Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 52, 11 February 1949, Page 5

Local & General

Had The D.D.T’s! “There were few complaints, except concerning this fellow who had the D.D.T’s.”—Slip of the tongue that raised a laugh when Mr C. A. Suckling was placing the visiting committee’s report before the Hospital Board yesterday. 285 Vehicles a Day Production statistics of Austin vehicles during 1948 have now undergone their final analysis, and one figure is of outstanding interest. This shows that more than 285 Austin vehicles were exported every working day of 1948. Hospital Fire Precautions Fire precautions at the district hospital were discussed by the Bay of Plenty Hospital Board yesterday when the Matron mentioned that the Fire Brigade Superintendent, Mr T. Hurndell, had recently lectured the staff on the subject. A. schedule of fire duties is to be' worked out . and" members coached in emergency precautions. Scientist at Ruatoki Travelling ahead of Sir Peter Buck and other visiting scientists, Dr H. Shapiro, of the Museum of Natural History, New York, arrived at Ruatoki yesterday to collect scientific data from the local Maoris. He is interviewing Maoris on their ancestry and taking measurements of their skulls for future experiments on racial characteristics of the Polynesians. Course In Maori The Education Department’s correspondence school is preparing a. course in Maori which will cover the syllabus of the School Certificate Examination. It 'will be a threeyear course with probably a fourth or revision year. For 1949, only&tfre*-* first year (Form III) course will beavailable. Pupils of post-primary schools and assistants in Maori schools may enroll with the Corres- >. pondence School for this course only if Maori is to be studied for somedefinite purpose—as'a subject for School Certificate, for instance,