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STRATFORD.

DAILY NEWS AGENCY. i Advertisements and items of news for publication in the Taranaki Daily News should be left at the office of our local representatative. Mr. W. H. Humphrey, Broadway, Stratford. Order* for papers may also be left with him. BOROUGH AFFAIRS. MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. August 21. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Stratford Borough Council was held tonight. Present: The Mayor (Mr. J. W. McMillan), and Crs. E. S. Rutherfurd, S. Ward, ’A. Stewart, W. Mclnnea, C. Jackson. T. Lawson, S. B. Walsh, and R. H. Cameron. G. T. Walters asked the permission of the council to enclose the passageway leading from the main corridor of the municipal buildings intS his business premises. The passage-way was at present used only for bicycles, and was, he believed part of the original lease.— Granted. P. Collins, Dominion Stables, wrote asking the council to reconsider its decision not to allow vehicles to be parked in Regan Street outside the stables. He was willing to do everything else the council wished, but it would be a hardship to have to park vehicles in Miranda Street.—After considerable discussion it was decideu to adhere to the previous decision. . THE YEAR’S RATES. According to notice of motion, the Mayor moved at to-night’s meeting of the Borough Council that the following rates be struck for the coming year: — General rate, in the £ on the unimproved value; special rate ( £15,000 • loan) 5-8 d; special rate (£21,000 loan), 7-8 d: water rate, 6d in the £ on the annual value. The motion was carried. POWER FOR STRATFORD. ENGINEER’S REPORT. A report on several proposed schemes for the generation of electric power for Stratford has been presented to the Borough Council by the electrical engineer. The report was as follows: I have examined Mr. Johnson’s, and find that the head of water here is insufficient to warrant any development, the head of water only being about 17 ft. 6 in. The only other schemes are the Skinner Road and Gravel Pit, and of these the better of the two is the latter. My reason for selecting this is on account of the possibility of storage water. The Skinner Ro-id’ scheme would require an automatic dam, « as the water rises in flood-time S feet or more. The length of tunnelling is about the same for each site.

Gravel Pit Scheme.—The head of water available here is 60 feet, and would give an output of 300 k.w. In addition to this there is a site for the storage of water of about 10 acres. It will be seen that with a stream-flow of, say, 6000 cubic feet per minute, assuming that the head with this flow remains fixed for 10 hours during the 24 hours of each day, if a storage reservoir be available large enough to retain th? 6000 feet per minute flow for 14 hours during the 24, but turbines in the generating station will be in a position to develop the stored energy of the water for the 10 hours and also the amount flowing durng the 14 hours. The storage capacity of the 10 acres would be sufficient to run the plant for about eight hours at full lead. The probable cost of this scheme would be about £29,000, made up as follows: Dam and head works, £2020; tunnelling, 2970 feet, £2970; power-house, including two 200 h.p. turbines, 3-phase alternators, exciters, switchgear, turbine gates, step-up transformers and protective gear, £18,800; transmission line, £1268; sub-station building and equipment, £1150; easement over property, Broadway to station, £2350; contingencies, £286 ;; total, £28.844. The costs are for an entirely automatically-operated plant, and include house for attendant, 11,000-volt transmission line, and substation. The capital costs are 12 per cent, for interest and depreciation, and will amount to £3480.

After going further into the estimate the engineer stated: If a bulk supply is likely to be obtainable in the near future, I would recommend the council, ,in view of the cost, to obtain power in bulk.

The report was not before the council tonight, but it is being considered by the Electric Light Committee. DEATH OF MR. WALKER. THE CORONER’S INQUEST. An inquest into the circumstances attending th? death of Albert Walker was held at r&e pourthouse, to-&iy, before Mr. C. D. Sole. Cotoner, and a jury consisting of Messrs. S. Ward (foreman), T. Aylward, C. Jackson and J. Weston. The late Mr. Walker wfas about 70 years of age, and a resident of Tuna. He fell down the stairs of Mr. T. H. Fenn’s office on August 15, and died in a private hospiI tai on Saturday night. ’ Dr. W. P- P- Gordon gave evidence of being called, and he found Walker in an I unconscious condition and showing symp- | toms of concussion and injury to the spine. I Stimulants were administered, and the paI tient was removed to the private hospital. On further examination it was discovered f that he suffered from abrasions on the (head, a large bruise over the right hip, and ! J bruising over the right shoulder. There II was partial paralysis from the chest down- | wards. The patient regained consciousS ness the same evening, but the paralysis 8 remained. His condition became gradu--3 ing the 24, the turbines in rhe generating g t h e 12th. The actual cause of death was I fracture of the spine, resulting from inE jury The injury could have been brought about by a fall, downstairs. Deceased remembered entering Mr. Penn’s of- ' flee, but made no complaint as to the cause of the accident. He gave witness the impression that the accident was due to a fall down the stairs. ? H. L. Betts, clerk, employed in Penns office, said he knew the deceased, who had often’ called at the office on business. He called on August 15. Walker spoke’ to witness on leaving the office, and then passed out on to the landing. Witness heard a fall at the head of the stairs, but did not see deceased fall. When he went out to the head of the stairs Walker was at the foot with several [tSople around him. VZitaesc had been using the stairs about a thousand times a year for the past seven years. He had no difficulty in going up o~ down the stairs, and he did not consider them dangerous. Invalids had gone •Jurf and down them. There was sufficient I lirffii" ihe stairs from the street door, and - i on this day the light could not have made ; the Stairs dangerous. He had heard no yiJssuteet M 12 G2

