GENERAL NEWS Tobacco And Cigarette Supplies

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 October 1947, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS Tobacco And Cigarette Supplies

There will be no shortage for some time at least of tobacco and cigarettes, writes a Wellington correspondent. Tobacconists report that large quantities will arrive soon under current import licences. They report that the appeal to smokers to smoke less in. the interest of dollar-daving for the Aid-to-Britain campaigp will be continued. It is hoped'' that smdkers will cultivate the habit of smoking less so that the total New will be reduced. So far, however, there has been no very effective response to this appeal. The James O’Brien

At the monthly meeting of the Westport Harbour Advisory Committee yesterday, afternoon it was decided to rename the new tug James O’Brien in honour of the late Minister of Marine. Mr Churchill to Revisit N.Z.

Mr Randolph Churchill said in Auckland last evening that he intended to leave for America toward the end of this month, .and then return to New Zealand to be present at the hearing of his action against New Zealand Labour Newspapers, Ltd—.(P.A.) Cost of State Houses

The average cost s of State houses built in the last 12 months was £ 1550, excluding the cost of the section and paths and fencing, said the Minister of Works (Mr R. Semple) in the House of Representatives last evening. . The average cost of a section, fencing, and paths, was just on £200.—(P.A.)

Injured at Sawmill While engaged at his work at Ogilvie’s sawmill at Gladstone yesterday afternoon, a sawmiller, Wilfred Henry Fairhall, of 62 Marsden road, Greymouth, suffered abrasions to his forearm. After receiving treatment from* Dr. W. A. Bird in Greymouth, he was admitted to the Grey Hospital, where his condition this morning was reported as satisfactory.

“How Things Began” A request that the suspension of the series of broadcasts “How Things Began” should be referred to the Education Committee of the House of Representatives to hear evidence and to. determine the causes and reasons for the suspension was made in a petition presented to the House yesterday by Mr H. E. Combs (Government, Onslow) on behalf of C. L. Bailey and 28 others. —(P.A.) Duration Of Earthquake

Five separate shocks • occurred during the earthquake experienced on the West Coast on Monday night, according to the recordings made by the seismological equipment at Kaimata. The first recording was registered at 7.32 p.m. when the main shock commenced, and this lasted for five minutes with diminishing vibrations after 20 minutes. There were subsequent minor shocks at 8.40, 8.48, 8.55 and 9.22 the same night. Workers’ Protest

Resolutions expressing dissatisfaction with the proposed State monopoly of workers’ compensation insurance was expressed by a meteing of Gisborne members of the Insurance Workers’ Union. The first resolutipn protested that the proposal would jeopadise the livelihood of insurance workers, and the second motion contended that the union should have been’ consulted on the proposed legislation.—(P.A.)

Oil And Coal The Railway Department had set out to convert 80 locomotives from coal to oil burners to have another string to its bow because of the probable continuation of the coal shortage, said the Minister of Railways (Mr R. Semple) in the House of Representatives yesterday. Twentyfive had been converted already, but it would be necessary to call a halt at 40 because of the dollar shortage and the necessity for having an assured oil supply for as many engines as were converted. Mr Semple said the only way out that he could see was the discovery of more coal to replace those mines in which production had passed its. peak.

Coal Production The production of coal from Buller district mines during September amounted to 46,13# tons 7cwt. The amount shipped from Westport, 31,512 tons lewt, was the smallest since last January. In nine months this year the coal output amounted to 394,622 tons 15cwt, and for the corresponding period in 1946 it was 371,569 tons. Shipments for the same periods were 306,619 tons 19cwt this year, and 294,594 tons scwt in 1946. Only 16,170 super feet of timber were shipped in September, making the total amount for the nine months of this year 882,320 super feet. Twenty-one steamers and one auxiliary sailer; representing a tonnage of 17,644 tons, entered the port. The average bar depth was 22ft 4in.