Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 87, 25 August 1950, Page 4

Local & General

Druids Lodge Cards Druids Lodge cards on Wednesday night were won by Mrs J. D. Rivett and Mr J. Chisholm. Mr M. Rutherford and Mr G. Dines won booby prizes. Points prizes were won by Mrs J. D. Rivett and Mr M. Rutherford.

Increased Donation A total donation of £27 10s has been donated to the Matatua sextennial celebrations by Dominion Breweries. On Wednesday a donation of £ls was acknowledged but? a further donation valued at £l2 10s has also been made.

Heavier Weights In many cases the reclassification of Whakatane County roads ®eans that heavier loads can be carried over the highways. This especially applies to timber transport which, it is understood, is now permitted a heavier payload.

Big Turnover Total turnover of the Rangitaiki Plains Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd. in the last financial year was £1,596,767 15s 9d. This was the first year in which turnover had exceeded the one and a half million*' pound mark.

Not Standing Again? An indication that they would not be standing for the council at the next election was revealed by councillors L. Luxton and W. Hunter at the monthly meeting of the Whakatane County Council, Both have been on the Council for several years.

Catholic Cards The winners of the Catholic card afternoon on Tuesday were Mesdames L. Bridger, Fitzsimmons, L. Newman and M. Rutherford. Booby prizes went to Mesdames M. Barrowman, C. Bathe, R. Brown and A. B. Guptil. The competition was won by Mrs Bathe.

No Freight Increase There is to be no increase in the shipping freight rates for cargo carried on coastal vessels plying between Whakatane and Auckland. This was stated by a shipping office when the proposed increase of 10/a ton on freight shipped between Auckland and South Island east coast ports was referred to it yesterday. The increase to the south is to commence at the end of the month.