NEWS OF THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 22, 26 January 1934, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Wellington's Mayors. "Wellington has been singularly fortunate in its choice of Mayors," said Councillor J. Burns last night, at tho anniversary supper of tho Wellington Burns Society. "There' has 'not been one weak man in fifty years." Many of them, he; went on, had left their mark behind them in a tangible form, such as the; electric lighting system, which had resulted from a long . fight against privato enterprise. Mr." Norwood had*left behind him the municipal milk scheme and. the Tree Ambulance. .The present holder of the office was, in tho ' opinion of many, second to none.. Eastbourne Kate Collections. . In bis report to tho Eastbourne Borough Council last evening, the Town Clerk (Mr. C. L. Bishop) stated that to the end of December an amount of £5791 had been collected in rates as against £3859 last year. With the- imposition of tho 10 per cent, penalty to be made on February. 14 a further-^ large amount should bo collected before that date. TurnbuU Scholawhlps. , - Legal advice as ■to the scope of the TurnbuU scholarships, founded by the late Mr. Walter TurnbuU in 1874, is being by tho Wellington College Board of Governors with a view to ascertaining whether boys winning scholarships are permitted to- enjoy their benefits at colleges other than j the Victoria University Colloge. The' intention of the founder of tho scholarships was that the winners should have • the opportunity of continuing their education at a university in Wellington. Difficulty has lately arisen owing to the fact that courses such as agriculture and medicine are not given ftt Victoria College, and scholarship winners desiring to. take such courses cannot at present take advan.tage of their scholarships. It was decided'to submit the deed in which the late Mr. Turnbull founded tho scholarship for a legal interpretation. Poultry Board. ; Provision is .ma.de in tho Poultry Runs Registration Act," which was passed last session, for the setting up of a New Zealand Poultry, Board. As requested by the Minister of Agriculture (the Hdn. C. E. Macmillan), the twenty-third annual conference of the ;New Zealand Poultry Association, which opened in Wellington on Wednesday,, after devoting considerable time to the subject, has recommended for submission to his Excellency the Governor-General the names of four producers' representatives, to- the new board.- Each of the four provincial, councils of the association -nominated one representative, and the nominations were adopted unanimously by the conference. The name's were not released for publication. In a 'letter to the association, Mr. Macmillan asked: the association to exercise the utmost care and judgment in making its selection, as the success1 of the board would largely depend upon- its initial opera^ ■tions being' conducted on sound and efficient lines. . The first ballot taken ati.the conference was found to be,, irregular, and before taking another, which gave the same result, there was a long discussion on domestic matters. At'the end of yesterday afternoon a long list of remits still remained for consideration^ Cup for Pig Growers. ■"-■■'.. • With a view'to encouraging the production in New Zealand of pork suitable for the Englirii markets, the Gov-ernor-General, Lord Bledisloe', has given a handsome challenge cup to the Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand, to be awarded annually for the carcass of pork best suited for conversion into bacon to suit the tastes of the British public. It is called the "Bledisloe Bacon Pig Challenge Cup," and the winning carcass will *be chosen from those sent Home by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board to be judged in connection with the .board's annual competitions. A committee of three English judges will select the winning carcass at the Smithfield <Markot, and, together with tho next two in order of merit, it will be returned to New Zealand to be exhibited at tho various shows throughout tho Dominion in order that farmers may learn what is required by the Homo consumer. The cup is on exhibition in, Jthe citjji t^L*~L.^L

"Conscience" Money. A large city business concern ■■with premises in Courtenay Placo acknowledges the receipt of a sum of £.5 from a conscience-stricken purchaser of the company's product who apparently became uneasy at the thought that ho. had received more than he had paid'for. Child's Gift to Hospital. The ehairinau of.the social service committee of the Wellington Hospital (Mr. George Petherick) stated at a meeting of the Hospital Board last evening that a" little girl, living at Samoa, who a few years ago was taken through the Wellington Hospital, .forwarded last year the sum of 5s for the children's hospital. The little girl had now forwarded two books for the children 's ward. Several members expressed appreciation of the gift. Hosing at Eastbourne. The Eastbourne Borough Council decided last evening to enforce the bylaw which says that hosing can only be carried out when tho hoso is held in the hand: Tho acting waterworks inspector (Mr. W. Tinncy) reported that during December 5,067,000 gallons were pumpod into the reservoir, this being an increase of 3,662,000 gallons on tho November reading. • Tjie increased consumption for December was 1,405,000 gallons, and this was caused through garden hoses being used freely. In.some cases tho water was left running all day and night. Revaluation of Hospital Property. Tho Wellington City Mission Trust Board recently applied to tho Wellington Hospital Board asking for a fresh valuation of a section