Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 19 January 1949, Page 4

Local & General

Public Telephone Boxes That it was unable to favourably consider the council's application for an additional public telephone ■ in Levin wa's the text of a letter received from the Post and Tele- . graph Department at the Levin 1 Borough Council's meeting this week. The department stated that at the present time the working costs for such an installation would exceed the revenue derived. The council decided to reply asking the department to keep the reqiiest in • mind and renew the application at • a later date. • » • Ponding In Gorge The belief that some time in 'the future the Manawatu; Oatohment , Board might have to consider ' ponding in the Mana watu -Gorge by a system of locks, was expressed by Mr. J. B. Carruthers at the monthly meeting, ,qf the Manawatu Catchment,, Boa^d' , yesfpMay^ f|A system for" retamihg nboa 'waters on the Wairarapa side of the ranges until the water had cleared from the Manawatu side might be necessary, he said. If the area concerned were in the United States that. system would probably be.employed. .. f Coates Memorial Church A start- may be made ' soon with the building -of the Coates Memorial Church at Matakohe. It had been planned to have it buiit in time for dedication and opening in May, 1945, the second anniversary of the death of the late Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, but residents of the 'district who sponsored the proposal have met with a succession of frustrating delays. Tenders for the building of the church closed on December 15 and the Under - Secretary of Internal Affairs, Mr. A. G. Harper, said that it was hoped that the successful tender would be decided soon. . Foxton's Empty Houses Perhaps nowhere else in New Zealand is there a local bo'dy concerned about empty houses in its borough. Foxton is. At a meeting of the Foxton Borough Council, Cr. Small said that there were between eight and ten State houses ready for occupation locally and he thought the council should take some steps to see that they were filled without delay, as the council was not deriving any rates from the properties while the houses were empty. The clerk was instructed -to write to the State A'dvances Housing Department on the matter. Thanks To Swimmers i Appreciation of the action of the ' New Zealand Swimming AssociaI tion in including smaller centres I like Levin in the recent tour of the 1 Dominion's champion w ,nen swim- ! mers was voiced by the Mayor, Mr. i .H. B. Burdekin, when speaking at the Levin Borough Council's meet- !. ing this week. He said that I smaller towps were so often left j. out in favour of the "big gates" ; assured in the. cities, and he trust- ! ed that other sporting bodies I . would follow the example set by, i the association in this instancec- ' The tour was in the best interests i of swimming and the 'demonstraj tions. had resulted in much good.