executive which will be willing to instruct and train them. .Every night when the tide suits two or three crews have taken the boats out under the friendly | eye of Mr Rex Morpeth) himself an ex-rower who, alone at present is giving encouragement to the future oarsmen. More interest from ex-rowers pleasel j i