NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3994, 7 September 1929, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

The discovery that hundreds of tacks had been sprinkled on the roadway was made in Clotvemook Road, 'ljjjpsoin, Auckland, one morning- recently. A bread delivery van suffered most, all four tyres being punctured. Residents in the street were for the most part fortunate enough to avoid trouble, many of them not having had occasion to use their cars before the discovery was made. The staff of a garage filled several small tins with tacks from the road and eventually they sought the aid of the City Council in sweeping the roadway. The matter was also referred to the police. “W{bat is the life of a concrete road. This poser was fired unexpectedly at the engineer of the Mount Roskill Road BoaJrd (Mr. J. D. Whitmore) at a recent meeting of Roskill West ratepayers, when loan proposals were under discussion. "The perfect road material hag not yet been discovered,” replied Mi-. Whitmore. "Concrete is . the most permanent method of construction known as yet, but road construction is dependent on so many different factors including climatic conditions and the class of traffic. I am absolutely on firm ground, however, when I tell you that the concrete we propose to put down will outlast the lifetime of the ■ loan, a period of 30 years.” 'The need for closely examining cheques before they are accepted as payment of accounts was Wrought home to an Auckland grocer the other day (says the Star). A certain young man about town is deep in debt. He owed the grocer £B. 'The grocer, knowing him well, thought of transferring the account to the bad debts column in his books, but later decided to send bis collector to see the debtor. “Come in, you’re the man I’m looking for,” said it he man who owed the money. “I’m just paying out some cheques now. Here’s yours.” He handed the collector a cheque for £l2, and received £4 as change. “He’s all right, he’s' paid,” the gro - cer proprietor was cheerily informed by the collector on his return. However it was not so good as it looked. Just before the cheque was paid into the bank it was discovered that it had been post-dated for August,, 1930. The grocer will have to wait another year, while the other man has the use of his £4.