TARANAKI NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1940, Page 1

TARANAKI NEWS

Rugby and Patriotic Funds. Taranaki Rugby enthusiasm has been the means of raising £276 13s lld for various patriotic funds. Hawera Borough Water. Steps to raise a loan of £16,000 for the improvement of the Hawera water supply were taken by the borough council last night. Moforists' Representation. Provision for representation of motorists on the Belt Road and Fitzroy camp site committees has been made by the New Plymouth Borough Council. Sent to Jail. Because he was found in a New Plymouth house at night without excuse, a man was sentenced to seven days in jail on a charge of being a rogue and a vagabond. Home Guard Programme. Before forming a Stratford unit of the Home Guard the Mayor, Mr. P. Thomson, wants a comprehensive programe to ensure uniformity throughout the Dominion. Hawera Library Service. The Hawera Borough Council has adopted the country library service, the provision of a free service by that means to residents and ratepayers being estimated to cost £107 a year. "Sympathetic Rises." Consideration of increased wages for employees not covered by the.. recent Arbitration Court order for a five per cent. rise will be given by the Hawera Hospital Board according to the merits of each individual case. Pedestrian Crossing Marking. Further experiments in the use of reftectors for pedestrian crossing marking are to be made by the New Plymouth Borough Council, which -considers that this is the best method of clearly indicating the crossings at night. Should Be Held? Local body elections, part of the democratic system, should be continued where possible when a war was being fought for the preservation of democracy, considered the chairman of the Taranaki Electric Power Board yesterday. Robe Street Widening. Holding the view that the Public Works Department's suggested compromise ori the exchange of land for Government buildings and the widening of Robe Street did not represent anything in the semblance of a compromise, the New Plymouth Borough Council decided that its final offer should stand.