LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 540, 25 May 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Experts and Qld Residents " •* "I Hayp ";often" heen told Tby. old' re- ' sidents .it. i^.^pseless doing this thing .and ..the. oth.err thing, but while I havje/ the .gre^tjest respect for the qpiniqii and ' experi^ce .of these residents, tp.qfq, ,rqi;e....tixnes when the opinions of experts in the partieplar eourse un'der discussion qre of more valup?", .§hid th'e,; Minister ,pf Laniis, Hon., EV'^.R^ngqpiy. ip. the course of • his address at the opening of the wintey s|\pfW. hui|(|jn^ yesterday; Gum' Lands of N'drth mfi . i During the course. of his address when officially opening the Rotorua Winter Show, and new sh'ow building yesterday, the Minister of Land?, tRe Hon. E. A. Ransom, expressed the opinion that there were excellent prospects for developing . .the gum lands of the North Auckland district. Togeth'er with the development of the pumice lands, he had been particularly interested in their progress, and be was convinced tbat a gre^t deal could be done ' toward bringing the gpm' lands area into production. The Qptimists ' , There was a touch of humour in nhe placing of some of the cards in the show. Carefully- pipned ' to the largest giant pumpkin in th'e place was a notice "Exhibits must not be moyed withopt the p'ermission of the Stewards." He was 'an optimist who put that in its pqsition. Not Up to Standard. ! j There was rather an amusing inicident yesterday in connection with tbe show. Several people teleph'oned to know whether there was a baby 'sbow during the afternoon and one person answering the 'phone became a. little tired of replying that there was not. Th'e last inquirer qsked "Why isn't there one" to which came the devqstating. reply, "Because the crop isn't up to standard this year." The reeeiver went on with a bang. School Roll Increases t Since the Rotorua Primary School ijreopened on Monday morning last over 20 children have been admitted /to the school This is possibly due to the fact that under recent regulations /it is now possible for children who j/will reaeh the age of six years before August 21 next to be admitted to the school before actually reaching six years of age. School Drainage Since the Rotorua Primary School '.closed for the first term laolidays the Idrainage system which had previously ;been in an Unsatisfactory condition (has been repaired and in places re1 laid and made entirely hygienic. Who Pays,? A peeuliarly knotty point was raised by Cr. Short at the meeting of the Opotiki Borough Council on Tuesday night when he asked whether the withdrawing candidate or th'e council were responsible for the eost of advertising the fact of the withdrawal of a ! candidate from the recent electibns. The elerk who was also returning officer said that after a lengthy search he had been nnable to find any legal ruling on the matter and had proposed to lay the matter before the Municipal Bodies' Association's solicitor. On the motion of Cr. Short, the clerk was authorised to do this. Coimty Chairm/an The statutory annual meeting of the Rotorua Gounty Council was held at noon yesterday. The retiring chairman (Mr. H. P. F.ord) was elected for another term unopp'osed, and presented his annual report. A unanimou? tribute was paid to Mr. Ford's capable administration during the past term. A detailed report will be published to-morrow. Tx-ansport AutKority Mr. E. L. Walton, of Thames, wbq who has. heen appointed to the magistracy with the headquarters of his circuit at Gisborne, presided /at a formal meeting of the No. 3 District Transport Licensing Authority held in Rotorua yesterday. Other members of the authority were Messrs W. CliffMcCullough and J. Farrell. Crown Tenants. "The Crown t'enants of the country owe a great deal to the newspapers of New Zealand. In fact, if it had not ■been for the generous support th'ey gave us. at the start and throughout the period since, our association would not have been in nearly as good a position,"' sai(l Mf.'D. C. Kidd, president of the "$quth Canterbury Crown Tenants' Association, at a meeting of Crown tenants in Christchurch (reports the Christchurch Times). He explained that when the movement first starfced in Timaru, newspapers all over the country gave it publicity, and as a result wide interest was gained. Home Sweet Home. On a cold winter's night the rain is falling and the cold wind blowing. What could be nicer than a good home, a good fire and a nice, comfortable pair of Malcojim's slippers. We have an assortment of slippers to suit the whole family and prices from 1/6. Also dainty and serviceable out-door shoes at reasonable prices for men, women and children, to be had at Malcolm's, Tutanekai St.