Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 42, 23 January 1945, Page 4

Local and General

I Court Statistics J During the last quarter of 1944 a total of 8:5 persons were appre I hended and dealt with in the Whs katane Court. Further statistic will be available at the end of th present month, Mushroooms About I Mushroom gatherers in and abou Whakatane report that the warn rains and muggy nights have beei responsible for a fairly heavy growt] of the deiieacy. Ohope. campers las Sunday were rewarded with sub siantial collections from the hills. I Record Rain Month With only 23 days of the montl passed, January 1945 bids fair ti register a record rainfall. Already there has been over 8 inches record ed and with unsettled wea ther still threatening this figure i: likely to be substantially increased, I Tempting Monte Carlo Prizes I The A\* akeri district is making la good start for 1945, by initiating a special Monte Carlo prize to t.h( tune of £4. The competition will b« run off in heats each month and the finals will coincide with the Gym I nasium dance to be held in the AwaI keri hall on the night of April 7. I United y Waimana Cricket Score L In last Friday's issue of the. Beacon a report was printed of the cricket match which was played last week between Waimana and United. One of the headlines incorect.I ly stated that Waimana won by one run. This was not so as Waimana I defeated United by 66 runs on the first innings. J Record Catch I Something in the way of a record J catch was landed by Mr J. Lamar at Lake Rotoma several days ago. I The fish (for such it was) was in j the nature of a rainbow trout, which tipped the scale at eight and a quarter pounds. The same fisherman is J reported to have had a very success • I ful time with rod and reei over the past week or so. Cunning of a Rat The cunning of rats is well known. Recently two members of an 4uckI land business concern set a trap J and kept watch to see how in the I past the trap had been sprung and the bait removed. Sitting out of sight } the observers were at last rewarded with the appearance of the rat, which sniffed round the trap, I then climbed on to a nearby fixture and, hanging down ? whisked the bait I off the hook before the. spring could . snap down. I Munition Workers Needed An urgent need exists for an in-j I creased number of women workers | 1 for munition plants in the Hutt Valley and manpower officers I throughout the country are being I asked to explore every possible means of obtaining additional girls. J Accommodation is a limiting factor Jin meeting this need. Inquiries I showed that no girl will be directled until suitable accommodation is available for her. I Objection Overruled Owing to the fact that her property did not exceed one acre which is the required area bqfore exemption can. be granted the Borough Council decided at its meeting on Monday that it could not grant ex_ lemption to Mrs Alice Brown from I the proposed rubbish collection rate. I The Mayor, in discussing the letter written by the applicant said that she was one of many who would, not derive direct benefit from the service 1 but at the same time little or nothI ing could be done about if and the - Council regretted its inability to , grant exemption.. < Christmas Car Parking j The need to make additional ar- ] rangements for car parking on i Christmas eve in future was stressed ; by several Borough .Councillors last I Monday evening. It was pointed out i that on the last occasion there was a record number of cars in town j and parking for the first time, could I not be accommodated on the reserve i areas adjoining the Strand. The 1 Borough Mr M. Penny, j said that he was faced with quite J a problem to find space for the. procession of vehicles which flowed into town from early evening.