LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21415, 8 May 1941, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Australian Newsprint Used Ten newspapers in Australia will be printed next Monday on Australian newsprint.

Atlantic Air Service Transatlantic air services will be resumed by Britain shortly from Foynes, in Eire, says a message from London.

Schools Break Up Waikato primary and secondary schools will break up tomorrow, the children returning on May 27. These holidays mark the conclusion of the first term.

Piako County Election In the Walton riding of the Piako County the sitting member, Mr W. E. McLean, is not seeking re-election at the polls to be held on Saturday, May 17. The two candidates for one seat in this riding are Messrs L. E. Cooke and F. E. Harris.

Building of Theatre Deferred The Minister of Industries and Commerce, the Hon. D. S. Sullivan, advised the executive committee of the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce in a letter read at the last meeting that the building of a State Theatre for the Amalgamated Theatres Ltd., in Wanganui would have to be deferred because of a shortage of steel.

Final Council Meeting The last meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council in its present term was held last night. The Mayor, Mr H. D. Caro, presided. Reports on the activities of the last three years were received from the Mayor, the chairman of the trading and finance committee, Mr T. G. Reynolds, the town clerk, and the borough engineer,. Mr R. Worley.

Motor Vehicles The Postmaster-General, the Hon. P. C Webb, announced that 311,641 motor vehicles were licensed in the current year to March 31, only 3879 fewer than at the corresponding date in 1940. The number of cars was 215,516, a decrease of 4422; commercial vehicles, 77,849, an increase of 1468; motor-cycles, 18,276, a decrease of 925.

Posting Medicine Parcels of medicine supplied under the social security scheme will now be accepted without postage in certain circumstances where pre-pay-ment is not possible. Under arrangements made with the post office, the amount of postage will be collected on delivery, plus a special fee of 3d. The arrangement has been made chiefly for the benefit of people in country districts.

Municipal Polling Booths A request for polling booths for the coming . municipal elections at Massey Street, Maeroa, the hospital and at the end of Thames Street was made to the Hamilton Borough Council last night in a letter from the Hamilton Labour Representation Committee. After hearing the explanation of the town clerk, Mr W. L. Waddel (who is also the returning officer) that the expenses, £4O to £SO, were not justified, the council decided not to support the request. During the discussion it was stated that the cost of the municipal elections in Hamilton would be about £SOO.

Compliments Fly When proposing a vote of thanks to the Minister of Marketing, Hon. J. G. Barclay, at the dairy conference in Hamilton yesterday, one of the delegates caused a shout of laughter by saying he liked Mr Barclay better than he liked Mr Walter Nash, chiefly because Mr Barclay, as a farmer himself, could see the farmers’ point of view. Mr Barclay, acknowledging the tribute, told the meeting that he had been given a great deal of help in a very difficult task by both the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser, and the Minister of Finance, the Hon. W. Nash. Wanted to be Honest There was a general laugh at the South Auckland Dairy Association Conference in Hamilton yesterday when Mr A. J. Sinclair (Te Awamutu) interrupted the Minister of Marketing, the Hon. J. G. Barclay, with the jocular "remark, “Don’t get annoyed.” The Minister had been telling the conference that he objected to being questioned with the object of trapping him into admissions that would reflect on Government policy. He was quite willing to answer reasonable questions. It was at this stage that Mr Sinclair interjected, and the Minister laughingly denied that he was annoyed. He merely wanted to be honest, and felt that the trend of the questioning suggested a hostile attitude. Electric Speedway An application for permission to conduct an electric speedway at the corner of Garden Place and Alexandra Street came before the Hamilton Borough Council last night. As no objection was forthcoming from the police it was decided on the motion of the Mayor, Mr H. D. Caro, to grant a license to the applicant, subject to the plant and equipment being satisfactory to the borough inspectors. A considerable amount of discussion took place on the question of granting licenses to showmen on private property, speakers contending that where showmen were permitted to operate in direct opposition to the Waikato Winter Show it was injurious to the town and district. Messrs H. D. Caro, C. Croall, F. C. House, R. McCaw, H. M. Hammond, C. Lafferty and D. I. Gate voted for the motion granting the license and Messrs W. M. Cann, F. Findlay, J. R. Fow, T. G. Reynolds and W. W. Dillicar against it. Mr W. R. Shattock did not vote.