LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 333, 21 September 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opening Up Land In order to give access to properties in the area, the Rotorua Gounty Couneil this week commenced the i'orniation of a new road from Dal- 1 beth Road to Tarukenga. Hikern in Taxis When the running of "mystery hiko" trains was inaugurated by the Railway Department from Hamilton some weeks ago, it was interesting to note that several of the "hikers" travelled the short distance from their homes to the railway station in taxis and repeated the procedure on their return to Hamilton. Rugby for Women Probably for the first time in New Zealand, women have become actively interested in the game of Rugby, a match between town and country teams having been played at Patea recently. Twelve minute spells were played and the players were attired in full Rugby kit.

Flag Golf Matcli The Rotorua Golf Club's competition to-day for Wedpesday players, will take the form of a flag match. Play will comm'ence at 1.30 p.m. Annual Bazaar An advertisement in another column announees the annual bazaar in aid of the funds of Bainbridge Memorial Church, which is to be held in the Peerless Hall on Wednesday, October 5. Repairs to Post Office Workmen are busy at the present time in effecting repairs to the front of the Rotorua Post Office building, renewing the flashings throughout. Bulbs at Hospital The front of the King George V. Hospital grounds facing the lake is a mass of blooms from the narcissi bulbs. On the northern side the prospect is not so bright for the blackberries are very thiek and a good deal of broom is also in evidence. Rugby Finances

The executive committee of the Rotorua Rugby sub-Union decided on J Monday evening to write to the De- s partment of Internal Affairs requesting inclusion in tbe next monster art union to be authorised. Owing to the fact that a number of outstanding aecounts of past seasons have been paid by the union this year, the position of its finances has been badly i strained and the assistance of profits j from such an art union would help j to foste-r the sport during- the next j season. ! i i Scott Centenary j A reminder is given of the Sir 1 Walter Scott centenary celebration to bo held in St. John's Hall this even- i ing. A very fine programme has been prepared, comprising part songs, solos, recitations and readings from. Scott's works, with a lecturette and notes by Rev. A. Miller, and a most enjoyable evening is assured. Beginning at 8 p.m., the programme is timed to eonclude not later than 10 p.m. Big Dairy Output Dairy factories in the Morrinsville Matamata and Putaruru districts had a total output for the 19B1-1932 dairying season of 19,353 tons of butter, cheese and dried milk, compared with 19,198 tons in the 1930-1931 season and 18,598 tons in the 19291930 season. In addition, 1689 tons of cream, equal to about 675 tons of butter, was collected from these districts by butter factories outside the districts, compared with cream representing 455 tons of butter in the previous season. Another Important Fixture

It is understood that there xs a , probability of still another important I annual fixture being held in Rotorua 1 next year. It was freely hinted at the conclusion of the Dominiop Wo- ! men's Hockey Tournament at Dunedin this month, that the next tourney would be allotted to Rotorua and in view of the fact that in 1931 the honour was lost to the town by only one vote, the suggestion seems reasonable. As the fixture is held annually during the latter part of August, the tourney would result in considerable benefit to Rotorua. Maori Burial Ground. Pumice is being taken from a pit at Aramoho, near the Wanganui River, and the skull found last week in a saek of pumice at Christchurch is not the first relic to be discovered at this point. The pumice is being taken from 18 feet below the surface, and large lumps are consigned south, Near the pit is a Maoi-i burial ground, wliere there are a few graves, but that ground has not been touched. 'It is thought that skulls found in the pumice pit wrere brought down by the river. This theory is strengthened by the fact that no other bones have been found at this point. The skulls are well preserved, but very old.

Forgotten Account. A Wanganui man waited at the savings bank for nearly two hours one day last week to collect a longforgotten account was informed that he had 25s to his credit. It was an account that had been opened hy him | as a little boy. He has decided to | redeposit the sum for his own little son.