Province and Suburb

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 480, 9 October 1928, Page 2

Province and Suburb

(From THE SUN’S Correspondents)

PAEROA RAILWAYMEN A smoke concert was hold on Saturday evening last, as the official opening of branch of the Engineers’, Firemen’s and Cleaners’ Association, recently formed in Paeroa. There were present Mr. H. H. Sterling, general manager of New Zealand Railways; Mr. Dews. president of the E.F.C.A., of Frankton Junction: . Air. Walker, locomotive foreman; and the Paeroa railways staff. The evening opened with several toasts, followed by a short speech by the chairman, Mr. Dews, who congratulated the local staff on the formation of a new branch. Mr. Sterling said tliat he was pleased to be with the men, and desired them to regard him as an equal on every occasion that he attended their functions. At the close of a most pleasant evening the following items were given bymembers of the Hauraki Orchestra: Messrs. J. Rooney (piano), W. F. Fraser (steel guitar) and T. W. Hartley (violin); Messrs. Fraser and Hartley. Hawaiian guitar duets; Fox. Greenhalgh, Saunders, Watson, Burke, Chisholm and Taylor. ROTORUA TOPICS A party, including Mr. H. P. Fordchairman to the Rotorua County Council, and Mr. T. S. Robertson, county engineer, paid a visit to Taupo to inspect a road on which tar oil had been placed. They also visited Aratiatia Rapids and Reporoa Settlement. The Rotorua Borough Council is calling applications for the position of borough inspector at a salary of £250 per annum. Mr. T. E. Woolliams and Mr. J. Shaw have been appointed by the Borough Council to control the traffic until an appointment is made. The Rotorua Band, under the baton of Mr. H. J. F. Heley, gave a most enjoyable musical programme at the King George V. Hospital on Sunday afternoon. Mr. W. J. Lilias, who was admitted to the King George V. Hospital suffering with severe scalds, is reported to be making good progress toward recovery. OPOTIKI NOTES Although the Opotiki-Gisborne main road has been officially closed to traffic, service cars again commenced running between the two towns to-day after a break of several months. The road is reported to be very bumpy. Occasional trips have been made during the winter by private cars, but broken springs were frequent. Travel between the two towns for the next few days will be a formidable undertaking owing to formation work on one section being in progress. Within the next fortnight, however, it is anticipated that normal traffic will be resumed. From now on the work of making the route an all-weather one will be rapidly pushed ahead, and it is hoped that by the winter metalling will be completed; also the building of a new deviation about three miles in length. During the next few months about £20,000 will be spent on the above road. At the Gisborne end several miles of tar-sealing will be undertaken.

MORRINSVILLE PROPERTY SALE A largo briok and concrete block r.t property in Thame* .street ;3£5® f Hands a few days ago. Mr. A. .I rZ selling to Mr. A. Oifrord. who is owner of an adjacent block. The oro petty lias a frontage of St feet, with , depth of 100 feet, and comprises a re. 1 taitrant. tobacconist’s ami billiard roon' of x-0000 lse rrKC in lI “ '-^y OTAHUHU POLICE COURT S M.. delivered his reserved <l*. ision i„’ th« case heard last court day. when Ronald Smith, of Papatoetoc, ciatmJi /' l^«/ rorn ilde l he amount paid for the purchase of a cow at WestfeM an^. an additional £lO for loss of profit lhc magistrate said that Mr. Smith had stated that no questions had been asked, or any representations mad.' r. carding the yield of tho cow, and no warranty had been given in writing. Th« plaintiff had failed to disclose the slightest degree of fraud, and in giving j U d s . merit for the defendant, with costs tha magistrate said that the case should never have been brought forward. Costa were allowed the defendant. Three Chinese—<Joe Hoe, owner of a shop in Otahuhu; Chan Jeung Man, occupier of the premises; and Harry Chet of Onehunga, and the owner of over i hundredweight of fireworks—were charged with storing explosives on premises in the Otahuhu borough without holding a licence. Joe Hoe was fined 20s and costs 10s; Chan Jeung Man. 10s and 10s cosh; and the case against Hary Chee was adjourned. James Mcßoberts was charged with procuring liquor during the currency or his prohibition order. Constable Maloney said that this was defendant's second lapse, but as he had suffered considerable family and financial worry of late, he asked that a. nominal penaltj” be imposed. Defendant was fined 10s, and ordered to pay 10s court costs. Leonard Guy Abel, who drove an unlighted motor-lorry in Otahuhu on August 24, was fined 10s and costs. For driving motor-cars at speeds which might have been dangerous to the public, Warrick H. Frank Dufuur. and Crawford Brickley. were fined 20s and court costs 11s. R. S. Robertson and G. R Bailey were fined 30s and 10s court costs. The sequel to a motor collision on the Great South Road, Otahuhu, near th« Passenger Transport Company's garage on June 4. was heard when F. D. Coggnn (Mr. R. G. Sellar) sued E. Dun ton (Mr. R. W. F. Wood) for a total of £llO :is 3d for damages arising out of the collision. A counter-claim was made by E. Duntnn for £S7 3s 2d.

