HOLIDAY TRAVEL

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24971, 14 August 1944, Page 2

HOLIDAY TRAVEL

CONCESSION TO STUDENTS RAILWAY PERMITS ISSUED Railway travel permits have now been made available by the Railway Department to Auckland Training College and University College students and boarders at secondary schools who live beyond the 50-mile limit, so that they may go home for the holidays. The permits are issued on the production of certificates, signed by principals and headmasters, that those desiring to travel are bona-fide students. This concession applies only to these pupils and students, and the general restrictions otherwise remain the same as for some months past. Most of the secondary school pupils will be travelling from Auckland on Friday, those with permits going by expresses and others by slow trains. A number will also travel on Saturday and Monday. The schools have received advice that an extra express will leave for the south at 3.30 p.m. on Friday and that there will also be an extra train travelling north on September 11. when tliev are due to return.

Owing to a mild outbreak of chickenpox. King's College is closing for the holidays tomorrow instead of on Friday, and boarders at this school will leave for their homes either tomorrow or on Wednesday. MEN FROM PACIFIC RETURN OF DRAFT * MAJORITY FOR INDUSTRY A draft of soldiers of the Third Division has returned from the Pacific. The majority of the men are to enter essential industry, others are on furlough, and there are some medical cases. The men are being held at Papakura military camp before being sent to their home centres. The draft was accompanied by a number of nursing sisters, members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and a small naval detachment. A welcome on behalf of the Government was extended to the draft by Mr A. G. Osborne. M.P., who thanked the men for their service in the islands and told them that they were regarded in the same way as men from other theatres of war. Those who were going into essential industry were home on a four of duty. The Mayor of Auckland, Mr J. A. C. Allum, and the president of the Auckland Returned Services Association. Mr A. P. Postlewnite. addressed the draft. Major-General P. H. Bell, C.8.. D.5.0., extended a welcome from the Service. In the official party was Mr W. M. C. Denliani, M.P., of Invercargill. who met his returning son.

THIS WEEK'S COUPONS Ration coupons available this week are: Meat (ration. Is 10d weekly, H coupons worth 7d. child's coupon lid, J coupon od, others 3d). —Nos. 41 and 42. Butter (ration Boz weekly, each coupon 8oz). —Nos. 41 and 42, available until August 20. Sugar (ration 31b monthly, each coupon 12oz), —Nos. 41 to 44, inclusive, available until' September 3. Tea (ration Boz monthly, each coupon 2oz).—Nos. 41 to 44, inclusive, ava\]able until September 3. Petrol (ration half face value of coupon).—No. 2, available until Axigust 31. POLICE PROMOTION The promotion of Sub-Inspector J. F. H. Macnamara. of the Police Force, to the rank of inspector has baen gazetted. Joining the force at- Wellington in 1908, Inspector Macnamara served for ten years in Auckland, and later at a number of other stations, before coming to Auckland again in 1041. He was transferred to Christchurch last year.