Province and Suburb

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 327, 12 April 1928, Page 12

Province and Suburb

HAMILTON NEWS WORK OF PLUNKET SOCIETY “The work during: the past year has progressed most satisfactorily, not only because of increased numbers of mothers visiting the rooms, or of re-, quests for nurses to visit the homes, but because the mothers themselves seem to be taking more interest in the workings of the society,” states the annual report of the Hamilton branch of the Plunket Societj*, to be presented at the annual meeting shortly. “It is this interest on the part of mothers in what is being done for them by the society that makes the work of the committee and the nurses so much more encouraging,” continues the report. Three silent policemen instead of one as previously, have been placed at the intersections of various streets with Victoria Street, Hamilton. The new motor regulations stipulating that the driver of a vehicle must give way to another on his right, irrespective of whether he is coming out of a side street or travelling along the main street, have been chiefly responsible for the new system. The experienced Sydney traffic inspector, Mr. S. Manktelow, when here recently, said the system in Sydney was very successful, and perhaps its biggest advantage was that it did not force a vehicle to slow up unnecessarily while negotiating an intersection.

While cleaning a horse yesterday James Mundell, married, a farmer, of Tatuanui, received a broken 'right arm through the animal kicking him. He was admitted to the Waikato Hospital, where he is progressing favourably.

OPOTIKI POWER BOARD STREET LIGHTS FOR TOWNS The monthly meeting of the Bay of Plenty Power Board was held in Opotiki yesterday. The engineer stated that as soon as the number of lights required was ascertained, arrangements for the street lighting of Matata would receive attention. The tender for alterations to the board’s building at Opotiki of Mr. If. Matthews of £ 390 was accepted. The engineer reported that arrangements had been made with the Whakatane County Council for the street lighting of Taneatua. The total number of houses now wired was 104. The total guarantees equalled 455 covering a minimum annual revenue of £, 16,010. PAPATOETOE FORMS FIRE BRIGADE Following the recent decision of the Papatoetoe Town Board to purchase fire-fighting equipment, a wellattended meeting of ratepayers was held in the Town Hall last evening to consider the formation of a fire brigade. Mr. A. W. Hall, chairman of the Town Board, presided, and introduced Mr. Bradley, who had offered to organise the brigade. Mr. Bradley outlined the duties of a fireman. He said that when th© station was erected and the brigade was in working order it would be necessary to have two firemen residing at the station. Offers of equipment and training rooms had been received from the Ellerslie, Otahuhu and Onehunga Fire Brigades, pending the arrival of the gear for Papatoetoe. ‘ It was decided to form a brigade, to be called the Papatoetoe Volunteer Fire Brigade. A number of names were handed in for membership, and a special committee will select 12 members. Th© need of slot telephone boxes in Papatoetoe was stressed at the last meeting of the Papatoetoe Ratepayers’ Welfare League. It. wi.s decided to ask the Town Board to apply to th© Telegraph Department to install slot telephones. It was decided to accept the Town Board’s invitation to a meeting to hear the town-planner's views on the future development of the district, and to view the new town-planning map. DEVONPORT AFFAIRS COUNCIL DELIBERATIONS Applications for permission to paint signs and advertisements on the walls of buildings in Devonport do not find favour with the Borough Council, according to a resolution carried at last night’s meeting, when an application to paint a wall with the name of a patent medicine was refused. The site for the Alison Memorial clock has been tentatively fixed at a spot near the head of the vehicular wharf, right in the line of the centre way down Victoria Road, so that the clock faces will be visible to people reaching the wharf from all routes. A suggestion has been made to the memorial committee that perhaps it might change its accepted design and provide a graceful column, which in addition to the clock, would carry ornamental lights of the type to be placed along the waterfront. Legal opinion concerning the installation of water meters is to be obtained from the solicitor to the Municipal Association. Complaints of insufficiency of exits from the Victoria Theatre are to be examined in conjunction with the engineer and the proprietor. The resignation of the foreman of works, Mr. A. McDonald, was received. The inspector of buildings is to be invited to take over the duties of foreman. The earnest request of the Federated Ironmasters that, where possible, the