PATEA BOROUGH AFFAIRS

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 15 June 1933, Page 5

PATEA BOROUGH AFFAIRS

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL

The monthly meeting of the Patea Borough Council was held on Monday evening, those present being the Mayor (Mr F. Riamsibottom), Os. C. R. HoneyfieM, A. T. Oliris tensen, F. Naismitli, T. J. Soott, F. J. McKenna and J. Haworth.

Tiie rep-art submitted by the engineer (Mr J. Q. Cunningham) on the work carried out during the month, was as follows 1 : Power stations and bulk -supply.— The supply 'has been continuous during the month and no- trouble experienced with tli© bulk supply or power stations. The rainfall at the hydro was 6.34 ins and ample supplies of water have been available.

The figures for the months are as follow, with last year’s- figures in parentheses: : Hydro running hours, 382 (394); hydro units 11,160 (7500); bulk, 31,150 (43,830); 'Diesel hours, units, 4-240 (nil); total, 42,550 (41,390); increase, 1160 units. Waiter and drainage.—Approximately 1,219,050 gallons of water have been pumped fom ooiiis-umption of 3483 units compared with 1,560,000 _ gallons and 3900 units for the same " month last year —a decrease of 417 units and 350,950 gallons. Ample supplies of water have 'been available for the Lores, no trouble being experienced in this direction. The pumps have given very little trouble and are regularly attended to glands and bearing having attention twice per week. General. —During the- month Mr Kinnalrd having been the successful applicant for the position of inspector of electrical wiring for the Marlborough Power Board, resigned to take up his new position. It will not be necessary to- appoint anyone to fill the position but casual labour will have to be engaged when pressure of work' demands. Mr Anion has now obtained hi.s wireman’s license and he recommended that he be granted an increase in sal-au-y. Tiie report was adopted.

GENERAL."

Thanks are to- be forwarded to Miss E. Nicholson, of New Plymouth, for all she had- done iii improvement to the cemetery.

Arrangements for the annual civic service were made with the local Ministers’ Association for July 9. this to be held this year at Knox Church.

' PERSONAL.

At the laist meeting of the Unemployed Committee Mr James Gibbs was accorded- a rote of thanks for his gift of a. load of pumpkins to the unemployed and also for the offer of bags of swedes. Arrangements for the bagging and carting of these for the unemployed were made.

“Women often smoke too fast and too furiously,” Professor Stevens told his class at an Illinois University, adding, “the only way to get genuine psychological benefit out. of smoking is to completely relax when you light up. and take it easy. That is why men find a pipe more satisfying tlia-n a hurried cigarette. If you would really enioy smoking smoke a pipe. ’ ’ Quite true. But the professor might have said something about the paramount importance of selecting your weed with judgment. Many a man has “gone under” as the result of smoking the wrong tobacco—tobacco. that is. saturated with nicotine. Fortunately for New Zealanders the tobaccos in common use in this country, i.e.. R-iver-head Gold, Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshearli. are subjected to a special purifying process which gets rid of the nicotine while at the same time developing flavour and aroma. These, be it noted, are the only genuine toasted brands, None others, are manufactured. Their success has resulted in imitations getting on to the market. Take care what you buy!—Advt.