GENERAL NEWS JET PLANE TO FLY OVER COAST NEXT WEEK

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 April 1946, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS JET PLANE TO FLY OVER COAST NEXT WEEK

The R.A.F Gloster Meteor jet-pro-pelled ’plane made its first flight ip the South Island to-day. It left Woodbourne this morning and flew over the main Canterbury districts before circling over Cathedral Square, Christchurch. The plane will then return to Wigram for overhaul and will make a flight over the West Coast next week. Later the Meteor will fly to Taieri- from where it will make flights over Otago and Southland. Chess Club Activity.

A preliminary meeting of the Greymouth Chess Club on Tuesday, evening was attended by nearly 20 members and prospective members. It was decided to hold the annual meeting of the club late in May. Older members expressed satisfaction at the enthusiasm displayed and the hope that the series of matches this winter would be successful. New State Houses

Twelve ex-servicemen carpenter trainees of the Rehabilitation Carpentry School, Westport, will 1 commence work at the beginning of next month on four new houses in Geraldine street. They will be under the supervision of an instructor and, when the houses are finished, will probably be retained for further building work in the district. It is understood that new houses will be commenced in Holland Settlement, Cobden, shortly, and that negotiations are under way for further construction on the Perotti estate.

The Victory Contingent. The great majority of the personnel of all three services who will be aboard the Maunganui when she sails for England on Saturday .with the Victory Contingent will be either officers or n.c.o.’s. So few numerically will be the “other ranks” that the senior n.c.o.’s will be expected to turn to and do their share of the odd jobs needed. A warning to this effect was given the Air Force members of the contingent at Ohakea by Group Captain M. L. Calder, Air Member for Personnel, when addressing the members of the section yesterday afternoon. —(PA.)

Stock Consignments.

Sixty-one trucks, representing a further decrease on the figures in previous weeks, comprised the total stock consignments from West Coast farms to Canterbury this week. For the first time this season, Monday was the busiest day, this being a result of Addington market being held a day earlier than usual, and 20 trucks of sheep and lambs and 18 of cattle went forward. On Tuesday, 14 trucks of sheep were despatched and yesterday’s consignment of four trucks of sheep and five of cattle completed the total for the week.

Continuous Employment. In connection with the published explanation of the amendment to the Shops and Offices Act as affecting places of refreshment, it was stated this morning by the Inspector of Awards, (Mr. D. T. C. Brayshay), that, where workers were entitled to a 40-hour week, the day’s work must be continuous. Where goods are sold for consumption off the premises the person selling such goods automatically becomes a shop assistant. _ The act provides that shop-assistante shall be employed continuously on each day, except for meal times and intervals of rest. This means that the employment of a worker for broken intervals of time is illegal.

Post Office Attendance.

The Chief Post Office, Greymouth, will observe to-morrow, Good Friday, as a close holiday and no mails will be despatched. Private boxes will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and also on Monday. The telegraph branch will be open from 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. to-morrow. On Saturday there will be the usual Saturday attendance at all branches, but there will be no postmen’s delivery. The telegraph branch will be open from 8.30 a m. to 12.30 p.m. On Monday a close holiday will be observed with no delivery of mail, but the usual mails will be despatched. These will close at 7 a.m., and the airmail at 9.30 a.m. Attendance at the telegraph branch will be from 9 a.m. to noon and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be continuous attendance at the telephone exchange.

Power Stoppages. Referring to the power stoppage the previous day which had resulted in four district mines and 1000 men being rendered idle, Mr L. N. Downes, at last evening’s meeting of the Grey Electric Power Board, said that the public should be told that the breakdown was not the responsibility of the Board but of the Public Works Department. The public, he added, appeared to be under the misapprehension that the Board was responsible for all power in the province. According to his information, the cause of the breakdown was “a general mixup” at the Public Works Department. He also complained that on a number of occasions when a power stoppage had occurred in certain areas, the Department had failed to notify the Board and stoppages which could have been repaired within half an hour were, as a result, often extended.

National Savings. National savings investments in Westland last week were £994/16/3. This sum was £6B/3/9 below the weekly quota of £1063. Greymouth was among the five offices which failed to attain their quotas, but by using previously acquired surpluses the deficiencies were made up by the places concerned. Investments by the successful offices, with surpluses in parentheses, were: Waiuta £77/I'9/(£52/19/-); Reefton £lOO/18/3 (£27/18/3); Kumara £5O (£25); Ross £34/4/2 (£9/4/2); Hokitika £l9O/18/8 (£5/18/8). Offices which failed in their cash lodgments were Runanga £24/8/3 (deficiency £75 11/9); Greymouth £468/0/11 (£5l 19/1); Brunnerton £3/5/- (£46 15/-); Blackball £36/8/- (£l5 12/-); Otira £B/14/- (£l/6/-). Westport Competitions, May 20 to 24: Vocal, instrumental, elocution, dancing.. Syllabus with entry forms can be procured from Robt. Francis (West Coast) Ltd., Greymouth and Hokitika.—Advt. Heavy Cotton Singlets, buttoned front, short sleeves. In M. and O.S. sizes. Were 11/6, specially priced 9/6.—C. Smith’s.—Advt. Men’s Khaki Mesh Sports Shirts, short sleeves. Were 7/11, specially priced" 4/6.—C. Smith’s.—Advt. Mass will be celebrated next Sunday (Easter Sunday) April 21, at Moana, 8 a.m., and Kokiri 10 a.m — Advt, .. ..