LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 636, 14 September 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

U Unsuitable Trees I don t consider these plane trees are suitable for street planting. The trouble they give us each year with the heavy pruning and falling leaves makes them entirely unsuitable," said the mayor (Mr. T. Jackson) at last night's meeting of the Rotorua Borough Council during the course of a discussion on street planting. Chlldren's Concert An entertainment, unusual to Rotorua, will take place in the Peerless Hall on Friday, September 29, when a children's concert, comprising a programme of fairy dances, plays, action songs and other interesting items will be provided. The proceeds will be devoted to the St. John's Mile of Pennies Fund. More Boots for Relief Workers Authority has now been received by the Rotorua unemployment offtcsr, Mr. A. M. Robertson, to grant a free issue of boots to relief workers who have been continuously employed under the unemployment scheme for a period of thirteen weeks. The conditions to be fulfilled are the same as stipulated in respect of the men of 26 weeks employment, most of whom have already received a free issue. Already some 40 applications have been received for the new issue. School Committees' Conference The first annual conference of the I School Committees" Association of New Zealand will be held in Wellington on September 27 and 28. On the morning of September 27 the. delegates to the conference will be tendered a civic welcome by the Mayor (Mr. T. C. A. Hislop), in the Wellington Education Board's boardroom, and in the afternoon the chairman of the Education Board (Mr. T. Forsyth) wih extend a welcome to the delegates." The Rotorua Primary School Committee will not be personally represented. Chinese Retaliation Hinted The Chinese pakapoo agents, against whom a bitter and unreasonable war is waged, have, it is alleged, agreed upon a method of retaliation, states the New Zealand Financial Times. Swooped upon repeatedly by the police, their landlords threatened if the tenancies are not terminated, the Chinese will commence again, but if again prosecuted they will all become unemployed and, being naturalised, they can demand sustenance or employment. The unemployed wage for many Chinese would be a comfortable living. There are many ways of creating unemployment.

Building in Rotorua County The Rotorua County engineer, Mr. T. S. Robertson, reported to the council yesterday that since the previous meeting five building permits had been issued for work in the county, the total value of the buildings approved being £725. Hot Ashes Cause Fire Ashes thrown against a fence on a property occupied by Mr. G. Mau, Amohia Street, set alight to a toitoi bush yesterday morning, resulting in the services of the Rotorua Fire Brigade being called to suppress the blaze. A few minutes work proved j effeetive and no serious damage was caused. Cheque For Band The Rotorua Borough Council last evening received a cheque for £10 from the Rotorua Racing Club "as - some slight recognition for services rendered by the Municipal Band during the race meeting held in February last." The money is to go to the band funds.

| School of Dancing A school of highland and national dancing has been opened at 32 Haupapa Street under the direction of Miss Grace Montgomery. Miss Montgomery is well-known in dancing circles and has met with great success in competitions where she has annexed no fewer than 30 gold medals. Fees for tuition are very moderate. An announcement appears in the advertising columns of this issue. Rubbish Tins at Whaka A request from the Whakarewarewa Komiti Marae asking that 20 rubbish tins should be supplied for the pa, raised a question at last evening's meeting of the Rotorua Borough Council. It was moved that the matter be referred to the Works Committee, but Cr. F. GoOdson, chairman of the coinmittee asked the feeling of the council on the matter. It appeared to him a large order. At present there were five or six large communal rubbish tins in the pa; these were supplied by the council although the private ratepayer had to supply his own. It was pointed out that the tins cost about 10s each and it was decided to refer the matter to the Works Committee for investigation.