LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 68, Issue 5946, 22 May 1944, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The D.P.A. A branch of the Dairy Producers’ Association has been formed at Foxton. Hockey Results In a seven a-side hockey tournament held at Albert Park on Saturday, the A.T.C. team defeated Town by 4 goals to 1. B juniors ran out the winner in their game against the A team by 4 goals to 1. The Chailiner Case The case in which R. R. V. Challiner, of Hamilton, is charged with alleged circulation of subversive statements opens at Wanganui to-day. A resident of Te Awamutu is among the witnesses. Church and Emergency Regulations The extent to which the Emergency Regulations Act of 1939 can be applied is found in the Methodist Church of New Zealand Emergency Regulation of 1944. It validates the transactions of the Emergency Executive Committee of the Church which functions because of the inability to hold the annual conference. Forthcoming Dance Owing to the local body elections Saturday night’s Patriotic Dance will be held in the Assembly Hall of the High School, the committee having kindly granted permission. A pianoaccordeon band will provide the music. The results of the elections will be announced. The Junior Patriotic Committee are sponsoring the function.

Patriotic Depot Goods and services were . rendered by the following:—Mesdames Law, Boswell, West, Neill, K. Jones, Alexander, Turner, Bain, Tolich, McLeay, Fleming, Clements, B. Murray, A. Murray, Date, J. G. Clarke, Cullen, Poolman. Competitions: Groceries, A. E. Ray; breakfast, W. Tucker; pickles, and jam, Mrs J. Sklenars; meat, S. H. West; cake, Mrs Harper; writing compendium, E. Alexander. Cows for Production

The Primary Production Committee’s appeal to farmers to hold over and not cull young empty cows not being milked through is meeting with a ready response. More accommodation is still available, but reservations are necessary for the first drive to be collected at Te Awamutu on the 29th of this month. Applications from Otorohanga district have been held over in the meantime. • Maori Labour The allegation, that some Maoris were deriving sufficient from child benefits under the Social Security Act to make, it unnecessary for them to work more than a few days per week, was made at a meeting of the Piako County Council. The Council was discussing the possibility of native workers being made available -for ragwort eradication, and the clerk, Mr F. I. Clarke, was instructed to seek information from the Manpower authorities. “Some of these children are 35 years of age and the parents are doing good business,” commented a Councilor. • Red Cross Depot Goods and services have been gratefully received from Mesdames H. Kay, L. Kay, A. H. Griffiths, Berry, Craven, R. Godfree, Turner, H. Houston, R. Wallace, Bruce, Hutchinson, Cummins, Southcombe, J. Parrish, G. J. Parrish, McMillan, Sherley, Williamson, D. Kay, Fitzpatrick, Cowie, Germann Law (Pokuru), Wellington, T._ West, Alex Reid, Weal, Pellow, Harding, G. Walker, Willis, Roger Kav, Sapsworth, Misses T. Walker, Newteombe, E. Robinson, Woolley, . Messrs D. Bockett, Budd, Riddell, S. J. Oliver, J. T. Johnston, Sutton, Wharepuhunga Sub-Centre. Competition winners were: Box of groceries, Mrs A. Murdoch; table cloth, Mrs M. Timms; dressed fowl, Mrs Weal (Te Rahu). Butter and Margarine A hint of the fight that New Zealand butter producers will have to put up against margarine after the war was given by Professor W. Riddet, director of the Dairy Research Institute, at a conference of dairy factory managers at Palmerston North. He spoke of the work done to make “spreads” from dry butter-fat which would stand up to tropical conditions, and stated that none of them had been accepted as a substitute for butter. “Whatever changes are brought about by the war, we know that our butter will still be preferred in post-war years. But that does not apply to margarine,” said Professor Riddet. “People in Britain have lived on it for five years and their health has not suffered. In post-wai years we must recognise that margarine has done a good job during the war, and that will be held up against us. We must make a good butter to compete with margarine at the end of the war.” State Housing

“Since the Japanese entered the war considerably more than 4000 State rental houses and flats have been let or relet throughout the Dominion,” said the Acting Prime Minister (Mr Sullivan). “Between April 1, 1942, and March 31, 1944, the actual number of State rental houses and flats let ox relet was 4181. As during this period the Dominion was confronted by the most serious economic difficulties this achievement must be regarded as gratifying.” Mr Sullivan said that of the 4181 State houses and flats referred to, 1429 had been allocated to ex-servicemen. Within the threemonths’ period between January 1 and March 31 of this year the total number of allocations was 428,222 of which were made to ex-servicemen 108 of these being in Auckland and Wellington. With the recent return of large numbers of men from overseas the applications from ex-service-men had rapidly increased and these pending as at March 31 last totalled 2678. 'Of these roughly 80 per cent had been lodged within the past six months. “The situation regarding man-power and materials,” said Mr Sullivan, “still presents very great problems, but the Government housing programme is being pushed forward with every expedition within the limits of these disabilities.”