LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19904, 5 June 1936, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Rapld Flight—Mr B. Tappenden In a Mom aeroplane, travelled from Auck—land to Wellington, with a stop at New PlymOuth, ln 3% hours.

Tauplrl Drainage.—The Tauplrl Drainage and River Board Empowering Bill was read a second time In the Legislative Council yesterday.

Arbor flaw—Wednesday. August 5 will he observed as Arbor Day. It is hoped that tree—planting bodies will arrange suitable celebrations.

Ta Awamutu vnal Statlstloa.—— The vital statistics for Te Awamutu for May are as follows, \\'ilhrtlle figures for the same month last year In parentheses: Births 8 (11), deaths 5 (32', marriages 5 (6).

Increase In ,Dlvldend—Gordon and Gotch (Australasia), Limited. has de—clared a half—yearly ordinary dividend of 0 per cenL, an increase of 1 per cent. and the usual half—yearly prefel‘ence dividend of 4 per cent, both payable on June 18.

shortnge of Watch—An unusually dl'y spell in Taranakl has reduced the level of Lake Mangamahoe from which New Plymouth drews its water supply and generates its electric power. For the first time for many months the Diesel engine was started in order to ease the draw-off from the lake.

Sunshine After Frost—Frost accompanied by a dense fog was experienced in Hamilton this morning. The sun broke through early to the fullest aDpredation or those who were out-of-doors. The frost recorded was 8 de—grees in Hamilton and 10.6 degrees at Ruakura.

Hire Purchase system.—The .\linis—tor of industries and Commerce (the lion. D. G. Sullivan) has intimated that it is the intention of the Government to introduce legislation to provide a greater measure of protection to per—eons unable to continue payments under the hire purchase system.

Mr Speaker Speaks.—-The Hon. \V. E. Barnard, Speaker of the House of Representatives, broke the custom of many years‘ standing—that the Speaker should not participate in the debates of the House—yesterday, when he spoke briefly during the com—mittee stage of the State Advances Corporation Bill.

New company.—The tollowlng private company has been registered in Auckland :—-\Vaikato Deposits, Lim—ited, finaficlers, Hamilton. Capital, £2500 in 300 ordinary shares and 2000 preference shares of £1 each. Sub—scribers: W. A. Jefl‘erls, 2000 preter—ence and 250 ordinary shares; P. G. llarkness, 250 ordinary shares.

Children's Comp Work—A contract for 130 chains of fencing and 10 acres of clearing on the \\’aikato Children's Camp League property at Port “’3l- - ‘has haen completed and it is anticipated that a great deal of planting \\'ill be carrled out ln the next few months for the provision of shelter belts.

Salary Rector-anom—The Prime Minister in an interview yesterday at. \Velllngton, stated that the Government, had promised to restore salaries and wages to the 1931 level and that promise would he carried out in its entirety. There was no truth in the rumour that salaries of over £3OO .9. year would not be included. There would be no qualification.

Prom-ens on Borough Depots—Excellent progress is being made with the erection of a new depot. for the Hamil—ton Borough Council in \Vard Street, and it is expected that 'work on the roof will he completed in a few days. Shortage of steel, caused by the recent strike in Australia, delayed construction for a lime but the materials are now coming forward satisfactorily. Considerable interest is being shown in the buildings, which embody the most modern features of workshop design.

Rowing Popular In Australla.—The great popularity which rowing enjoys in Australia was illustrated by Mr C. A. Stiles at a meeting of the Canterl'lury Rowing Association. Mr Stiles said that while in \Nanganui recently he had been told that although there had been an attendance of more than 90.000 at. the Melbourne Cup, Australia‘s most important racing attraction. at the head-of—the—rlver races :1 week later there had been an attenti—ance of more than 100,000.

Police Measurements.—The manner in which measurements were taken by the police at. the scenes of accidents invited brief comment from Mr Jus—tine Fair in titq Supreme Court at. Hamilton yesterday. Answering; coun—sel. a police witness had slatted that, there were occasions when a tune measure was not, obtainable ut the police station and officers paced out the distances. “Surely when measurements which may he very important. have to be taken, a tape measure should be used,“ observed His Honour.

Estate worth £64,ooß.—The late Colonel .loseplr MacNaungan Christin}, a former resident of Wellington, left an estate valued at £61,008, says a message from London. The death of Colonel Christie occurred in London

on March 31. From 1921 to 1923, Dr. Christie aclod as president or the \\'ar Pensions .\leclival Appeal Board for New Zealamt and also served as New Zealaml repl‘csontanve on the League of Red (Il‘oss Sucinlies. Hr: murrlccl Miss Vita Alice .\lary Buyley, elder dauglfler 01' Mr Reginald Hayley. of New Plymouth.

