Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 68, 22 June 1942, Page 4

Local and General

Appreciation Passing a vote of thanks and appreciation to the past president of the Bowlig Club (Mr R. F. Smith) Mr J. Grceke at the annual meeting last Saturday evening said that he had taken a great interest in the club's activities and had also performed a great deal of practical service which had been directly responsible for the splendid success of the season. How It All Goes An old song used to go, "She reckoned. up and told him and showed him quite complete, how five and twenty shillings were expended in a week." Ai returned soldier recently discharged as medically unfit has been doing the same. He returned to his; old job and his pay is £6 ss. This, he states, is how the money goes: Tax deducted from wages. 15s Bd, leaving £5 9s 4<l. Of this £2 is for housekeeping, 30s for rent, 6s fares to and from job, 4s 2d insurance, 7s 6d gas and electric light, 5s wpod and coal, 3s 6d paid off radio, 3s tobacco and matches, 10s 2d balance for clothing, meeting income tax and other incidentals.