of the stairs. They had bene built about 16 years, and there had been no previous accidents on them.

In answer to Mr. Ward, witness said a hand-rail might assist old people to go up the stairs. It was the office of the Hospital Boaqd, and people on hospital business had to go there. He did not think a hand-rail necessary. It was a public office to people on hospital business. The Coroner said the jury should ha’t’e no difficulty in coming to the conclusion that death was accidentally caused and that there was no blame attachable to anyone. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased met his death accidentally, by falling down the stairs. They recommended the Coroner to inform the owner of the stairs that a hand-rail would be of assistance to the aged or infirm or the general public using the office. GENERAL ITEMS. Mr. V. H. Reed, M.P. for Bay of Plenty, who spent the week-end in Stratford, is interested in demonstration farm work, and is endeavoring to have such a farm established at Kaitaia. He visited the Stratford Demonstration Farm to-day, and was much interested in the constitution of the society and the working of the farm. The following are the successful candidates of the Home Nursing Class in Stratford. The written and viva voce examinations were held on August J 6 and 18. Nineteen candidates sat and all were successful. Dr. W. P. Gordon was the surgeon instructor and Dr. Faris (Inglewood) the surgeon examiner. The following names of those passing are in alphabetical order: H. Abraham, E. Baily, M. Beach, M. Black, (Mrs.) A. Campbell, L. Copping, A. Davis, (Mrs.) N. Johnston, I. Leith, A. Matthews, B. Martin, H. Middleton, M. Middleton, M. Pease, N. Pratt, M. Russell, C. Sage, A. Webster, | (Mrs.) E. Yandle.

The latest Gazette notifies that the following have been appointed Justices of the Peace: Mr. L. L. Eason, Whangamomona; Mr. E. W. Hodder, Tututawa; Mr. W. J. Morrison, Tariki; Mr. John Parr-, Waitara. The following lands, according to the Gazette, have been temporarily reserved In the Taranaki land district for a public recreation ground: Sections 8, 9 and 15, Block 111,, Huiroa Township, Block IX, Ngatimaru Survey District: Area, 1 acre 2 roods 11 perches. Also Sections 11, 12 and 13, Block 111, Huiroa Township, Block IX, Ngatimaru Survey District: Area, 1 acre 1 rood 30 perches. Also Section 17, Block 111, Huiroa Township, Block IX, Ngatimaru Survey District: Area, 2 acres 0 rood 6.5 perches. (Closed road, formerly known as Julian Street.) The entries for the Wharehuia Home Industries Exhibition, on August 31, are rapidly coming in, the secretary having already received over 300 from different parts of the district. The cookery section promises to afford the keenest competition, probably on account of the handsome cookery cup (which is on view in the window of the Egmont Clothing SLop, Stratford) for the competitor gaining the most points in this section. KING’S THEATRE. “The Son of Wallingford,” the big Vitagraph special, will be the feature attraction at the King’s Theatre on Tuesday. This is rhe latest of the “Get-Rich-Quick-Wallingford” series. The character of J. Rufus is a household world. The idea of making money without working for it has always appeared to public fancy. Naturally Mr. and Mrs. George Randolph Chester have hit upon an idea which is always popular. An inland lake of fire from blazing crude oil forms one of the big scenes, and there are many other thrilling incidents. The supporting items include: Gazette and comedy.

At W. H. Humphrey’s, Broadway: School pads, 150 pages, good paper, ruled, 1/- each; exercise books, 50 pages 4d, 100 pages 6d, 120 pages 7d; writing tablets from 6d to 1/9 (cream laid or linen faced). Large assortment of traced goods, d’oyleys, tray cloths, centres, play aprons, feeders, camisoles, dressing jackets, nightdresses, etc., all at reasonable prices at Mrs. Humphrey’o fancy needlework depot.

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Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1922, Page 6

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STRATFORD. Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1922, Page 6

STRATFORD. Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1922, Page 6

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