LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 672, 26 October 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Damage Done by Wind During the height of the past weeklexid gales, the wdnd, indicator cone on the aerodnome hanger was Sblown down and has now been re-erected on a standard at ground level. In the same grounds an outhouse was blown on to- its side and a num'ber of tiles on the Spout Bath btiildings wiere lifted by th'e wind. Work at Miotor Camp During the past few weeks considerable work has "been done in improb- j dng the mlunicipal motor campinigi site | dn Ranolf Street. In order to avoid congesltion at busy periods sieven new lavenues are being provided and, with general clearing operations, storm water drainage culverts are also being cut. 5 Re-building the Oil Baths The work of reconstructing the oil baths in the nativ© resierve, decided upon recently by Ithe Whaka Komiti Marae, is proceeding apace and the fpopular baths should s'hortly be available for th'e use of the natives in the pa. The baths and the supply ducts have now been completed, wbile the i concreting- of the dam to hold the supply water is alt present being undertaken. Terms Results Further passes bave been'announc•ed in tbe annual terms examinations of the Auckland University College, and the full list for Rotorua is now as follows: — C. W?. Davis, applied mathematics 1, pure mathematics 1, chemistry 1, physics 1; T. A. Carnachan, French 1; A. W. Holland, pure mathemaltics 2, chemistry 1; F. T. Raethel, chemistry 1; J. G. Garvey,. economics 1; J. J. Buchan, history of education, principles of teaching and experimiental pedagoigy; S. J. Forster, English 1, history 1; M. C. Burgess, English 1, Latin 1; J. S. Alexander, Roman law, jurisprudence, pr.operty; C. W. Randerson, economics 1, history 2, .p'olitical science; K. L. Park, origanic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, biology. Inaccurate Geography Th© lack of detailed knowledge of the geography of the world among the people of Ameriea was particularly noticed by Mr. A. L. Cropp, a prominent Christchurch business m'an1 who has just returned from a three months' trip to the Pacific Goast of the United States. An Ameriean re•marked to him one day that Australia must be a great country, but it was a pity the "darned Gobi desert spread itself right acro&s the middle of the continent." New Zealand, he found, was by many people believed to lie off the coast of China. School Medical Service "If a rainbow trout is found to be affected with some disease an inspector .is sent from Wellington to investiigj'ate, but our children are not thought as important," said Mr. F. G. Sifcevenson at the Invercargill School Committees' Association meeting when criticising th'e Government for redueing the staff of the School Medical Service. Metalling Contracts Metalling work over a distance of about ten miles of road in the Rotorua district has been eommenced by tbe Public Works Department! The work is being carried out by specially selected men from tbe ranks of the relief workers, who will be provided with nearly four months continuous employment. Smoke Oh! "Standing orders" of the Rotorua Borough Council have forbidden councillors to smoke before 10 p.m. Under pressure from some of the new councillors this year the mayor (Mr. T. Jackson) redueed the time limit to 9.30, but even with this eoncession some of the smokers among the councillors have felt the restriction ratherkeenly. When the lights suddenly failed before 9.30 last evening, therefore, the pretext was eagerly seized npon. "May me smoke, sir," came from several directions in the darkness and with nothing else to do, the mayor agreed. The smokers were just commencing to light up when the lights came on again, but tbe mayor alleviated anxiety by remarking that be did not tbink he could rescind his decision. So councillors were five minutes ahead of the time limit in lighting up.