LOCAL & GENERAL

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 51, Issue 3080, 9 February 1942, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

£5O 13s 3d From Street Stall The street stall held in Paeroa on Friday for the 1942 All Purposes Patriotic Appeal realised £5O 13s 3d.

No War Damage Insurance At Monday’s meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council the question of war damage insurance for the council’s property was discussed and it was decidied to take no action. Registration of Dogs At Monday’s meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council the fees for registration of dogs for the year 1942 was (fixed at 2s fid for cattle dogs and 7s fid for all other dogs with a fee of Is special charge for hydatids service. Gas Producer Tryout With a view to conserving petrol the Thames 'Valley Power Board has placed an order for a gas producer to ’’be fitted to one of their vehicles. This installation wil <be in the nature of a tryout, explained the manager, Mr R. Sprague. Pooling Dog Collars At Monday’s meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council, a letter was received from the Tauranga County Council asking if the 1 council would join with the Tauranga, Matamata, Rotorua and Whakatane councils in ordering their dog collar requirements for 1942 as an inducement to obtain a more favourable quote. It was agreed to investigate the possibilities of the proposal.

Salvaging Materials The manager of the Thames Valley Electric Power Board, Mr R. -Sprague, reporting to the meeting of the board held on Tuesday, said that he had notified engineers that owing to the possibility of supplies of material, particularly of copper wire, being unobtainable in the future, it will be necessary .to dismantle and use material that is erected and out of service. Further, it will be necessary to ration maintenance and replacement stocks in their order of urgency.

Evacuees Arriving In Thames

The first trickles of evacuees are now reaching Thames. This weekend—even before it—women and children from Auckland have arrived to stay in this town with relatives and friends. Probably this action has been taken in response to the suggestion put forward by Mr Peter Jensen, secretary of the Thames E.P.S. • Evacuation Sub-Cbmmittee, that people would l be wise to invite their relatives down now and not wait until an actual crisis arose, because it would not then ibe possible to pick and choose.—Thames Star.