PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 33, 2 November 1937, Page 12

PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

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Traffio Bridge at Waipawa The surveying of the site for the proposed new traffic hridge at Waipawa has been completetT by the officers of the Public Works Departraent at Napier, and the plan has been forwarded on to Wellington, When constructed a new bridge will eliminate the wide detour — extending over abqut a mile and a-half — which occurs on the main south highway. A deputation approached the Minister of Public Works, the Hon. R. Semple, several montha ago, urging the necessity for a new bridge with the result that the Minister gave instructions for the immediate preparation of a sitc plan. The proposed new bridge will cross the river-bed at a point olose to the site of the present railway bridge. Cricket in Wairoa. Favoured by fine weather, the Wairoa Cricket Association opened its sea? sea wjth amatrh betweeu. Fraserl own and Dairy Factory, which was played at Wairoa over the week-end. Frasertown won by a margin of six wickets. Vjtai Statistics. The vytal statistics for the Dannevirke registration di&trict for the month of October, with the figures for the.corresponding month last year in parentheses, w©re as follows Births 18 (20), deaths 4 (6), and marriages 9 (8). ' ' . Bullding at Dannevirke. Building operations were very slack last montlj jn Dannevirke so far as new work authprised was concerned, only two permits being issued by the borough engineer (Mr. tS. Annabell), comprising one for the erection of a wash-lxouse and another for the build-

ing of a garage, the amounts being £40 and £35 respectively. Pedestrian Crossings. Citj and borough councils throughout New Zealand are at present concerned with the problem of reducing the expense of continual repainting required for pedestrian crossings in the main thoroughfares. With this object in view,- the Dannevirke borough engineer, Mr. S. Annabell, is experimenting with a new idea. The crossing at tlie south end of High street is being painted with hot bitumen to bind a layer of shells,- It is hoped that this process will not only be immensely more lasting, but will provide a more clearjy discrenible indication of the crossing. Little Rain At Dannevirke. ^ Little rain fell' in Dannevirke during October, except in the fourth week, when there were . five wet days. The total fall for the month of 2.14 inohes was registered on nine days. This is considerably less than the average for the month which, over the last 3Q years, works out at 4.21 inohes. The highest October rainfall recorded was 8.26 inches jn 1912 and the lowest, 1.08 inches. The "total fall so far this year is 30.29 inches, compared with 42,24 inches for ihe same perjod last year. Last year the total for the 12 months was 49.60 inches, compared with an average of 42.9 inches.