LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 12 October 1946, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pillaging of Cargoes The pillaging oi ships' cargoes has become so serious in .all parts of the world that the British Government has appealed to shipowners for greater supervision of loading and discharging, according to advice received in Wellington. County Builtling During the month of September the Horowhenua County Council i issued fourteen building permits They represented an aggregate value of £5006. For the.corresnond- ! ing period of last year thirteen jpermits of a value of £4245 were I issued. • I Bog Registration | To date 900 dogs had been regis- ! tered in the Horowhenua County ; by the ranger, reported the acting- | engineer (Mr. W. H. Fraser) to a , meeting of the council yesterday. ! The ranger had dealt with 68 head 1 of wandering stock during 'the month of September, he added. Gorse Weevils Established I In his report to 'the Dannevirke County Council this week, the ; inspector of noxious weeas stated i that gorse weevils which he had liberated last year on Maori prop- . erty in the northern end of the ! county had completely established j themselves. He was watching the ! experiment on this and other properties on which the weevils had ! been liberated. I r, - , Sealmg Arapaepae Road | The question of the sealing of ; Arapaepae Road came before this j month's meeting of the Horowhe- ; nua County Council, when the | works committee reported that it | had no recomendation to make in j regard to the request of Mr. T. E. ; Petersen and other res'idents for i the sealing of the road. It was con- ! sidered that in the next financial i year the question of this road , should be the subject of review, along with other roads with similar ; conditions in various parts of the i county. ! Liquor Near Dance Halls ; Vigilance on the part of the ' police in attempting to check a prevalent tendency, described as on ! the increase, of patrons at dances being in possession of liquor n.ear : halls, resulied in a number * of I charges being brought before Mr. A. M. Goulding, S.M., in the Levin i Court yesterday. Mr. Goulding ; commented on the number of •I charges before him, and said that : in view of the increase the fines | would be heavier tlian.in the past. i He added that the practice of ; drinking round dance halls on the | part of drivers of cars was to be 1 strongly deprecated in view of the subsequent risk of accidents on j roads. Day of Mechanisation j "The day of the hand cleaning of ; drains in marginal country has j gone, and if they have to be cleani ed by hand then much of the land j will go out of production," said Cr. | A. J. Gimblett, at a meeting of the j Horowhenua County Council yes- ! terday, in referring to the difficulties of obtaining lafcour at present for this class of work. He went on to ,say that mechanisation ^as the the thing today, and urged that the possibility of machine cleaning of drains should be gone into. It was some thing in which, perhaps, the Makerua Drainage Board could p jve a lead. Cr. Gimblett added that the council had drains which were a j proble'm to keeo clean, and there were also many settlers who would welcome the opportunity of utilising mechanical methods. It was not possible that everyone could participate in this time of the nation 's thankful rejoicing, but here in Levin local residents can cnjoy and capture to themselves some of the excitement of this momentous event by attending the victory fair in the Century Hall on October 22. Victory decorations will be on a lavish scale, capably prepared bv Mr. K. A. Bowater, and excellent fare will be offered on many stalls, such as work stall, fancy stall, men's stall, cake stall, savoury stall, produce stall and garden stall. Afternoon teas will be dispensed and sweets, soft drinks and ice cream will be obtainable. The official opening will take place at 2.30 p.m. During the evening a concert programme will eommence at 7.45 p.m., and having been prepared by Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Bowater will be an entertainment • of special interest to all.