LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 17 September 1946, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Borough Loan Poll Loan proposals for footpath and waterworks extensions and improvements will be the subject of a poll of ratepayers on Qctobei. 23. This decision was reached at the monthly meeting of the Levin Borough Council last evening. It was arranged to hold a public meeting on October 16 to. place the proposals before the ratepayers. Abattoir Killings The sfock slaughtered. at the Levin Abattoirs during the month of August were submitted as follows to last evening's meeting of the Levin Borough Council by the manager (Mr. F. E. Larsen), those for the same month of last year being given in parentheses: Cattle 724 (828), sheep and lambs 36?9 (4543), pigs 176 (21) and calves 47 (29). The fees for the month were £873 19s 7d, as compared with £594 17s 2d in 1945. Community Pride "This is my flrst visit to your town, but I have passed through it several times," reqiarked the Lnited Kin'gdom High Commissioner, Sir Patrick Duff, at the Levin Rptary Cluh's lunpheon yesterday. "I like to see' a community proud of its town, and interested in the beautification of it." Sir Patrick said'that this was the impression he had gained of Levin. He added that he admired the plane trees in Oxford Street, which reminded him of London. Lightning Strikes Sheep Four' sheep on Mr. J. Stewart s f arm on the 'Foxton Road met their fate in a unique way- on Sunday afternoon. They were struck by lightning and- were killed instaritly. A great fiash of forked lightning hit the grourid near them, burning the grass and s.earing the wool oif them. Mr. B. Stewart saw the incident and when he reached the scene soon affer the sheep were dead. There faas a marked odour of burnt flesh and wool, and the grass about them was burned. It is probably that this may b,e the only instance pl sheep being killed in this way,'b.ut at all events the chapce is a very remote one. Governor-General's Visit In expressing pleasure at being in Levin yesterday when he addiessed the Leyin Rotary Club, the Lnited Kingdom High Commissioner, Sir Patrick Duff, said there was scmebody else who was looking forward to his visit to the town and that was the Governor-General, Sir Bernard Freyberg. He said he had been speaking to Sir Bernard the previous day, " when he had said that ' lie tipped tp -come to Levin very soon. Sir Patrick referred to the' courage and gallantry of Sir Bernard and how fittirig it was that he should now be the Dominion's Governor. He said that when he looked back on Sir Bernard's adventures in arms through the two World Wars he realised that ron.iance was not dead in the world. Flying in Levih Flying memb.ers of the Levin Aero Club flew for the first time off the Levin Aerodvome since the end of the war on Saturday, when a Tiger Moth aircraff from the Middle Districts Aero Club, flown from Milson Aerodrome by Mr. M. Harvey, was operated from the field. Members qf ffie Levin Club, among them ex-service pilots, went up, on cheek flights with Mr. Harvey, who is the Middle Districts (Jlub's instrudtor. The aircraft landed at Levin at 6.30 a.m. and was flown by Mr. Haryey and club memb.ers on check flights until noon,.' it.is expected that further visits will be made by Middle Districts airpraft, as a temporary licpnse epables the field to be used in this way. Lighting at Domaih - Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Levin Boro.ugh Council lasjt evening, Or. F. D. Chainey asked _i,f it was intended to do anytfung this year to restore the electric lighting at the Levin Park Domain. The Mayor (Mr. H. B. Burdekih). point-, ed out that as a r'esult' of notliing being done 'in maintenance at the domain for some time, the council had already sp.ent more this. financial year than it had allo.wed for ip an endeavour to overtake the-ar-rears. He did not t|iink anqfher £60 could be spent there this year, though if the sports b.odies us.ing the domain cpuld do. anything to assist ,it. might be possible to restore the lighting. After further discussion it i^as suggested that Cr-. Chainey take tlie matter up. with the sports bodies concerned, Which t he agreed to do.