LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 88, 4 December 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Annual Examinations The New Zealand University En- ; trance examinations yrere commeneed on Tuesday, in St. John's Hall. Mrs. A. C. Randerson is acting as supervisor.' Thirty-nine candidates have entered for matriculation : this year and two, D. R. Ryder and C. W. Davis, for the Junior University Scholarship. For the Publie Service Entrance examination concluded last Friday, 46 pupils sat. Artillery Break Camp i The 20th Light Howitzer Battery, New Zealand Artillery, which has been in bivouac at Arawa Park sin'ce the end of last week, broke camp yes- , "terday morning and left by"train for Auckland. During the "week live and blank shell practices were held on the range betweeh the Atiamuri and Taupo Roads and the officers report that some excellent shooting and trainirig was carried out. The guns usdd are for near defenee,. foeing mobile and able to shelter behind any rise in the ground. Major H. P. Warnock was the commanding officer of the battery and he was assisted by Lieutenant Rowle and •SeCond-Lieut-enants Sharp and Fort. "Little Better Than Tracks.'"' A suggestion that the horough cemetery required immediate attention was made by Cr. G. Urquhart at last evening's meeting of the Rotorua Borough Couneil. Cr. Urquhart stated that the paths' at the cemetery were little better than grass tracks and that the whole area eompared very unfavourahly with cemeteries in other towns. After a brief discussion, it was decided to refer the matter to the appropriate committee. Water Cart Needed. At last 'evening's meeting of the Rotorua Borough Couneil, Cr. O. H. Coleman stated that he had recenti ly received complaints from a number I of business people regarding the dust nuisance in the streets. He thought j that the couneil should put the water cart into operation to keep down the dust. The Mayor (Mr. T. Jackson) said that the difficulty was to get suitable hors.es for the cart. They had one at present but a second was not available. Cr. Albert Smith agreed that the cart was necessary but issued a word of warning in regard to the use of the hydrant on the cart. On a number of occasions, he stated, the force of the water had been so great, that it had done considerable damage through loosening the surface of the road. Bad Intersections. Arrangements have been finalised between the Railway Departnrent' and the Rotorua Borough Couneil to clear the considerable growth of weeds which has grown np On the intersections of Pererika Street and Ranolf j Street, and which has considerably obscured the view of the railway level crossing from Pererika Street. Relief labour will be used for the work. Four luminous signs are also to he erected on the intersection of Ranolf Street and Malfroy Road. Two notice boards, inscribed: "Private Road, Speed Limit 4 m.p.h." are also to be erected, one at each end of the private road adjaeent to the dining room at Ohinemutu. At the previous meeting of the Borough Gouncil, a complaint was received that motorists ; were negotiating this corner at too ^ high a speed.

Offer of Cabaret. . An offer to make available the "Sylvana" Cabaret building, as an adjunct to the motor camp during the Christmas holiday season, was received by the Rotorua Borough Couneil last evening from the eompany controlling the building. It was also stated that if the couneil desired to use the hall for any holiday entertainment or benefit, the eompany was willing to leave the management in ■ the hands of the couneil. The Town Clerk (Mr. W. A. McLean) stated that the eompany made its offer in order to provide a building which might he used as a reading or writing room in connection with the camp, It was decided to refer the matter to the Publicity and Amusements Committee. "On the Box Seat" The Rotorua Borough Couneil last : evening received a communication from the Postmaster at Rotorua (Mr G. Nelson) stating that owing to recent street f ormation works earried out by the couneil it would he necessary to lower five telegraph poles in Wylie Street. The point which occasioned the coUncil. some concern, however, was that the -Department suggested that the couneil should pay for the work. Cr. E. T.-Johnson said he thought that this was scarcely a fair thing but the Mayor (Mr. T. Jackson) said that the . Department was "on the box* seat." so far as the legal aspect was concerned. It was finally decided to empower the Mayor to confer with the Postmaster in connection with the matter.