SAVE RUBBER

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 90, 12 August 1942, Page 5

SAVE RUBBER

APPEAL TO CITIZENS

NEED FOR CONSERVATION

An appeal has been made by the Bay of Plenty Motor Retail Traders for citizens to conserve waste rubber as much as possible. Tin's rubber may be taken to any of the local garages where properitors will see that it is sent to the authorities.

An urgent appeal was made to the public by the acting-Prime Minister, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, this week, concerning the salvaging of waste paper and rubber.

He expressed the Government's gratitude for the co-operation of the retail motor trade, which had offered the facilities of every garage service station, tyre dealer or retread er for storing salvaged rubber. The sort of thing that was wanted was old gum-boots, garden or other hose, milking machine rubberware, tyres, tubes, rubber mats, torn rubber gloves, rubber soles, sandals with crepe- soles, or old hot water bottles.

"Send them in or deliA'er them," said Mr SulliA'an, "to the nearest delKVery point. All the retail motor trade businesses are authorised to accept your contribution." He added that the dairy industry was also co-operating and all dairy factories were authorised collecting points for the convenience of farmers. New Zealand needed every ouncc of rubber they could give. Waste Paper Also Required Speaking of the urgent need also for paper, Mr SulliA'an said the New Zealand paper mills could re-pulp and re-fabric 1(5.000 tons a year, and bales of waste paper could be exported to help Australia. He appealed for such material as books, papers, cartoons and magazines. "Don't wait for the ideal collection serA'iee to be established," he continued. "This important phase of the programme is receiving attention, but let eA'eryone do CA'erything possible

without Avaibing."

The Minister advised people to take a small parcel of paper with them Avhen they Avent into town and deposit it at the depot, or to call up a headmaster in their neighbourhood and 'boys Avould be sent to collect the contribution of Avaste paper.

and for the preservation of funds held for After Cure. If this trusteeship is to he properly discharged delegate representatives of every Zone and Sub-Zone should be at the Council fuhln in A lir'klrmd :if Sill'll Miter-

cil lame in AUCKiiina ai mku wnavals. as may be necessary for the transaction of Provincial business.

The present arrangement is unsatisfactory to the country and is also unfair to the Standing Committee— too much is thrust upon the Standing Committee and J'or the safety of the Provincial organisation.

Opotiiki Sub-Zone also expressed

the opinion by resolution at its meeting on July 9, in 12, that the matter of a. constitution, should, bo treated as one of urgency. The new constitution might well make provision for Xos 1, 2. 3 and -1 of this

memorandum

It is fully recognised thai a great and valuable work has been done by the officers of our Provincial or-

garatsation and these requests lor amended and security are not made in the complaining spirit, but rather in the belief that sueh changes would greatly strengthen the Patriotic cause to which we are all devoted.