LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 16 April 1946, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Government Purchase Land The Gdverhrrieiit M'S purchased che Awatea esiULe oi 3195 acres irom. Mr. A. J. Speedy, of Tinui, for a. -ioidier settlemeiiL. "llie proijeruy i« tweiity-fcWi' miles from Masterton. Trairi Delay'Cd Uvvmg uu a buffer being pulied on orie of the catriag.es When the train was between Plimmerton and Pukerua Bay, the horthbound Napier express was donsiderably de=iayea yester'day. Due at Levin at 11.29 a.m., it did not arrive until iz.4U p.m. ' " ' ,

Building Permits. During the month of March ning building permits of a value of £12,621 were issued by the Levin Borough Council for new dwelling^, and a further eight permits of a j value of £1492. for alterations and I additions. The total value of permits issued so far this year is I £84,621. ! Parking Areas Changed I As from May i the areas at present marked as bus stops iri the trnsi^ ; ness ar'ea of Oxford Street will cease to eXigt ag sUch, ahd' will be i avaiiable for the pafking- of private : vehicies. A bus stop is being prepared in Bath Street, from the raiiway crossmg to Oxford Street, and private cars Will be prohibited ; from parking in tllat lobality. Abattoir KillingS ! The stock slaughtered at the ! Leviii Abattoif ■ diiring M'arch was ! as loilows, the figures- for the samfe 1 month of 1S45 being given in pareii:theses: — Cattie S93 (646)/ sheep 1 and lambs 8583 (4980) > pigs 567 (68) ; and calves 94 (149) . This information was giv-eh- to- last evening's m'eeting of the ; Levin Borough 'Oouncn by the manager (Mr, F. E. Larsen), who further advised that the fees for the month were £908 lys 7d as compared with £595 6s 4d j ior March, 1945. Shotguii Cartridges | Many sportsnicii have the erron- ; eous lmpression that it is neces;sary to take out a shootihg license in order to purchase shotgun cartridges for the shootihg seasoh whicn opens on May 4. Tnis is not ;so. Aihiliuhitioh will be sold by dealers to aii those wiio wish to buy it. Moreover, the purchase at a shootihg license does not neces;sarny mean that caftridges will be avaiiable to the hoider of thc license, the supply depending oh Dhe stocks on hand at that time, and in the course of the season. I New Exehange Needed j The urgent need of a new tele- ! phone exehange system in Levin | was reteiTed to at last eveningJs j meeting of the Levin Borough Co.iihCh by the Mayof (Mf. H. B. Burdekin). He said the existin'g (system was antiquated and anti- | deluvian, and it was a miracie the j statf was able to carry on the work I as efficientiy as it did.- Despite the I resLiictions, some extensions were j being made, adding to the difficulties. The council resolved to representvthe hecessity for a hew exchange system to the Director--General of ,the P. and T. Department.

Rilbbish RemdVals . _ Monthly fubbish feiriovals throughoUt the borough were de^ cided oh by the Levin Borough Council last; evening instead Of the quafterly collection as ih the paet. They will be made oh the second Mohday of each month, cOmhiene^ing ih May, and it was left to the wotks coffirtiittee to bring down a feport as to the -descriptioh of rubbish Which will be collected in the removals, The Maydr (Mr, H. B. BUrdekin) commented that the time had been reached where rubbish removals shoUld be more frequeht than quarterly. Cr. F. D. Chainey cohsidered that the colleetions should be made monthly.