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Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 145, 12 August 1926, Page 1

The Hawora Bo?'ough Council discussed the Town Planning Bill, wh’ch was vigorously on-nosed. A was carried protesting against the Bill in its fonn on the following grounds: No option was left to local bodies in adonting the scheme, they being in the terms of the Bill forced to submit a scheme within three years, irrecpective of whether they "wanted one or not and unnecessary expense would be imposed on property owners and local bodies at a time when strict economy was essential. The council requests that the Bill should be referred to the Municipal Counties’ Association. The council decided to get in touch with the local authorities regarding the Bill and forward a cony of the resolution to the Minister for Internal Affairs. A roughly-made toy pistol in the possession of a Gisborne boy was found to be a very dangerous weapon, when a close of it wws mode at the police station (states the Povj erty Bay Herald). The pistol was puri chased in America and sent to Gisborne by parcel post. To all intents and purposes it was harmless, looking exactly the same as the toy .pistols that can be purchased in any toy shop for a few shillings, and it therefore passed the Customs without difficulty. The enterprising purchaser, however, discovered tlmt the barrol. which opened up, would take a 22-calibre cartridge, and after using it for a time ; took it along to the police station to I register it. The pistol will now be [ confiscated, as it is illegal to bring this type of firearm into New Zealand Besides being dangerous others, the pistol, being made of light and che~r materials, would be very liable to burst if used for firing many cart ridges. It is astonishing to think th° A the American authorities would gjlrv-* such flimsy-me to be used u- living cartridges.