General News

Press, Volume C, Issue 29673, 17 November 1961, Page 14

General News

Economy Measure A grumble backfired on ‘ the Minister of Works (Mr Goosman) at a meeting of the - National Roads Board in Wellington, yesterday, Mr Goosman, the chairman of the board, complained about the agenda being printed on both sides of the paper. He joined in the laughter when the secretary (Mr C. N. Johnson) f told hipi it was “a Govern - 1 men* economy measure." r —(PA.) One Owner 1 The Halswell County _ Council has recently bought a new grader for £5605. The old one was traded in for I £9OO. “I saw it advertised. _ ‘one owner, one driver’,’’ said Cr. J. Y. Pethig, at a meeting of the council yesII terday afternoon. ti Comet Seen The comet, Seki, which - during the last few days has 1' moved close enough to the earth to be seen with binoculars, was sighted last ( 1 evening by a Christchurch ) | resident, Mir G. L. Loffus, of Memorial avenue. Mr Loffus •saw the comet to the south- ; east, near the Greater Mageltjlan Cloud. The comet will .‘ be nearest the earth today and will afterwards move : | away rapidly. -j Empty The Shirley Boys’ High School Board met last even- : ing in a new prefabricated , classroom so that members could see the “excellent workmanship of Canterbury ! Education Board employees.” > There were only a dozen desks and chairs in the room ’ for the meeting so that, when • a member complained of . echoes, the chairman (Mr P. t L. R. Hartley) replied: “That is because the room is : empty.” There was laught ter as members took an un-l I intended inference. ti . ' . Fish Dearer > Yesterday’s fish prices were up to 8d a pound dearer than Wednesday as > weather conditions permitted f only smaller than average catches. There was a decrease in the supply of whitebait which was sold for 4s a quarter pound. Prices a pound were: tarakihi 3s lOd, sole 3s to 3s 4d, groper 4s to 4s 6d, bream 2s 8d to 2s 9d. gurnard 2s 2d to 2s 3d, ling '2s to 2s 3d, crayfish 4s 6d. I Growing Trade I About 500 shops in Tokyo | are selling New Zealand ! meat, compared with about J5O a year ago. Mr T. Wo-rsp. a member of the electoral committee of the Meat Board, I told Bay of Plenty farmers i this yesterday at an export . lamb competition at the Westfield freezing works, Auckland. He said Japan last year took 19,000 tons of New s Zealand meat, about 15,000 ,: tons of which was ewe mutton.—(PA.) Distant Pupils One boy from Geraldine and several from North Can- ! terbury will be attending the > Shirley Boys’ High School r next year, the headmaster (Mr C. V. Gallagher) repori ted last evening when the . board was informed of the . new post-primary bursaries for rural pupils. Apples Finishing Supplies of fruit and vege- ■ tables are reaching city markets in a steady flow and prices yesterday remained at the level at which they have been all the week. The , apple season is nearly finished and supplies are not expected to last for more than another week. i Notifiable Diseases ’ Twelve cases of bacillary ; dysentery and 11 of infective j hepatitis were among 35 . cases of notifiable diseases , confirmed in the Christ- - church health district last month. Nine cases of tuber- : culosis were confirmed, comprising six of the pulmonary j type and three others. The cases were one | each of typhoid, opthalmia •i neonatorum, and malaria. _• No cases of occupational disJease were reported. L Heliport Planned ■ New Zealand may soon II have its first registered heliport—a designated helicopter - landing base near the new , Wanganui airport terminal : building. The city council : has endorsed the idea and i hopes to have the heliport i recognised in time for the ‘jofficial opening of the new | terminal building next month. 1 1 It is planned to establish the • heliport on the old Wangaj|nui Aero Club hangar site. Aerial Delivery X Seagulls dropped a pound (of sausages from .the TakaiPtma rubbish dump in the grounds of a nearby school, me Mayor of Devonport (Mr F. S. Stevens) told the 1 E ev< X l, SL rt Borough Council. North Shore local bodies use - i-u At request of . the Health Department, Mr - ? teV 5 n 5 said * lt n <>w been > decided to buy a bulldozer to , cover the refuse as soon as >Ur 'XT® £ ut on ‘ he U P instead - end of each dav > This would stop seagulls raiding the dump, and would s eliminate smells. ’ Woman On Bench r A woman justice of the i Peace sat on the bench in the i Court, Lower i Hutt, tins week for the first e , me ln t * le memory of the ? longest-serving members of ‘ J. E ’ P resid ed with Mr e H G. Calvert at the hearing - aS ’ auit musing actual bodily harm. A Lowe: Hutt city councillor, she wa« - a justice of the , year " I found 1 Um y J nt *resting, and am looking forward to sitr ward/* 310 ’” 8116 a/ter *