LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 24, 12 February 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Expected Arrival. The Nerv Zealand Shipping Oo. advises that its m.v. Rangitihi, which left London on January 7, radioed that she expected to arrive at Auckland at 1 p.m. to-day. Two-miles Walk Record. On Thursday night next, at the Napier Amateur Athletic and Cycliug Club's weekly meetingif Ian Driscoli, New Zealand amateur walking cbampion, will make an attempt to beafc the New Zealand two-xniles walk record of 14min. 12secs. Driscoli will start at 7 p.m., this item being the first on tho programme. Goronation Ball. In order fittingly to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI., the Taradale Town Board last night uecided to hold a Coronation ball, Thursday, May 13, being fixed as a tentative date. The deijuty-chairxnan, Mr J. B. Wainscott, who so capably organised the citizens' ball in connection witb the recent Taradale jubilee celebi'ations was appointed chairman of the ball committea , Everlasting Payment. As the Hon. W. E. Barnard, M.P., in the course of an address ou population at Napier last night remarked: "We must be prepared to pay some price for the introduction of from ten to fifty thousand immigrants to tlie country," a hoarse whisper from the body of the hall was heard to exclaim: "Payl Pay! Pay!" It later remarked more audibly: "We are paying now." , The interruption was uot heeded by the speakexNo Civil War Wanted. "I move we take tnis in committee — otherwise we ' might start a civil war," said the chairman of the H.B. Education Board, Mr G. A. Maddison, at this morniug's meeting, when making reference to a letter from the Tokomaru Bay School Committee regarding educational facilities. The subject is one which gave rise to a lot of feeling in the Tokomaru Bay district recently. Big Library List. 'It would not surprise me to leai'n that the number of subscribers to the municipal library, in proportion to the population of the town is a record ior fche Dominion,'5 said the Mayor, Mr G. A. Maddison, at the meeting of the Hastings Borough Council last night. Mr T. Faiconer, chairman of the library committee, repoited that during the past yeax the number of subscribers had increased by over 50 per cent Avoiding Multiplicity. "The Government's policy is to avoid a multiplicity of local speed restrictions, but to ensur© safety on the roads by requiring a high standard of careful and considerate driving," wrote the Commissioner of Transport wiien advising the Hastings Borongh Council last night that the Government would not agree to allow the borough by-law, which provides a minimum speed of 15 m.p.h. through the main business thorougihfare, to be retaiued. Domain at Clifton. A visit to Mr F. L. Gordon regarding the setting-aside as a public reserve o^f a portion of his prpperty at Clifton was xnade yesterday atteinoon by the Hon. W. E. Barnard, M.P., Mr E. L. Ouilen, M.P., and Mr P. G. Barlow," chairman of the Cape Kidnappers Gannet Sanctuary Board. Quesfcioned this morning regarding the outcome of thu discussion, Mr Bai'naid said that he did not wish to make any statement at the present time. Relfef From Rates. The fact that outstanding rates could be included in the liabilities of ratepayers applying to an adjustment Commission for adjustment of their liabilities under the Mortgagors and Lessees Rehabilitation Act was mentioned at the meeting of the Hastings Borough Council iast evening, when the borough solicitors advised that the M3mmission had power to adjust rates and that the council' s interests in those applications should be watched. It was decided that the solicitors should be authorised to appear in all cases where rates were involved, and then an endeavour should be made in fche first applications dealt wtih to se*?ure a ruling on the '-ommission's attitude regarding rates generally. BiUe In Schools. Gratitude has been expresged to the Hawke's Bay Education Bpard by the Now Zealand Bible-in-Sqbo'ols League for the extended facilxties granted for religious observancea in schools. On bebalf of the league, the Rev, E. O. Blamires wrote to the board to the effect that it was the desire of the league to render all assistance possible to teachers who wero willing to introduce the opening exercises, and to school committee* of like mind. The league intended shortly to circularise School committee* and head and sole teachers regarding the encouraging experience of teachers in Otago who Initiated the observances last year, The Hawke's Bay Education Board is to supply the league with the list of schools in the board's area.

Donation Acknowledged, Th© Havelock North Volunteer Fire Brigado wishes to acknowledge witb thanks Mr Ford Franklin's kindly donation of firewood Temporury Buildings. There remain only 15 of fche tempoi'ary buildmg permits issued after the earthquakes of 1931 in Hastings, Commenting on this fact at the meetixig of the Hastings Borougn Council last evening, the Mayor, Mr G. A. Maddison, said that it was particularly g.aiixying to note that there were just this tew left of the 300 dr more tempoiaiy permits that were issued. The council eonsidered the remaining temporary permits in committee last evening, a detailed report of the circumstances concerning each individual case being placed before the meeting. Post-office Cradlng, The eft'orts of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce to have the Hastings Post Office constituted a ohief post offiee were mentioned at the meeting of the Hastings 'Borough. Council last evening when the Chamber advised that it had written to Mr E. L. Cullen, M.P., with reference to the possibility of regrading in this dii'ection and he had replied stating that he would be pleased to do what he could xn the matter. The Chamber asked that the council, if it was in favour of the proposal, should support the representations being made. The full support of fche council is to be given the representations. On Even Terms, "What is not good enough for our own children is not good enough for the children of our kxnsfolk in Great Britaiu," said the Hon. W. E. Barnard, M.P., in an address on immigraJ fcion in Napier last night. Mr Bamard's comment arose from the statement that it was sometimes urged that the bulk of immigrants should be young people of from 14 to 21 years old, and that the inference drawn was that they should be set to do work for which our own youth seem to have no taste, such as work for the boys on farms and fo/ girls xn domestic service. "I strongiy disagree with this view," he continued, "which is open to a charge of exploitation. Whil© noone would desire to give the expected youth immigrants a preference over our own boys and girls, there will be strong objection to any scheme to relegate the newcomers to positions of # permanently inferior kind." Thirst For Knowledge Questiou time at the public meeting for the address in Napier last night of the Hon. W. E. Barnard, M.P., on the subject, of population, provided an amusing occurrence when one of the audience rose to his feet with what was apparently a carefully-selected and prearranged set of questions to be answered. His questions were fired at the . speaker at such a rat© that the chairman, Mr C. O. Morse, was forced to come to the rescue. Mi Morse finallv eonsented to "one more questiou," despite a protest from aaiother member of the audience. The question rapidly deveioped into a string of shoit questions, no opportunity being given either to answer questions, or to note them. Mr Barnard, witb the air of a drowning man grasping at a straw, seized upon the last of the string and answered it fully, and the seeker after information sank into his seat, his thirst for knowledge apparently slaked. The Fruit Market. The present state of the local fruit market shows the havoc wrought by frosts, floods and wind. Usually at this time of the year an abundance df fruit comes in and prices very often are low for many lines. This, however, is not the case at present. It happens sometimes that there are more bujers at a fruit sal© than cases of fruit to be soid, a position vastly different from this time last year, when the dealers took their pick of the first-class lines at their own price and. left the remainder for the general public. Now fche dealers are in keen oompetition with each other, and it is somewhat amusing to watch the various signs given to the auctioneer xn lieu of bids, bach buyer trying to get in .first unknown to his neighbour. The growers who have fruit to sell ar© getting the benefit of better prices, but the fruit shortagje must have made a big difference to auctioneers as well as to growers whose fruit crop has been destroyed.