Reporter’s diary

Press, 20 November 1981, Page 2

Reporter’s diary

Liquid diet AN interesting comparison: according to the latest statistics, white milk sales have fallen slightly in the last few months, while the production of beer has risen. Figures from the Department of Statistics show that white milk sales dropped from 32 million litres in July to 30.3 - million litres in August. Beer production, however, went from. 27.7 million litres in July to 28 million litres in August, to an even greater 32.5 million litres in September; Nameless THE BUILDING in Wellington housing the national headquarters of the Police has no sign outside identifying it as such. Inside, there is no directory board to show which floors the Police occupy or which functions are on which floor. But the reason is nothing to do with security orsecrecy. Every sign , that has been put up in the past has been stolen. The Police believe that, ail over

Wellington, flats and houses have “Police National Headquarters." “Police Commissioner’s Office” and other similar signs swiped by trophy hunters. ‘ They are considering resorting to spray-painting their headquarters’ signs in future. Kiwifruit hosts A CALIFORNIA kiwifruit grower is busy recruiting colleagues who will offer hospitality to their New Zealand?' counterparts should they/decide to visit the state. “I have half a dozen volunteers now and am looking for more,” said Mr Roger : Meyer, an organic chemist in .Fountain Grove. California, four hectares of kiwifruit to keep him busy at week-ends. He is. a member of the board of. Kiwifruit Growers -of California, 'and has visited New. Zealand “where I have made a lot of friends." He expects to have a; list, of hosts to in- December , to kfwifruit organisations < in IJJew .Zealand.

Superstitious BLACK FRIDAY last week proved doubly troublesome for a class of West Coast Hospital Board nurses. Not only were they sitting their examinations on November 13. but there were 13 of them in the class. They are reported to be keeping their fingers crossed about the outcome. Scots- wha hae! SCOTSMEN by the thousand from all over the w-orld will be gathering in Inverary, Scotland, in 1983 to celebrate the Clan. Campbell. The Clan Campbell International Gathering is open to all Campbells, by birth or marriage, as w.ell as Burnetts, MacNicholls, McKissocks, Thompsons and many other sept surnames, according to Mr Gordon McKenzie Campbell, of Campbell Advertising in Auckland. Inverary Castle : is the ancestral home of the Clan Campbell,.and the fortnight’s festivities, due Jo. begin in July, 1983, include a visit to Burns’ birthplace, Bannockburn and Sterling

Castles, Inverness and Skye, and Loch Lomond, as well as games, picnics, fireworks displays, and a clan dinner in Glasgow. Group travel arrangements are being made from many countries, including New Zealand, and anyone wishing to know more about the trip should contact Mr McKenzie Campbell at P.O. Box 8760, Auckland. Less speed THE MINISTER of Works and Development (Mr W. L. Young) entertained a recent meeting of the National Roads Board in Wellington by relating his experience of driving through the new Christchurch area-wide traffic control system with the Mayor in the mayoral car. The system is designed to permit a steady, uninterrupted flow of traffic at an average speed of4okm/h. Apparently flushed with excitement at showing off the new system to a Cabinet Minister, the mayoral car, however, kept up a speed closer, to 50km/h and met an unbroken succession of red lights at every intersection. -S