LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 273, 13 July 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gld Time Dance. Daneing enthusiasts are being provided • with another opportunity to spend an enjoyable evenipg of old time daneing to-morrow night at the Majestic ballroom, when Epi Shalfoon's Melody Orehestra will again provide the music. A prize of one guinea will be provided for the winners of the Monte Carlo, and those who so thoroughly enjoyed the novelty of the statue dance at a recent ball will again be catered for tomorrow evening. Racing Club Taxation. In his annual report to the N.Z. Racing Conference yesterday, the president, Mr. O. S. Watkins, stated that the totalisator tax had been reduced by 1 per cent. duripg the last twelve months resulting in a reduction of the tax paid, which was £61,965 0s lld less than the previous year. The total reduction in taxation paid during the year ended 31st March last had amounted to £131,002 10s lOd. Presentation of Challenge Shield. Permission has been given by the Rotorua Rugby sub-union for the Gorvernor-General's Cup, which has been won by the Rotorua Volunteer Cadets as the team securing the highest shooting aggregate in New Zealand in the Imperial Challenge Shie'ld competition to be prssented at the Arawa Park on Saturday, .July 30; It. is expected that Colonel Duigan, D.S.O., O.C. Northern Command, will make the presentation.

Old Clothes Drive Residents of Rotorua who wish to assist the many necessitops eases in the town, are asked to look over their old boots and clothing before Saturday morning next, wh'en the 1st Rotorua troop of Boy Scouts will collect any donations of old clothes, bootf and shoes. If these are not available, cash donations, however small, will be of great assistance. Residents will greatly assist the scout committee by having pareels made up by 9 a.m. on Saturday, at which time scouts will commence their rounds. Departure of Rugby Team The Rotorua Rugby representatives who will be playing the Matamata team in a challenge match for the Peace Cup at Matamata on Saturday will assemble at the Aard buildings and leave by car at 11 a.m. sharp on Saturday morning. The referee to control the Finalay Cup game at Arawa Park between Rotorua and Matamata will be Mr. B. Chapman of Morrinsville. Primary School Rugby The Rotorua primary schools Rugby foothall matches played last weekend gave the Whaka School an easy victory over the Rotorua B team by 36 points to nil. In a very closely contested game in which the Convent forwards were superior to their lighter opponents, Convent defeated Rotorua A by 3 points to nil, N. Morrison being the scorer for the winning side. Returned Soldier's Funeral. The funeral of the late Private James C. Lang, which took place yesterday afternoon was largely attended by members of the Rotorua braneh of the N.Z. Returned Soldiers' Association, members of the Relief Worlcers' Association, and the deceased gentleman's many friends. The service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. S. B. Corbin, the guard of honour being provided by the returned soldiers. Buglers of the Rotorua High School cadet eorps sounded the "Last Post" at the conclusion of the service.

Dwindled Incomes. "People in the cities do not realise just how hard the farmer has heen hit," remarked a Wanganui business man recently, when the position of the man on the land was being discussed. "I can cite the case of one man," he continued. "He is the owner of some 500 aeres of first-class land, on which there is no mortgage. Several years ago this farmer could count on an income of from £1000 to £1500 a year, and made his commitments aceordingly. During the last 12 months his profits from farming just failed to reach £150. That farmer's plight if he' had a mortgage of even £6 an acre on his land may well be imagined," concluded the business man.