OUT AND ABOUT

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 14045, 27 April 1946, Page 2

OUT AND ABOUT

National Savings Two hundred and sixty places obtained their National Savings quotas last week. All the principal centres were successful and in each of the 20 postal districts the full district objective was reached. British Victory Stamps According to private advice received in Auckland two Victory stamps will be issued in England on June (i, the date of the Victory Parade in London. They will be in denominations of 2Jd and 3d, but details of the design are not yet known. Knvclopc Economy Ended The Post Office announces that, in view of the improved position with respect to paper supplies, envelopes bearing automatic stamping machine jmressions, which have served their original purpose cannot lie again used (<'v the transmission of articles through flic post. This is in effect a reversion to the pre-war practice. Replacement Of Female Staff The female members of the staff of the Chief Post Ofhce in Dunedin, have now nearly all been replaced by men returned from service overseas. The clerical branch is staffed wholly by men, but a few postwomen are still employed, pending the return to duty of men on furlough. The chief postmaster (Mr Ernest J. Smith) said that as'far as possible the Department adopted a policy of allowing its returned men to choose the town in which they desired to work, but this was largely governed by the housing position 'so far as the men themselves were concerned.

Patriotic Funds

A motion to the effect that this meeting pretest against Government interference uf patriotic funds, was carried at- a- meeting of the Tauranga branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union on Friday. The motion was moved by Mr R. McNaughton and seconded by Mr A. C. Harrison. Mr C. S. Moffatt expressed the view that the question was outside the branch's sphere, and contended it was a question for the Returned Services' Association. It was pointed out by Mr Harrison that everyone had subscribed to the patriotic funds.

Evasion of Royalties

An increasing number of • reports of sand being removel illegally from various parts of the harbour foreshore was being received, reported the secretary (Mr E. V. Wall) .at the monthly meeting of the Tauranga Harbour Board. He strongly recommended the board to give authority for prosecution to be made without further warning, as the lapse of time which occurred in bringing cases before the board lessened the value of such evidence as could be gathered. This practice, he added, was endangering properties, was depriving the board of revenue and was an injustice to those legitimately trading in sand on payment of royalties to the board. 'The secretary's recommendation was adopted.