Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 79, 17 July 1942, Page 4

Local and General

Dry Butterfat The plant which is being erected at Auckland to produce dry butterfat lor shipment overseas is nearly completed and will be tested next week, said the acting-director of Internal Marketing, Mr R. P. Frascr. It is expected that it will be in op-j eratiou within a fortnight. j Not Possible at Present In answer to Mrs J. Pearson's request to the Borough Council that at least portion of- Clifton Road should be permanently surfaced, the council decided to advise that though it recognises the need for the. improvements; that the difficulty of procuring scaling materials be pointed out but that the work will be done as soon as possible. South African Hospitals South Africa is to become the base hospital for the Imperial Armies in the Middle East and Burma in the Far East. A vast hospital 6rganisa-i Hon has been created at Britain's request and expense to provide 8000 beds for sick and wounded Imperial troops. Four base hospitals, have been constructed, one of which is situated at Baragwanath, more than 5000 feet above sea level on the open veldt. Released for Local Defence Work At the last meeting of the Borough Works Committee, the Mayor reported that the Home Guard wished to mobolise the Borough Foreman, Mr W. Henderson, for one month in connection with local defence work construction. Mr Henderson would remain in the district for this work. The committee resolved to recommend that Mr Henderson be released requested, and this decision was endorsed at the subsequent meeting of the council. Paper Shortage No paper has come into the country for many months, despite the utmost efforts of the Government to get it from overseas, said the Minister of Supply, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, in the House of Representatives recently. In reply to a complaint by Mr Boswell (Govt., Bay of Islands) about the cutting down of the School Journal. It had become necessary to curtail many of the Government publications, but the school journal would be one of the first to benefit when adequate supplies were available. It had been necessary to refuse permission for the starting of any new publication except one or two for patriotic purposes. Hot Meals for Soldiers Up to Thursday, 9th July, the Opotiki Hospitality Committee had provided 789 hot meals to soldiers travelling from and to camp. All soldiers, including Coast, Gisborne and Opotiki boys are given a hot meal on their arrival in Opotiki, unless they are taken immediately to their homes. Soldiers from the Coast and Gisborne districts arc provided with free hot meals before continuing their journey to the railhead at Taneatua. Many are the expressions of appreciation given by the travelling soldiers, who are probably treated better at Opotiki than anywhere else, judging from remarks. The Maoris in particular have expressed their thanks, some in a very quaint manner, but truly expressive. (Opotiki News). Too Costly Reporting to the Borough Council last Monday, the chairman of the Works Committee stated that he had inspected the roadway outside the hospital grounds, where it was requested that a parking area be established. The proposal would necessitate the removal of four chains of 18in bank for a width of 6ft, and the metalling of the new surface, at an approximate cost of £70. In addition certain stormwater difficulties would be encountered. The council therefore resolved that the Hospital Board be advised that in view of the cost of the work and the difficulties respecting stormwater disposal that the council regrets being unable to put the work in hand.