GENERAL NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, 1 June 1950, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

Rubbish Fire The Wanganui Fire Brigade received a call at 5.15 p.m. yesterday to a rubbish fire at the corner of London and Barrack Streets. The outbreak was quelled before any serious damage was done. Winter Feed. Although dry weather conditions have been experienced in the Wanganui district this year, it is reported that farmers have sufficient feed for the remainder of the winter. Aided by earl\ morning dew grass growth has been good and late sown autumn pastures have come on quite well. Leadership Day. On Tr.ursday, June 15, the Wanganui district Young Farmers’ Clubs will hold a leadership day in the Y.M.C.A. Wanganui. The day, which has been aranged by Federated Farmers, is being held to instruct young farmers in efficiency and conduct of meetings. A meeting of the district council will take place in the evening. Wanganui Customs. Customs collected from all sources in Wanganui last month totalled £43,267, which compares with £42,303 collected in May last year. The comparative figures with those for the same period last year in parentheses, are: Customs £20,493 (£16,376); sales tax, £22,621 (£17,267); petrol tax. £BO7B (£8587); miscellaneous, £75 (£73). More Apples Arrive. A further shipment of apples from Mapua was expected at Wanganui last night by a small coastal motor-vessel Koutunni. She will discharge at the Town Wharf today. Within recent weeks large shipments of apples from the Nelson district have arrived at Wanganui for transport by rail to the Auckland district. From Wanganui the Koutunui will return to Mapua for a further load. The vesel is an infrequent visitor to Wanganui and trades mainly between Wellington, Picton and Nelson. Power Board Loan The Wanganui-Rangitikei Electricpower Board will consider at its next meeting a motion to apply to the Local Government Loans Board for its sanction to the borrowing of a sum of £lOO,OOO for the extension of its reticulation to meet the increasing demand for electricity. The proposed loan will be raised under the Finance Act whereby the board is given authority to do this without taking a poll of the ratepayers unless no fewer than five per cent, of them demand that a poll be taken. Good Power Savings Mild weather and co-operation by consumers has resulted in good power pavings in the Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board’s area. A board official said last night savings for the first two days of this week have been about 10 per cent., which is the amount required by the emergency cut. Last week’s savings amounted to 9i per cent., and although this was slightly below the North Island average, it was still a good effort. The board will be quite happy as long as the savings are around the 10 per cent, mark, said the official.

Motor Registration. Registration of motor vehicles for the new licensing period, which begins on July 1, will commence today. Motor vehicles have to be re-licensed by June 30. This year the new labels are black and white and have to be affixeo to the winscreen by July 1 and any owner driving a car without the new label after June 30 will be liable to prosecution. Authorities for the Isrue of driving licences in the Wanganui Automobile Association's district are the Wanganui City Council, Feeding, Marton, Taihape, Raetihi and Ohakune Borough Councils, the Bui].’, Hunterville, Mangaweka and V/averley Town Boards, and the Kiwitea, Oroua, Rangitikei, Waimarino, Waitotara and Wanganui County Councils.

Fund for New Showgrounds A suggestion that the Wanganui Agricultural and Pastoral Association establish a trust fund for the ultimate purchase of its own showgrounds and buildings, was made by Mr. V. Horrocks at the annual meeting lasi night, and after being adopted was referred to the general committee with power to act. Mr. Horrocks said that if such a move had been made 70 years ago the association could have been a wealthy organisation today. Present members .must look to the future. The association had made rapid progress in the past 25 years and would continue to do so in the next 25 years. By establishing a trust fund it would build up sufficient money each year to enable the ultimate purchase of its own showgrounds and equipment. Mr. Horrocks suggested also that a meeting of all supporters of the association be called. “They may be prepared to make donations to start off the fund,” he added.