LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 49, 7 December 1948, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Royal Tour Expenditure Of the £ 40,050 allocated by the Wellington City Council for preparations lor the Royal visit, £21,350 had been spent or committed, it was reported to the council yesterday. The council decided to proceed with some of the works proposed.—P.A. No Statements Issued Both the Waterfront Industry Authority and the newly-reconstituted Waterfront Industry Commission held their first meeting in Wellington yesterday, says a Press Association message. Neither body has issued any statement. Mistake in Band Points A mistake of 10 points in the total awarded the Ashburton County Scottish Society’s Pipe Band in the quickstep competition at Christchurch on Saturday gave the hand the highest total of military points. The gold medal for the drum-major of the band gaining highest, military points thus goes to Drum-major L. L. Aitken. “Mr Tauloch” Pupils at the Waharoa School, Cambridge, last week were set a general knowledge test. Among the questions were: “Who is the member of Parliament for Piako?” One answer was: “Mr Tauloch.” The member for Piako is Mr W. S. Goosman. Tauloch is Mr Goosman’s outstanding three-year-old racehorse, which won the Churchill Stakes at Riccarton last Saturday week.

Ashburton Flying Activity Two passenger flights were made by the Ashburton Proctor (ZK-ARA) during the past few days, with Mr N. Holmes as pilot in each instance. The first was to Wellington and back on Thursday and the second to and from. Mount Cook on Sunday. On Saturday,' local members of the Canterbury Aero Club had the use of two Tiger Moths, the Ashburton machine (ZK-AQN) and, one from Christchui'ch (ZK-AIM) piloted down by Mr L. Poore, the club’s chief instructor. Two machines came down from Christchurch on Sunday, an ordinary Tiger (ZK-AJO) flown by Mr Poore and a. canopy job (ZK-AIY) piloted by Sergeant R. Duck, A.T.C. The Ashburton Tiger made a trip to Timaru and back with a passenger that day, with Mr M. Clark as pilot. Ton of Cherries sent by Air The largest air consignment of fruit from Dunedin, more than a ton of cherries, i was sent to Auckland yesterday morning by National Airways Corporation aircraft. Cherries are the first Central Otago fruit sent north by air this season. Daily consignments started a fortnight ago. All the cherries have been for Auckland, with the exception of one consignment, which was addressed to Wellington. Representatives of Auckland produce companies have been in Central Otago this season arranging for the marketing of fruit in the North 'lsland. Lower freight charges and the removal of price control on all fruits except apples have prompted Auckland fruit merchants to undertake the venture, —P.A.