Last Look Round—

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 670, 23 May 1929, Page 9

Last Look Round —

More Money for Mayor The honorarium of the Mayor or Dunedin has been increased from to JC 500 a year.—P.A. W.E.A. Grant An increase of 50 i»er cent, upon \h--amount usually voted to the WorkfiriEducational Association, viz.. X was decided upon by the Takapuna Soroush Council last evenins. Christchurch Values Grow A comparison between the valuati. of Christchurch city in 1921 and 192 shows an increase in capital value < 25.76 per cent., and in unimproved value 23.44 per cent. —P A. Theft in King s Drive Thieves broke into the office of the Lane Motor-boat Company in Kmc - Drive some time on Wednesday an • stole JL'3 10s from the cash-draw Entrance hud been trained by removing a pane of glass from a window in tlv-‘ rear of the premises. Burglars Steal Safe I>ast night burglars entered il premises of Carter s Motors, DunMn removing a safe containing: £4. "lu morning the empty safe with » of kevs was found on the roadway b- ! tween Green Island and Brighton. I p A • I River Protection Scheme A largely attended special meetin of the M&pier Chamber of Conunvt. ! decided unanimously to wire th>3 Mn»I istcr of Public Works, the Mon. E. A j Ransom, urging his approval of th> I comprehensive scheme of river prote\ ; tion proposed by the llawke s l>.*\ | Rivers Board. —P.A. ♦ • * City Council Estimates | The annual estimates of revenue and i expenditure for the current financi-' j vear of the City of Auckland will | presented at a special meeting of th ! City Council in committee on Tucsda i evening. Any recommendations or i proposed alteration to the draft esi imates will then be placed before tl.* I ordinary meeting of the council on th* * following Thursday. 'Wash-house Blaze The Papatoetoe Fire Brigade receivt a call to the residence of Mrs. F. Winter, Great South Road, last evening. On arrival it was found that clothinv in the wash-house, which adjoined th*house, was on fire. With the help of first-aid equipment, the blaze was confined to the washhouse. The damage was about £ls. Dunedin Flood Damage At a meeting at Dunedin of those who suffered damage by the recent flood, it was decided that the Court b* applied to for an injunction to restrain the Flood Relief Committee from further operating on the funds sub scribed by the public and subsidised b> the Government, and that a specie commission be appointed to deal with all claims- —P.A.