LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20276, 19 August 1937, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Maori Patients’ Fees.—The 284 Maori patients of the New Plymouth Hospital in the last financial year paid £290 for treatment, though they had incurred a total of £4513 in fees. Increased Dividend.—At the annual meeting of shareholders of Wairakei, Limited, held yesterday, the accounts, containing a recommendation of an increased dividend of 7$ per cent., were adopted. Currency in London. —Fine gold in London on Wednesday was quoted at £6 19s 4id per ounce, the dollar at 4.98 f and the franc at 132 7-8. Tuesday’s respective quotations were £6 19s Gd, '4.98 15-16 and 132 15-16. Opotlkl Hotel Fire.—Damage to the back portion of the Masonic Hotel, Opotikl, was caused by a fire early yesterday morning. Employees atlacked the outbreak with buckets until the brigade arrived, when it was quickly suppressed. Test Patron’s Action. Three shillings as conscience money were received by the management committee of the Wellington Rugby Union from a first Test match patron, who admitted climbing from the western bank at Athletic Park, for which he had paid 2s Gd, to an enclosure seat worth 5s Gd. McCarthy Trust Allocation.—Allocations under the T. G. McCarthy Trust this year are substantially lielow those of last year, being £13,600, against £16,000. This year’s allocations bring the total distribution to date to £242,342. The trust is applicable to charitable and educational institutions and objects in Wellington ProvinceClerk’s Frauds—Pleading guilty to a charge of failing to account lot £93 17s sd, and 12 charges of making false representations by which lie secured sums totalling £305 16s Od, Thomas Joseph Kane, a clerk (22), appeared before Mr E. 1). Mosley, in the Magistrates Court. Wellington, yesterday. Kane was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Bail was allowed in self for £2 00, with one surety of £2OO. Soil From Post Office Site. —At the fortnightly meeting of the Hamilton Beautifying Society last evening a letter was reeei\ed from the Chief Postmaster, Hamilton, stating that the authorities had granted the society's request for the black top soil on the site of the proposed new post office. As much of the soil as was not ' needed for departmental purposes would be placed at the disposal of the society so soon as building operations commenced.' Empire Conference.—When referring to the proposed Empire Conference at the smoke concert of the New Zealand Dairy Company committeemen last night, Mr W. Goodfellow staled that in his opinion New Zealand would be very foolish to have anything to do with such a movement, which in all probability would he dominated by Canada and Australia, .md that it would be far boiler to retain the right to negotiate direct wills the British Government. Benzine Leakage.—A!! electrical power on the Western wharf, Audi- ! land, was switched off following the discovery yesterday morning of a leakage of benzine from a pipe leading irons the tanker Beduin to Use Associated Motorists' Petrol Compands tanks oil the western reclamation The leakage, which was located when the Bedilin had completed discharge ot benzine from the I’aeitie. Coast, resulted in a heavy deposit of the lue! New Dairy Buildings.—"lt is fast transactions in our fast growing business," commented Mr i(. McKenzie at the annual meeting of supplier-share-holders Of the New Zealand Co-oper-ative Dairy Company to-day. "It is the intention of your Board, at an early dale io reme,|> the position by either extending Hie present bml.lmg already held by the company in Lon-

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Prioe of Beef.—Although individual butchers had advanced the price of 1 beef slightly, no increase had been ! I decided on by the Hamilton Master; Butchers' Association and schedule j rates were unaltered, stated a repreI sentative of the association this morn- ( mg. Less Taxation Promised—ln a public address at Otaki this week Mr. K. J. Holyoake, Nationalist M.P. for Motueka, dealt chiefly with taxation and' unemployment. He promised that ifj the National Party was returned, taxation would be reduced and abolished' where possible. Child’s Broken Leg.—Peter Dunn, two-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Peter Dunn, of Moana Street, Frankton. received a fracture of the right thigh when he fell at his home yesterday. The child was admitted to the Waikato Hospital, but his condition is not regarded as serious. Market “ Blown up”.—“ Last year we sold 4 3 tons of skim-milk powder in Shanghai, but I am afraid that this , market now appears to he ' blown > up.’ ” commented Mr W. Goodfellow. 1 at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company to-day. (Laughter). Accused Nearly Blind.— Described > by the police as nearly blind. Harold j John Salmon (21), a musician, was . admitted to probation for two years by Mr W. R. McKean. S.M., at Auckl land yesterday on a charge of unlawfully converting a car to his own use. “But for your infirmity I would have dealt with you in another way," observed the magistrate to the accused. Boundary Ruling Sought.—Doubt as to the exact position on the Waikato River of the boundary between the Auckland and Rotorua acclimatisation areas was expressed by several members of the Hamilton Acclimatisation Club at a meeting of tlie club last evening, and it was decided to approach tlie Auckland Acclimatisation Society for a specific definition of the boundary. Signs of Spring.—To-day is t lie 1 lentli fine day in succession in Hamil- • ton. Although the frosts have been ■ heavier than earlier in the winter, they have been followed by brilli--5 nntlv fine weather and with the trees in blossom there are ample signs of spring. Eight degrees of frost were recorded this morning at Hamilton and Ruakura respectively. Already the white butterfly is making its appearance in the district and it Is reported that one was seen in Claudelands yesterday. Rotorua’s Hot Pools.—The need for ' the provision of rock walls or some other means to protect hot pools at Rotorua was stressed by Mr W. L. 1 Richards, who was coroner yesterday 1 at the inquest into ttie deaths of two Maoris, Herana Konui and her husband, Panui Konui. The woman died of scalds when she fell into a pool and tier husband succumbed to burns when he jumped in, in an effort to save her. The coroner expressed his intention of asking the member for the district to see if the Government was prepared to assist in fencing the pools.