LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 29 November 1927, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Marama and the Maunganui both arrived in Sydney at about 6 o'clock this morning It is announced by the British War Office that the Artillery College will in future be known as the -Military College of Science. The Lower Hutt Borough Council has decided to incorporate the new motor regulations in its by-laws.— Press Assn. Mails which left Auckland on October 25th per Aorangi via Vancouver, arrived in London on November 24th. '‘The way the traffic is increasing, we will have to make Emerson street a one-way street very soon,” remarked the Mayor at the Napier Borough Council’s meeting last night. To-morrow being St. Andrew’s Day, and a holiday, there will be no sitting of the Magistrate’s Court in Hastings. The next sittings of the Court at Hastings will be held on December 7th. A number of requests to establish new bus services in and around Hastings were last night referred by the Napier Borough Council to a meeting to be held of all parties interested. A suggestion put forward to the Napier Borough Council last night by Or. J. C. Bryant that the old band rotunda in Clive Square, Napier, should be removed and a pond made in its place, was referred to the Reserves Committee to confer with the engineer. Mr. John Dick, Town Clerk, last night informed the Napier Borough Council that the new' by-laws which had for some time ,been in the hands of the solicitor to be compiled, would bo before the Council early in the new year. Taranaki Oil Fields report: Waiapu No. 2 well is at a depth of 2650 feet in grey shale, with 8} inch casing to 2619 feet. Gisborne No. 1 well: Testing; water shut off to-day. Gisborne No. 2 well: Road construction and preparation of the site are in hand.— Press Assn. The question of heating the Napier Municipal Baths has been under consideration by the Napier Borough Council, and last night the Council, after dealing with the report of the power house superintendent on the matter, held that the proposal was impracticable and in consequence no action was taken. The jury which was empanelled during the Burwood murder charge had a wireless set installed for its entertainment at its hotel (reports the Press). This is probably the first time in New Zealand, and certainly the first time in Christchurch in which such a procedure has been adopted. To Aroha sets something of a record for bazaars, says the News. For the last night of the Catholii bazaar, the actual amount in cash handed over to the treasure? for . that night alone was over £7OO. i The total takings for the bazaar i amounted to £1450. Prompt measures to combat the outbreak of fireblight which appeared in the centre of the Henderson fruitj growing district nearly two weeks ago have been taken by officers of the Department of Agriculture and the orenardists of the district (states an exchange). As a result the menace is well under control, and it is not likely that appreciable damage will result to the crops.

The Railway Department an nounces to-day that the Day) Limited expresses between Auckland and Wellington will be reinstated on Monday, December sth. It has not been decided how long the running of these expresses will be continued, this no doubt being a matter dependent upon the traffic handled. Several minor alterations to other trains are also announced. ..The Plaza, a new hotel costing £150,000 to build, and a further £50,000 to equip, is planned for Auckland. Work will be begun on it in February. It will be bunt opposite the new railway station, and it is hoped that the open.-ng of the station and the hotel will coincide. During the four weeks ended November 10 the Napier Municipal Trams returned a total revenue of £lO5O 5/-. while the working expenses totalled £973 16/2, leaving a nett revenue of £76 8/10. as against £179 8/3 for the same period in 1926. For the 32 weeks ending November 10 the total .nett revenue amounted to £1,104 16'2 as compared with £1579 7/8 for the same period in 1926. showing a decrease of £lB4 13/6. At the meeting of the Napier Borough Council last night, the Traffic, Inspector (Mr. A. M. Oliver) reported on the proposed traffic rules and motor vehicle regulations and their practicability in Napier. On the -whole his report was favourable but, relative to the rule prohibiting the parking of cars within 15 feet of an intersection, he considered that the narrowness of Napier’s streets necessitated a distance of at least 25 feet. The report was referred to the roads committee. A few months ago the Napier Borough boundaries were extended to take in an area lying to the south and in the vicinity of the new Boys’ High School. To bring the reading and drainange of the area up to the standard of the other parts of the borough considerable work is required. When the Council met last ■ doht the borough engineer, Mr. G. F. Clapcott, submitted estimates for kerbing and channelling, tarring paths, sewerage, water mains and contingencies, making a total of £6034. The report was referred to the Finance Committee.