LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 101, 19 December 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Invitation to Carnival Broadcast. Mr. R. P. Spedding,.. of Rotorua,-, gave an exceptionally humoroUs address over the wireless from sta^ion 1YA Auckland last evening, invitirig 1 the people from far and hear to- cottle to Rotorua for the inauguration of the reign of King .Carnival and the execution of General de Pression during the Christfhas and' New Year holidays. Maori Youngsters Honour King. A rather amusing episode occur^ed on . Wednesday evening at the con- . cluSion of the Maori welcome ceremony to Chief Makea Tinierau, of the Cook Islands. As the natives stood : up to sing the National Anthem a . little Maori girl about five years of age insisted on h6r hahy hrother also standing and regardless of the fact that the" little fellow was asleep she seized him hy shoulders and heaved him to his feet, holding him 'erect until the last note of the Anthem died away.

A.A.A. Patrol at Rotorua The Auckland Automobile Assoeiation is placing a uniformed patrol with headquarters at Rotorua duri'ng . the holiday period. The patrol, who arrived here on Wedhesday, is inspecting all the principal routes leading from Rotorua to the Bay of Plenty, Taupo, Atiamuri, and the Urewera country. In addition, he will travel over the toad to Waimangu, Wairoa, Okataina, Hamurana and other attractions in the district. He

will thus have the latest mf ormation to impart to members of Automobile Associations requiring his services. \ Cbristmas Relief Work The Rotorua district's share of the special grant for the relief of un-i emplojrment prior to ChristmaS • amounts to £120. This is to be used in subsidising wages on lines similar to the No. 2 scheme in operation last year. In order to take advantage of the grant and at the same time assist those less fortunate than the-mselves, it is necessary for those who have work available to cornmunicate immediately with the Town Clerk, Mr. W. A. McLean. The Committee mUsf know by Saturday at the latest what commitments there will be under the; scheme as it wishes to make full use of 'the money available. Relief Workers on Forestry Under arrangement with a private forestry company, the Unemployment Board has transferred 38 men from the Rotorua unemployment list for work in the vicinity of Taupo* The first batch of six men left Rotorua for Taupo yesterday.

Vegetables for Unemployed An excellent supply of vegetables j has beeti obtained from the unem-j ployed community gardens in the! toWn-, ahd the first distribution will! take place to-day. The borough yard ! in Amohau Street has been constb- ' tuted a receiving depot and familieS j of unemployed men in neeessitous j circumstances ;can obtain supplies ; of vegetables by making application ' there. j Te Be Revived. Opposition has been voiced against ; the recent refusal of the Rotorua Bor- i ough Council to grant a permit for j the erection of a garage and living premises adjacent to Waiwera House, J and a requisition has been signed by ! three members of the council, Messrs j G. Urquhart, N. M. Keane, and 0'. | H. Col/.man, calling for a special \ meeting of the council on Monday evening to reconsider the matter. At this meeting Cr. Coleman has givett; notice to move that the council rescind its previous resolution in con- j nection with the matter. The application for the permit was considered at Wednesday night's meeting of the council, when on the deciding vote of the Mayor (Mr. T. Jackson) the council refused to grant the permit under Section 34 o'f the Town Planning A'Ct. The grounds for refusal adVanced were that the application was in respect to a section outside the commercial area and lying within a general residential zone under the planning of the town. It is understood that the matter is being revived on the grounds that the council had insufficient grounds for refusing the application. „