IN THE NEWS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 397, 2 April 1937, Page 4

IN THE NEWS.

AERODROME CONTROL. At a meeting of the Borough Council last n’ght, the ccnt-ol )f the Stratford- aerodrome aft r .he granting of Government license was discussed .md it was decided to invite r< presentatives of the Stratford Aero Club to meet the council's farm cornmiitt.ee to frame rules and regulations. INGLEWOOD RAINF. I.L. At In.'lewdod last month. rain was exp ri< need on 16 days, the total fall being 1.15 in., reports Miss N. Trimble kical observer. Th? rainfall for March, 1936, was 4.80 ins. The maxi mum lull for March vas 20.73in5. in 1907, ind the minimum fall I.s2ins. n 1911. " < BUILDING IN DUNEDIN. For the year ended March 31, 1936, the number of permits granted for new buildings ana alte,nations, in the city of Dunedin totalled 745. r; pre S.nting a value of £347,074. This yeui ti e number of permits issued up to March 31 Was 890, an increase of 145 on 1936 and an increase on the money side of £91,841. MOTOR NUMBER PLATES. The colour scheme for this year’s motor number plates has. been an nounced as white figure®. on a black bi ckground. The annual registration will be begun on May 1, and all owners of motor vehicles must register by June 1. PICTURE THEATRE PRICE?,, In consequence of high r costs and higher wages, the minimum adult prices in Auckland and suburban theatres, for the Saturday night programmes are to be raised from Is to Is 3d, this decision having b en made by the New Zealand Motion Picture Exhibitors’ Association. FIND OF GREENSTONE. Said to be an interesting relic of kite time when Te*Rauparaha set out upon a trail of pillage and slaughter from the Waikato district to Kapiti Island, wh re he finally made his headquarters, a beautiful block of greenstone was recently discovered by a Taranaki resident in a swamp at Paekakariki. The find has been offered to the trustees of the Wanganui Museum and it is believed that negotiations are :r» han ] :'-n its purchase.