£1815 STILL REQUIRED

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 21, 5 November 1943, Page 4

£1815 STILL REQUIRED

THE latest statement issued by the Patriotic Zone Secretary indicates a district shortage of the quota figure (£8777) of £1815. Of this figure the: Borough of Whakatane has still to find £145, a sum which we have no doubt will be met in full if not well over subscribed. The largest individual amount still outstanding is £296 by the Ngatiawa Maoris, though Ruatoki follows closely with its debit of £279. Edgecumbe has still to find £270, and Te Teko £233, while Galatea (£161), Te Whaiti (£140), Awakeri (£75) and Manawahe (£9) come next. Districts which have met or surpassed their quotas are Matata (£351), Thornton (£395), Otakiri (£439), Opouriao and Taneatua (£922), Wainui (£176) and Waimana (£527). With only a bare six weeks to go before the conclusion of the current appeal, there is every reason for those districts which are still lagging to stimulate their activities and thereby endeavour to present a clean sheet at the conclusion of the 1943 campaign.

Rainfall for October Fall for the month of October 2.70 eight i*ain days. The heaviest fall was on 23rd when 1.01 fell. The total fall for 10 months of the year to date was 47.94 which compares with 4.89 for October 1942 and 42.73 for the corresponding 10 months of last year (Rangitaiki readings). Appeal List Closes The final donation to the subscription list opened on behalf of Mrs Wat araw i and family who were burnt ou-t two weeks ago is from "R. and R" and is for the sum of £1 Is. This brings the total to £24 lis. We thank those subscribing: and 1 beg to inform them that the above sum will be handed 1 to the persons concerned or their trustees without delay.

A Candid Admission "E am ih> judge ; I was that way myself," replied a witness in the Magistrate's Court, Wellington, when asked to describe the condition of two other -men, and to state whether or not they were drunk. Municipal Elections That the municipal elections, to be held next year, .should, be postponed until conditions become more normal, was the opinion expressed by Mr J. Aston at the annual meeting of the Northland Progressive Association last week. Elections at any time had a most disturbing effect upon the business and private life of the community, lie said, and the. time and money that would go into the election should be devoted to the war ellort.