Any Identifiers ?

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 08, Issue 92, 24 July 1945, Page 6

Any Identifiers ?

SeA'cral days ago, a bird ay as noticed sitting on the electric light ay ires* in Louvai n Street. One might say: "Well, ay hat's peculiar in that?" But Avait a moment. The bird in question as it was described to us might appear to be something of a stranger as we. have unyble to identify it from its description. It Avas approximately the siz- 1 of a duck. On its back, the leathers had a definite tinge of green_ whilst the bird's breast and underneath ay as ay hi to. Most perplexing was- the bill, AYhich AYas roughly an inch in lengthy and was, bright red. Ahy identifiers.?

Motor Fatalities During the six montlis ended Jane. 30 there Avere 59 road deaths involving motor according to the reports received by the Transport Department. During the corresponding six months oi' 1944 there, were 71 deaths;. Analysis of the figure shows that this year pedestrian victims numbered 19 ? cyclists five occupants of motor vehicles 2S ; and motor cyclists and pillion riders seven. In 1944 the corresponding numbers of deaths were pedestrians 20 cyclists 11 occupants of motor vehicles. 30, motor cyclists and pillion riders nine, and one other. There were 15 persons killed on the road in June ? inclusive of six pedestrians. Two of' the accidents occurred at Auckland ; one (involving four deaths in a level crossing smash) near Huntly and one each at or near Thames, Tauranga ? New Plymouth Wooclville, Havelock North, Wellington, Christchurch and Culver-den. In June 1944, a 13 were killed.