OUT AND ABOUT

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXV, Issue 14253, 30 December 1946, Page 2

OUT AND ABOUT

Drunk Fined

A first offending drunk appeared before Mr C. Whiting, J.P., in the Tauranga Police Count on Saturday and was convicted and fined 10/-.

Tent Burned

To wake up in the early hours of the morning and find their tent burning was the experience of a group of campers at Mount Maunganui one day last week. The outbreak, which was first noticed at 4 a.m., had a strong hold, the occupants being able to escape, however, with most of their personal belongings, though one or two articles were damaged or perished in the fire. Their concern now is to find a suitable replacement for the first tent.

Then and Now

In December, 1941, when the Japanese threat to New Zealand appeared, "tin helmets" were at a premium. There were insufficient to issue to the regular army, and it was many months later before the home forces, the Home Guard and the E.P.S. were supplied. In December, 194 6, they are being sold to the public and used as toys and for pot. plants and buckets. « Delivery Held Up A man in England has just had a large packing case, with Chinese writing on it, delivered to his house. Inside was an exquisite hand-painted teaset and an order given for it in China by his great-grandfather 100 years a,go. An apologetic note enclosed said: "Due to regrettable occurrence of series of great battles involving warlike activity, delivery of china paid for by your highminded ancestor is slightly delayed."

Ration Coupons

Ration coupons for the week ending January 5 are: —Meat (ration Is 6d weekly, H coupon 3d; others, 3d; child's ration, 9d; J coupon, 3d). —Nos. 9 and 10. Butter (ration Goz weekly, each coupon Soz). —Nos. 9 to 11, available until January 19. Sugar (ration 31b • monthly, each coupon 12oz). —Nos. 9 to 12, available until January 19. • Tea (ration •Soz monthly, each coupon 2oz). — Nos. 9 to 12, available until Jan'uary 19. Eggs (special ration for children). —No. 10, available to January 5.

Cement Distribution

"The whole trouble is that the North Island gets more than its share," said Mr AV. P. Glue, at a meeting of the Christchurch City Council when the shortage of cement was being discussed. The Auckland cement works had a capacity of 180,000 tons a year and Golden Bay 55,000 tons; and most of the output Avent to the North Island. The only works in the South Island produced normally about 48,000 tons; but production last year was stepped up to 52,000 tons. The output of the Auckland wor.ks, because of the shortage of coal, fell by 47,000 tons. "You will be surprised to hear that at present there is more cement in Christchurch than we know what to do with," he added. "You may say, why not take off

the restrictions and have a free go?" He said 4000 tons of cement would be needed after Christmas for the Pukaki barrage. "Once you get people putting down concrete paths it is hard to make them stop," he added.