LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 20 March 1942, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A telegram, dated March 18, has been received by the Prime Minister from Mr P. 6. Bonham, chairman of the “Awake New Zealand” campaign, in Hamilton, in which he gives an assurance that this organisation is entirely non-political, and that the Government would have the organisation’s full support in any .forward action it might take. io this the Prime Minister replied as follows: “Please accept my thanks for your telegram, which I appreciate very much. I have to have an opportunity of discussing your activities with some of your representatives during the course of next week. I will communicate with you further in regard to this matter. Knm regards.”—Press Assn. Good fields are engaged at Victoria Park to-morrow (Saturday), for the Westland Trotting Club’s meeting.— Advt.

A complete census of all generating equipment, distribution transformers. etc. in the Dominion Is called for by the Electrical Equipment Order gazetted last night. Generating equipment includes motor generators and rotary converters.. It is believed that there is a great untapped source of idle generating plants in freezing works, coal mines, sawmills, factories, gold mining claims, dredges and possibly in picture theatres, shops, hotels and large sheep stations, which have subsequently changed over. Under the order, every generating plant is now nominally impressed until consent has been obtained for its removal, and an entirely new register is to be prepared from late information to be supplied in response to tfiis order. —.Press Assn.

A Paper (Newsprint) Control Notice, gazetted last night, prohibits the sale, loan, delivery, or other transfer of newsprint, or its removal from the premises in which it is situated, without the prior approval of the Factory Controller. The owners of newsprint must, within seven days, supply full particulars or their stocks to the Factory Controller to whom importers must supply full particulars within seven hays when newsprint is imported. Compliance with the notice may be excused or varied by the Factory Controller’s consent, which is subject to withdrawal at any time.—Press Assn.

Autumn brings a harvest of new fashions in hats to White’s. —Advt.

The Wallsend mine will resume work to-day. Idle on Tuesday and Wednesday on account of the bmns being full, the mine was to have resumed work yesterdav. However, a heavy fall of coal in the mine prevented a start being made at the usual hour and the men after a meeting decided to return home. The mine was ready for work by 10 a.m., two hours after the usual starting time. Asked if the mine would resume to-day, the manager (Mr TLockington) said last evening: Ihe mine should have worked to-dav but the men went home. The mine will resume to-morrow.” The Blackball mine will not resume work to-day, having been idle throughout the week. It is not yet known if the mine will resume on Monday, , nut a decision will be made this afternoon.

To date twenty-five permits to travel 100 miles at Easter have been issued at Greymouth. Numerous inquiries have been made. Lt i probable that there will be a rush for permits as Easter draws near-

All the leading reinsmen will be at Victoria Park to-morrow (Saturdays for the Westland Trotting Clubs meeting.—Advt.

Branches of the Labour Party in the Buller electorate are reminded of the annual meeting to-morrow of the Buller Labour Representation Committee, which will be held at the Labour Rooms, Westport, commencing at 10 a.m.

Over twenty pupils from the West Christchurch High School arrived in Greymouth yesterday. The party included both a cricket and basketball team,- and will hold their annual matches against teams from the Greymouth Technical High School at the Recreation Ground to-day. the teams, who are* being billeted by Technical School pupils, will leave to-morrow morning on their return.

That headmasters of schools as sub-wardens have direct control of the children in the event of enemy action was made clear at a! discussion by Wellington Education Board.

A fine of £2 on each of two charges was imposed at Wellington on a soldier, Alfred Roy Mann, aged 20 for supplying liquor to two Maori girls, one aged only thirteen. The police stated accused, and a younger brother took the girls to a room and gave them liquor, later going to a dance.

A statement issused to the press last night by the Archbishop of New Zealand welcomes the call of the King to prayer on Palm Sunday, March 29, and hopes that all churches of the Anglican communion throughout the Dominion will observe the day, and that notice of it will be given in the churches next Sunday. -APress Assn.

The Greymouth Borough Council at its meeting last evening, decided that adequate air raid shelters to protect 500 people be provided in the business area of the town. The matter is to be dealt with by the Borough Engineer (Mr. A. J. Fairmaid), who will consult with the Public Works Engineer and the Technical Committee of the E.P.S. . The work will be proceeded 'with when the plans are approved by the P.W.D., of which the consent is required before the Government subsidy can be obtained.

Reporting for the Outstanding Revenue Committee at a meeting of the Greymouth Borough Council last evening, Cr. J. Saunders said that the amount budgeted for was £3,300, and of this £3 019 10s 8d had been .received. £2,358 was from Greymouth and £661 3s from Cobden.

Thp monthly report of the abattoir manager for the Greymouth Borough Council, which was .rece.ved last, evening, stated that stock was dealt with as fellows: Cows, 47; bullocks. 133: sheep, 440: lambs, 137. pigs. 110; calves, 19. Fees amounted to £l4O 0s lid.