LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21583, 20 November 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

British Farm Workers It is understood that the London Central Wages Board has unanimously agreed to a minimum wage of £3 a week for farm workers, in place of the present rate of £2 Bs.

Mines Off Australia Two floating mines have been de-

stroyed off the coasts of New South Wales and Victoria in the past few days. The mines may have broken adrift from their moorings, or their moorings may have been cut by the paravanes of ships. Visit Of Band The secretary of the Hamilton Citizens’ Band made application to the Borough Council last night for permission to take up a collection when the Takapuna Citizens’ Band comes to Hamilton on Sunday, November 23. The council granted the application.

Hamilton’s Need of Town Hall “ Here again we have an illustration of what is always being advocated in the Waikato Times—the urgent need of a Town Hall in Hamilton,” said Mr J. T. Batterr.by at his pupils’ concert last night, when referring to the audience that packed every corner of the building, many people having to stand. Scholarship Awards The results of three annual scholarships awarded at King’s School, Remuera, have been announced. G. R. Wallace, of Southwell School, Hamilton, was placed first in the entrance scholarship examination, and is awarded a bursary to the value of £3O per annum. The scholarship for boys mirier 11 was won by B. F. Barnard, while the open scholarship was awarded to K. A. K. North. 4000 Prize Tickets

A prominent exhibitor at many agricultural shows, who had several successes. Including one championship, at the Waikato Jubilee Show, wrote to the executive at to-day’s meeting expressing keen appreciation of the way his entries were handled during their week’s absence from home. He added that he now had something like 4000 award tickets gained by stock he had exhibited at shows in all parts of the Dominion. Hospital For Te Awamutu At meetings of the Waipa County Council and the Te Awamutu Borough Coun:<i this week, letters were received from the Chamber of Commerce covering an exhaustive report on the question of the provision of a public hospital in Te Awamutu. The report suggested that the erection of a hospital would relieve the Waikato Hospital. A conference will be held early next month, and representatives were appointed by each council. Sealing Streets The Hamilton Borough Council last night adopted a recommendation of the works committee to carry out sealing work in the following streets, at an estimated total cost of £2084: Pembroke Street beyond the hospital, Horne Street, Mill Street (sides), Rata Street and part of Rimu Street, Devon Road, Kent Street (sides), Domain Drive footway, River Road footway and River Road (sides). The greatest individual item of expenditure, £398, was for Mill Street. Damage To Roads

The attention of the Waipa County Council was drawn by the engineer (Mr W. Graham Macky) at the monthly meeting to the damage to roads, both sand and sealed, by horse-drawn vehicles having iron tyres. The cartage of whole-milk to cheese factories aggravated the damage. The chairman, Mr S. C. B. Macky, pointed out that the Piako County was moving for compensation from the cheese payments fund. It was decided to make application for compensation where roads suffered from a twice-a-day delivery.

Destroying Magpies It was reported at a meeting of the council of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society that permission had been given by the Department of Internal Affairs for rangers to shoot magpies for three months in the Bainesse district, where there had recently been complaints of their attacking and terrorising school children. The chairman, Mr D. J. Gibb, said that, although lambs in the Fielding district had had their eyes picked out by magpies, nothing could be done until the Farmers’ Union agreed to action being taken against the birds. Trees Found Depressing ‘‘Though it is true that ‘only God can make a tree,’ those in front of my property in Hinemoa Street are very depressing at times,” wrote a woman when asking the Hamilton Borough Council to top a row of lawsonians. She said she was not in good health, and had to spend a good deal of time at home. The borough engineer, Mr R. Worley, said the trees came under the jurisdiction of the Hamilton Domain Board and the Hamilton Rugby Union, and both these bodies would strongly oppose cutting the trees down. It was decided to advise the writer in the terms of the engineer’s report.