General News

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27402, 15 July 1954, Page 10

General News

Not Enough A motorist who pleaded guilty by letter to charges of failing to give way to his right and failing to produce a driving licence, forwarded to the MagCourt, Lower Hutt, a blank cheque to cover the fine. But, in endorsing the cheque “not to exceed £5,” the motorist under-estimated his liability. He was fined £4 and ordered to pay 12s costs on the first charge. On the second charge he was fined £1 10s and ordered to pay £1 costs. English Jam and N.Z. Prices “English jams are reported to be proving more popular and generally saleable than expected,” says the “Grocers’ Review.” “The alacrity with which the public has sampled and approved them is doubtless causing some concern. to local manufacturers, who are still holding last season’s stocks. Opinion in the grocery trade is that the Government should not let local manufacturers be affected to the extent that their businesses may be jeopardised. At the same time, however, traders recognise the value of the salutary check on the frequency with which New Zealand jam makers have tended to raise their prices, with, as far as the grocery trade can detect, little or no apparent justification.” Off-course Betting

The Totalisator Agency Board received investments totalling £190.230 on the Trentham.race meeting yesterday. The total comprised £107.407 in win-and-place bets and £82,823 in doubles. The off-course substitute was Lord Milling.—(P. A.) Bus Drivers Wanted The Christchurch Transport Board is asking for applications from bus drivers and is willing to pay between £720 and £770 a year for their services. Mr J. F. Fardell, general manager of the board, said yesterday that he was advertising “just because we want more staff.” The advertisement was not made necessary because of the changeover from trams to buses. As well as paying more than £7OO a year in wages the board also provides a uniform without charge, subsidises the superannuation fund, and allows four weeks’ annual paid holiday. Bag and Size Limits for Fish

With the exception of Lake Lyndon, where it is recommended the bag limit a day be increased to 20 and the size limit reduced to 10 inches, bag and size limits for rivers and lakes in the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society’s district will, if approved by the Marine Department, be the same as those for last year. At a meeting of the society’s council last evening, recommendations from the fish committee to this effect were approved. Because of the stocks of small fish in Lake Lyndon the council agreed to raising the limit to 20 fish and to reducing the size to 10 inches. In other parts, the bag limit is 18 fish. Of these, not more than 10 can be salmon and not more than 10 trout, of which not

more than eight may be taken from high country lakes. The size limits are: trout or salmon from high country waters (other than Lake Lyndon), 12in: elsewhere. 10in; perch, 6in. A new recommendation -seeks to forbid the use of natural baits in any high country waters. Gold Medal for Manager The gold medal of life membership of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic .Association was presented to Mr H. L. iTowers. of Auckland, by the president the association (Mr H. I. Austad) [this week. Mr Towers will leave for [Vancouver on Saturday as manager of the athletics section of the New Zealand Empire Games team. When Mr Austad made the presentation he said that two life membership medals had been struck, one for Mr Towers, and one for Mr Bob Beattie, of Christchurch, who had died when he was "bout to go to Vancouver. Therefore, it was with sadness as well as gladness that he gave the medal to Mr Towers. Volcanic Rock Under Oamani

Drilling for water at the property of the Oamaru Worsted and Woollen Mills. Ltd., has disclosed new geological data. A Ifpre 420 ft deep has been drilled, but drilling has been slow, because the drill has encountered a hard type of volcanic rock—basalt. This rock is believed to have flowed from the now extinct Cape Wanbrow volcano. Drilling has been undertaken to establish an emergency water supply for the mill. Water has been found at varying 'depths, but it is brackish and unsuitable. The company hopes that an underground reservoir of soft water will be found. 20-Ride Cards Extended

The Christchurch Transport Board has decided to extend the date of availability of 20-ride cards in periods containing a statutory holiday. This will mean that if a period contains one statutory holiday, the card will be avialable for one extra day. If two holidavs fall within the period the card will be extended two days, and so on. Theft of Competition Money 4. jar, containing about 10s in money, has been stolen from the grocery shop of Mr Laing at New Brighton. It was one of a number of jars, each accompanied by a baby’s photograph, in the “penny a vote” competition of the New Brighton Sub-branch of the New Zealand Plunket Society. Quality of School Fnniture Concern about the standard of workmanship in some school furniture was expressed by the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute last evening in a letter to the Canterbury School Committees’ Association. When Mr D. Lee said he thought the Education Board would supervise quality, the president (Mr R. K. Milne) read a circular which the board had sent to manufacturers. This stated that where, in the past, some substitution of materials and modifications in design had been allowed, the board woidd now insist on strict adherence to specifications. The secretary (Mr A. Greenwood) said he had heard that there had been trouble with plywood desk tops warping and chairs not being strong enough. The association agreed that adequate precautions had now been taken.

Presbyterian Church Budget The budget for the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand estimates expenditure for missions work and general activities for the coming year at £150.000, of which £107,000 will be expected to be given by congregations. This information was given to a meeting of the Presbytery of Christchurch last evening by the Rev. T. C. Brash, a member of the assembly’s finance committee. Reading a report from the committee, he said the congregations’ share woud be an increase of £ll,OOO on the previous year.