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Otago Daily Times
7 days ago
- General
- Otago Daily Times
Loopy idea for tram terminus
Workers install a new tram line in Albany St, to connect to the NZ and South Seas Exhibition at Logan Park from George St via Forth and Union Sts. — Otago Witness 7.7.1925 The tramways are to be extended right up to the main gates of the Exhibition during its existence, and this point will therefore be a terminus. Realising that a good deal of time would be wasted by the old system of swinging the trolley poles round and changing ends etc, the authorities have arranged that a balloon loop should be constructed, and the Harbour Board has agreed to grant the use of a portion of the ground on the south side of Union street so as to give the loop room. Naturally rot resistant It has been proved in the dominion that macrocarpa posts last longer in the ground than either matai or totara. It is evident that many do not realise the value of this timber for fencing. B and B booming The business of the Exhibition Accommodation Bureau is advancing at a highly satisfactory rate, and the organiser (Mr Barron) reports that there is now accommodation available in private houses for 2514 visitors. Rotate those cows A point that is often overlooked in the feeding of the dairy herd is the necessity for change. How often are the cows turned on the same paddocks day after day the year round. Some farmers do not fully realise how beneficial it would be to stock their paddocks in rotation, thus providing a new bite at intervals and whetting the appetite of the animals. There is no stronger argument in favour of small paddocks. Not only do the pastures receive better treatment, but, what is of prime importance, the cows get better feed. Clean, fresh, luscious pasture — nothing compares with this for milk production. School bus budget It was mentioned at yesterday's meeting of the Otago Education Board that the sum of £4553 had been expended last year for the conveyance of children to and from school, and of this £4040 had been provided by the Government and £513 12s 6d by the board. Getting the drift A waterfront story told yesterday may give some indication of the thoughts running through the minds of some Dunedin waterside workers. The story is to the effect that one of those steady, reliable men, finding that he was forced into idleness through no fault of his own, put in an hour or two in collecting flotsam and jetsam from the sea — to wit, driftwood. In a very short space of time he had collected enough to fill an ordinary dray, and had just finished his labours when an acquaintance drifted along. In reply to the latter's query, the industrious one said that as there was "nothing doing on the waterfront," he was laying in a stock of cheap firewood. The crux of the story lies in the last remark of the waterside worker. This was to the effect that he was hoping to have the driftwood stowed in his backyard before sunset, "providing, of course," he said, with a broad grin, "Mr —— does not drift along and claim it." This remark indicated that a certain official claimed to be the "big boss of the waterfront." To a little town from a far land The Oamaru war memorial has been completed with the exception of the bronze figure to surmount the structure, and this is on its way out from England. — ODT, 17.7.1925 Compiled by Peter Dowden
Otago Daily Times
13-06-2025
- General
- Otago Daily Times
Anzac Ave width tussle
A view along the intended route of the new highway to Logan Park (later named Anzac Ave), to continue the line of the road in the foreground through the terrace houses, to pass to the right of the then-new Nees furniture building. Note the latter advertised on the terrace end gable. — Otago Witness, 21.7.1925 Worthy is the lamb The Works Committee of the City Council will present a report on Wednesday evening stating that the matter of the Harbour Board's offer to provide land for increasing the width of the highway has been the subject of negotiations with the Harbour Board. The offer was a conditional one in that the council was required to pay full compensation for both land and buildings for that section of the highway between Frederick street and Station street. It was pointed out to the board that since the inception of the negotiations no question of compensation for land had ever been raised and that, as a matter of fact, the survey plan which provides for the giving of the land for the 75-foot road without any compensation had already been executed by the board. The board has now replied to the effect that its decision is adhered to, and that the land required must be paid for by the council if Station street is to be widened beyond 66 feet. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board received a report from its London manager that delivery of carcases of prime New Zealand lamb for the Easter season were completed, and several hundred letters have reached him testifying to the quality and splendid condition in which the lambs arrived. New street names The City Council Works Committee proposes that the under-mentioned names for new streets be adopted. New street off Sunbury street, Wilson's subdivision, Anderson's Bay: Woodside terrace. New street in McFadden's subdivision at Opoho: Grandview crescent. New street of workers' homes, Mill Reserve: Leithbank street. On a roll Of the 21,749 pupils on the roll at the close of the year (states the annual report of the Otago Education Board), 6073 (28 percent) were under eight years of age, 4928 (23 percent) were between eight and 10 years, 4944 (23 percent) were between 10 and 12 years, 4555 (21 percent) were between 12 and 14 years, and 1249 (5 percent) were over 14 years. There were on the rolls at the end of the year 11,306 boys and 10,443 girls, the percentages being boys 53, girls 48. The average attendance for the year was 20,210. 61 females and 36 males entered the teaching profession in this district. There were 837 teachers, compared with 823 for the previous year; 633 adult teachers, 204 pupil teachers and probationers and special teachers (needlework, manual training, etc). There were 258 schools in operation — the same as in the previous year. Dickens for Dunedin The Library Committee states that a special letter of thanks has been sent to Miss Smith, of Roslyn, for a very valuable donation, which includes an incomplete set of Dickens, amongst which are 13 first editions with the well-known illustrations by Phiz, R. Seymour, H.K. Browne, George Cattermole, and H. Browne. The volume containing the "Christmas Carol" has the original illustration in colour by John Leech. These volumes are the first editions of the work© of Charles Dickens to be issued in book form. The donation also includes a first edition set of Macaulay's "History of England," in five volumes, and the first six years of the Cornhill Magazine, 1860-1865. — ODT, 15.6.1925 Compiled by Peter Dowden
