LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera Star, Volume L, 29 July 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Daspite bitterly cold weather dumimg the wcem-end, there was no fall' of snow m Palmerston North, although, there u'oiC' tails on the iii'ils in the adjacent counti y districts. Two inches at Ankautere was the heaviest fall for live years.

Appicat ions for the secretaryslilj> of the Jva.iipokoniii Dairy Company considered by the; directorate yesterday totalled 128. The number was reduced to six and the filial selection will, lie indao .on Monday.

The public meeting arranged by the South Taranaki Automobile Association for the discussion of the additional petrol tax and motor taxation proposals will now be held on Thursday evening next, instead of Wednesday evening, as previously advertised. Full particulars of tlie meeting, and a special notice, drawing attention to the alteration of date, appear on page 1 of this issue.

The end of the work of the Earthquake Belief Fund Committee is now in- sight, and it is anticipated that the committee will be in a position to disband after two more meetings have been held (says “The Dominion”). The committee met yesterday morning to discuss general matters connected with the relief of those who suffered in the earthquake which caused such extensive damage on the West Coast a little over a year ago. The Minister of Defence (Hon. J. G. Gobbel announced yesterday that lie liad convened a conference of military officers, to be held at Wellington today. to discuss the scheme for military defence training during the current year. Mr. Cobbc added that be wished to confer with the heads of the defence organisation before laying his proposals before Parliament. Asked when he proposed to introduce the Defence Amendment Bill giving effect to j the curtailment in military trainingl this year, the Minister said lie would I have to confer with the Prime Minis-! ter on the point.