Parllamentary Business.—Sleps in accelerale the huslncss or Parlimnnnl with a \‘ir-w m nrljnurning fur a theweek rim-05,»: nnt later than Friilu)‘, 13111. illm.. \\'r-rc inlirn 11y Ilu‘ l’riml‘ Minisli‘r. Mr .\‘nVnFi‘. in the llousn of Hrprrsonlutivos yrslcriluy. 'l‘hn llmlsu will fill ln—zlny (Hill on .\lnmlziy from 2.30 pm. In 10.30 Imm. and an Suturm‘y from 11mm nm. in 5.30 11.1”, will: the rustmnnry mljmlrnmcnls, 111-raw the rcrvss n llromlrnslingr llill‘ [ho Rpm lirsirirlinn Bill. mul mm nr lwn miimr nu-nsurcs urn to in: put Hirnugh l’nr—limnent. On Friday the long day Hooker & Kingston, l.\d.. 41min emphasize lo you by spt‘L‘iill {wiring lhrnugllulil lln- smm " Tlml .\loncy L'uunnl Im} lelcx\‘AthSH. New and exulusivc 'l'mlily finals in colours. also Homer and Hum ‘worlli £3 155. Friddy's Price Nil/0, ‘l’ur trimmed lilnih .\nll Fancy runlin; :mms lwnulii'iill) 513 ml \\‘.n-Ili I:7,th Fridays l’rm: Til/li, Curtain llL'is .l by; lllll‘EllJSL‘ or quality sall: null rulmn nols \\'urlli 31w 6, Fl‘idilF'D L‘rire 2 6 :i .V-ll‘lL .\ll \\n-Il HHllvwmnl) suilings ‘3: im‘hrs \\'llll' \\‘Ul‘hl 11/(l, Fl‘lilily's ‘Pricc [l,lll n yard, Ladies Sill; nnd \\‘nul Husr dull llnish 111 all sham-s, Friday's prirp :l/‘ll pair. .\ll \\'lml Cashmere lluso fully fushinned. nll slmdcs, Friday‘s l’rico fl/ll pair. l’urc Uo\\‘n Quilts “I‘ll ““13“ and smart brurrndc coverings. Single Hod, \\'ni'lll 30/6, Friday‘s Price 30/6. Double Bed \\urili 59/6. Friday‘s Price fl‘J/G. " For Better Value alwnys‘ Hooker |& Kingston. Limited? "

New York call Money.-—Call money was quoted In New York yesterday a). 1 per cent.

Queen of Tamar—Queen Salute, of Tonga, will arrive in Auckland on Sunday 011 route to Sydney, where 5119 is proceeding {or medical attention.

Price of Butter Rlaes.—-In‘\Vellins-tom the Wholesale price of butter was raised to—day to its aid Ib, a rise of

Brltlsh Wal- Loam—British War loan, 3} per cent. was quoted in London yesterday at £lO5 65 3d, compared with £lO5 85 9d the previous day-

Bookmakers Flnod.—At Christchurch yesterday, \\’illlam Abell, a frunerer. and Lame Trevor Cole. a tobacconlst, were each fined £2O and costs for bookmaking.

Early Lambs.—Two lambs have recently appeared on the (arm of Mr F. J. \Vamer an Ohaupo. They are heal‘ thy and are surviving the cold weather.

, Quotation for Gout—Fine gold was quoted in London yesterday at £6 185 35d an ounce (£6 185 10d on Wednesday). This is the lowest quotation for some time.

Bunk OmOOl'l' (lump-Replying to the critlclsm of the Minister of Labour on the ballot being taken by the Bank omuers' Guild on the union lssue. the executive or the Guild ls emphatic that absolute secrecy ls ensured 1n the matter.

Steamer Delayed.—-’l‘he steamer Kent, which left Suva for Port Chalmers at 6 am. yesterday, developed en—gine trouble 2"! miles from port. 11epalrs were effected and she is proceeding on her \‘oyege.

Seconds—and bum—“ These accl—dents oc‘cur in a,few seconds—we have to spend a day and a—half analysing what happened ln so short a space of time." observed counsel, Mr N. S. Johnson. in a lengthy 01le claim arising from a motor collision heard in the Supreme Court at. Hamilton to—da)‘.

Claim Fain—At Wellington yesterday Mr Justice Blah- without calling on the defence. gave judgment for the defendant in a case in which Archibald John Johnstone of Lower ilutt, claimed £826 from John Stanley Smlth as damages in con—nection with the death of plaintiff's son in a collision in April last year. His Honour held that. there was nothing to show negligence on the part of the defendant.

Watered Mllk.—At Eltham yesterday, Mr W. H. Woodward, 5.1\1., convlcted and ordered defendants to pay costs on charges of adding water to milk supplied to a factory. An analy—sis revealed that in one sample 16 per cent of water had been added and 11 per cent in the other. The defendants were G. V. Theme and L. M. Prank—herd. farmers. of Rawhitiroa. The Magistrate intimated that further cases would be severely dealt with.

Largo anlllos.—There were some large families in Taranaki in the early days. Speaking at Dmata, Mr Duncan McAllum, whose association with the district goes back to 1880. said he could remember when a family of 16 children lived opposite the hall; next. door there was a family of 18, and a little further on another family or 21. Probably some descendants of those families were present in the hall that night.

Dairy Industry Account.—Provision for the payment of £IO,OOO into the Dairy Industry Account established at the Reserve Bank under the Primary Products Marketing Act and to be used in connection with the Government's policy of paying a guaranteed price for dairy products was a feature of the lmprest Supply Bill. which was passed by the House 01' Representatives early yesterday morning. Another point of interest was the granting of authority for the Minister of Finance lo pay from the Consolidated Fund into the Employment Promotion Fund a sum not exceeding £300,000. ._.—_— t i