Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 58, 20 March 1945, Page 4

Local and General

Commission Sitting The sitting of the Parliamentary Committee enquiring into Local Government takes place in the County Chambers at 10 a.m. today.

Taxi Stands

Referring to the question of the maintenance of the taxi stand near Ihe Regent Theatre, it wasreported at the hist-meeting of the Borough Council that the position had been inspected by Works Committee members. It was resolved that the stand f> as at pre-j sent established to accommodate lour taxis be continued as a full-time taxi stand and that the area be marked out. in distinctive paint with traffic discs erected at each end. Traffic Control At the last meeting of the Whakatane Borough Council the question of traffic congestion in the Strand caused by parking of N.Z.R. Road Services delivery trucks and R.D. vehicles was discussed. It was decided that the Inspector's attention be. drawn to this matter and that he be requested to arrange for the Road Services vehicles to deliver to the rear of business premises, also to efTec.t the best possible arrangement with the R.D. contractors. Reduction in Ration A reduction of the household sugar ration from 12 ounces) to 10 ounces weekly > compliment, ary reductions in all other sugar quotas and and the abandonment of the registration of consumers with their grocers for sugar are measures which have been announced! by the Hon. A. H. Nordmeyer on behalf of the Minister of Supply. The changes operated as from l yesterday. The Minister said the world sugar position had progressively deteriorated in the last three years. Fountain or Seive,? Reviewing the question of the purchase of a length of fire brigade hose for the use of the Borough Foreman in his work His Worship the Mayor t) Mr B. S. Barry, at last Monday's meeting stated that he had seen the length being used in the Strand to clear out the blocked pipe running from the. rear of Messrs. Hamill Bros, out to the river and 9 he was not sure whether it was an artificial fountain or a seive. Water was spraying out of numerous places besides the nozzle. Cr Shapley hastened to assure the. Council that this section had been replaced.

Help for Polish Children

It is stated by Countess. Maria delegate of the Polish Red Cross in New Zealand that it is hoped to find 100 New Zealanders Avilling to take Polish children now in camp at Pahiatua for the May holidays. She also says that another avenue by which the children can make personal acquaintanceships with New Zealand, children is by pen friendships. This had hitherto been impossible, because the child-* ren did not know any English but now they had excellent teachers and 350 were of suitable age for writing letters. It would be a valuable beginning if each centrc of such youth organisations as the Junior Red Cross Society, Boy Scouts, and Girl Guides adopted one pen-friend each.