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General News

Vandalism in Cemetery Several acts of vandalism have been committed in the Roman Catholic cemetery in Barbadoes street recently. Three tombstones erected on graves near the main entrance have been pushed from their foundations, and one is lying in a broken state on the grave. Also, there is evidence that stone crosses have been knocked from headstones. The destruction appears to have been the work of adults, for considerable strength would be required to move the stones. Prime Minister’s Visit During the visit of the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser) to Christchurch on May 11 the Canterbury Progress League will discuss with him manpower proposals that originated from a conference of local bodies held last November. Y.W.C.A. Street Day Appeal The sum of £302 was collected as a result of yesterday’s street day appeal for the Y.W.C.A. When late donations are to hand it is expected that £350 will be the total sum received. Last year the sum of £230 was raised from the street day. Medicinal Herbs

More than 100 tons of medicinal herbs, valued about £3569, have been harvested to date by the Hastings municipal seed cropping committee to meet the international demand for certain drugs. In addition, the season’s returns of vegetable seeds and other crops amount to about £1239. The committee has harvested 198,2901b of foxglove, 37501b of belladonna, and 26,8611b of thornapple. The herbs were sold to the Department of Agriculture. (P.A.) Wainoni Bus Service The Christchurch Tramway Board is to be asked to submit proposals for a revised bus service for the Wainoni district to the Metropolitan Licensing Authority. It was suggested by the authority yesterday that the time--table could be revised to give wainoni people a better service with little extra running. The authority had befoie it reports from City Council traffic inspectors. These suggested that the principal complaint was that Wainoni had no bus service at all in the evening and that a bus run to take people to the pictures and home again would also meet the needs of those visiting patients in hospital, workmg late hours, or arriving in Chnstchuich after the last bus on the present timetable. The chief traffic inspector (Mr J Bruorton) was instructed to comer with the Tramway Board and the Transport Department in an endeavour to work out a better service for the district.

Soldiers’ Help Appreciated Keen appreciation of the work done by Army apple-pickers, detailed. for’the job by a regiment attached to a s °u lh Island Division, is expressed by the letter from the Motueka District Fruit Exporters’ Association. A cheque, to be used for the benefit of all ranks, was enclosed with the letter. “On every hand one hears nothing but piaise for the manner in which the boys buckled down to the job,” said the letter from the association. "Without this assistance growers would undoubtedly have been in difficulties. Members trust that should similar conditions prevail in 1944, this valuable and welcome help by Army personnel may again be available.” Lighting Restrictions “I am convinced that public lighting must be restored as quickly as possible,” said the Mayor, Mr J. A. C. Allum, when reporting to the Auckland City Council that he had given instructions to the Auckland Electric Power Board, on the council’s behalf, to reinstate fully the lighting in the city parks. “It is imperative that the lighting of streets be similarly dealt with as expeditiously as possible,” he added. In moving the adoption of the Mayor’s report, Mr J. L Coakley said it would meet with public approval. It might not be wise to put all lights out at midnight, as some trams did not leave the city until that hour. Mr Allum said the present lighting restrictions were ridiculous and absurd. Along the waterfront the lights were so dim as to be practically useless, but there were glaring lights on wharves, cranes, and other places where the lighting restrictions were not so severe as in the city streets. If there were rod tape it needed to be cut. The report was adopted. Old Plough Shares

That there were still large quantities of cast iron to be collected in the country areas was emphasised by Mr A, R. Turnbull at a meeting in Christchurch yesterday of the North Canterbury District Primary Production Council. "The further back you went.” he said, “the more you would get.” The speaker instanced, particularly, old plough shares. A campaign should be inaugurated, he suggested, to collect it, and he thought that if stationmasters co-operated by giving some simple form of chit the country's war effort would be considerably helped. The district committees, he added, might also help. It was resolved to direct the attention of the Minister of Supply (the Hon. D. G. Sullivan) to the matter. Petrol and Special Licences Comment upon the obligations of persons holding special petrol hcences and of the practice of motor traders in putting petrol in tanks of motorcars thev sell was made by Mr H. W. Bundle, ‘ S.M., in the Oamaru Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, when announcing his finding in a case in which a garage proprietor was charged with failing to disclose oil fuel as required by the emergency regulations. “It cannot be disputed that the person who has made an application for a certain quantity of petrol and receives a licence and door not use all- the petrol allocated must not draw that petrol and hold it lor later use.” said the Magistrate. " 1 regret that the inspector of the Oil Fuel Office seemed dubious on this point. A licensee is not entitled to use the balance of the p-'trol allowed in his licence for any other purpose than that specified in the licence, and he is certainly not entitled to sell it; if this is done it represents the beginning of a ‘black market.' and. unfortunately, it is common knowledge that such a market does exist,” With reference to a statement made in evidence that it was the practice of the motor trade to put petrol in tanks of cars sold, the Magistrate expressed the opinion that this was not in accordance with the regulations, and particularly in war time, when petrol, was held for the country's benefit. The regulations required that all stocks of petrol should be declared, said the Magistrate.

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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23940, 6 May 1943, Page 4

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General News Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23940, 6 May 1943, Page 4

General News Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23940, 6 May 1943, Page 4