DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 21 October 1943, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS

FORCED LANDING FINDING WELLINGTON, October 19The opinion that the regular keeping and recording of the flight engineer’s log on an aircraft carrying a flight engineer was a most important duty, and that it should be made obligatory, was expressed by a Board of Inquiry apointed to investigate a forced landing by a Tasman-Empire Airway Coy. aircraft during an overseas flight from Sydney to Auckland in April last. The board recommended that the requisite amendment be made to the Air Navigation Regulations, 1933. forthwith. In rej leasing this report the Minister-in- ’ charge of Civil Aviation, Hon. F. : Jones, said the recommendations of the board had been accepted, and were being implemented through the medium of the company’s operations manual, which would have the same effect as if they were implemented bv an amendment to the regula- : tions. PETROL FOR HOME GUARD WELLINGTON, Oct. 20. "In cases where other transport facilities are not available, petrol may be issued to Home Guard units for travelling by motor transport to and from rifle ranges,” said the Min- ' ister of Defence (Mr F. Jones) last ’ night. He added that the cost of ’ petrol would be charged against ■ capitation. HEAVY SALES OF HEALTH STAMPS. WELLINGTON, October 20. The total sales throughout the Do- ' minion of health stamps from October 1 to 8, the first week of their currency, amounted to £5799, which is over’ £lBOO more than on the first, week of last year’s campaign. Auckland’s total was £1369 7s 9d, Dunedin £ll7B 7s 2d, Christchurch £938 10s 9d and Wellington £834 15s lid. Invercargill, Timaru, Wanganui and-Blenheim passed the £2OO mark. The start made augurs well for all the stamps -being disposed of. Six million of each have been printed which would mean £30,000 for health camps. BOY’S FATAL INJURIES i DUNEDIN, October 19. , Thomas Glendining, aged 16, of rernal injuries suffered when he was Brighton, died on Monday from incaught under a three-furrow plough , on the property of Mr J. F. Harris, Moa Flat. PUBLIC SERVICE RETIREMENTS. WELLINGTON, October 19. "I think vou can take it as official that the Government favours the principle of public servants being retired al 60 years of _age, after 40 years’ service, or at 65 years of age iTi any case,” said Mr Nash, addressing' the annual conference of the New Zealand Public Service Association. "As a general principle that will operate,” he said, "but I don’t think there could be anythng worse 'han the idea that because .a man has reached the agte of 60 he has finished his contribution to the Government and service to the country. To say that a man was finished at 60 vears was entirely wrong, but he Should have the right to retire then after 40 years’ service. LABOUR DAY A HOLIDAY WELLINGTON, October 20. It is announced by the Minister of Labour (Mr Webb) in association | with the Minister of Supply , tMr Sullivan) that Labour Day, October 25, will be observed as a normal ; holidav. In certain industries it may be necessary, for supply rea-p sons, for work to be performed on i: that day. These will be the subject of individual direction to employers by the responsible controller. Where work is performed special prescribed J rates of pay operate.•