Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 67, 26 April 1944, Page 4

Local and General

Grant for Library The Whakatane Borough Council lias decided to' make its annual' grant of £30 to the Municipal Library. Manpower Case The full report of the manpower test case, which was heard in Whakatane last, week, Whitehead v Whakatane Pajier Mills will appear in next issue. Forthcoming Poroporo Concert A special concert combining items by the Poroporo Native School cliil- " dren and the Whakatane Boys Band • will be held in the Poroporo Hall - on Thursday, May 4. All who ap- - predate a concert by young per- " formers should take advantage of r this unique opportunity, of hear- ' ing a mixed Pakeha and Maori programme. 2 Maori Bible j Work is now in progress whereby a number of printer's errors which j mar the edition of the Maori. Bible published in 1924, and which was primarily the work of the late Bishop Herbert Williams, will be amended, I states the annual report of the British and Foreign Bible 'Society of New Zealand. Maori scholars are' at work on the proof reading. Their , efforts will shortly be collated to the T final judgment or a conference which > will deal with the format of the t new printing. 1 Certificates of Service •When a firm of. Auckland printers submitted a neatly designed certificate which it was suggested might be presented to all soldiers returning from the battle theatres, as a memento of appreciation and of service to their country, the Whakatane Borough Council tailed to see the necessity for such a gesture. "To be frank," said the Mayor, "I don't think the boys would like it themselves. I don't know if anv councillor is impressed with the idea—personally I'm not. The council decided to take no action. An Acuite Position Instancing the anomalous positions which could arise in hospital rating districts, Cr W. Sullivan at the meeting of the Whakatane Borough Council, stated that in the* county rate contribution towards the Te Puea Springs Hospital the Pakeha payment averaged 24s per head, the Maori payment averaged less than 4d per head, yet the patients were 80 per cent Maori, due mainly to the ravages of T.B. "Surely the question of maintaining the Maoris who are suffering in this respect should be a national responsibility." he. said in conclusion. Cyclists * A point which cyclists should watch in the maintenance of their machines is the fact that after a certain amount of wear, the head, or the fork stem, is apt to become loose. With continued use in this condition, the ball bearings get out of alignment and proceed to cut away the stem till in the end, it parts and either the front wheel drops out or the handle, bars come adrift.. Either contingency is not condusive to smooth riding. During the past month, several iserious accidents have occurred through cyclists failing to note the warning looseness, which lias occurred in the head of their bikes, Avhilst there have also been many narrow escapes. : I Welcome Home Social and Dance Arrangements for the Welcome ! Home Social and Dance to be held to-night are well in hand. The Win- j ter Show Building has been beauti- ' fully decorated and a very strong ladies committee representing the * Red Cross, W.W.S.A., Caledonian 1 Society and Women's Returned Services Association are providing an ( excellent supper. Interspersed with the dance will be musical items the i highlights of which will be items by I the Poroporo Maori Troo<p, dancing by Miss Isabel Martin, and entertainment by Whakatane's outstanding ] pianiste Mr H. Waite. Those who have not heard any of the above, entertainers should not miss this opportunity. (