General News

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30981, 10 February 1966, Page 12

General News

Hydrofoil For Lake i Meteor 111, a 37ft hydrofoil I for use on Lake Wakatipu, i will leave London on board | the Fremantle Star on Februlary 17 bound for Dunedin. | The vessel, for sightseeing on i the lake, was built by a Portleven, Cornwall, firm for Wakatipu Water Taxis, of Queenstown. Meteor 111, which has just completed trials at Falmouth, can carry 17 passengers at a top speed of about 38 knots.—(Special Correspondent P.A.) Wishes Opposed New regulations governing the use of motor launches on the Rakaia lagoon opposed the wishes of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, members were told last night. | Although the society had recommended that a minimum distance of 100 yards from the ishore be observed for speeds exceeding five miles an hour, the new regulations permitted launches to travel within 100 feet of the shore. However no water ski-ing was permitted | within an area where the laIgoon was less than 400 yards I wide. Extra Classrooms Tenders have been called I for a two-storey extenlion to ! the National Airways Corporai tion’s engineering trades training school at ChristI church Airport. The extentions provide for five extra classrooms and a workshop. As the corporation has taken on more apprentices this year the extensions will help to provide the extra training I facilities that will be needed. The corporation expects to be using the classrooms in July. Safety Films Transport Department officials will screen a special series of sponsored road safety films during their twiceyearly visits to secondary schools throughout New Zealand. The department expects to take delivery of 100 copies of each film in about 10 days, and hopes to introduce them in schools by March. —(P.A.) Messages Received Twelve nations sent goodwill messages to the Governor General (Sir Bernard Fergusson) on New Zealand Day, February 6. The messages were from the presidents of the United States, France, Turkey, Pakistan, Cyprus, Senegal and South Korea, the Kings of Nepal and Laos, the Emir of Kuwait, the Chief of State of South Vietnam and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands.—(P.A.) Historic Hotel One of Wellington’s historic buildings will be demolished in 18 months to make way for part of the Government centre. It is the Hotel Cecil building, once a popular meeting place for Parliamentary leaders in the early 1900 s. During the Second World War it became a billet for men of the United States Marine Corps and then it housed several Government departments for many years. The; building, close to the railway, station, is now a shopping! centre.