Local end General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 1, 22 August 1944, Page 4

Local end General

Simpkin Street Drain A letter from a ratepayer in Simpkin Street requiring the Borough Council to pipe and seal and open drain now traversing his property was referred by the Council last Monday to the Municipal Association for a legal opinion. The mattfcr of inspecting the drain was referred to the Works Committee to report back. A La Masonic A .smile went round the Council table lost Monday 5 when Cr Cree.ke was endeavouring in a particularly forccful manner to emphasise the needs of the children's playing apparatus in the town park. Drawing himself up to his full height (6ft OH in) Cr Creeke fixed the Mayor with his eye. "And now ( Worshipful Master," he declared with emphasis—he got no further. The amusement of liis brother councillors told him only too eloquently the faux pas he had committe.d. A Serious Position When reporting on the state of the pumps which operated at the reservoir supplying the towii ( the Borough electrical engineer ) Mr F. W. Lysaght, did not attempt to disguise the .seriousness of the present position at the Borough Council meeting last Monday. Unless a new system was introduced it would be necessary to order a new pump immediately. One of the existing pumps was in a bad state of repair and the other one Avould also deteriorate in a comparatively short time unless replaced. Welcome Home Social & Dance Arrangements are well in hand for the Welcome Home Social and Dance to be held in the Winter Show Buildings tomorrow (Wednesday 23rd). Over 100 invitations have been *ent to members of the Services who have returned from. overseas. Men and women from all the>atres of the war and 1 from all of the Services will be present. The Mayor } Mr B„ S. Barry, will officially welcome home the returned men and women present and from all accounts a large number will attend the d'ance.

Meat Coupon Alteration A reminder regarding the change which takes place on August 20 in the value of the adult "H" meat coupins and the children's "J" meat coupons, was given by the Food and Rationing Controller (Mr J. E. Thomas). "From August 20 to October 31, adult 'H' coupons will have a value of 8d in the North Island and 9d in the South Island," said Mr Thomas, "thus making the basic adult ration scale for the period Is lid in the North Island and 2s in the South Island. During the same period the children 'J' coupon will have a value of 6d, making the basic child's ration Is in both the. North and South Islands. These variations in the basic ration scale," concluded Mr Thomas, "are in accordance with seasonal price changes in the meat, price order."