LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 65, 9 December 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Hen Changes to Roosten. A Waitara hen which last season fulfllled its duty in laying eggs has this year become a rooster. It has developed tail feathers and the crow of a rooster. State Housing. Mr E. L. Cullen, M.P., has received advice that the tender of A. B. Davis and Son has been accepted for the erection of a two-unit house in one of the blocks of houses being erected under the State housing scheme in Hastings. .Lmproved Higkways. Reporting to the exeeutive cf tbe Automobile Association (Hawke '"s Bay) last night, the president, Mr .1. H. Ed'mundson,' said that he had been assured by Main Highways Board members, who were in Napier last week tliat within a few months the road to Woodville would be completely mudernised. The further improvement of ths Taupo road had also been promised. Glass on the Beacnes. The danger of leaving broken bottles or glass on the beach, and, particularly near' swixlgs and the slides, was mentioned at the monthly meeting of the Haumoana Beach Committee. It was stated that several children had received nasty cuts as a result oi thoughtlessness on the part of visitors. The committeo pointed out that tins were provided by the bathing-sheds, 111 which to deposit such iubbish. Weighty Lambs. Although. the new season 's crop ot lambs have generally killed" out from two to tln-ee lbs. lighter than last jear's killings, an . excsptionally iine draft of 215 lambs was put into the works last week by Mr Hori Tupaea oif his Te Aute property. The lambs were splendidly growp, killed out ar the average of 40.591bs. Off another property, Mr Tupaea sent away a larger draft of 550 lambs which averaged 341bs. Sugar Shortage. The brief period for which the shipping trouble in Auckland preventa$ loading for coastal ports had its ett'ect on supplies of sugar stocked by Hastings retail grocery stores. At this period of the year, sugar sells a little more readily than usual, and in addition, the sailings of vessels bringiug sugar to Napier are apt to ,be irregU' lar. In consequence, grocers have discovered that their stocks of sugar are becoming low, but the posit'ion will probably be relieved within the next few d^3- • • U , AJi Effect of Publie Holidays. "It is an absolute fact that when we close tlown our premises on publie holidays such as the King's Birthday wo hever make up that business again," said a warehouseman when giving evidence before the Second Ax.bitration Court at Auckland. "Why is that?" asked Mr Justice Hunter. ''I can give no reason," witness replied. ''Is it not that people go to the races on those days and spend their money there?" said Mr W. Brotherson, who appeared for an appellant union. Witness replied that the money might go elsewhere, but the business houses did not receive it.

New Cargo Ship. ■ ,'vCabled advice has 'been received by the Union Steam Ship Company that its steamer Kakapo, of aboiit 2300 tpns gross register, will reach Auckland on her maiden voyage from Glasgow, via the Paeific Coast, on December 28. The Kakapo, which was launched on September 1 for the New Zealand coastal trade, is one of a number of ships being built in Scotland for the Union Company. She travelled from Glasgow, via Panama, to load timber for New Zealand on the Pacific Coast and she has left Eureka, a Californian lumber port, for Auckland, Hawke 's Bay Signpostiug. it will not be the fault of the Automobile Association (Hawke 's Bay), if motorists visiting the province during the Christmas and New Year holidays lose their way. According to reports received at the exeeutive meeting of the association in Napier last evening, 320 signs were erected by the patrola during November. The Chief Patrol, Mr M. O. Lock, erected 159 signs on the " Ongaonga-Takapau and Taupo roads; Patrol H. B.' McDonald put up 66 signs on the Ongaongar Tikokino, Makaretu and Aehley-Clinton roads, and Patrol H. B. McLeod put up 85 in the Waipukurau, Napier and Maraekakaho distriets, and on the Taupo xoad. Twenty-four new signs will be erected on the Taihape" xoad before Christmas. Foot and Mouth Disease, A full diseussion took place at a meeting of the Auckland Jersey Club on the qcestion of allowing the profent reitrictione on importsd cattle to be relaxo-1 in any way, and the feelmg was empha'.ic against this course. Members reaibcd. the vital importanea of keeping tiie Dominion free form tho ecourge of loot-and-moufch disease. It was decidel to forward the following resolution to the Minister of Agriculture, the New Zealand Jersey As&pciation and the Auckland A. and P. Association: "The Auckland Jersey Club strongly objects to any alterations being made regarding the present regulations in force, and that, in order to obtain a true opinion of those having so much at stake, a referOndum of ali farmers owning cattle *be taken."