Local and General

Chronicle (Levin), 1 March 1949, Page 4

Local and General

Easy Meat It's not every hotel licensee who can boast of securing fresh meatl for his .guests from a hotel window. Mr. B. Hasler, of the Tarawera Hotel, saw a stag at dusk only 50 yards from the hotel on the Taupo Road, grabbed his gun, and brought it down. "Sentimental Journey" Arriving in the Aorangi yesterday was a passenger who first visited New Zealand a quarter of a cent.ury j ago — by the Aorangi when the ship made her maiden voyage. He is a Scot, Professor L. „D. Davidson, Professor of Medicine at Edinburgh University. He regards the Domindon as one of the best countries in the world. Pension Payments The following are the dates on which the Social Security Department will make the various pensiori payments in March. — Family, March 10; age benefit, March 21; widows, invahds, miners and orphans, March 22; war pensions, March 23; war veterans' allowance, March 3.1; universal superannuation, March 31.

Heavy Rainfall j A particularly heavy rainfall was j experienced in Levin during Febru- ! ary. According to figures shpplied I by Mr. H. Harvey, of Cambridge j , Street, a total of 4.60 inches fell ' during the month, as against 2.70 I inches in the same month of 1948. Rain fell on 11 days, the heaviest for ■ any single day being 2.75 inches on Wednesday, February 16. i Warehouse Entered j Much damage was done but notning of value stolen by thie'ves who broke into the warehouse of ' Home Furnishers, Limited, in Auckland, during the weekend. The | office was thoroughly ransacked, flling cabinets and drawers being , burst open and the contents scat- ! tered about the floor. Entry was | gained by forcing a window above j the verandah. Marchin^ Trophies On Display I An attractive display of photographs and trophies won by the Caledonian marching team is on i display in the B.B.C. Grocery win|dow. Also dispiaye'd is a handjCarved china cabinet, the work of •a Christchurch craftsman, which is I being raffled by permission of the Department of Internal Affairs to further the activities of the HoroWhenua Marching Association.

Backed Dead Horse Most punters have complained on occasions that they have back-^ ed a "dead'un" — a horse not run on its merits. But at the Auckland trots at Epsohi on Saturday some patrons did, in fact, put their money on a dead horse — and lost it. Unknown to many, Cyone Maid, a runner in the St. Andrew's Handicap, miles, collapsed and died while doing her preliminary. Unhappily for the supporters of the Swordsman mare, the inci'dent Occurred too late for them to receive a refund, the totalisator having closed. They thus "djd their money cold." Blood Donors Responding to the appeal of the Auckland Hospital Board and the St. John Ambulance Association for a large increase in "the panel of voluntary blood donors, 82 persons in January each donated one pint for -the first time. During that month blood was taken from *"323 donors. Last week 96 persons gave blood; the previous week the number was 128. In one week in January 428 requests for dofiors to attend hospital were sent through the post, but only 156 reported. One day last week 47 donors were comihunicated with by telephone, but only 16 could attend on any of the following four days.

House Rentals Applications for reductions or adjustments of rent under the Fair Ren s Act average about 20 a week in Auckland. But. this does not take account of the numerous inquiries made daily of officials at the Queen Street office. Regarding" rentals considered excessive by tenants, an official said: "No one need pay over the odds. All he has to do is to come here and if the rent jsn't a fair one, it will be knocked back. Under the Act he is safeguarded from any victimisation afterwards," Public Trust Business Estates to the value of £305,546 were accepted for administration by the Public Trustee during January. The new business for the ten months ended January 31, was £6,686,901. Grants of administration made by the court in favour of the Public Trustee numbered 54. for the month. During the month 478 new -wills appointing the Public Trustee • executor were prepared on behalf of testators and lodged for safe custody and 436 existing wills were revised to provide for changes desired by te'Stators. The total number of wills now held in the Public Trust Office on behalf of livinig persons.' is 143,416.