NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20093, 13 November 1939, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Hawke’s Bay Lemons Hawke’s Bay lemon growers have been conceded the right to cure their lemons in a central depot in Hastings instead of sending their fruit to Wellington for curing.

Maori Medical Boards Medical boards appointed to examine Maori volunteers sat in Gisborne, Ruatoria and Te Puia on Saturday, and a large number of men in the first category of recruits for the special Maori force was dealt with. In Gisborne 24 were examined, and figures for the Coast centres were comparable.

Gift to Wairoa

In connection with the erection of a memorial meeting-house to Sir James Carroll, at Wairoa, an elaboratelycarved flag-pole has been sent by the Arawa people to the Ngati Kahungunu, who are erecting the meeting-house. This emblem of the good feeling between the two tribes left Rotorua last week for Wairoa. All the intricate work was carried out at Ohinemutu by Wihau Terehihi, chief of Hie Ngati Pukaki.

Raising Money”

Tile economics of the school committee “social,” a familiar method oi raising money, were discussed by Mr. T. H. Langford at a meeting of the Canterbury School Committees’ Association. Mr. Langford recalled a function which he had helped to organise in Winchester: “I took the trouble ol going into the expenses,” he said. “1 found that those who took part actually contributed about £4 in goods. We took about £3, and the committee thought it made £2 on the evening.”

Mangapoike Main Highway The district member, Mr. D. W. Coleman, has received notice from Mr. J. Wood, Engineer-in-Chief of the Public Works Department, that approval has been given for the declaration as a main highway of a further distance of one mile 20 chains of the Mangapoike road. The section to which the notice refers lies between Manutuke and the Reay Bridge, and completes the declaration of the route as a main highway as far as Reay Bridge.

Completion in Sight The completion of road works in Masterton County is now in sight. The main highway reconstruction and deviation at Taueru is finished except for sealing, and provided supplies of bitumen are available this work is to be completed this summer. The Weraiti road is also on the verge of completion, and there remains a half-mile deviation on the Masterton-Stronvar highway. The completion of these roads will put the highways in the country in first-class condition.

Loss of Memory Word has been received in Hastings that a resident, Mr. I. Crichton, Duchess crescent, who is visiting Blenheim, was reported missing last week, but was subsequently located. Mr. Crichton went into town to do some shopping, and when he failed to return within a reasonable time, fears were entertained for his safety. As a result of a search he was found to have wandered several miles into the country, and was apparently suffering from loss ol memory. Later advice received in Hastings * indicated that he is recovering. Good Waterside Work

A compliment to the quality ot waterside work in Auckland was paid last week by a master stevedore of the New Zealand Shipping Company who was giving evidence in the Supreme Court, Auckland. The question put to tiie witness, Mr. W. M. Glover, was, “What is your experience of the quality ot the waterside work at this port at present?” In reply the witness said he thought the quality was good in comparison with any port he knew, and that included 'shipping centres in England, Australia and New Zealand and on the eastern coast of the United States.

A “Hot-Air” Station “There is not the slightest doubt that this is a station for propaganda,” said Mr. C. W. Pepperell, president of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, when strong criticism was made at an executive committee meeting of the Government’s action in spending £70,000 on a radio station in Auckland. "It does not seem to matter to the Government if we are short of this and short of that, as long as they get their propaganda over,” he added, “It is just one of the absurd actions that they have adopted recently. This country most certainly cannot afford £70,000 for a ’hot air’ station.”