Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 74, 17 January 1947, Page 5

Local & General

Tuhoe Yearlings At the Trentham sales yearlings from the ‘Tuhoe’ pedigree stud realised exceptionally well. The highest price paid was £775 and the averages for the six going forward was £485.’

Steam Press For Hospital The question of supplying a steam press for use in the Whakatane Hospital laundry was referred by the Hospital Board yesterday to its Works Committee, for investigation and report. Cricketers Wanted ' Players from the United, P. & T., and Paroa cricket teams are reminded of the working bee on the wicket which is to take place on Saturday, January 18, at 10 a.m., and are requested to be present. Ruatoki P.O. Mooted At the recent meeting of the Whakatane branch, of Federated Farmers (Auckland Province) it was decided to pursue enquiries Into the Native Department with regard to the establishment of a Post Office at Ruatoki, and to expedite the housing situation in that area. Missionary Medical Service at Gala The Whakatane Hospital Board has decided to make enquiries from the Health Department concerning the suggestion that a MissionaryMedical service was about to be established at Galatea. Information on the basis of the new service is sought.

Shortage of Hospital Sisters When Mr H. C. McCready pointed out to the Hospital Board yesterday that the number of Nursing- Sisters employed at Whakatane was still declining, the chairman (Mr J. Mullins) said he realised ~ the whole position and sympathised with the staff, not knowing how they managed to carry on. Fine Performance An exceptionally fine performancewas put up by a local cricketer, W. J. McKenzie, who was a member of the Bay of Plenty team which met the Auckland Colts at Rotorua recently. Bill was responsible for taking five Auckland wickets during the first innings, and also gained top batting score for his side in both, innings. Unfair Advertising “I feel that the action of the larger city boards advertising on the screens in our picture theatres, and illustrating the modern social amenities available for their staffs, is most unfair,” said Mr J. Mullins at yesterday’s meeting of the Whakatane Hospital Board, “it puts us at a very bad disadvantage and lessens our chances of ever getting a full staff.” Free Papers to Hospital A special vote of thanks was passed by the Hospital Board yesterday to the Beacon publishers, for their gesture over the years in sendrng a bundle of free papers to the hospital for patients. In view of a request from the staff for a free newspaper service to their respective sitting rooms, it was decided (with the donors permission) to divert papers to the nurses and staff sitting-rooms and to the domestic. quarters.

Rights of the Individual The meeting of the local branch of Federated Fanners Auckland Province) which took place last Wednesday passed the following motion: ‘That the delegates from the Bay of Plenty bring to the notice of the Auckland Council the opinion from this sub-province, that a constitution should be drawn up for New Zealand in order to ensure that the rights of the individual should be properly preserved.’ Gun Club Affairs At a recent committee meeting of the Whakatane Rod and Gun Club, it was decided to purchase a new automatic trap, and to install it in. readiness for the Club Shoot to be held on January 26. An attractive programme is to be drawn up for this date .to mark the occasion. It was decided that a meeting should be held at which gun dog owners would be invited to discuss whether they would like the club to conduct another field day for their benefit. The meeting, it was decided, should not be confined to club membera only.