NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20055, 29 September 1939, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Fish In Short Supply Trawlers fishing in Hawke's Bay have not met with any great success of late, with the result that fish on the Napier market has been in short supply. Car Runs Off Road Minor injuries were suffered by Mr. T. Garland, of Auckland, when the car' he was driving left the road and ran down a bank at Nukuhou North, betwene Opotiki and Whakatane. The car was extensively damaged. Wairoa Racing Club On the motion of the president, Mr. A. G. Nolan, it was decided at the annual meeting of the Wairoa Racing Club that all members of the club leaving on military service be made honorary members until they return. —Special. Bowls in Sydney ‘“Bowling goes on in Sydney all the year round,” said Mr. Byron Brown, a well-known Wellington and Otaki bowler, who has returned to Wellington after a visit to Sydney. “As a result, Sydney bowlers are never out of practice. But we Maorilanders can hold our own with the best of them.” Racing Enthusiasts’ Passing Reference to the death of two wellknown supporters of racing Dr. B. G. Mitford and Mr. A. W. Hague, was made by the president of the Wairoa Racing Club, Mr. A. G. Nolan, at che annual meeting. A vote of condolence with the relatives of the two deceased was passed.—Special. Seized the Opportunity Recently the Palmerston North City Council ordered a motor bus chassis, but the outbreak of war prevented its delivery. However, another municipal body in New Zealand wished to cancel an order for a similar chassis, and the City Council has taken over this order. The chassis now acquired is equipped with a Diesel engine, whereas the first had a petrol power unit. New Totalisator House for Wairoa “It is costing more money than we anticipated, but we have to go on with it,” stated the president of the Wairoa Racing Club, Mr. A. G. Nolan, at the annual meeting when reporting that Mr. W. H. Brady had been instructed to proceed with the erection of a new totalisator house on the Wairoa course. The new building, added the president, would be available for the club’s next meeting.— Special. Sales of Electricity Reporting to the monthly meeting of the Poverty Bay Electric-Power Board to-day, Mr. R. P. Baigent. managing-secretary, stated that revenue from electricity sales for the five months of the financial year to August 31, 1939, had yielded £28,569, compared with £26,096 for the corresponding period last year. The details of receipts under different heads were: Lighting, £11,884 (1938-39, £11,558); heating and cooking, £10.347 (£8794); water-heating, £3243 (£2575); power, £'3095 (£31'69). Farm Trailers Advice has been received by the Poverty Bay provincial secretary of the Farmers’ Union, Mr. C. Blackburn, that under the new definition of ‘motor vehicle” in section 3 of the Transport Law Amendment Act, 1939, a “trailer that is designed exclusively for agricultural purposes and is not used on any road or street except when, proceeding to and from a farm is totally exempted from the requirements for ordinary motor vehicles when towed by any type of vehicle.” The explanation is quoted by the Commissioner of Transport in a communication sent to the Farmers' (Jnion.

High Commissioner’s Son

In the recent examination for a B certificate in the Officers Training Corps at the St. Andrew’s University, Mr. William Jordan, jun., son of the High Commissioner for New Zealand, secured the highest number of marks and was awarded the silver trophy which is given to the officer cadet with the most successful pass. The B Certificate is the highest available to candidate officers. Mr. Jordan, jun., has been posted to the Reserve of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and his services are thus available in the Royal Air Force. He was for four years a member of the Royal Air Force, where he studied wireless electricity.

Cooling-Tower Depreciation Additional work on the coolingtower at the power-house was found necessary when a periodical overhaul wtas commenced during the past month, and in explaining this work at to-day’s meeting of the Poverty Bay Electric-Power Board, the engineer, Mr. F. Matthewson, stated that timber in the lower part of the structure had deteriorated more seriously than was apparent on the surface. Actually, timber that (superficially seemed sound was completely unsound. The coating of lime formed on the timber by deposits from the falling water was all that appeared to be holding the timber together, Mr. Matthewson added. War Service Concession A proposal that the superannuation payments of employees who volunteered for war service be paid by the board, and that the positions of these men be kept open for them, was adopted by the Poverty Bay ElectricPower Board at its monthly meeting to-day. Discussing the decision of some local bodies to make up the service pay of volunteers to the level of their peace-time earnings, the chairman, Mr. F. R. Ball, commented that this might well put some men, wh'o were carrying out duties similar to others, on a much better footing. He thought it a little early to make any such provision., though, of course, the (board was prepared to do everything possible to show its appreciation of patriotic action by employees.