LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 20048, 13 December 1928, Page 15

LOCAL AND GENERAL

As a warning to small shopkeepers that proper books must be kept, Percy William Boulton, a bankrupt fruiterer, was prosecuted by the New Plymouth official assignee who said that bo had found no books of any value in clearing up the estate. A fine of £2 10s was imposed. A fine of £SO and £7 10s costs was imposed on Michael B. Maher, who had been struck oft the rolls after practising as a solicitor at Hawera for failing to have his_ trust account audited, —Press Association. When the Tamaroa was two days out from Southampton _ an operation was performed by the ship’s doctor, assisted by two other doctors who were passengers, on a third class female passenger suffering from appendicitis. By the time the ship reached Wellington tho patient had fully recovered. After a survey ot tho greater part of the commercial orchards in the area swept by the Napier hailstorm Mr N. J. Adamson, Government orchard instructor, concludes that 100 acres of orchard (tomatoes and small fruits not included) had been completely destroyed, and between 600 or 700 acres had suffered damage ranging in a degree from serious to appreciable. He estimated tho loss to the export trade at 40,000 cases of apples and pears. Tho damage done to the trees means that the growth will ho retarded to a considreablo extent, and the orchards will suffer an appreciable setback. If the brebardists who escaped the storm export tho bulk of their crop those who have suffered will have a better chance of marketing locally fruit with slight blemishes. The seamen’s dispute on the Richardson Company’s vessels at Port Almriri was settled yesterday morning, the men having their own way. When the negotiations were resumed the men stood their ground in their claim for an extra fireman and an extra deck hand on the Tangarua. The owners arrived at the conclusion that the only way to have the work resumed was to concede the men’s demands, and oven accepted tho men for the Tangaroa nominated by tho seamen. Thereafter the normal running of the ships was resumed.—Press Association. Tho forty-first annual meeting of the boot employees of Sargood, Bon, and Ewen’s Bick Benefit Society’ was held in the Trades Hall, Moray place, on Monday evening, when there was a fair attendance of members. The president (Mr E. Delhi) occupied the chair. It was decided to transfer the sum of £9 to the reserve fundj making a total of £SO. General satisfaction was expressed at the reduction in the amount of sickness, and tho strong financial position the society was in. The 10lJowing is the election of officers President, Mr L. Blagdou; vice-president, Mr J. Munu; secretary and treasurer, Mr F» Jones; trustees—Messrs S. Ringrose and J. M‘Arthur; auditors— Messrs A. Raino and R. Binder; committee—Messrs S. Ringrosc, 11. Finder, E. Delhi, W. Heslip, J. M‘Arthur, A. Paine, F. Harding, and Miss V. Faithful; Visiting Committee—• Messrs A. Cooper, A. Paine, F. Harding, C. Doull, D. M‘Mil lan, J. M'Artbur, and Miss V. Faithful. /