Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 16, 26 August 1946, Page 4

Local and General

Value of Ohope Section

Decision was reserved in the hearing by the Hamilton Land Sales Committee on the value of a seaside section at Ohope Beach, Whakatane. There was a disparity of £75 in the Crown and private valuation. Mr E. Roe, for the vendor, cited other sections in the same area though not so centrally situated, which had been passed for sale earlier at £2OO and £250. The vendor was asking £25 and the Crown had priced the property at £l5O. A Dealer’s Ignorance

Surprise at the ignorance shown by some second-hand dealers who had appeared before him for a breach of the Second-Hand Dealers Act was expressed by Mr J. H. Luxford, S.M., in the Auckland Police Court in imposing a fine of £3 on a dealer. “This is a very important Act because of the possibility of thieves and receivers disposing of goods to dealei's,” he said. “There should be no excuse for it. Before getting a license the applicant should be examined on his knowledge- of the Act.”

Anzac Day Visit Planned A party of 50 New Zealand exservicemen will go to Australia for Anzac Day, 1947. The duration of the visit will be approximately 10 days, with an additional seven days travelling time. Those who wish to make the journey will be required to make their own arrangements for arrival at the port of embarkment and will have to meet the total cost of the trip. The Australian authorities wish the party to split into four groups of approximately equal strength for the purpose of visiting the four main cities—Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

Cleanliness First

The official policy in Britain of allowing a person to receive only one food parcel a month from overseas has produced a story which would be amusing if the position were not so serious. A letter received from England by the Mayor and Mayoress of Auckland, Mr and Mrs Allum, tells how a man had two parcels sent to him in the same ship. One contained food and the other a sponge. “The Board of Trade confiscated the food and delivered the sponge—no doubt because of its greater food value,” says the writer. “Like most of our diet these days, the sponge would be filling, but not sustaining.”

Fairmiles’ Good Service The excellent service obtained from the Fairmiles built in the Dominion during the war for use in the Pacific was referred to recently by Mr G. E. Breeze, of Wellington, when he was farewelled by shipping interests in Auckland on his retirement as Deputy-Controller of Ship Building and Chief Surveyor of Ships. Most of the vessels had been in tropical waters for about fifteen months, some had travelled 35,000 miles, while practically all had covered 23,000 miles, said Mr Breeze. He attributed their excellent condition today to the first class kauri used in their building and the good workmanship.

Fiji’s Peace Stamps The first supply of Fiji’s peace stamps have arrived from Britain. Only a portion of the full consignment has arrived, but a larger quantity should reach Suva some time in September. The stamps are to be withdrawn on December 31, and in order to avoid any break in the continuous issue of the stamps the Post-master-General has asked the public to buy in the early stages of the issue only such quantities as are necessary for their immediate needs. The design of the stamps features the Houses of Parliament at Westminster, with the River Thames in the foreground. The name “Fiji” is printed in a panel at the top, and there is a medallion portrait of the King in the top right-hand corner. There are only two denominations, 2£-d. and 3d., the former being green and the latter blue.

Footballers Pockets Rifled When the members of two Junior teams engaged in a competitional game last Saturday returned to their dressing shed on the High School grounds they found that some person or persons had systematically rifled all their pockets and removed the cash. That the thieves were probably young boys is borne out by the fact that notes were in practically every case overlooked and only cash removed. We understand that the culprits were actually seen by two of the players but they made off before they could be recognised. This incident must lend fresh emphasis to the urgent need for dressing sheds on the football grounds proper, and the onus we feel is on the Union to spare no effort to see that these are erected together with other long overdue amenities.