of land in Tinakori Road. Mr. F. Castle (chairman of the Hospital Board) stated, at a meeting of the board last evening, in reply to a question asked by Mrs. J. K. Preston, that the granting of the application would lead to difficulties. The board had a lot of leaseholds. A general revaluation was now going on. Mr. A. J. McCurdy said if the application was granted just now tho result might; bo .prejudicial to the board. The chairman said that the matter had been carefully considered by the committee and it had been decided that tho application should be refused at. the present time. Nurses' Memorial Chapel. The matron of tho Wellington Hospital (Miss A. H. Cookson), in a letter to the Hospital Board, applied, on behalf of the nursing staff, for permission to hold a garden party in tho nurses' homo grounds on Saturday, February 3. The object of tho garden party was to raise a fund for the erection of a chapel in memory of the nurses who died while on service during the war, during epidemics, or while on civilian nursing duty. Mr. F. Castle (chairman of the Hospital Board) stated at a meeting of tho board last evening that there was need for such a chapel, and he hoped, ;when the economic conditions improved, that the board would assist the nurses in this matter. Ho hoped that members of the board would endeavour to be present and assist the movement. Melllng Bridge. The invitation of Ike Lower Hutt Borough Council to local bodied to send a. delegate to *a conference to form a deputation to the Government to advocate the replacing of the present bridge ■at Moiling with a more substantial structure came up for consideration ,at last evening's meeting of the Eastbourne Borough Council. The Mayor (Mr. E. W. Wise) said ho did not see how tho matter affected the borough, and he did not think they should commit! themselves. He did not favour the appointment of a dclogatc. Councillors agreedl with the Mayor, and it was decided to take no action in 'ho matter. Cancer Treatment Committee. The Wellington Hospital Board ro» ccntly wrote to tho Minister of Health asking his approval of the board making a grant of £150 per annum to the Cancer Treatment Committee.' Cancer clinics are held at the hospital with the view of determining the ' best method of treatment of individual cases of' cancer. This system is now. very widely adopted in other countries. The chairman of the board (Mr. F. Castle) stated that the approval -of the Minister had been - given to the board making the annual grant to tho committee. Eastbourne Traffic. Details of borough traffic during December were given by the Town Clerk and' General-Manager (Mr.1 C L. Bishop)' to the Eastbourno Borough Council last evening^ In .the ferry department, the traffic receipts were £100 higher than for the corresponding month of the previous year, and this was on account of Boxing Day being a fine day, instead of wet, as in 1932. Had the days between the holidays been fine and warm, a more substantial increase for the month would have been shown. For tho nine months to the end of December, the traffic receipts were, approximately £400 higher than for the same period tho previous year. However; it was expected that a fall in revenue would result in January, as the takings for tho first three days were £150 below what was taken, for thtf corresponding days last year. In the omnibus department, the traffic receipts for December showed an increase of approximately £75 over December, 1932, despite the unfavourable weather towards the end of the month. For the nine months to the end of December, tho receipts were £150 higher than for the corresponding period of tho previous year, and the trading expenditure was normal. Old Hallway Workshops Site. , Employees of the Petono Borough Council are at present engaged in completing McKenzie Street, which runs from the Hutt Boad, near the Grand National Hotel, north of the lines to opposite the Petone Railway Station. The street, which is named after the Mayor of Petone, is to have a sealed footpath on each side, and the site through which it-runs is that of the old Tailway workshops. The land belongs to the Railways.Department, and tho work is being done by the council at the expense of the Government. The area, comprising about eleven acres, has'been subdivided'for industrial purposes. There has been a tendency to erect factories and works of various descriptions at the western end of Petone, although there is no- official industrial area in the district. Fences, Gates, and Cattle. The laws of Moses anathematise those who remove their' neighbours' landmark's, and in .these modern days owners of cattle must have anything but kindly feelings for peoplo who remove their fences. Two persons were charged in tho Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon with allowing stock to wander. One said that a neighbour had burnt a post and rail fenco for firowood and turned his (tho defendant's) stock on to tho road."..Several other fences had been, burnt by the neighbour over a period of some months, and the defendant said he would have taken action but for the fact, that the man was a relief worker. TheiCity Council ranger said it had come to his knowledge that fence posts had|'been stolen, and tho Magistrate thereupon entered a conviction and an order to pay costs in respect of each of two charges. The other man, who appeared on two charges, ascribed one offenco to tho carelessness of hikers in leaving a gate open and tho other to the fact that a gate had been lifted off its hiiiges by people who were celebrating, tlie advent of the New Year. He was ordered to pay costs on one charge and was fined lOs^a-ttg-othess . ".*.