Province and Suburb

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 249, 11 January 1928, Page 10

Province and Suburb

(From THE SUN'S Correspondents.)

BURGLARS BUSY THEFT AT AVONDALE The new year promises to be no better than last so far as burglaries in Avondale are concerned. Already a bach occupied by Mr. Jack Mildenliall, of Kitchener Road, has been entered and £5 10a in cash stolen. WATER SUPPLY GLEN EDEN REQUIREMENTS The necessity for a water supply to meet the requirements of Glen Eden is engaging the attention of the town board. Mr. Hayes is responsible for the step, the board acting on a motion moved by him at its last meeting. The clerk is at present ascertaining the terms on which the City Council would supply water. FARMER COLLAPSES UNCONSCIOUS IN DRAIN The sudden death is reported of Mr. John Arthur Lusby, aged 51, farmer of Pokeno. He was driving his cows to a paddock from the milking shed on his farm at about 8.30 yesterday morning and failed to return. His daughter found him lying: unconscious in a drain near the track to the paddock. Mr. Lusby was removed to the homestead, but expired before the arrival of a doctor. NEW FIRE STATION PROVISION FOR AVONDALE Another sequel to Avondale amalgamation with the city will be the early erection of an up-to-date fire brigade station in the suburban district. The building will house a modern fire-fighting motor, which will be under the charge of a paid brigade. Under the amalgamation conditions the district is now in the Auckland Fire Board area. MARKETING FARM PRODUCE WHEAT POOL AGAIN MOOTED (Special to THE SUN.) CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. After hearing an address on the marketing of farm produce in other countries by Mr. J. E. Strachan, president of the Canterbury Progress League, who has recently returned from a trip to America, a meeting of North Canterbury farmers at Rangiora decided that the time had come for the formation of a wheat pool in Canterbury. for the marketing of the cereal, and those present, as a representative gathering of farmers, were prepared to support the organisation of such a pool. Although none voted against the motion, a number of those present were of the opinion that further information should be obtained before anything definite was done.

ROAD TO KAWHIA METALLING IN PROGRESS The Otorohanga County Council is busy completing the metalling of the Kawhia to -Kawa main highway. The unmetalled portion at the beginning of the summer extended from the Waipa bridge about five miles from the Te Kawa railway station, westward, to just above the old water trough on the Kawhia road, a distance of eight miles. Of this portion four and a-half miles is now in the hands of metalling contractors and the remaining distance is being prepared and will be ready for metalling in the course of a week or ten days. It is expected that over 20 miles of metalling will be completed this summer by the Otorohanga County Council. TAURANGA RAILWAY OPENING CELEBRATIONS As the time for the opening of the railway, Waihi-Tauranga, is approaching, the Chamber of Commerce is taking action to celebrate the occasion in a fitting manner. A committee has been set up, and it has been decided to ask all local bodies in the district to appoint delegates to attend a meeting to be held on January 26 to arrange a suitable programme of events. It has been suggested that both the Auckland and Wellington Chambers of Commerce be invited to have representatives at the celebrations. The whole district is looking forward to the opening of this railway, and it is anticipated that it will inaugurate an era of great prosperity in the Bay of Plenty. NORTHCOTE BOROUGH GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS At the Xorthcote. Borough Council meeting last night it was reported that good progress was being made with the work on Belle Vue Avenue. The formation of the playing area on the Stafford Road Reserve was complete; grassing was deferred till autumn. The district telegraph engineer notified the question of provision of automatic slot telephones at Xorthcote was being investigated. The waterworks engineer reported that 4.577,250 gallons of water were used during December and at the end of the month the surface of Lake Takapuna was Ift. 6in. above high-tide level. The Harbour Board again declined to vest the Onepoto tidal area in the council. TE AWAMUTU STREETS THROUGH TRAFFIC The questfon of reconditioning Puniu Road, in preference to other streets ir. the borough, was discussed at Monday’s meeting of the Te Awamutu Borough Council. The Mayor (Mr. L. G. Armstrong), stated that Puniu Road was virtually an arterial road. It had been argued that that thoroughfare might shortly be declared a main highway. but of this he had a doubt. He considered that the needs of an arterial road overrode the claims of a residential street. Councillor Gifford suggested making

i representations to the Main Highways Board for a pronouncement as to its intentions regarding Puniu Road. It was a moot point as to whether the settlers along that road favoured Puniu Road being made a main highway. They had rated themselves to make a road to meet their requirements. It was argued that the Highways Board be asked to declare it a main highway.

