THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY. “Public Service.” WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1942 COLLECTION OF WASTE

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THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY. “Public Service.” WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1942 COLLECTION OF WASTE

An opportunity to assist in the conservation of waste paper and rubber will come the way of Paeroa householders on October 10 when a house-to-house collection of paper and rubber waste is to be undertaken by members of the Paeroa Returned Soldiers’ Association. This should produce good results, for discarded paper in the form of old magazines, newspapers, wrapping etc., and rubber in various forms such as old goloshes, hot-water bottles and toys is fairly plentiful in most homes and comparatively few people have gone to the trouble of parcelling and delivering it to the official depots. As the date of the collection draws near, householders should be reminded of it repeatedly in ordey that their contributions may be ready. No reasonable effort should be spared to make the collection thorough and substantial in result,‘for the shortage of paper and rubber represents the most serious problem of supply at present confronting this country. Every extra pound of the material which can be reclaimed and put to some essential new use will come as a valuable gift to the national resources. LOSS TO DOMINION With the death of Dr. F. W. Hilgendorf the Dominion has lost a scientist whose work has been of practical value to the country. Years ago he initiated at Lincoln College experiments in the breeding of a wheat that would meet local requirements, and he. lived to see Cross 7 become the leading variety in New Zealand. In a recent report of the Department of Agriculture it is stated that “one of the features of wheat-growing in Canterbury is the large area now sown in Cross 7 wheat. This variety is comparatively short in the straw and usually does not lodge.” Cross 7is a variety of Tuscan and in 1940-41 it produced over two-fifths of the total grain harvested. The Year Book states that “It possesses the advantage of desirable baking qualities, good yield and resistance to wind damage.” This was only one of the many matters in which the late Dr. Hilgendorf was deeply interested, but it was his greatest achievement.. In the agricultural branch of farming it will rank as equal in importance to the establishment of the Corriedale sheep in the pastoral branch.