General News

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30213, 19 August 1963, Page 10

General News

Modest Start The £9387,787 Manapouri power project is not being started with the powerful sweep at a bulldozer, or other mechanical earth - moving equipment. The first blows of the project at the Doubtful Sound end have been struck by four labourers with axes and slashers. The labourers, a Canadian, an Irishman and two Australians, are doing preliminary work such as cutting tracks, assisting surveyors, and doing odd jobs. Spending On Aid A motion urging university students’ associations in New Zealand to maintain pressure on members of Parliament to have the amount spent on aid to lesser-developed countries increased to 1 per cent of New Zealand’s annual income was passed by the internal affairs committee of the New Zealand University Students’ Association on Saturday. The motion was endorsed by the winter council of the association. — (PA.) Maori Studies The introduction of courses in Maori studies in New Zealand universities in the near future has been recommended by the New Zealand University Students' Association. A remit from Victoria University of Wellington urging the various student associations to urge the introduction of the course was passed by the association’s winter council yesterday. Spanish Names If the 400 workers who will live in the Wanganella while working on the Manapouri power project take any notice of Doubtful Sound place names, they could well imagine themselves in Spain, rather than New Zealand. For instance, within 20 miles of where the Wanganella will be berthed are names such as Febrero Point, Bauza Island, Nea Islands, Malaspina creek and Espionza Point. On February 25, 1793, the corvette, Descuvierta, under the command of the Spanish explorer, Don Alexandre Malaspina, lay off the entrance of Doubtful Sound. A whaleboat with a party under Don Felipe Bauza put into the sound for a brief examination. They left the Spanish names. Painting Bee The Cholmondeley Home at Governors Bay is now very distinctive if seen from the air. This is because about 30 members of the Canterbury Guild of Master Painters and the Riccarton Rotary Club painted it red during a working bee on Saturday. The men began work about 9 a.m. and in less than three hours they had covered the roof. The men enjoyed their task, and the children at the home enjoyed watching. Nurse M. Anderson, the relieving matron, said if the men had n °t offered to do the painting she did not know when it would have been done. "This is wonderful and we really appreciate what these men are doing for us.” The paint was supplied by a Christchurch firm. Aero dub Camp The Canterbury Aero Club will hold a flying camp for student pilots at Ashburton airfield next week-end. Four aircraft will be flown down to supplement the Piper Tripacer already in use there One of these aircraft will be the Druine Turbulent, making its first visit to Ashburton. • About 26 pilots will attend the camp Three student pilots passed their private pilot test—one obtained his instrument rating—during the last week This week-end the club’s aircraft logged 70 flying hours Mountain Accident An 18-year-old New Plymouth Boys’ High School boarder, Adlan Paul, slipped and broke a bone in his lower right leg on the eastern slopes of Mount Egmont vesterday afternoon. It was 'he second accident on the Stratford slopes in successive week-ends. A record number of buses visited Mount Ruapehu’s slopes on Saturday There were 3600 people on the slopes, the chief ranger. Mr J. W Mazey, reported. Yesterday there were 2600 people on the mountain and all facilities were operating.—(PA.)