LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 225, 17 May 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Finetl For Drunkenness A first offending inebriate who created a disturbance in Arawa Street on Saturday evening, appeared in tbe Rotorua Magistrate's Court yesterday morning and was fined £1, the amount of his baih* Good Quail Shooting Mr. H. Levin and party, of Wellington, who have been spendxng the past week in the Tarawera valley quail shooting, are reported to be enj'oying* exeellent sport, and have holten several limit bags- ' Natlve Minister1^ Visit The Minister of Native Affairs, Sir Apirana Ngata, is at present visiting Rotorua and yesterday visited several of the Maori- development schemes in company with officers of the Waiariki Maori Land Board. Lake Okataina Fishing Fishing at Lake Okataina over the week-end, Dr. Lorrie, of Auckland, took six good fish on the fly. The average of the catch was just over 51bs, and the heaviest fish taken turned the scales at 91bs. Another 9pounder was taken at Okataina earlier in the week by a lady angler. Work on Bowling Greens Following the close of the bowling season, the greens at the Government Gardens are being thoroughly topdressed and new grass is being sown on the badly worn edges. It is expected that the work being carried out will result in a marked improvement in the greens next season. Rotorua Domain Board , A meeting of the Rotorua Domain Board will be held prior to the next regular meeting of the Rotorua Borough Council when among other business, the offer of the Rotorua High School Board to take over the medical officers' reserve for the purposes of experimental agricultural plots, will be dealt with. High School First XV. The following' members of the Rotorua High School First XV, are asked to report at the school at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow for practiee: — Brooker, Christophers, Ashhy, Devin, Dorset, Berghan, Barber, Robertson, Gainsford, Dawson, Park, Hinton, Matthews, Steele, Hampson, Mitchell, Beale. Relief Scheme Suspended The Rotorua Unemployment ReliefCommittee has received advice from the Unemployment Board that the recently formulated 4D scheme has been suspended pending further advice. This scheme provided for the employment of groups of single men for periods of not less than four weeks, the men to be engaged on farms on work of a definitely developmental nature. Young Angler's Catch Most boys have dreams that would make the ordinary fish story look like a commonplace, but one Rotorua lad last week-end succeeded in translating dreams into reality. This llr-year angler, a son of Mr. J. R. Alexander, took six trout weighing 71bs, 631bs, 551bs, 51bs, 4^1bs and 321bs, a catch that would add laurels to any experienced angler. This is the young angler's first season with the rod and he already shows considerable aptitude in casting and the other arts of the experienced fly' fisherman. Unemployment Position Unemployment registrations for the Rotorua district showed an increase of 47 last week over the figufes for the previous seven-day period. Seventy-six new registrations were made and only 29 went off the list to offset this increase. The total registrations for last week were 671 of whom 613 were registered in Rotorua and 58 in Ngongotaha and Mamaku. Of the men registered 194 were single, 297 married with two children or less, and 180 married with three or more dependants. Cars ColHde Two cars were slightly damaged in a collision which occurred in the intersection of Tutanekai and Pukuatua Streets shortly after six o'clock on Saturday evening. One car was driven by Mr. B. Mcllroy, junior, of Pongakawa, and the other, which was being towed by a break-down van, by Mr. R. P. Spedding. Apparently Mr. Mcllroy failed to notice the towed car with the result that he collided with it on the intersection. Neither of the drivers was injured and the cars were not extensively damaged. Election for Assessor For the first time since the new regulations under the Land Valuation Act came into force, two nominations have been received for the position of local nominee on the assessment court and as a result, an election will be necessary. Mr. E. La Trobe Hill, who with Mr. W. J. Alexander, is one of the two present nominees, has held the position of local representative for the past,, two three-yearly terms. Prior to 1928, the appointment of a representative was left to the discretion of the local body coneerned, in this case, the Rotorua Borough Council. Under the new regulations, however, nominations are called and if more than the required number are received, an election is necessary. In this case, the election will he held to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock in St. John's Hall. Only ratepayers whose names appear on the valuation roll, are'entitled to vote. The term of the assessor is for three years from June 7, 1932. Residents of Rotorua are invited to inspect the new winter footwear now open at Brown's Shoe. Store. You will not be pressed to bpy. Our smart up-to-date goods at reasonable prices sell themselves. We are only too pleased to show you our range >of goods, s© don't hesitate, walk in and see for yourselves the value that is building our " business.— Brown's Shoe Store, Tutanekai Street (next Marks') * Warm nights this winter with one of our quafity hot-water bags. Guaranteed best English manufacfure., Inspection invited.— Len Fisher, Ltd., Chemists, Fenton Street.^ "