Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 60, 27 March 1945, Page 4

Local and General

Bowling Greens Closed Both greens of the Whakatai Bowling Club will be closed as no: this evening (Tuesday) tili the ope; ing of the Easter Tournament. Cubbing Officers' Course Cubbing officers connected wii the Scout movement in the Bay < Plenty will be travelling to Wei ington at the Easter week-end l'< the purpose of undergoing a refresh) course under the Commissioner < Training, Mr .1. H. Cooksey. Collection for Bands Proceedings were brightened ; the Gymkhana last Saturday h music by both the Pipe and Mun cipal Bands. By way of recompen; a special collection was taken up o the grounds and the result which \\ understand was highly satisfnctoi handed over to the bandsmen. Gymkhana Gate At the Ngatiawa Gymkhana o Saturday last the total gate, yiekle the sum of £57 3s. The actual r< turns from the various stalls an booths are not yet available, but i is anticipated that when the fins balance sheet is produced the sport will show a substantial credit. Gymkhana Programmes on Page 8 Full details of the Te Teko an Awakeri Gymkhana programmes at pear on page 8 of this issue. Th general public is once again remind cd that. Gymkhana gatherings for th Easter week-end are as follows: Sat urday March 31 WAIMANA, Mor day, April 2 TE TEKO. The follow ing week-end will see the Awakei gathering held in Howell's paddock No Publication on Friday Owing to Good Friday (a Statutory Holiday) falling on the date of our next publication, there wiill bg no issue of the Beacon on Friday next March 30. The Beacon Office will be closed from Thursday evening March 29 till Tuesday morning April 3. Advertisers and subscribers are asked 1 to kindly make a note of the above and 1 to take necessary action accordingly. Mr Burnett Commended The Hon. W. E. Parry, Ministei of Internal Affairs at Tuesday's sit. ting of the Committee of Enquiry, commended Mr J. L. Burnett, Chair man of the. Whakatane County Coun cil on his suggestion that the coun. cil might enlarge its scope by encouraging sport, and recreation ir the country districts. "It is the first time I have heard it mentioned by a delegate to the. Committee and 1 think you are to be congratulated " said the Minister. "You have all the powers you need to carry out such a policy under the Physical Welfare Act." This Week's Coupons Ration coupons available this week are : Meat (ration Is 9d weekly, H coupons worth 6d others 3d; child's ration lid weekly J coupon sd). — Nos. 21 and 22. Butter (ration Boz weekly, each coupon 8oz). —Nos. 21 and 22, available until April 1. Sugar (ration 2 1 / £lb monthly each coupon 10oz)—Nos. 21 to 24 inclusive available until April 15.- Special coupon YB, available until March 31 for 31b for jam-making. Tea (ration Boz. monthly, each coupon. 2oz) —Nos. 21 to 24 inclusive, available, until April 15. Petrol (ration half face value of coupon)—Nos. 9 and available until April 30. No Special Trains No long distance special trains are to be run at Easter for holiday traffic. The Minister of Railways (the Hon. R. Semple) said he regretted very much the necessity for this decision, but the plain fact was that the Railway Department's stocks for heavy passenger traffic as well as for coal did not permit of catering for the movement of essential goods and livestock. The. Minister appealed to the public to refrain from unnecessary travel during Easter, so that the trains provided, would be available to those whose journeys were essential.