After evidence had been given bv several passengers of both cars, and a number of eye-witnesses, the magistrate reserved his decision.

Thomas Eland, executor in the estate of the late Mr. James Myatt, of Mount Wellington, sued O. A. Prior for the recovery of a Hollis gun valued at £ls. After hearing the evidence of a number of witnesses, the magistrate grave judgment. for the defendant. PAPAKURA TOWN BOARD The Papakura Town Board met on Monday evening. Mr. James McCall, chairman, presiding. Mr. James Beams was elected as citizens’ representative in place of Mr. Chas. Garlick, who declined to stand. The question of an agreement between Guillard'x Quarry Company and the board was further ventilated when the solicitor's * opinion was submitted. which stated: "We have been ufiable to find any authority to guide us to a decision as to whether the company, as long as they restrict their vehicles to the six-tons limit, can be proceeded against in the event of their placing such a large number of vehicles on the road; that lh* court would deem it to be extraordinary traffic. The regulations are of such recent origin that a test case would l* required. The court would not uphold the board granting special privileges to one company to the exclusion of all others. When the classification of the road has been made, the company will be restricted to the six-ton limit. The contract is ultra vires, and therefore void." The chairman moved that the matter be held, over until the road had been classified. Rev. W. C. Wood said the motion had no bearing on the legal opinion. He had hoped the chairman would offer some explanation of his attitude in maintaining that there was an agreement. The legal opinion was on all fours with what he had said previously. it had been stated by streetcorner politicians that the chairman had done wonders. It had gone forth from one end of Papakura to the other that he fMr. Wood) had blocked it. It would probably cost the board £lO in legal expenses. The solicitor’s ruling had endorsed his opinion. Mr. H. E. McEntee said he endorsed Mr. Wood’s remarks. Mr. Geo. Be itch; Well, Mr. Chairman, we have listened to a lot of flapdoodle to-night Mr. Wood: I rise to a point of order. I ask Mr. Beitch to withdraw the word "flapdoodle." Alt*. Beitch: I withdraw. Air. AfcCall said his attitude was stin the same. Tf the board had backed up the chairmaTT, it would have been a« right. Mr. Wood: Book at the legal opinion. The motion to wait for classification road before dealing further with the matter was carried. .. The Xo. 2 District Highways Council advised that the sum of £ I,ooft, £ for £. had been inserted on the estimates a* a subsidy on the hoard's proposal regarding Croskery's Bridge, on the PapakuraHunua main highway. The taxi stand is to he moved to trie centre of the triangle from its present position in Broadway. BIRKENHEAD METHODISTS . The September quarterly meeting the Birkenhead Methodist Circuit, held last evening, was attended by a large number of officials, the Rev. J. H. AH« n presiding. Reports from the various organisation* on the year’s work were very encouraging, an improvement having been registered in all the main branches of ity. Church members total 252. an it* crease of 19, and Sunday school and Bi»*« class work reaches just over dOO. increase of 60 for the year. The superintendent and staff of the Sunday School were congratulated winning the "B” grade banner, in 10 recent union examinations. . The financial statement showed income had more than equalled ture. It was decided to set up a fund for parsonage renovation -7 The reports of the ladies’ misslo^ a y, auxiliaries revealed that good supPhad been given to interests oversea-- « The editor and business manager the "Circuit Magazine" were c** 1 " thanked for their services, and pointed. , a A hearty and unanimous invitatid' continue for a fourth year as n)iiu^. 9 in charge of the circuit was extend*® the Rev. J. H. Allen, and accepted-.^ Arrangements in conne tion with tual advance were discussed a.nd thered. and Messrs. F. (.'. I'tting a™* Wilson elected to the forthcoming ** *