LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 93, 10 December 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dog Registrations No local tenders have been receiv&d by tbe • Rotprua County - Council for the manufaeture of dpg. collars, and the onfy tenders wfiich were received. were from Auckland firms. . The amount of the tenders was slightly lower than those of last year. The Council has also advertised the position of dog tax registrar, but received only four applications. Ratepayers Must Assist £ When a request was received from the Oturoa and Central Roads Ratepayers' Association, that f urtherw.ojfk be. done on the roads in the, Association'S area, -the Rotorua County Council . yesterday decided to. inform the Asso.ciation that ' further wqrk could not be done at present. It was pointed out that with, the d,rastic decreases in subsidies, the standard .of maintenance must necessarily suffer unless all settlers made an effort to

assist the Council by meeting the rates. One councillor expressed the opinion that while a great number of settlers were up against it, a certain proportion were taking advantage of the present difficult- ' conditions ■ to avoid their responsibilities. County Finance The County Treasurer (Mr A. Bellingham) , reported to yest.erday's meeting of the ; Rotorua County Council that totai receipts for, the current year had. amounted to £l4,841 14s 8d with outgoing amounting to £14,802 ls lOd. It was reported that outstanding rates amounting to £770 had been placed in the hands of the County solicitors for collection. Cycle Road Races The Rotorua County Council yesterday received a letter from the Rotorua Amateur Athletic and Cyeling Club making application for general authority to nse the roads under the . Council' s jurisdiction for the purpose of holding long distance cycle races. It was explained that these races would only be held at intervals a.nd that the club would give due notification. Permission, as requested, was granted. The Best Time Possible "Although I cannot predict a very cheery time so far as cash is concerned, I wish you all the best time possible under the circumstanees," said the chairman of the Rotorua County Council (Mr. H. P. Ford), at yesterday's meeting when extending to councillors the compliments of the season. The Council will not meet again until next year. Cutting Noxious Weeds , , . .. . . At one time, hefore relief workers could be used for cutting noxious weeds, applications, for their employment had. to be lodged ,with the district unemployment. committee, and forwarded by that hody to the Unemployment Board in Wellington, for approvaL It. was. repqrted .at yesterday's meeting of the Rotorua County Council, that this round-about method has now been adjusted, and that the county engineer was now empowered to place relief workers on weed cutting where necessary. Under theprevious system, it was stated- that .often the weeds grew so qui*ekly that -by the time the Board's approval was received, they were beyond cutting. Control of Radio . At a meeting of wireless listeners held on Tuesday, under the auspices of the Rotorua Radio Club, it was decided to nominate . Messrs. D. W. Tapp and H. C.. Smith ,for memhership of the. new .adviaory board to he appointed by the ■ Government under the Broadcasting Act. Both Mr; Tapp and Mr. Smith are well qualified to fill a position on the board and the hope was expressed at the meeting that, in view of the central geographical position occupied by Rotorua and its unique character as a tourist and holiday resort, at least one of Rotorua's nominees will be appointed. Carnival Announced by Wireless. . . The. . Rotorua carnival . this . year ;..|s ; receiving a good deal of puhlicity out- | side the town and it. .is expected that j this will be the .means .of attracting many visitors.' An address was given ! over the wireless, from station 2YA, Wellington, last night by Mr. A. E. Wilson, of the staff of the- Tourist Department, in whieh he described the attractions; of Rotorpa and , t}ie surrounding, .district, and , concluded with a special reference to carnival week. Another wireless lecture will be given this evening by . Mr. R; R. Spedding, of Rotorua, from station 1YA, Auckland. t ■ Rotorua Carnival , In connection with the Rotorua Carnival one of the outstanding attractions will be th© special Maori night. Any person or persons interested in fhis fixture. and who.. are willing to give assistance are invited to attend a •. meetings 4n. ther .Bprough CQuncil oflicep, Fenton Street, on Monday evenng at 7.30 p.m. When you* are -making- -up your Christmas list don't forget to include a few of these choice gifts from the Central Book Shop. Gift packages of , sfatiqnery and qnyeIopes.tq.matcnj Christmas greeting cards, calendars, a goo.d.selection 'qf ChpistmaS' stationqry, the latest Waferman's iqujitain pens, and alsq a chqipq a.eleetion of the latest ' books by popular authors. (M.j and B. Dorset),, .Central , Book Shop/next Grand Theatre* Those Christmas gifts. Everyone feels that their money must be expended on useful .articles .this year. What cquld be more ideal than a cosy pair of slippers. We have a splendid variety qf gentl&men's; leather slippers at 6/11, 8/6j 12/6; ladies' finest grade slippers from 3/~; and also childrep's slippers fin.el3r;Rri?gd.|rqm 1/6. We.;have also a fine range of tennis .and sandshoes, which would make excellent and acceptable gifts. Brown's, Tutanekai Street, next Aard Motors* Baby's weight. Keep a record of Baby's progress free* - We invite you to make rUse df. our up-to-date seales aiid .present you with a card to keep particulars on. Len Fisher, Ltd., Ghemist, Fenton Street.*