Waihi telegraph y With which is incoiporated THE WAIHI MS NEB MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1949 LOCAL & GENERAL-

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XLIX, Issue 9591, 22 August 1949, Page 2

Waihi telegraph y With which is incoiporated THE WAIHI MS NEB MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1949 LOCAL & GENERAL -

Wholesale Licenses “Many people in Hamilton prefer to drink in private homes rather than put up With the overcrowded conditions in hotel bars,’’ said the holder of a wine-sellers’ license when giving evidence last Wednesday to the Licensing Control Commission. He considered there was loom in Hamilton for four or five wholesale liquor - licenses, whereas to-day there is none. A requisite would be authority to import liquor and retail it wholesale.

Waitomo Caves A total of 31,800 persons visited the Waitomo Caves during the year ended March 31 last as compared with 20,159 in 1947-48. This fact was revealed by the Minister of Tourist and Health Resorts, Mr Tarry, in his annual report. There was a noticeable increase in visitors from overseas, the majority being from Australia, and a fair number also came from the United Kingdom and the United States. Build Your Own Boat Waterproof plywood is quickly finding lots of uses in New Zealand. Latest has been for making lightweight dinghies, very handy for fishermen with motor-cars. Now an Auckland firm can offer the handy home carpenter kitsets with all the instructions. 'So on the kitchen floor, when the evening dishes have been washed, anyone who is hardy with a few tools can turn out a reasonable-looking craft — either a 7ft 6in or 10-footer, Working on different lines, a Christchurch firm is turning out laminated skis fairly inexpensively. They are finding favour with New Zealand ski-ers. A few seasons ago marine plywood was used with duralium by the Canterbury Mountaineering Club to build a climbing bivouac in the Arrowsmith Range. It has stood up to snow and rain very successfully.