Tuesday, November 4, 1947. LOCAL & GENERAL

Opotiki News, Volume X, Issue 1043, 4 November 1947, Page 2

Tuesday, November 4, 1947. LOCAL & GENERAL

An Alteration. Owing to counter-attractions, the annual meeting of the Waioeka Hall Committee which was to have been held to-morrow evening has been postponed till Thursday at 8 pm. Of Interest to Hockey Players. Adjutant Agues Aicken who is to conduct the young people’s anniversary during the coining weekend, before becoming a Salvation Army officer, was a representative hockey player in the King CountryWaikato area. Bridge Afternoon. Tho Mothers’ Union of St. Stcph- ' en’s Church, held an auction bridge afternoon, in the Parish Hall on Friday, October 30 as a result of which £8 has been paid to Mr. Lane who received it on behalf of the Opotiki Aid for Britain Committee.

A Good Time. One of the younger members of the Citizens Band on going in to afternoon tea at Kutarere on Sunday and viewing all the good things provided by the ladies of the district, suggested to the bandmaster that, he should make a weekly visit to the “Hub.” Rain Needed. - The steady winds during the week-end had the effect of drying the surface of the ground which has become very hard. The cold spell has also had the effect of slowing up growth. Fortunately there was enough wind on two of the coldest nights to keep dew off the grass and there were no frosts. National Savings. In previous year’s Opotiki was considered one of the backward districts in regard to’National Savings and had a, bit of a struggle to reach the objective. The district quota, for 1947-48 is £6760 and this figure has already been exceeded by sonic £3OOO. With about five months to go Opotiki should have no difficulty to doubling its quota. Waimana district is now well on the way to trebling its quota of £l,456.

Guy Fawkes Night. All roads will lead to the reserve to-morrow night, for residents, both young and old, to witness the special Guy Fawkes display on behalf of, the Food for Britain Campaign. The competition for the best guy is arousing enthusiasm amongst the small boys aud there should be a “tip-top” array. A number of army flares have been secured for the occasion aud these alone will bo well worthwhile watching. Another attraction will be the attendance of the Citizens’ Band. Land Tax. The Commissioner of Taxes draws the attention of taxpayers to the notification appearing in to-day’s issue that the due date for payment cf land-tax for the current year is on Wednesday, the 12th. day of November, 1947. Demands for individual taxpayers whose surnames commence with the letters A to L will be posted cn or about the sth. November. In other cases where the issue of assessments has been delayed, demands will be posted later and an extended due date for payment will be shown on the demand.

“Peach” of a Cow. Averaging 158 lb. of butterfat for the month a cow which was purchased only three weeks ago topped the Galatea South herd testing group to date. Mr. W. Cox, senior herd tester in the district, was left gasping. He stated that the cow, named “Peach”, was the highest testing animal he had yet tested. “Peach” was bought for £l4 at the last Galatea sale and was one of the four grade Jerseys disposed of by Mr. J. Wilson. If figures do not lie she will have paid for herself and made over £l profit after milking for one mouth.

Who Can Vote? There appears to be a. good deal of confusion in the mind of electors as to whom is entitled to vote at

the forthcoming local body elections. Mr. M. Stone, lieturning Officer for the Opotiki County, stated this morning that there would be two forms of declaration papers available at all booths. One was a declaration that the elector had reason to believe that his name was on the roll, while the other form gave the person the

right to claim a vote by reason of the fact that his name appeared on the Parliamentary Electoral Poll. Votes made by declaration will not be taken into consideration on the first count, but if allowed' by the returning officer, will be included ill the official count which is taken as soon as possible after polling day. Prior to the last local body elections only ratepayers were entitled to vote, but the act was amended to allow a vote to all persons, both ratepayers or with residential qualifications who are on the roll, or who would be entitled to make one of the above mentioned declarations. The names of many residents were taken from the Parliamentary Poll and placed on the Borough and the County Polls, while others who known to be resident in the district w.ero also placed upon tho I'Olld.

Some Catch! A member of the “devil’s own” profession, journeyed to Rotorua for the opening of the trout fishing season, and after two days of strenuous casting landed a, .two-pounder which he proudly brought home. It is generally recognised when the “devil casts his net” the haul is usually of a fair size and number. Is this a sign of events casting their shadow before them ? \