Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 3, 29 August 1944, Page 4

Local and General

County Dog Registration During the month of July the County Ranger has registered 138 dogs making a total of 2285' registered for the year to date. Planting Hillcrest Cemetery Over 500 hedge plants and young trees have been planted by the ough Council works staff on the new cemetery at Hillcrest. Eighty young trees have also been planted on the Borough works depot, boundary. Injury to Foot An accident occurred on Saturday at Te Teko when Darkie Cable, aged 16 years who is employed at Lyme's Bush Camp cut his loot on an axe. He was admitted to the Whakatane Public Hospital Avhere his condition is now reported to be satisfactory. Kilbride's Road Following the recent inspection of Kirkbride's Road by the Works Committee of the Whakatane County Council, a report, received last week stated definitely that there was no sign of erosion, on tlv*. road whatsoever. Gifts to Hospital The following gifts have been rc< ceivcel during July with thanks and appreciation by the. Whakatane Hos' pital Board: Fish, Mr Williams; Oranges and Lemons, Mrs Hawkin? Pie Melon, Mr Payne; Doughnuts, Strand Bakery; Magazines, Mrs Prideaux Joan Dawson, Mr Suckling; Oranges, Mrs Fisher;. Children's Magazines, Mr Hoy land. Anonymous Letter When an anonymous letter signed by an Edgecumbe resident using the nom-de-plume of 'Fairplay' was received by the Whakatane. County Council last Tuesday, the unanv mous opinion of councillors was that unv letters to which the writers were not prepared to sign theii names, would be ignored. Fir this reason the letter was received. Abandoned Dog An unclaimed fawn and white pomeranian dog at Edgecumbe was the cause of considerable concern at the County Council meeting last Tuesday. The Ranger reported that the owner had been traced to Rotorua but had stated that he had given the dog to a lorry driver who had apparently not collected it. The Council decided to give the ownei 14 days to dispose of the dog before further action, was taken.

Insurance for Councillors Following the recent points raised by Cr Butler that the Council should consider the question of instituting an insurance scheme to cover councillors, engaged on county work, the Whakatane. County Council last week had figures before it or. the subject and also an opinion from the Counties Association. The upshot was that after a brief and witty-ex-change between Cr Butler an! the chairman, the Council resolved tha* no action be taken. National Day of Prayer His Excellency the Governor-Gen-eral has received the following message from the private secretary to the King: "The King has appointed Sunday, September 3, to be a National Day of Prayer and Dedication in the United Kingdom." TJie Governor-General hopes that, this day may also be observed as a National Day of Prayer and Dedication in New Zealand, and, with) this in view, His Excellency is inviting the co-operation of the churches throughout the Dominion. Infant's Body at Waiotahi The discovery of a baby's body in a sack on the Waiotahi Beach, was made by a nearby resident last Friday and the police, the coroner and a doctor were called to the spot to carry out an examination. The sack bore no markings and the mouth was not tied when discovered. The body was that of a well developed baby girl, born two or three days ago. The skull appeared to have been knocked although this may have been caused by the body's movement in the water. It was difficult to ascertain whether the body was that of a Maori or European child, or whether the child breathed after birth. The district coroner, Mr F. J. Short, has ordered a post mortem to be carried out, and an inquest will be held.