LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 675, 30 October 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Transport Board The operations of the Transport Board were criticised at Wellington yesterday by the Dominion exeeutive of the Farmers' Union, the delegates criticising the restrictions imposed by the board in the carriage of goods in country distriets. It was decided to circularise the provincial executives to secure a collation of views for presentation to the board ,at the next meeting of the exeeutive.

Anniversary of Wairarapa Wreck Thirty-nine years ago yesterday, there occurred one of the most disastrous wrecks in the history of New Zealand shipping, when the Wairarapa, with 230 persons on board, crashed into the base of a cliff on the Great Bairier Island, and 137 were drowned or died from exposure. . Trout Taggxng In the course of a' report dealing j with the prospects for the angling j season which appeared in the "Morning Post" on Saturday moming, it was stated that 600 fish were handled. in the course of stripping operations in Lake Rotorua. This was ineorrect as actually the fish were handled for tagging purposes. No stripping is carried out in Lake Rotorua.

Rotary Club Speaker The speaker at the weekly luncheon of the Rotorua Rotary Club, to be held in the tearooms in the Government Grounds, at 1 p.m. to-day, will be His Worsliip the Mayor (Mr. T. Jackson) , who will deliver an ad- [ dress on "Has Democracy Eailed?" | ! Inter-Club Golf Matches j On account of the inclement wea- ' ther, the inter-cluh games arranged between the Rotorua and Motutara ; Golf clubs at the Arikikapalcapa : course yesterday were not played. However, some of the Motutara mem- | bers visited the sister club and were | generously entertained, friendly | matches being played. i i .

Help Appreciated The provision of a room in St. Lulce's Yestry for the St. John Ambulance division has caused the members of the society much pleasure. Discussing the subject with a "Post' representative, a member of the division remarked : "We feel very grateful to the church for making the room available. No doubt the council was doing its best to find us accommodation, but the practical help | of the church has cleared away all j difficulties."