LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 100, 18 December 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Godwits Arrive : Earlier than in previous years, godyvit and knot have reached Lake Ellesmere, Christchurch, the vanguard of the annual migration from Siberia to the southern lands. A certain number of the birds which come here appa.rently remain irt New . Zealand, but the bulk of them will presently reverse their extraordinary flight, returning to Siberia. There are large numbers of the birds op Ellesmere now, and they are reported to b'e in good condition. The local season for goodwit and knot runs from January . 1 to. March 31. Colburful Setting • The Rotorua Borough Couricil held its last meqting in 1931 on Wednesday in a setting appropriate to the festive season. Th'p Council chambers was decorated with summer blooms ahd greenery, which under the lights made a very colourful display. At the eonclusion of the meeting, councillors were entertained to supper by His Worship the Mayor, when holiday good wishes were exchanged. Street Troup I ^ ... - ' , ••• '.' \ ■ ■ ! An application from a troup bf.peri fprming musicians to give perfoj.'- | mances in the streets and .town I square, was referred to its Publicity and Amusements Committee by frie Rotorua Borough Council on Wednesday. . - "Used to It" The Rotorua Borough Council' on Wednesday passed a general resolution empowering the Mayor (Mr T. Jackson) to deal with any applications for entertainment permits on Christmas Day. "The only thing is, if the Mayor is left to deal with the matter on his own, he might get into i had odour if he turned down an appli- | cation," said Cr. O. H. Coleman. "I | am quite prepared to acce.pt that»re1 sponsibility," said the Mayor, with a smile. "I am used to it. Dust Nuisance It was reported at Wednesday evening's meeting of the Rotorua Borough Council that in an endeav- •! our to minimise the dust nuisance the ! Borough engineer had been instruct- ! ed to oil portion of Lake Road ad- : jacent to the Utuhina Bridge. Cr. E. T. J ohnson, chairman of the Works Committee, said that this oiling was largely an experiment, but it was thought that it would satisfactorily lay the dust. "High-Handed Action" 1 Exception to the action of the Auckland Automobile Association in erecting a sign in the Borough without obtaining the* perrpission of the council, was voiced by the Mayor (Mr. T. Jackson) at Wednesday evening's meeting of the council. Mr. Jackson pointed out that in addition to ignoring the council in the matter, the association had used the. sign to indicate the route to the opposition motor camp at Springfield. Aetually, he considered the sign had been erected in a dangerous position, and that the A.A.A. had acted in a highhanded manner. November Butter'fat Payments Mr. C. J. Parlane, general manager of the New Zealand Co-opera-tive Dairy Company, Limited, advises that the company's payments to supt porters for November butterfat will i be at the following rates: — Butter- | fat for butter making, lOd. per lri\; j butter-fat for cheese making, lld. per I lb. These payments refer in both instances to snperfine butter-fat. High Scliool Caretaker The Rotorua High School Board has received 250 applications for the position of earetaker at the school to fill the vacancy ereated by the resignation of Mr.' Macdowall. The Board has now narrowed the selection down to eight, all of whom are local applicants, and a final selection wiil be made on Saturday morning. No Complaints From Maoris "You may have seen letters from pakeha parents in the. newspapers cpmplaining that the proficiency exaniination was too hard," said Mr. W. W. Bird, chief inspector of Native Schools, at a meeting of Maoris in Tamatekapua on Wednesday evening, "b'ut you saw no complaints from the Maoris, regardless of the fact that t^ey had to do the same questions." Mr. Bird gave this as an instance of the great progress the native children had made in education. Maori Love of Music , The Maori love of music and daneing was strikingly demonstrated on Wednesday evening when, after the official welcome had been given to Chief Makea Tinirau, of the Cook Islarids, and the party had departed, a member of the entertaining party struck up a jazz tune on the piano while the others danced. When you are "making up your Christmas list don't forget to include a few 'of these choice gifts from tho Ceritral Book Sliop. 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