Councillor Spinley said he understood that the Highways Board was not disposed to increase the rate of subsidy for particular roads, but rather that it would increase the number of roads subsidised. He was confident the settlers outside the borough on Puniu Road would seek acceptance of that road as a main highway, as it was largely used by through traffic, and was badly worn by that traffic. He, however, claimed that the moneys allocated in the original schedule should be proportionately spent on the streets scheduled. The Mayor's motion that the works committee be authorised to proceed with the improvement of Puniu Road up to the-£650 dwailable was put and carried. It was decided to ask the Main Highways Board to declare the Puniu Road a main highway. WAIHI NEWS SWIMMING BATHS CLOSED Mr. J. Masefield, headmaster of the Waihi East school, who recently accepted the position of headmaster of th eNgaruawahia school, will take up his new duties at the beginning of February. Mr. Masefield’s departure from .Waihi will be regretted by his many friends in the district, and particularly by the members of the Waihi Bow ling Club, of which he has been a popular member and brilliant player for many years. Owing to the continued dry spell of weather and the need for restriction in the use of water, the Waihi Amateur Swimming Club has reluctantly been compelled to close the swimming baths This will cause a good deal of disap-' pointment to the youth of the town, htitit will only mean going a little further afield for their sport, as there are plenty, of creeks in the district which provide good pools for bathing. PAPATOETOE TOWN BOARD WATER IN SIGHT The Papatoetoe Town Board met Mst evening, Mr. A. W. Hall, chair: man, presiding. r tl ,T h . e .,' w orks Committee reported on the bitumen work of joining up station and Kalmars Roads with the Great South Road. The recreation ground behind the Town Hall had been and the fences repaired; chips had been spread on Kolmar Road and Station Road, and roiled; the forma,w or *? of the footpaths in Tamaki completed. Blrdwood A '’enue had been A ' , Meikle "as appointed dog registrar for the district, and it was decided that the fees be 2s 6d for working cattle-dogs and 10s for all other dogs. The appointment of Mr. Connelly as ranger for the district was confirmed The question of adjusting Blank’s account regarding the price offered by the board for pitchers and kerbs, w’as left in the hands of the chairman of the works committee to finalise. The deed comprising the terms agreed upon for the water supply was before the board for perusal, and will come up for discussion next meeting. Jones and Adams, water engineers, asked that the necessary timber and tools be forwarded to the site of the proposed water supply to enable the work to proceed at once. The chairman reported that the w ork of sinking the shaft would be com-

menced in the course of si few day* | his remarks meeting with the unaai- ] mo us approval of the meeting. I It was decided to instruct the traffic * inspector to enforce the proper stop- f ping places for buses trading in tin | district. The question of procuring loadometers for the purpose ofchecfc: i ing overloading on secondary street! was considered, and it was decided P f unite in the purchase with the other bodies concerned if they are farourable. • Some concern was shown by ta« members of the board regarding possibility of the erection of a uff theatre in the district. The cpinoa was freely expressed that if this e*® 3 ’ jj tuated, it would be the death-knell the present building, in which ty board is interested. The question ®» "r providing a gallery was considered m no finality arrived at. _ m _ xrr Accounts totalling £214 14s | passed for payment. ' !$ It was decided that the , I half-holiday for the district be hew*Saturday as previously. MOTOR COLLISION j TAUPO ROAD AGAIN A collision between a lorry * motor-car occurred on the Taupe w*" >■ on Tuesday, at the place where raw? Kreymborg was recently knlea• lorry was owned by Mr. La”gS“ Rotorua, and the car by Mr. O Cow jj A son of Mr. O’Connor Xr the head by broken glass, and the ow occupants of the car frit shaken, but not seriously htrt lorry was damaged to } he **„,,•* about £SO. One side of £*«“*,**: crushed, one wheel was J . aged, and the windscreen panels were broken. A re*> sent to bring the party to Rotor'*’ TAUMARUNUI FIRE DAMAGE AND INSURANCE It is many years since was faced with such ties in the way of A™ occurred on Sunday night, „ premises occupied by Messr . Gardiner (Taihapel L * d ’’ d * Cothose occupied by F. E. Viest by an bakers, was severely handled J (i . fire fiend. Had it not , fact that there was no wund » the brigade would P ro * >abl3 i k jn faced with an impossible uu tempting to save a very- large The damage to Gardiner” aiou** 1 business was very extensive, fortunately not so bad as buM irt reported in Auckland. ln was practically gutted, min**whole of the stock being elth The or damaged by smoke or ■*»**-• ju. superintendent of the fire "“ga R. Ross, quickly grasping tn ness of the position, made to ments with the borough divert the full weight of tne supply into the main street, abled the brigade to play * d:j oL on the flames, and soon taae but owing to the denseness *ii smoke, the fight was a har through. r-arriinor* 1 The building occupied bf of Ltd., is owned by Mr. J. jjjMount Albert, Auckland, an surance was not available ax rjlft of writing. An insurance ' _ . in the New Zealand Office cov stock and fittings. the Mr. Goodwin, of "W ellington, building occupied by F. E. Co., and the insurance on this damaged contents was not aI V- ort jjer# West's are covered in the * Office. fft The exact position where started is quite unlcno??**