LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 720, 21 December 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Buildings ; * . Building pprmits 'issued by the Rotorua Borough Cotindil- 1 during the last three-weekly1 perlod Avere of a total value of £743 15s. Dog Registration j The Rotorua Bdrough Council last: evening fixed the f$e for registration o"f dogs at 10s for pleasure dogs and 2s 6 d for eattle and sheep dogs. . Christmas Greetings ; ( i • At the conelusion of the meetihg of the borough couneil. last night the | mayor, Mr. T. Jackson, extended his j hearty good wishes to the councillors for a happy Christmas season and later entertained them at a social evening. Old Uniforms ,The Borough Couneil last night gave the Municipal Band Committee power ,to sell the old uniforms to probable bnyers in Ngaruawahia;. A price of £10 was mentioned as the prospective value. St. Luke's Parisli In our issue of yesterday it was erroneously stated that Archdeacon | F. "Wl Chatterton v/ould be absent on leave for two months at the- beginningof the year. The Archdeacon will exchange with Canon Hobday of Ellerslie for two weeks at the beginning of Jianuary. Whaka School From coiTespondence rec'eived by the Rotorua Borough Couneil last night it would appear that there has been a misunderstanding with regard to the Whakarewarewa; School. The Education Department has no inteniaon of doing anything further than build a new classroom, and the rebnilding of a new school on a new site was not contemplated. The question was referred to the General Committee. I | Tennis Visitors Keen interest is being manifested in the visit of the Australian lady tennis champions and .already seats are being, booked for the game which talces place on Monday afternoon (Christmas Day). The Rotorua Tennis Club is working conjunction with the N.Z.L.T.A. and is amanging comfortable .seating accommodation for 800 spectators. The price for a special seat is 2/6, no extra charge being made for reserving or tax. The box plan is available at the Classic ' Shoe Shop, Fenton Street. Yesterday's Bowling . The following games were played in the W[ednesday section of the percentage fours series yesterday on the Government Grounds green: Mitchell, Snell, McDowell, Kelly (s) beat C. G. Harris, R. Griffiths, W. R. Harris, Knaggs (s) 32-19; Steele, Morland, A. French, Budd (s) beat Wright, Aitken, Stallard, Herd (s) 25-21. The | following; frdendly games were played: Carroll, G. French, Lasenby, Ricbards (s) beat Edwards, Brooker, Wsallis, Merriman (s) 28-9; Spence, A. L. Jones, W. Jones, North (s) heat Simpson, J. A. Brown, Nesbitt, Pearce (s) 25-17.

Concert in Square An amateur concert party from Gisborne asked for the use of the Town Square on the eveninig; of January 3 and 4, oifering to give 50 per cent of the takings to the Mayor's Fund. It also asked for right to screen off part of the square for the purpose. Cr. O. H. Coleman approved of the request and moved that the application be granted. In the course of discussion Cr. E. T. Johnson contended that it was wrong to screen off any portion of the square although' he would lilce to see the Mayor's Fund benefit. Cr. G. Steele agreed with this view and seconded an amendmenf by Cr. Johnson in this direction, but the original motion to grant permission for the concert was carried. The Stoclc Route The stock foute through the borough again came up for consideration. by the Borough Couneil last evening when the County Gouncil wrote pointing out that as most of the eattle were now driven round the Hamurana route the question of using Malfroy Road might reasonably be re-opened. Cr. F. Goodson gave favour to the request, but Cr. E. T. Johnson strongly opposed the use of Malfroy Road. Grs. Woolliams and G. Steele favoured standing. by- the route selected. Cr. O. H. Coleman thought that from all points of view the present route was a round-about one and it might well :be reviewed by reference to the general committee. The couneil, however, decided not to reopen the question.