Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 17 June 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Tea in Gift Parcels j It'is understood that many gift; parcels containing tea are being j posted for transmission overseas. It j is pointed out that the prohibition i I on export of tea by post without a j i licence issued by the Controiler of 1 ! Cusioms is stili in force and par- i eels containing tea without the . I necessary licence will be retfused by jthe Post Office. Elderly Drivcrs Tcsted Over 40 drivers of 70 yeairs of age or over were given their annual driving test this week prior to renewing their licences. It'was carried out by Traffic Inspector M. Kehoe, assisted by two visiting inspectors. The standard of driving generally was considerably lower than iii previous years, com: mented Inspector' KeTioe. Dancing Successes * The Jean Scott SChool of Dancing - was successful in gaining two pa. ses with honours and one with i credit in the second grade exammal tions of the Royai Academy of ' Dancing, held in Palmerston North I last week. Jean Berquist gained 91 j i marks out of a possible of 100, ; Marie Yorstan 89 and Fleur Haley ! 84.

• j Wharf Work Plan. i | On the recommendation of Mr. j T. C. A. Bishop, a member of thc ; Auckland Harbour Board, the ques- ! tion of round-the-ciock working on j ' the Auckland waterfront will be j brought before the Port- of Auck- !' iand Clearance Committee on I Monday next. At the monthly i meeting of the board this week Mr. ; Bishop explained that the system. | was being reintroduced in Britain j to speed the turn-around of ships. I i I Trcc Planting Experimcnt j Poplar cutungs and Lawsoniana trees have been planted as an ! experiment at 3000 feet up in the Havelock Valley by the Erewhonbrancli of the Canterbury Mounlainccring Crnb. Totara forests j wero at one time very much ih evidence in the valley, but fire, folIowed by erosion has reduced these valuable trees to very small and. ' sheitered areas. The new trees | have been planted near a hut beside the Eric stream. Extra Street Lights The Horowhenua Electric Power Board has estimated that 100 additional street lights will be required throughout its district. Recently the board notified local bodies :n its area that increased street lighting was now possible, but 'all replies have not yet come to hand. At Wednesday's meeting of the board it was stated that the annual cost to local bodies for each light would be £3 per annum. In cases where the distance between lights would be more than 15 chains, the local body concerned would be asked to meet part of the capital charge. Music Versus Algcbra When asked what proportion of schoolchildren appreciated chamber music,.'- Mr. Ernest Llewellyn, ! ' leader of the Queensiana Stare I Stri'ng Quartet, replied "over 95 per | cent." -But at the same time he | related the' incident of the Queens- ! land headmaster who, after the | quartet had piayed, asked those I who had enjoyed the music to hoia ! up their hands. Up went every | hand. -"Every one of you pleased?" j queried the master; "surely, there's } something wrong." Then picking ) cn one boy, a bit of a wag, he said: j "Now tell me honestly, Johnny, did | you really enjoy it?" "Well, sir," 1 replied the lad, "to be perfectly ■ frank, what I liked best about the music was, that through it, I was ' able to miss my algehra lesson."

Protection of Nativc Pigcons ! Cash rewards have been offereci by settlers of Upper Waitotara ano the Forest and Bird Protection Society for information leading tc the conviction of persons who hav>. killed native pigeons. The' society desire d to subsidise by £5 an dft'er made earlier by Upper Waitotara settlers. Grave concern has been ■expres'sed over the aestruction oi the native birds. The secretary of the society (Mr. R. H. Carter) said • the ■ pigeon was an integral part oi New Zealand's forest, -being tnt chief spreader of seeds. "A foresi without seedlings is 'doomeci," hc said. rTIhe law protecting native birds was not only a gesture1 tc nature lovers, he said, but also bwise law made by hard-headeb legislators.