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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 9 May 1939, Page 4

The attention of fruitgrowers is drawn to an advertisement appearing in this issue, regarding meetings to be held for the purpose of explaining the requirements of the New Zealand Grown Fruit Regulations, 1938.

Special purchase! Ladies’ wool frocks in all the popular colours, special selling at 29s 6d, 39s 6d, 49s 6d, to-morrow at McKay’s.

The Nelson Fern Society extends a special invitation to those who are desirous of becoming members, to attend the monthly meeting to be held in the Methodist School Hall room, to-morrow (Wednesday), at 7.30 p.m.

Allred Gould announces an auction sale ol freehold residential property at Port Nelson; also surplus furniture, etc., under instructions from the estate of H. M Greensil Victoria Crescent, on Thursday next, at 1.30 p.m. The import restrictions have put one Wellington wholesaler out of business. McKays were lucky enough to buy all of his knitted wool frocks at a big discount. On sale to-morrow at 2.9 s 6d, 39s 6d, 49s 6d.

Labour Costs in Building. Discussing building prices last week, an Auckland costing expert stated that the cost of labour directly utilised on a building is approximately one-third of the total value of the structure ( says the “Star”). However, the value of the labour involved in the final analysis, which would include the manufacture of bricks, quarrying, timber getting, haulage and work in joinery factories, would probably be 70 per cent, of the final value of the structure, all of which is expended in evei-y variety of skilled and unskilled labour. British Drama League. At a meeting of the Council of the British Drama League held in Wellington a resolution was passed putting on record the debt the Drama League owed to the New Zealand founder. Miss Elizabeth Blake. The league as a national movement was inaugurated eight years ago, and since then community drame has spread throughout New Zealand. Miss Blake has found it necessary to resign from the league owing to her impending departure from New Zealand. The council desired to express their deep gratitude to her for her years of work in establishing the league, and their best wishes for her future welfare and happiness. Lord Beatty’s Tour. Lord Beatty has returned to London at the end of his world tour on behalf of the Navy League, of which he is chairman, and the Sea Cadets Corps, states The Post's” London corresponddent. “Every British possession 1 hove visited realises the vital importance of defence and is behind Britain in all her great efforts for peace," he said in an interview. “I found the sea cadets in a very healthy state everywhere, particularly in Australia, and I am going to get full Admiralty recognition for the New Zealand cadets.” Lincoln Rams for Lincolnshire. When she leaves Lyttelton for London to-day, the Waiwera will carry two stud Lincoln rams which went south from Wellington on Friday night and are going to Lincolnshire, the shire from which the breed originated, to supply new blood to studs there! They were purchased by Mr Clifford Nicholson, Willington Manor. Lincolnshire. through Dalgety and Company, Ltd., from Wairarapa and Marlborough locks. This is believed to be the first time an English stud stock breeder has ordered rams from New Zealand to improve the quality of his flock. The sheep were purchased from Mr L. 11 Wilton, Masterton. and Mr W. Bishell, Marlborough

“No Happiness.” It is reported by the “Leeds Mercury." states "The Post’s” London correspondent, that Mr A. E. Greaves, a former National Conservative candidate for Wakefield, who has returned to England from abroad, spoke of conditions in New Zealand at the annual meeting of the Wakefield Women’s Conservative Association. His personal observation, he said, was that the Labour Government, with its social legislation, was bringing about a complete financial crisis in New eZaland. There was not a bit of happiness, and there was not a bit of real prosperity in the place to-day. But there need be no fear of New Zealand going down. The country had any amount of natural resources, and it did one good to meet the New Zealand people.