MANY SUBJECTS

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 55, Issue 32703, 17 April 1946, Page 6

MANY SUBJECTS

PRESENTATION OF. REMITS WOMEN EXPRESS VIEWPOINT The following remits were presented! and sent forward to the Dominion Executive without a great deal of discussion:— “That the 'Government be urged to make the standard size of sacks two bushels, and tha four-bushel sacks he illegal.” (iPipiroa). The delegate pointed out that their main objection was that the weight of a four-bushel sack was too heavy for any man to carry. Australia had had this 1 law in force for many years. “That instead of having to go to a Post 'Office to draw age benefits, beneficiaries should be paid by warrant, which should be posted to them, so that they may cash them' at their own convenience, instead of having to turn out on a certain date, often in cold and: inclement weather, and having to stand and wait in a queue.” f Coromandel). “That the manufacturers of woml- - footwear be asked through the Health Department to use knowledge already possessed in making better fitting footwear for women and children.” (Waihi).

“That in the interests , of the health of the travelling public, a request be

forwarded to the Railways Department asking that carriages on express trains be equipped with receptacles to receive rubbish.” ((Waihi). “That exception be taken to the high prices ruling for fresh fruit and vegetables in shops when supplies’ are plentiful.” (Waihi). “In view of the great difficulty in obtaining suitable accommodation for country children attending schools in towns, the Government be asked to provide board at reasonable cost in suitable hostels wherever required. (‘Coromandel).