British P.N.s For £2

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32349, 15 July 1970, Page 16

British P.N.s For £2

British postal notes for £2 are now available at the Post Office. The Chief Postmaster (Mr M. T. Reedy), said the notes could be bought at the rate of . one per person per l day. 84 money orders for transmission to Australia and Canada were also available. British Postal notes are not negotiable in Australia and Canada.

Mr Reedy said that, so far there had not been a great demand for the new notes, which had been authorised in the last Budget.

Wellington College Old Boys.—Officers elected at the annual meeting of the Canterbury branch of the Wellington College Old Boys’ Association were: president, Mr E. S. Palliser; vice-president, Mr N. F. Greensiade: secretarytreasurer, Mr J. W. Grocott; committee, Messrs K. G. Elliott, N. McD. Gapes, J. F, McDougall. J. K. Roberts and S. J. Taylor.

complicated, and the types of mine so complex in design that it would be quite impractical to use a standard type of fishing vessel for minesweeping. As an example, many of the mines cannot be swept by wire sweeps as they are laid on the bottom and work on a pressure-wave basis and South-East Asian waters are especially suited to the laying of such ground mines Further, it is generally impracticable to convert vessels such as trawlers for a minesweeping task in the event of war. This problem has been recognised throughout the world and specialised minesweeping and minehunting vessels have been built for naval use, and officers and men receive the specialised training required to operate these ships.”]