LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 214, 4 May 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Concern for Railwaiy Dept. "Did you not cut out this service by arrangement -with the Railway Departnaent?" asked Mr. E. Roe, when ^xamining a witness before the No. 3 Transport Licensing Authority yesterday. "Well. partly to suit the departmout, and- partly hecause it didn't pay," replied the witness frankly, "which was the predoxninant eonsideration," enqnired counsel "Oh to suit the -Railway Department, of, course," replied the witness amidi laughter. ; i For the Prisoner . j "This rather rejninds me* of coun-i sel appearing for a, prisoner about to' be sentenced," reinarked counsel for® the Railways Board (Mr. H. Gillies) j at ,yesterday's sittings of the No. 3 Transport Licensing Authority, in? Rotorua, when eommenting upon tes-': tinaonials in favour of a motor ser-i viee tendered by. counsel supporting: the company's application for a license. ; "I confess, sir, I fail to see the point — or rather, I will say I don't want to see it," interjectedl counsel for another applicant cona-l pany. • | Lorries Collide ! Early yesterday morning, two Leavy lorries rnet in a head-on colli-; sion on a bend near Waiotapu. For-; tunately both vehicles were travelling at a slow speed and although . both were temporarily out of commission, damage was not found to Be serions and repairs were effected on the roadside. Eliminating Rabbits During the past few months extensive poisoning operations have been carried out to eradicate rabbits over the Tahora Kuri 30,000 acres hloek, and- as a result the whole area has been practically cleaned, of the pest. The block is held by Perpetual Forests, Limited, and is being prepared for an extensive planting scheme. Rabbits were particularly thick over this area, and the worlc of eradication entailed an extensive system of poisoning. In order to assist the company in the work, the stock department is undertaking further poisoning ovei' an adjacent area of 6000 acres of native land, which is badly infested. Unemployment Position Unemployment registrations for the Rotorua district are still in the vicinity of 700. Since the list closed last week 27 new registrations have been added, but this has been offset by the transfer of 29 men to other districts. On Thursday of last week when the list closed, there were 623 registered men exclusive of the Ngongotaha and Mamaku registrations .and all of these were given woi'k tmder one or other of the various schemes. Pending definite information from -the Unemployment Board, there has been no change over to the new working conditions recently announced by the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates. N.Z. Hospitality Praised The wonderful hospitality he had experienced since his arrival in New Zealand was warmly commented upon by Mr. S. W. Pascall, president of Rotary International, during an interview in Hamilton yesterday. The country, he said, had struck a healthy and sound note, and he was confident that it would weather the depression with that traditional courage the j name "Anzac" symholised.

Stretcber Required A request was made at Monday night's meeting of the Rugby Management Committee that a stretcher be made available on match days, as considerable inconvenience was caused last Saturday when two players who were knoeked out had to be carried off the field. One man was kicked on the head, and his condition was considered serious at the time. Mr. L. Clarke was asked to approacli the Tourist Department through the district manager, Mr. L. J. Bayfeild, to see if a stretcher could be ohtained for Saturdays. Historic Meeting House One of the most historic of the j Maori meeting houses in the Rotorua district, the Kearoa house at Tare- J wa, is at present being dismantled j and transferred to its old location at i Horohoro. The Kearoa house was j originally erected at Horohoro, but j following the decline of the local kainga, it was transferred to Ohinemutu. Owing chiefly to the land development aetivities at Horohoro, however,- the kainga has now revived and it has been decided to restore the house to its original territory. The house is being re-ereeted adjacent to the new native school on the settlement and the work of transferring it is now nearly completed. Kearoa has an historical significance to the Arawa tribe by reason of the fact that it was under its roof that the final negotiations in connection with the Rotorua lake bed settlement were finalised by Sir Francis Bell, acting on behalf of the Government. Maori Gifts of Potatoes The Arawa Trust Board has received from the secretary of the Auckland Unemployment Relief Committee, a letter gratefully acknowledging the recent gift of potatoes which was made by Rotorua Maoris for the assistance of unemployed workers' families in the city. It is proposed shortly to send a further consignment from Maketu and Te Puke and- arrangements are being made by the board to pay the freight to Auckland."