N.Z. Women Cinderellas

Northern Advocate, 20 July 1949, Page 7

N.Z. Women Cinderellas

NEWS IN BRIEF

“The women of New Zealand are the hardest working white women in trie world,” said Mr F. W. Doidge (O Tauranga) in the House of Representatives last night. He said the Prime Minister had stated by way of interjection that New Zealand women were Letter dressed than those in Australia. That was nonsense. They were better looking and did their best, but actually they were drably dressed, because they could not have imported clress materials. They were beautiful Cindereilas.

Further candidates for the general election were announced by the Labour Party headquarters yesterday. They are Mr G. D. Bary, shoe repairer, of Bulls, for the Rangitikei seat, and Mr Brian Richmond, a farmer, for Egmont. V * * *

Naval oil tanks are, under agreement, being used to store furnace and diesel fuel oil for the British Petroleum Company of New Zealand, Ltd., and the department's oil barge is used to deliver fuel as required. This is mentioned in the annual report of the Naval Board, presented in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Government holds 51 per cent of the shares in the British Petroleum Company of New Zealand, Lid., and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, in which the British Government has a substantial interest, the remainder.

Pleading guilty to a breach of a price order, Dendy and Wilkins, Ltd, butchers, were'lined J-10 by Mr W. 11. Freeman, S.M.„ in Morrinsville. Evidence was given that defendants had sold a forequarter of hogget mutton to an inspector for 9 6, the fixed price being 7'5A.

The estimates of the Hamilton City Council lor the current year were approved at a special meeting of the council last night. They provide for the same rate as last year, 5.78. in the pound on .the unimproved value. The expenditure un the engineer's department last year was appreciably less than the allocation, due to the shortage of labour, materials and staff. This position, it was stated, had improved, and more work would be let by contract this year.

Charged with being illegally in possession of a pistol and ammunition, Donald William Cutler Cooper, a farmer, appeared before Mr W. li. Freeman, S.M., in Morrinsville. Accused was sentenced to one month's imprisonment.

Constantly falling rocks in the Maaawatu Gorge have become a serious danger to traffic, and until the menace is removed the gorge will remain closed to all traffic. This was announced last night by a Works Department overseer. He said that along seven chains of hillside laid bare by fires last summer large rocks were poised. It would take from five to seven days to remove them.

Until other arrangements could be made by the Anchor Shipping Company, the Government vessel Matai has-been made available on charter for one year to fill the gap in the Nelson service caused through the withdrawal of the ferry Arnhui'a, said the Minister of Marine (Mr Hackett) yesterday. ... He added that arrangements would be made immediately to have the Matai placed under survey and it was hoped to have her in commission about the middle of August.

Although a very slight fal] was recorded in the previous 24 hours. Lake Taupo was still high at about Bin below the maximum level Of control at 9 a.m. yesterday. Waikaremoana has also shown little variation in the last week or so, and yesterday was 2005.4 ft above sea level. It can still rise nearly lift before overflow is reached, but the level is high compared with that of recent years.