LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21336, 6 February 1941, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Huge British Revenue The British Exchequer returns show that the year's revenue reached j £1.090,000.000 last week. A further 1 £336.000.000 must be found before j March 31. Cooler Weather Cooler weather was experienced in i Hamilton yesterday, due to a sharp J southerly wind, and last night was ! much colder than for many weeks. Conditions today were ideal, clear skies and a slight breeze contributing to a typical mid-summer day. Electors’ Roll N There are approximately 9000 names on the Hamilton Borough electors’ roll, which closed a few days ago. The supplementary roll is now being prepared, and this closes in April. The 'number of names on the main roll for the last municipal elections in 1938 was 8230. £IO,OOO For Spitfires A further £IO,OOO to buy Spitfires j has been given by Mr C. Alma I Baker, of Malaya. Mr Baker, who ! was born in New Zealand, where he ; is a frequent visitor, recently sent j £20,000 to the Minister of Aircraft J Production, Lord Bcaverbrook, for • the same purpose. Noel Coward Concert Raise's £450 The Noel Coward patriotic concert in Christchurch will benefit the Canterbury Provincial Patriotic Fund to the extent of £454 11s. The secretary to the provincial council, Mr H. S. Feast, announced that the gross proceeds of the concert were £491 6s Bd, and the expenses were only £36 15s Bd. Comet Appears Fainter Observations in Hamilton last night disclosed the comet which has been visible in the south-western sky for the past 12 nights to be slightly l fainter than when first discovered, j Apparently moving at the same j speed, the comet is still in the posi- | tion in which it was first discovered, i Borough Rate Payments Hamilton borough rates collected , during the month of January total- ! led £7894, bringing the total rates of ; the current financial year paid up to i £29,944. In January, 1940, the rates j paid totalled £5418, and at the end of January last year the total payments were £26.678. Pohutu Active The Pohutu Geyser, Rotorua, ' played intermittently yesterday for almost 10 hours, one of the. longest periods of activity in recent years. Commencing at 7.30 a.m., the geyser was playing for the ninth time at dusk. The longest period was in the morning, when it spouted to a height of over 601't. for one hour i and 20 minutes. Preference Dividend Macduffs, Limited, has advised the Stock Exchange Association that the directors recommend the payment of a dividend to preference shareholders at the rate of 6 per cent per , annum for the nine months’ period , ended September 30, 1938. This re- 1 presents a dividend of 4£ per cent off the arrears, plus or minus small amounts, according to the dates shares were subscribed for and paid up. ;

Waterfront Warnings Warning notices, prepared by official organisations and posted at various points on the Auckland waterfront, advise seamen, waterside workers and all connected with shipping not to discuss ships, cargoes, destinations or anything to do with shipping in the port. The notices suggest that should anyone appear to be unduly curious and searching for information he should be reported at once to a responsible officer. Waterside workers are told in the warnings that their willing co-operation might mean safety instead of disaster for British seamen.

School Journal A recent notice in the Education Gazette had evidently been misunderstood, as there was no mention of suspending issue of the School Journal this year, stated a letter from the Education Department received at a meeting of the Auckland Education Board yesterday. The statement referred to a letter from the Auckland Headmasters’ Association which was before the previous meeting of the board and which expressed concern at any suggestion of suspending the journal. The department pointed out that teachers had merely been advised in the gazette to take certain precautionary measures on account of the shortage of paper. Gate Letter-boxes There has been a most gratifying response to the appeals made by the Post Office for the erection of gate letter-boxes. In recent months no fewer than 55,000 householders have erected boxes, with the result that 236,000 (or 86 per cent) of the 270,000 householders in the Dominion served by postmen are now helping the department to conserve its manpower. Gisborne and Inglewood are two towns which have splendid records so far as the erection of boxes is concerned. In Gisborne and Inglewood every householder served by a postman has complied with the department’s request. Another town with a good record is Nelson. The Pest Office intends shortly to make a further appeal to householders throughout the Dominion.