MUCH DIFFICULTY EXPERIENCED

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 13242, 18 January 1941, Page 2

MUCH DIFFICULTY EXPERIENCED

PLANS FOR EVACUATION INFORMATION EROM HOUSEHOLDERS

Advice that he was having mv.d difficulty in obtaining from householdlers the information he required to complete evacuation plans, iwjjj made at a. meeting of the Emergent! Precautions Committee on Tuesday afternoon by Mr' EL Angus. He stated that he had been touch with the women's organisations, but they had been unable w help him. He suggested that a ne* questionnaire be sent to each household, as the one already sent out had not been very satisfactory. TW only satisfactory method would be to get collectors to go from bouse Q house armed with authority fromtbe Mayor, pointing out that the ques_' uonnaire must be completed. $? trouble was to secure a suffici?"! number of collectors.

The chairman (Mr L. R. Wilson) said he was pleased Mr &nm had brought this question fonrar--and he agreed that the only "R' a . v {0 get the questionnaires completed W*| for someone to go from house * house. He suggested that Mr Ang^ s should hand that task over to Women's Auxiliary. A branch ia fl now been formed in Tauranga and n would be willing to do the worn. The secretary (Mr J. R. Cbaffi; bers) said that of the 1000 circular sent out only one third had l> eeD completed and returned. Mr T. Moorhouse asked if tho , people who were going from n° to house could also canvas for labos* helpers. The secretary said this could " e included as a question in the fi rcC " lar definitely asking if the pers°J were a member of " the Emergent Precautions Scheme organisation o the Home Guard or any other brace of the Reserve Corps. Ou the motion of Mr F. Auld seconded by the chairman, it was »f 1 cided that Mr Angus and the Esec»' tive Committee should draw up circular and it he forwarded ro eafl chairman for his approval.