Additions to Power Services.

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 184, 21 August 1937, Page 4

Additions to Power Services.

Additions to the Central Hawke's Bay Power Board's supply services for the month of July, are as follow: — New connections 8, ranges 7, hot water services 7, milkmg motors 2, shearing motors 2, other motors 5. Many Passengers. The start of the school term holidays, and the popularity of the competition festivals at Wellington and Hawera, accounted for many of the people boarding the south-bound mail train at Hastings and Napier this morning. Fully 90 per cent of the complement of passengei's comprised women and children. Second Seven-Oegree Frost. Hastings experienced irosts of seven degrees both this xnorning axid yesteraay morning, although on both ocqasions it was a surpi'Tse to learn that the frost had been so severe. last night jvas not so cold as it was on Monday and Tuesday when frosts of six and seven degrees were recorded. The usual hard white surface was also absent this mox-ning and the air had xiot the usual ''nip'' after a hard frost. Trio of Rep. Cames. Hawke's Bay will be partieipating in three inter-provxncial representative games in as many different lields of sports this afternoon. The Rugby football representatives meet Otago at McLean Park, Napier, the Soccer football team is .at Gisborne to contest the East Coast rose bowl withi Poverty Bay, and the Napier women's lxockey team is also at Gisborne to play Poverty Bay for the Lady Carroll Sliield. In addition a second Rugby representative fifteen meets Taupo tlxis afternoon. Road to Taupo. An exteusive roading programme is being put in hand to Uring the TirauTaupo route up to highways standard, l'eported the touriiig xnanagor oi the Autoxnobxle Associatxon (Auckland), Mr lt. E. Champtaloup, to a xneetixig of the council of the associatiou. Ilo stated that immediate work was conceutrated upon the section of the road south of Tokoroa and the ultimate sealing of tixe route was planned. Eurther sealing of the Taupo-llotorua route was to be carried out bclore Christxnas. ( t Rangitane's Arrival. An influx of juvenile Rugby footballers to Hastings will commence on Monday when teams of primary school representatives will be arrivixig to participate in the annual lloss bhield tournament at Nelson Park. This year, fxve teams.. Wairoa, Napier, Hastings, Central Hawke's Bay and Dannevirke, will be taking part in the competition , which is conducted on the lines of a yankee tournament, each team playiiig every other team. 'The iournaxnent ojxens on Tuesday and will be eontinued on the two succeeding afterxioons. New Pants for Firemen. At yesterday's meeting of the Central Hawke's Bay Power Board it was decided on Mr F. J." Witberow's motion, seconded by Mr A. C. Holms, to grant the Waipukurau Fire Brigade a bonvjs ih recognition of its work on tfie occasion of tlie recent fire at the board's buildings. It was understood that two firemen had had holes burned in their trousers, and it was decided to allocate some of the money to giving them ,ca new pair of pants each," Mr Witherow suggested £5 5/- but at Mr Holms' suggestibn this was raised to £10, Crading of SCI109IS, An interesting item of information afforded primary school committee men in Hastings last evening by Mr G. A. Maddison, chairman ot the Hawke's Bay Education Board, wag that advice had been received from the Education Department that, in future, the grading of the school was to be on the basis of the complete roll of the school and not npon the average roll. "This issomething that we have been fighting for for many years," he said. "It is very pleasing indeed to know that, at last these representations have been given heed to by the Minister and the department." The Progress League. Approval of the proposed alterations to the constitution of the Hastings and District Progress League was given at a speeial meeting of jnembers yestexday afternoon. The president, Mr, A. I. Rainbow, presided. The clianges made in the rules wiil mean that, in future, fnstead of there being a, gencral committee of an unlimited number and a small exeeutive committee, the forrner will be eliminated and the exeeutive committee will lxave .widened powers. lt will also be increased ixx nuxnbdr to twelve members, who, together >yith the officers, .will be elected at the annual general meetings. Warning to Children. ^ At yesterday's meeting of the Cen'trai Hawke's Bay Power Board, a letter was received from the Auckland Transport Board. asking ior information about the warning rulers issued to school children. The ietter stated that a eample of the ruler, with cautions printed on it in regard *to the danger of electric wires, had pome to the notice of the Transport Department, which described it as a step in the right direction, and added that it would be pleased to have some idea of the cost and where the rulers could be obtained. The managing secretary of the Power Board, Mr G. E. Fowler, said he had sent the neeessary information with samples, for whiclx he had received a letter of thanks frpm Auckland. Coal-potting •Feat. What is regarded as a record for the number of field goals kicked by one player in a Rugby 'niatclx in Hawke's Bay, if not ixx New Zealand, "was made at McLean ' Park in the inter-school match between Palmerston North and Napier Boys' High Schools first fil'teens. Beard, the visitors' captain, placed four field goals, bringing victory to his team by 19 points to 3. The match was the annual one between the two schools, wfth the Polson Panner, held by Napier, at stake. Eaehi team scored a try, but Beard, whose feat ydlf be recorded as one of the most remarkable achievements in tlxe history of New Zealand Rugby, kicked twq field goals from iong range and two from acute angles close to the toueh-line,