The Weather

Evening Star, Issue 26185, 21 August 1947, Page 6

The Weather

The Weather Office advised at noon: An anti-cvclone is moving off New Zealand, and there is a low-pressure trough in the Western Tasman Sea. Forecast to 5 p.m. to-morrow: Moderate northerly winds predominating. Fine to-day, but cloud increasing tomorrow. Temperature cold, with hard frosts to-night. Outlook: South-west change, with showers. TO-DAY IN DUNEDIN. Fine at noon; light north-easterly wind; temperatures mild. SOUTHERN CENTRES. 'l’imaru: Fine at noon; light northerly wind; no rain, Invercargill: Fine at light north-easterly wind; temperature o4deg; no rain.

the shipping office, and many trips between tne two offices were necessary before the arrangement could, be straightened out. Visitors to New Zealand experience much the same thing. A man who was spending'only a few weeks in the country found he had to fill in at Auckland what seemed to be endless forms so that he could leave again, and. most of his first day in the country was occupied in arranging for the various permits. Finally lie presented the voluminous papers, and was promptly invited to call the next day for his permit to leave. As his schedule was very full, and he would be hundreds of miles from Auckland, by the next' day, he demurred. Ultimately, after a good deal of argument, the office assistant sat down and typed the permit on the spot in a few moments.

Those who have experienced the formfilling difficulties are widely of the opinion that the Government should establish some office or department that would co-ordinate all the work. Formerly much of it was done by private tourist agencies, but they have been largely “ frozen out ” of the business by the Government Tourist Office, which does not handle the form-filling. At present, it is stated, each department is concerned only with its own requirements, leaving the intending traveller to find out for himself which application must be made first, and which permit |s required before another department can do its part. The result is that endless correspondence goes on, applications being sent back repeatedly for some other technicality' to be complied with.