HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 224, 22 October 1929, Page 6

HAWKE'S BAY JOTTINGS

A Healthy Town. No cases of infectious disease liave been reported. in Waipukurau for the past nine weeks. Pushing On. The value of pennits issued in tlie Waipukurau Borough during September totalled £3330. The Golden Fleece. Over £10,000 worth of wool has already been railecl from the Waipukurau raihvay station this season. Cheap Pumping. Tlie Waipukurau Borough Couneil pumped 2,022.200 gallons of water during September, using 4132 units of eieetririty at a cost of £8 12s 2dWelcome Rain. A very wqlcome warm shower fell on Stinday afternoon at Takftpau, which freshened up things very mtich, but the surface is still hard and more' rain is needed.

A New Church. The new Angiican (St. Mary's) Church 'is to be eonnhenced at Waipukurau in tlie near future. The present church is to be moved furtlier hack on the soction and. the new ediiice will stand where the ohl building has sUiod for so many years. Close of Golf Season. The Waipawa Golf Club will officially close tlie 1929 season to-morrow with a mixed foursome. Play will commenee at 1.30. At the eOnclusiqh the- trophies won during tlie season will be presented by Mr H. M. "ITathbone. Still Conipiaining. Waipawa wireless enthusiasts are still coinplaining of interference as the result of electricity leakages, Somo nights the interference is so bad that the receiving sets have to be closed down. Furtber complaints were made to the Centyal Power Board at its last meeting, but the board maintained its attitude of disclaiming any re-sponsbilit-y. It is now proposed to take up the matter with the resident telegraph engineer, Conference Proposed. At last night's meeting of the Waipukurau Borough Couneil it was decided to approach the Waipawc, Waipukurau and Patangata County Couneil s with a view to holding a conference on the qnestion of the allocation of cost in regnrd to the new bridge over tye Tuhi Tuki river at Waipukurau, witli a view to obviatiug the neeessity of a commission sitting to apportion the cost each body shall pay towards the new bridge. Not Wanted. At last night's meeting of the Waipukurau Borough Couneil it was decided to support the protest of the Feilding Borough Couneil against the proposed Act in regard to derating farm landsf and also to ask the member for the district to endeavour to hate fhe bill hekl over uutil next year. The couneil viewed with alarm the faet that urban lands in the borough would, to a grqat extent, be relieved from special rates made for loans raised in years gone by, thus throwing a bigger burdeu on the smaller ratepayers. Waipukurau Traffic Bridge. The Waipukurau Borough Couneil last evening reeeived intimation from tlie Public Works Depattment that it was proposed to build a new bridge over the Tuki Tuki river at Waipukurau and. that any objection should be made within two montlis. Intimation was reeeived also from tlie controllinig body, the Patangata CoUnty Couneil, that the proposed allocatiori agaixist the Waipukurau Borough was 25 per cent, The estimated cost was £22,000, of wbieh the Highways Board would pay two thirds and the local bodies the remainder. The counci] decided to lodge an objection to the assessment of 25 per cent. J Rabbit Farm. At last niglit's meeting of the Waipukurau Borough Couneil, a letter was reeeived from the medical officer of health, Wellington, stating that their offitcers bad reported that ptdvided due care was taken there was no objection to the proposed rabbit farm in Waipukurau. Those interested in the proposed company had advised the department that it was proposed to siaughter npproximately 6000 Chiiiehilla rabbits each year when the farm was undor way, It would be necessary to see that the slaughterhouse was in aecordanee with requirements. The' rouncil decided to take no action in the meantime, it being out of its jurisdiction .

Lodge Ceremonies. The installation of ofiicers of Lodge Waipukurau and Arlington Hebekeh Ladies' Lodge was held last evening. Tlie deputy district grand master, Bro. R. Goss, of Napier, assisted by Grand Lodge Officers, carried out the ceremonial work. There was a large number of visitors from Star of Napier Loclge, Karamu (Hastings), Kahuranaki (Hastings), Rangitoto (Takapau), nnd Ivia Ora (Dannevirke), The principal officers iristalled were: — Arlington Rebekeh Lodge: N.G.,_Sister B. Faithful ; vice N.G., Sister Duncau ; fitiancial secretary, Sister G. Ebbett. Waipukurau Lodge; N.6., Bro. Lovatt ; vice K.G., Bro. F. Ross ; financial secretary, Bro. F. Bayliss. At the concltision of the meeting a soeial evenitig was held, when supper was provided hy tlie ladies, and a splendid musical programme was rendered.