PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 47, 11 March 1937, Page 12

PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

Stalwaxts of the Soil. "There seem to be a lot of people who tbink tbere are too many farmera on the Hospital Board now," said ono of the couneillora at the Patangata County Council meeting during a discussion on the election of a new county representative. "iWell, you eouldn't have better men! " replied the ehairnaa. Hospital Tnmates. The number of inmates in the three institutions controlled by the Waipawa Hospital Board total over 200. There are 122 patients in the Pukeora Sanatorium, 75 in the Waipukurau Hospital and 10 in the Rathbone Maternity Home. Though these flgures are not a record they come very close to the previous highest totaL Makotuku W.O.T.U. | On Tuesday afteraoon the monthly meeting of the Women 's Christian Temperance Union was held at Mrs Burnett's. The mothers of the Oradle Eoll department, with their little ones, had been invited to attend, when the children Would receive gifts, and a bran-pie dip, in lieu of the annual pic-

nie, which has ,been held for some years past, combined with the Band of Hope gathering. The next meeting will bo at Mrs Walter Mildon 's home. Wairoa Harbour. Thq Wairoa pilot, Captain A. Knight, reported to the Harbour Board meeting as follows: The arrivals in port for Eebruary were flve vessels and departures aix. The bar was workable on flfteen days with a straight ehannel and an average depth of seven feet at high water. The flats (show a depth of seven feet six inches at high water. At Waikokopu the port has been unworkable on seven days during the month. During the month we had two overseas ships, and on both oceasions were very unfortunate with the weather, neither sliip completing her allotment.