‘Geneml News

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 August 1949, Page 4

‘Geneml News

Election Candidates The candidates so far announced for tips year’s General Election total 129, comprising 60 Labour, 62 National, three Independents, one Liberal, one Democratic Liberal, one Social Credit and one Communist Party candidate.—(P.A.)

Notifiable Diseases One death from tuberculosis in Canterbury and one on the West Coast were notified to the Department of Health last week. During the week two cases of scarlet fever, five of tuberculosis, and one of poliomyelitis were reported from Canterbury and one of tuberculosis from the West Coast. Referendum Count

The result of the official count of the referendum on compulsory military training, announced today, gives a majority in favour of the proposal of 407,429, an increase of 26,849 on the majority reached in. the preliminary count on August 3. The final figures are:—For the proposal, 568,427; against, 160,998. The figures for absentee and postal voting were not included in the preliminary count. — (P.A.).

Advice to Justices For an address to members of the Southland Justices of the Peace Association at their annual meeting, Mr W. A. Harlow, S.M., took as a text “Justice must not only be done, but must manifestly be seen to be done.” He warned justices of the peace to guard against conduct that might invite comment or suggest that justice had not been “manifestly done.” Often it was hot the severity of punishment that deterred a criminal, but the certainty that it would follow, he said, adding that the fear of injustice was nearly as bad as injustice itself.

Greater Power For 2YC The erection of a new transmitter at Titahi Bay for station 2YA is part of the programme of expansion which the New Zealand Broadcasting Service’s engineering staff has in hand. This and other changes being made at Titahi Bay are expected to be finished early next year. The new 2YA transmitter will be of the same power as the present one—6o kilowatts. Its installation will make little difference to 2YA listeners, but station 2YC, at present operating with a power of five kilowatts, will take over 2YA’s present transmitter. —(P.A.)

Haast Highway The difficulty of attracting men to work on the southern end of the Haast Pass road was becoming a real problem, said Mr W. F. Young (District Public Works Engineer) in Christchurch yesterday. Inquiries were made about employment, but few men fulfilled engagements. A limited number of employees were working slowly up about five miles from the Haast river on road construction, he said. The men had also to maintain construction already done. Numerous slips occurred and the maintenance work was becoming a major work. From Weheka to the Paringa river, the South Westland highway was in a condition which agreeably .surprised him, said Mr Young. Much work lay ahead on the protection of waterways. Bridge abutments and piers and river banks had to be attended to.

The funeral of Mrs Bridget Coumbe took place at the Karoro cemetery this morning. The services at the residence and graveside were conducted by the Rev. J. Silvester.