OUT AND ABOUT

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 14916, 2 March 1949, Page 2

OUT AND ABOUT

Fire in Wharf Street The Tauranga Volunteer Fire Brigade was called out to a rubbish fire in a shed in Wharf Street, at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The blaze was quickly extinguished. County Building Permits Fifty-one building permits were issued in the Tauranga county during the monthly period ended February 18, the total value being £46,014. Combined' School Picnic After having been postponed three times, the Whakamarama and No. 1 and No. 2 Omokoroa Schools held a combined picnic at Mount Maunganui last week in fine weather. The occasion was greatly enjoyed. The three schools and Pahoia will hold a sports day in Mr C. Youngson’s paddock at Whakamarama today. R. Policy to Represent Waikato A member of the Tauranga Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club, R. Policy, has been selected to represent.the Waikato centre at the New Zealand senior championships to be held at Christchurch on March 12. At the Waikato Championships held at Taumarunui recently, Policy established a new record in the one mile walk, covering the distance m 7 minutes 32.6 seconds. The previous record was 7 minutes 48.2 seconds.. Postal Voting Facilities Postal voting facilities for the gaming and licensing polls to be conducted throughout New Zealand on March 9 are already available. Electors who know that they will rot be, able to reach one of the appointed polling places on the day itself because they are in hospital or will be temporarily away from the country, or on holiday in remote districts, or for any other reason may use postal voting facilities. They should apply now to theii returning officer for the appropriate papers. The Electoral Department emphasises that postal voting should not be left till the last minute. Radio For Fire Engines The Lower Hutt Fire Board has approved the installation of two-way radio communication to four units and the superintendent (Mr H. G. Hume) was asked to communicate with the engineers of the Hutt Valley Power Board and the Lower Hutt City Council, with a view of combining in the service, which is cheaper if 10 units are provided. It was also stated that the Petone Fire Board would probably be installing at least two units. The capital cost, it was stated, would bo £l7l a unit, plus annual charges of £35. The annual charges, however, would be offset by the present telephone charges of £37 3s lid, which would be abolished if Petone and Lower Hutt each came into the scheme. Egg White Substitute , A substitute for the white of egg has been made from fish by the fats research laboratory of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. It can be used in ice cream, . icing for cakes, whipped cream, butter cream, American cakes, and for industrial purposes in plastics, textiles, leather dressing, and other products. The process is of German origin and the substitute is known as eiweiss, which is German for egg-white. It has been tested vn a Wellington bakery, and has compared favourably with the natural product. The colour was good and the whisking properties were as good or better than the genuine produce. Economically, production on a large scale would easily compete with the expensive imported albumen, especially as it would use fish that would otherwise be wasted,