Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 25, 17 November 1944, Page 4

Local and General

Over an Inchi of Rain The. thunder and rain storm whicl passed over the district last nigh measured a total fall of 1.02 inche in Whakatane. The thunder was tla< loudest and of the longest, duratioi in these, parts for many a day. Lighting in Domain In answer to a letter from tin Whakatane Domain Board the Bor ough Council has decided to erec a light at the Goulstane Road end o the Domain track as soon as pos si hie.. i Aerodrome Investigation The first meeting of the Borougl and County committee set up to in vestigate the possibilities of establishing an aerodrome in the Whaka tane district takes place, on Thursday November 23, « Another Convenience The Borough Council has writter the manager of N.Z. Road Service; Ltd., urging that a convenience foi the benefit of the travelling public be erected near the Whakatane offices. Crippled Children's! Society In response to the local Red Cross Centre's appeal on behalf of the Crippled Children's on whose behalf" it is now acting the Borough Council at its meeting last Monday evening decided to vote the sum of £2 2s to the cause., Swimming Now Popular The warmer weather has given a great impetus to swimming both in Whakatane and at the beach. La&t week-end there were numerous bathers at Ohope, } whilst there, were many others enjoying a dip at the Heads. As in the past, the younger members, of the community enjoy their swimming from the launch steps and wharf adjoining the stand. New Borough Councillor Mr L, R. Spring j who at the last municipal election was next on the list of candidates for seats on the Borough was last Monday elected by the council under its new powers to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Mr T. J. Cummings. Mr Spring will attend his first meeting as Borough Councillor next month. Municipal Housing Scheme An interesting letter from the Town Clerk ? Rangiora Borough Council was received by the Whakatane Borough Council last Monday evening, setting out information which the. writer had collected from a Dominion review on the question, of Municipal Housing. It was stated that of the 302, 000 houses in the Dominion only 700 had been built by Borough authorities 400 of which had been built by ' Christchurch and Dunedin Councils aloneOnly 12 Boroughs of 121 in New Zealand had handled the position at and. the. consensus of opinion was t as one Town Clerk had put it: "If a Borough was looking for trouble—it had but to start a housing

scheme." Maori Concert The attention of readers is drawn to an advertisement on the front page of this, issue concerning a Grand Maori' Concert which ist to be held this evening in the Winter* Show Buildings. The concert is being staged! by the Ngati JVfanawa Entertainers and promises to be something of a treat by way of Maori items which have such a popular following in this town. Included in the features to be presented are Native war dances poi dances > action songs, hakas and Maori songsi. The concert promlisesj to be one of the best of its type that has been staged! for some time in the district and the public can be sure of a good night's entertainment. A dance will also be held at the conclusion of the items.

Free Water Connection Reporting to the Whakatane Borough Council at its last meeting on Monday evening on the application of the United Cricket Club for a free, water connection to the pavilion at the Whakatane Domain, the Fore-man-Engineer } Mr W. S. Henderson estimated the cost at approximately £12. 4.00' of mains would be. necessary to give a connection from Goulstone Road while the alternative supply from the, High School would not be satisfactory % as this supply is metered. The Council offered to provide a free, water connection to the Goul&tone Road boundary of the Domain provided the club would supply labour materials and fittings to carry the supply from this point to the pavilion ) tne work to be done under the supervision of the Fore-man-Engineer,