Ban Ob Destruction Of Waste Paper Lifted

Northern Advocate, 15 June 1945, Page 3

Ban Ob Destruction Of Waste Paper Lifted

The ban on the destruction of waste paper has been lifted, information to this effect having been received by the chairman of the Whangarei Waste Reclamation Committee (Mr. S. J. Snow), from the chairman of the National Council (Mr. J. W. Collins). In his letter Mr. Collins states that since the defeat of Germany the council had been in negotiation with the Minister for Supply (Hon. D. G. Sullivan) regarding the closing down of waste paper operations and he had consented to depots being closed at the end of June.

To the management ,of the Whakatane mill the council had pointed out that North Island committees considered the time had arrived for the volunteer effort to cease, and that the mill should make its own arrangements to procure waste paper from any localities where the tonnage handled warranted it being handled on a commercial basis. The council had also explained that Auckland and Wellington had provided 80 per cent, cf the total ■tonnages delivered to Whakatane during the past three years, that towns with populations between 10.000 and 30.000 had provided 15 per cent., and that other towns had delivered the remaining 5 per cent, The counciTprocd to hand over waste paper activity at Auckland -md Wellington at the end of June to the Salvation Army, Rubber Still Needed The Minister and the Salvation Army had agreed to these changes, and the mill had decided to take paper from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. but concerning the towns with populations of less than 30,000 the management of the mill had decided that it could not profitably operate collections.

.The Minister had now withdrawn the penal order respecting waste paper, but the national council was leaving it to the Whangarei committee to decide whether or not to close down its operations or to continue to supply to Whakatane ifs a patriotic gesture, making credits available to the local patriotic fund. At the end of June all amounts would be computed and credits allotted to the local patriotic fund. The council urged, however, that fbc committee should continue to work in the salvaging of used tyres and tubes, although it was anticipated that within the next few months the council would be able to hand over this responsibility to the Ministry for Supply. The time was fast approaching when the council would be able to report to the Government that after five years of service that it could vacate office and hand over any remaining collection to any authority the Government cared to appoint. Mr. Collins, concluded.

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