LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 22 March 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

R.S.A. Membership There are now 14,995 members of the Christchurch Returned Services' Association. Twelve months , ago the association had 10,985 members. Pastoral Statistics A further remfnder is made by the police that the agricultural and pastoral statistics must be completed by all holders of land of one acre and over in urban areas. These forms should all have been returned withfn 10 days after notice was served on February 10, and further delay* will incur a statutory fine the maximum of which is £50. Sum of Money Returned The sum of £55. allegedly. stolen from a sleeping motorist in his car in the early hours of Sunday morning at Napier, has been returned through the post to the superintendent of police at Napier. It was reported to the police that the money had been stolen from a man's trousers hdnging over the steering wheel while he was asleep m the back seat. An unsigned note in the envelope indicated that the money was being returned by the person who stole it from the . car while rntojdcated. Cleaning of Dams 'Made Easier ' Two Whakarongo -fariiiers have dlscovered a new way of cleaning dams which saves time and i trouble, states a report from the : Department of Agriculture. Such ; things as clogging of dams by comI mon water weed, which usually is ; diffieult to remove, have been I solved by this new method and it is thought that in this time of water shortage and the need for water conservation other farmers should be given the chance to take advantage of the scheme. Details can he obtained from the depart- ' mental officers at Palmerston North. Hard Luck Story A sequel to a recent Morrinsville burglary, when a safe was removed from the Nottingham ; Castle Hotel, was the appearance in Court before Justices, of Bernard James Joyce^ aged 53, tobac- I conist, on a eharge of bookmaking. ; fle pleaded guilty. Thd evidence showed that defendant placed a parcel in the safe before going efn holiday and later forgot to1 collect t it. After the theft of the safe, the parcel was discovered on the road- ! side and found to contain betting | material and records of bets total- , ling £1168. A -fine of £25 was imposed. Linton Farrti Valuation When the Land Saies Committee sat in Palmerston North yesterday, i. Mr. O. N. Campbell presided, liis associate being Mr. G. Sanson. Mr. W. J. Beveridge- repr'esented the Crown. A discharged servlceman, J. G. Crowe (Mr.* S. R. Coop'er) sought to sell his prbperty of 300 : acres, situated at Linten for £11,721 5s 0d, with chatteis valued : at £520, to R. Gardiner, of Pahia- : tua. After the pariles had cohsulted it was announced that i settlement had been reached on a basis of £10,700 for the land and £385 for ihe Chatteis. The pur--chaser is to be ihtefyiewed ofl the ' question of any aggregation.