E.P.S. Booklet Planned

Northern Advocate, 16 August 1940, Page 2

E.P.S. Booklet Planned

A draft copy of an Emergency Precautions Scheme booklet, to be put tide every Household of the district, was presented at a fully attended meeting of the Hikurangi. Emergency Precautions Scheme Committee lasi week. The draft was adopted and arrangemeiU: for the printing of Ino booklet were finalised. 11 was also decided to place order,' for armband-- tor officials of the Emergency Frecaut ions Scheme .services. The resignation of Mr E. A. Boyd from the Controller,ship of Accommodation and Evacuation was received with regret. L: ids nlrice Mr R Stewart was appointed. The question of the provision of buck el-pumps and also the possibility of operating the siren system by alternate means in ihe event of power failure was diseussen and it was lesolved that th-.- lire, works and electricity commitiee should investigate' the position and report on both cases. It was decided to communicate with the Minister for Internal Affairs with a view to making arrangements that would minimise flour shortage for bread-making in the event ■ f a transport breakdown. Will Pay for Own Scheme. Who meets Emergency Precautions Scheme expenditure? Hikurangi is: really not interested and prefers to stand on its own fed. 'The L.P.S. committee diseased the question at its meeting last week and expressed itself of the opinion that the necessary funds to meet expenditure incurred in connection with ihe E.P.S.. organisation should be raised by local effort.