LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 62, Issue 4404, 19 March 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The distinction of being the first known town to have 100 per cent, membership of national savings accounts has fallen to Weber, Hawke’s Bay.

A largely attended meeting of Jersey breeders was held at Te Awamutu last evening when officers of the N.Z. Association put forward important proposals. A report of this meeting will be published in next issue.

Apropos the African campaign, the story is told in The Times of one lone soldier bringing a thousand or two Italian prisoners down a wadi, who, when challenged with “Who goes there?” replied, “The Pied Piper of Bardia.”

“If a man has come to New Zealand from Europe he should thank God to be out of it and put up with some discomfort or hard work,” commented Mr C. W. Batten, Wellington, at a general meeting of the New Plymouth Returned Soldiers’ Association. “Whatever the case, an alien should not object if he has to be interned,” he said.

At yesterday’s meeting of the Otorohanga County Council, the treasurer (Mr S. J. Fortescue) reported as-follows:—“Since the last meeting of the Council, the rates collected in comparison with the same period last year, show an increase of £546. The amount outstanding represents nearly 36 per cent, of the total struck for the year ending 31st March, 1941. It would be much appreciated by the staff if the ratepayers paid their rates as soon as possible. Heavy traffic licenses (£1572 19s 7d) show a falling off of £175. Motor drivers’ licenses are less by £l6. So far in this year’s Riding balances the cost of the Galiom grader has not been taken into account. A rough estimate shows about £9OO has been earned.”