News of the Day

Northern Advocate, 6 September 1939, Page 6

News of the Day

Discount Rate The Reserve Bank of New Zealand announces that the minimum rate at which it is prepared to discount or rediscount bills will be reduced to 3 per cent, as from to-day.

K.D.V. Boxes

The accounts of K.D.V. Boxes, Ltd., for the year ended June 30 show a net profit of £1499, compared with £5200 in the previous year and £5999 in 1937. A dividend of 3 per cent, is recommended, as against 21 per cent, in the previous year, which was the first payment since 1935.

Whangarei on Foot. Whangarei w,as on the march at lunch-time today. Many motorists, having .already called at the Post Office, were aware that their petrol requirements were to be curtailed in future. On the footpaths many were encountered who very rarely are seen away from the steering wheel of cars.

School Sports at Kensington

The finals of the annual seven-a-side Rugby and basketball tournament of the Whangarei Primary School Sports Association are to be held at Kensington Park on Friday, September 15. Permission to use the grounds was granted by the Whangarei Borough Council last nigm, subject to the permission of other bodies concerned being obtained and their rights respected.

Opposes Amalgamation The Whangarei Borough Council is opposed to the proposal for the amalgamation of the Municipal Electric Supply Association with the New Zealand Electric-Power oßards’ Association. This was expressed at its meeting last night when redrafted I proposals in this connection were received from the municpal supply organisation. When he attends a special meeting of the association at Welling- j ton on Friday, September 15, the Mayor, Mr W. Jones, will put forward the council’s views. * fThe concluding stages of Henry Wilson’s sale are. marked by brisk business. The wise ones are buying freely. If thrift is a virtue, then it’s easy to be virtuous at Wilson’s, because every penny spent shows a saving of at least 20 per cent.

Grant to Plunket Society As was the case last year, the Wha-r ngarei Borough Council is making a grant of £SO toward the funds of the Whangarei branch of the Plunket Society. In a letter to the council, the branch expressed appreciation of the assistance received in the past.

Guaranteed Price.. An indication that the guaranteed price for the current season would be discussed perhaps this week with members of the Dairy Board, who were coming to Wellington for the purpose, was given by the Minister of Marketing (Mr Nash) replying to a question asked during consideration of the Estimates for the Dai.ry Industry Account in the House of Representatives last night. He * • Town Hall Facilities While conveying appreciation of the assistance given by the borough council staff in connection with its recent ball, the Whangarei High School Old Pupils’ Association, in a letter received by the Whangarei Borough Council last night, suggested that the super facilities at the town hall were open to criticism. The supply of appropriate monogrammed crockery, and the installation of urns, would effect an improvement. The suggestion was referred to the council’s legal and finance committee.

I Earned Pioneering Place. “There is a vacant chair in the council meeting, due to the death of Mr H. W. Crawford,” said Mr J. S. T. Tudehope, president of the Whangarei Chamber of Commerce, at the quarterly general meeting last evening. “Mr Crawford’s activities were too well known to need any comment from me but I must say he has earned a place among the pioneers of the North. Standing in silence, members passed a vote of condolence. * * ♦

Panels for. Wa itangi Completed The Maori panelling which is to be used in tbe meeting house under construction at Waitangi, has been completed. The individual panels, which numbered 56, were completed on Tuesday at Kaikohe' when Mr and Mrs T. Takoko, of Gisborne, who have supervised the work, left with the last four panels for Waitangi. Made of tukutuku wood, the panels are artistically designed in original Maori fashion, and only native dyes and materials have been used. Interviewed before his departure from Kaikohe, Mr Takoko said that the meeting house at Waitangi should be completed early in October.