In brief

Press, 8 September 1989, Page 4

In brief

Youth’s jacket stolen A youth, aged 15, had his denim jacket stolen by two gang members after being approached in a city take-away bar last evening. The police said the pair demanded money, but when the youth was unable to give them any, they took his jacket. The police would like to hear from anyone who saw the incident in the Dog House food bar about 8 p.m. Agency worries P.S.A. The Public Service Association said in Wellington yesterday that it was concerned at the imminent creation of Transit New Zealand as a stand-alone Government agency. To be established on October 1, the agency would provide integrated national planning of roads, road safety and transport services. It would take over many functions now done by the National Roads Board and could have a budget of up to $lOOO million. According to the P.S.A. no provision had yet been made for the appointment of staff or terms and conditions of employment.—PA. N.Z. team for Kabul The New Zealand Red Cross Society will send a three-person surgical team to work in the International Red Cross surgical hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. The society said in Wellington yesterday that the team would comprise Dr David Morris, a surgeon from Auckland, Dr Geoffrey Long, an anaesthetist from Hamilton, and Ms Stephanie O’Connor, an Auckland nurse. The Red Cross hospital in Kabul opened in Dctober last year and had a bed capacity of 150.—PA. Fewer jobless graduands The number of University of Canterbury graduands out of of work at May 1 was slightly down on last year’s figure. Last year 11.6 per cent of graduands were still seeking work, this year the figure was 10.9 per cent. The results are part of the annual survey taken when students apply to graduate.