LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21040, 16 February 1940, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Timor Island Oil The Portuguese Government is prepared to grant a further oil concession on Timor Island to a Por-tuguese-Australian company. Suburban Band Concert An open-air concert was given by Hamilton Regimental and Municipal Band at Whitiora last night. The concert was the third suburban one given by the band this month. Book-carriers’ Reward 1 The Wellington City Council has granted a free subscriber’s ticket to the library for one year to each of the Rongotai College boys who as- ! sisted in the change-over of the book stock to the new library. Trade Good In Auckland : Wholesale grocery merchants in ! Auckland report another exception- | ally busy week. Although business generally tends to slacken after Christmas, it has kept up remarki ably well this year. Transport Organisation Holders of passenger and goods service road transport licenses under the Transport Licensing Act are now required to join an appropriate organisation of road transport operators. This is the main effect of amended transport regulations issued with the Gazette. Bandsmen Wanted For Army Fifteen bandsmen are required urgently for the second echelon of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. They must be fit to undertake overseas service. The men wanted included a drum major, cornet players, a side-drum playei and various others. Punctual Ratepayers A remarkably fine response was made by the ratepayers of Hastings i in the payment of the current year’s ( levy, the record collection of 97.4 per ! cent being made to 9 a.m. to-day. i The total levied was £49,482, the | highest amount the ratepayers have j ever been called upon to pay. Trouble Over Awards Referring to the trouble which fre- ; quently occurred over the interpretation of clauses in awards, Mr S. L. Paterson, S.M., said in the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, today that it was a pity that when set terms had been arranged, both parties did not “stick to them.” He deplored the tendency to interpret clauses. “This applies to both employers and employees, not all, but some,” said the magistrate. More Germans Arrested Two more German nationals living in suburbs of Auckland were arrested by detectives last night. One man has been resident in New Zealand for about 40 years. Their ages are between 50 and 60 years. Four Germans have been taken into custody this week, making the total from Auckland since the outbreak of war 13. The two men arrested on Wednesday left by the limited express last night under armed escort for the internment camp at Somes Island, Wellington. Tramline Explosions It is believed that a further attempt to place an explosive on Wellington tramlines was made on Wedi nesday morning, but that it was frustrated. A pedestrian in Pirie Street at 6 a.m. saw two men apparently placing something on the track. He approached, whereupon the two men made off. The witness of the incident was able to give a good description of the two men to the police, who are investigating. Woolworths Higher Profit

The New Zealand Stock Exchange Association has received cabled advice of a preliminary notice by the directors of Woolworths, Limited, announcing a net profit for the year ended January 31, totalling £272,922 The directors propose to recommend

a final dividend of 111 per cent, making 17| per cent for the year on the paid-up ordinary share capital of the company. Profits compare with £271,693 in the previous year and £217,717 in 1937. The dividend is unchanged. Garden Place Removal Owing to the long period of wet weather the removal work at Garden Place has been considerably hampered and has not progressed as rapidly as was expected. The work of shifting the remaining section of the hill has been in progress for about ten weeks and gangs of men have also been engaged on sewerage work. The loading of the spoil from the hill is being carried out by Messrs Butler and Carroll, Limited, and the cartage to Rugby Park by the Hamilton Borough Council.