Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 60, 30 July 1947, Page 4

Local & General

Ohope Grant Renewed The Whakatane County Council has renewed its annual grant of £IOO to the Ohope Domain Board.

Secret Weapon “If it hadn’t been for the tin opener we would never have won the war,” said Mr I. Shaw in replying to a toast at the Taneatua Home Guard Reunion.

Waipoua Kauri Forest The Whakatane County Council has lent its wholehearted support to the Forest and Bird Protection So‘ciety’s efforts to have the 3900 acres in the North Auckland area known as the Waipoua Kauri Forest declared a National Park.

Food For Britain Rationing coupons surrendered at the Post Office, Whakatane, for the period 21-26 July, 1947, were as follows: Meat, £1 5s 4d; tea, nil; butter, 4£lbs; sugar, nil; fats' 291bs. Total collections to date are: Sugar, 231bs; tea, 18|lbs; butter, 2651b5; meat, £247 15s 7d. Poisonous Hemlock “What is the poisonous hemlock,” asked Cr D. Butler at the meeting of the Whakatane County Council yesterday. “Is it a noxious weed under the Act?” Cr Leslie replied that it was commonly known as the wild carrot. It was definitely known in this district and was listed as a noxious weed. Threat to River Bridge ' The County Council has written in support of the Borough Council’s letter to the Minister of Works, regarding the serious threat to the River Bridge and its approaches on the State Highway. The Borough Council is seriously perturbed, that in the event of the bridge collapsing the town would be completely cut off. N.Z. Gold to Australia “We take all New Zealand’s gold export of one and a quarter millions,” said Mr A. R. Cutler, Australian Trade Commissioner speaking at the luncheon tendered him by local businessmen last Monday. “Although we produce much m<?re than I that in Australia it is interesting to I note that your country sells her entire output to us.” Aussies Got The Blame! Responding to Mr J. L. Burnett’s contention .that the New Zealand soldier overseas was always a shy and retiring type, Mr A. R. Cutler, V.C., .last Monday said he would leave it'to Field-Marshal Montgomery to answer that. The great soldier had said , truthfully enough that ‘it was the Kiwis who always got into trouble and the Aussies got the blame.’

Ohope 1 to 58 Roadway Writing the County Council the Ohope Progress League advised that it was unable to take any further steps with regard to the dedication of the road fronting sections 1 to 58 Ohope until such time as the council surveyed and flagged the line of the proposed road. The council’s co-operation in this matter would be of considerable assistance in approaching the few isolated owners who had not yet signed the petition. The County Engineer stated that continued wet weather had - t held up the survey.

Old Iron and Wire

There were some bright interludes at the complimentary dinner extended to Mr A. R. Cutler, V.C., Australian Trade Commissioner last Monday. The Deputy-Mayor, Mr S. S. Shapley who presided, appealed soulfully for the import of any old iron from Australia, in which he said he was personally interested. He added too that if a section of Sydney bridge could be spared it might span Whakatane’s harbour and make possible a scenic access to the coast. Mr J. L. Burnett remarked on the absence of wire in the Dominion, which he said had been borne out by the fact that when the Commissioner’s car had become bogged at Waiohou, there was no fencing wire to pull him out. He appealed for wire imports as far more urgent problem than old iron.