DOMINION NEWS SHIP SHORTAGE MAY LIMIT CAR EXPORTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 April 1946, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS SHIP SHORTAGE MAY LIMIT CAR EXPORTS

A statement on the importetion of cars from Britain was made in Wellington yesterday by Mr. A. W. Hamilton Brown, representative in New Zealand of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, of London. Mr. Brown said'it was stated recently that lack of shipping space limited New Zealand car imports from Britain. Shipping might well be a limiting factor in the next six months. Ships had arrived in New Zealand in ballast, but they had sailed from England before the motor industry’s production had reached its present proportions. Import licensing was a great restriction ,on the number of cars that could be imported on present license allocations, but the British motoi' industry was hopefuj that licenses for British motor vehicles would be increased to meet British production for the New Zealand market. It was known that the New Zealand Government was sympathetic to Britain’s export needs, and had indicated that everything possible would be done to assist. —(P.A.) Invitation to Mr. Attlee.

“If Mr. Attlee accepts, as I hope he will, Mr. Chiefley’s invitation to visit Australia, we will naturally expect him to visit New Zealand,” said the Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser) in Wellington, yesterday afternoon. “An invitation will be extended to Mr. Attlee to pay us a visit.” —(P.A.)

Woman Catches Big Mako Shark What is believed to be a world’s record mako shark to be caught by a woman was landed by Mrs A. Stewart, of Russell, when on the game fishing grounds of the Bay of Islands this week. The mako weighed 5401b5. The previous record lor a woman angler was 4951b5. The fish put up a terrific fight for two and a half hours. —(P.A.)

Conscience Money Acknowledgment of the following amounts forwarded by persons unknown as conscience money to the New Zealand Government is contained in last night’s Gazette: —2 10/- to the Land and Income Tax Department; £l2/12/- and 10/- to the Mental Hospitals Department; 10/- to the Mines Department; £1 and £4 to the Railways Department; £3O to the Stamp Duties Department. —(P.A.)

Employers’ Returns The new half-yearly return of employment information now required from employers is due at the nearest District Employment Office before April 17, according to a statement issued by the Economic Information Service, for the National Employment Service. Advice has been received from the National Employment Service that for this first return employers need to give information relating to the present month only. Employers in seasonal industries, including farmers, are not required to fill in the forms. Employment information regarding those occupations will be obtained later.

Invercargill Licensing Trust. The Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser, stated, yesterday, that if any difficulty involving the operations of the Invercargill Licensing Trust had arisen over the new electoral boundaries, it would be rectified by legislation. When the Electoral Boundaries Commission made changes in the Invercargill electorate, it excluded one portion in which the trust proposed to operate. Concern has been expressed over this interference with the trust’s plans, but the legislation indicates a clear intention that the trust should operate in the Invercargill licensing district, the boundaries of which are not affected by the alteration in the electoral boundaries. —(P.A.)

Wool Research. Dr. F. G. Soper, professor of Chemistry at the University of Otago, whose inclusion in the New Zealand delegation to the Empire scientific conference is announced, has another equally important mission to carry out—an investigation for the New Zealand Woollen Mills’ Research Association, on which mission he will be accompanied by Mr. F. L. Taylor, mill manager at the Roslyn mills, and Mr. G. Greenwood, of the Kaiapoi company. Their research will be particularly directed to mills in Yorkshire and at Leicester. Later they will go to the United States and Switzerland. Professor Soper will leave by the Durango from Napier at the end of April, and the other two by the Hororata three weeks later.—(P.A.)

Need for Care on Roads Urging increased care on the roads during the Easter Minister of Transport, Mr O’Brien, said in Wellington yesterday that a great number of persons would be traveling on the highways this Easter, and the road fatalities during the past three months had compared unfavourably with figures for recent years. Although there had been relatively few road accidents at the ChristmasNew Year period, there had been 56 road fatalities since the New Yeai’. Consequently, there was a need for the greatest care by all road users during Easter, as there would be a heavy volume of traffic. Numerous old‘cars, he said, would be on the roads, many of them with weak tyres, and many drivers who were lacking in recent practice at the wheel under highway conditions. It only needed a momentary lack . of care on the part of one person to spell a tragedy.—(P.A.) Conviction to Stand j In the appeal of Maxwell Stuart Walker, solicitor, of Auckland, against a conviction foR theft, the Court of Appeal yesterday gave judgment confirming the conviction. The Court concluded that there had been no misdirection to the jury, but that even if there had been misdirection there had been no miscarriage of justice as a result. The Court will give its reasons in writing later. In the Supreme Court at Auckland last October, Walker was charged with such fraudulent omission to account for or pay trust moneys as amounted to the theft of £382/9/9 from the estate of G. C. St. George and Marion St. George. Walker was arraigned on an indictment containing six counts, but was found guilty on this one count only. At the request of counsel for the prisoner,' questions were , stated for the Court of Appeal. — (P.A.)