LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21369, 13 March 1941, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Patient Progressing Mr Edward Jones, of Victoria Street, who was knocked down by a car at Ngaruawahia on March 3, and has since been in the Waikato Hospital, is now reported to be progressing satisfactorily tovf.rds recovery. Alleged News Leakage The commission which, under the chairmanship of Mr Justice Callan, is investigating the alleged leakage of information regarding the movements of overseas ships, has not yet completed its task, and tlie Government has extended the' time by which it must make its report from March 15 to April 10. A Busy Time ‘‘Every effort will be made to avoid having dairy farm workers in camp during the months of July, August and September,” said Mr A. Hayward at the Hamilton sitting of the Man-Power Committee yesterday, ‘‘for that will be an exceptionally busy period for primary producers.” Blackout Success A Hamilton visitor to Auckland last night says the blackout precautions were very complete, and his impression was that the people of the city were observing the requirements very meticulously. ‘‘Auckland was properly All Black,” he said, ‘‘and it was a treat to get back to Hamilton, where even in the early hours of the morning the place was admirably lighted.” Electricity Sales At the meeting of the Central Waikato Electric-power Board held today, the secretary-treasurer, Mr H. J. Beeche, submitted comparison of electricity sales showing that over the period from April 1, 1940, to January 31, 1941, sales amounted to £87,590 6s 2d, compared with £77,689 4s 6d over a similar period last financial year, an increase of £9901 Is Bd, or 12.7 per cent.

Generosity Appreciated The gesture of Mr C. Lafferty at the last Hamilton Borough Council meeting in offering to pay the registration fee of a dog for a woman who could not afford it evoked an appreciative response from a retired mail clerk in Dunedin, who has written to Mr Lafferty thanking him for his generous action. The writer, who described himself as a great doglover, enclosed in his letter a remittance to pay the dog tax for 1942.

Hospital Expenditure The Hamilton Borough Council, at its meeting last night, approved of the Waikato Hospital Board’s proposal to proceed with part of its major building scheme. The part referred to was the erection of a new residence for the medical superintendent at the hospital in Hamilton and the erection of a nurses’ home at Te Kuiti Hospital. Each work was estimated to cost £2500, and was strongly recommended by the Health Department. To Render Service

When it was stated to the Hamilton District Man-power Committee yesterday that a young farm worker, appealed for on the score of undue hardship, had not joined the Home Guard, a member expressed the hope that authority would soon be given to insist that reservists granted sine die adjournments must join the Home Guard. If, meantime, it was found that these men had not sought to join the Home Guard they could, and probably would, be called up for service with the Territorials.

Removal of Pine Trees A request for the removal of some pine trees on the river bank south of the traffic bridge on the Hamilton East side, as they were a nuisance to adjacent house-owners, was referred by the Hamilton Borough Council last night to its works committee, as also was a petition from seven residents of Moana Street for tar-sealing of the street in front of their premises. Another request referred to the same committee was that repairs be effected to Albert Street, Hamilton East.

Realised the Need “We know that rendering military service is necessary and my em« ployee and I have arranged the work to enable the man to go to territorial camp on April 1,” said an appellant, a dairy farmer, to the Hamilton District Man Power Committee yesterday at the Hamilton sitting. The t,wo men were milking 72 cows on 116 acres, and while the employee was rendering military service witness would take the chance of getting other labour. He proposed to do his turn at military service later. Permits for Building Referring to a communication from the Building Controller, the town clerk, Mr W. L. Waddel, explained at a meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council last night that the council wouid not now have the power to issue building permits in excess of £2OOO. Furthermore, permits could not be issued where corrugated roofing iron in any quantity was intended to be used. If applicants persisted iff their desire to use corI’ugated iron, their case would nave to be referred to the Building Controlier. Horses at Claudelands No trouble had been experienced in holding the Waiouru horses at the Claudelands Showgrounds, said Mr W. R. J. Franklin, president of tne Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association, at a meeting of the association to-day. The only damage done at the grounds, he said, was a broken post. The army authorities had expressed themselves as more than grateful for the facilities provided tnem. The broken post had been repaired and 20 men had been left behind to clean up the grounds. Untidy Streets When Mr C. Lafferty complained at the Hamilton Borough Council meeting last night that Frankton was not getting its fan* share of attention by borough workmen, and alleged that grass was allowed to remain uncut in many streets, the borough engineer, Mr R. Wcriey, replied that to give effective service in all parts of the borough this summer would have needed “an army of mowers” and Frankton was not the only part of the borough that needed attention in this respect. Faspalum had grown everywhere, and it wtu difficult to know how best to control it. Mr Lafferty said there were many complaints about thistles and paspalum being allowed to grow on the streets and paths, and he mentioned that paspalum was especially unpopular because it exuded a gummy substance that played havoc: with clothes. The engineer said he would welcome suggestions for better control of the pest.