The Horse Not Gone Yet.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 January 1939, Page 4

The Horse Not Gone Yet.

In these days, when a horse is almost a rarity on the city streets, one hardly expects to see newly-erected signs bearing the warning that “Equestrian traffic is prohibited from these grass plots.” Such notices, probably unique in Dunedin, occupy prominent. places on the grass plots in Royal Crescent,, Musselburgh. These plots are separated from the tar-sealed roadway by only a narrow ridge of small rocks, and could be easily invaded by horses. The signs, however, have been erected not so much as a warning to drivers of horse-drawn -vehicles as to members of the Hunt Club, who use this highway extensively in riding to and from the kennels at Tahuna Park.

American Travel. The facilitation of travel between the United States, Canada and South America will be discussed at the first IntraAmerican Travel Congress, to be held during the Golden Gate International Exposition from April 14 to 21 next. Sponsored by the Pan-American Union, it will attract more than 1000 official delegates. It will be the first concerted effort of Governmental and private interests to stimulate travel between the two continents. It will be the purpose of the congress to abolish “red tape” restriction?. Besides delegates from each Government, there will be present representatives of steamship companies, railroads, air, and bus lines, automobile -clubs, chambers of commerce, touring clubs and agencies, and other interests allied to travel. Price of Bread. For the baking trade in New Zealand 1938 has been an “increased costs year,” stated the president of the New Zealand Master Bakers and Pastrycooks’ Association, Mr W. H. S. Newsome, in a year-end message to members. "The bakers and drivers’ new awards have added further to costs,” he said, “and the New Zealand Executive has worked hard for the trade, looking after its interests, and is hopeful that a Christmas box’ may be forthcoming by an increase in the price of bread.” Mr Newsome appealed to all associations to sink personal differences for the good of the trade as a whole and to work together for the future unity and progress of the trade.

Mental Specialists Arriving. In order to meet the steady expansion of the mental hospital department of the public health service a group of seven doctors under engagement to the Government will arrive by the Rimutaka, which is due here on January 12. Two will go into residence at Kingseat, one is for Porirua and the others will be distributed to build up the staffs as required at other mental hospitals. On previous occasions the Government has had to obtain its supply of specialists in mental diseases from Britain, as no local applications are received for the vacancies that occur. This is largely because it is only in England that the diploma of psychological medicine can be obtained. The men have been selected on the advice of Dr H. M. Buchanan, the superintendent of the Auckland Mental Hospital, who is now on his way back to the Dominion. Lotteries and Bookmakers.

State lotteries and the licensing of bookmakers, said Mr F. W. Schramm. M.P. for Auckland East, in an interview at Invercargill, were matters which should be dealt with squarely. About £1.000.000 was annually sent away from New Zealand for lotteries abroad, and the country was recompensed only to an extent by cash prizes received in return. That £1,000,000 should be conserved for New Zealand. Bookmakers were not recognised by law in New Zealand, but the country taxed them on their income from such practice and sent its inspectors along to scrutinise the books. In the cases of State lotteries . and bookmakers there was a good deal of hypocrisy. Personally. Mr Schramm said, he was not a regular betting man, but the sooner all political parties summoned up courage to face the issues the better it would be for the country, the people of which wanted these things placed on a proper footing.