Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 4, 7 September 1945, Page 4

Local and General

Tuesday's Cold Snap The sudden change from brilliant-, ly fine weather to the. cold snap on Tuesday was. responsible for mantling the neighbouring ranges with a heavy fall of .snow. This was particularly noticeable along the range, and on the W aioeka hills beyond Opotiki. As usual, under these Mt. Tarawcra also wore a snow cap, but the most surprising feature was that residents both in the Borough and on the Plains reported light falls of Hakes within confined areas. Debt Cases Judgment was given for plaintiff in the following cases heard before Mr E. L. S.M., in the Wha.. katane Court last Tuesday: Max I Hunt v J. Holt £8 3s .k1 } costs 32s (>d; same v W. Lawson £5 5s 2d ? costs 38s- fid; Hall and Stewart v D. C. Donovan £3 19s (Jd_ costs 33s 6d; iliatangi Daliya v Ratima £14 5s Id, costs 745. (id. Judgment summons: Wellsford Stores v R. Freebairn £22 18s (id. Twenty-two days warrant to be suspended as long as defendant* pays £2 10s per month.

Private Enterprise—State Control A letter i'rom the Associated Chambers of Commerce urged the consideration by the AVhakatane Chamber at its last meeting of the Government's proposed measure to take over bhe Bank of New Zealand. Mr H. G. Warren the chairman, in an interesting survey of the question said he would outline the position as he knew it and leave, it at that. It was not customary or desirable to debate political issues at any of the meetings of the Chamber but it was necessary to consider the whole question from an unbiassed and common sense view.