In the News

Southland Times, Issue 25748, 11 August 1945, Page 4

In the News

Inquiry by Police The Invercargill Police are anxious to learn the identity of a woman who came to the assistance of the small child who was being molested in Tyne street on Monday night. Fertilizer Allocation

“That the Dominion executive be asked to take steps to remove any anomalies that have. arisen with the recent change in method of allocation of fertilizer and to see that the allocation of dairymen is not less than last year.” This remit, put forward by the Dairy Committee, was carried at a meeting of ffie Southland Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ Union yesterday. Orepuki Shale “We have had information recently about the methods used by the Germans in the working of shale oil deposits and I think we shall have to look into the Orepuki shale deposits again,” said Dr E. Marsden, Director of Scientific and Industrial Research, in an address at the meeting of the Southland Regional Planning Council yesterday. Seed Testing Station

The establishment of a seed testing station at Gore was mentioned by Dr E. Marsden, Director of Scientific and Industrial Research, in his address at the meeting of the Southland Regional Planning Council yesterday. He said that this should assist in the development, of the seed industry in Southland and should help to make the industry more stable. Small Cheese Factories

In view of the expected visit of Sir Francis Frazer to Southland to investigate the position of small cheese factories the Southland Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ Union decided yesterday to recommend the factories concerned to prepare the necessary information for presentation to him. Sir Francis has been appointed by the Dairy Board to carry out this investigation. Afforestation Project

An afforestation project to be conducted by the Southland County Council was again mentioned by councillors at the meeting of the council yesterday. They favoured the adoption of such a project and the county clerk (Mr H. C. Gimblett) was instructed to inquire about the acquisition of suitable land in the Switzers district. If the land can be acquired it is possible that the council will consider planting up to 50,000 trees in the near future. Educational Course

Mention of the educational course for farmers to be held in Invercargill next week was made by Mr W. R. Harris at a meeting of the Southland Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ Union yesterday. Mr Harris said that the course would be the first ever held in Southland and he expressed the hope that it would be well supported. Lincoln College lecturers would be in attendance and the course would be interesting and instructive.