Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 90, 17 July 1945, Page 4

Local and General

Saturday's Football Cancelled Owing to the unfavourable wea tlicr on Saturday, all football fixture which had been arranged in the dis trict were cancelled. Football Accident Suffering from a fractured an kit sustained while playing football, Brian Hume aged 1.6 of Commerce Street was admitted to the Whaka tane Hospital' on Wednesday. H< is reported to be progress lig satis factorily. Notice of Motion Lapses The notice of motion moved by Mi H. C. McCready at the Whakatane Hospital Board last Thursday thai the previous decision to grant the medical supervisor an increase in salary be rescinded lapsed for want of a seconder. Mr McCready, whe spoke to the motion contended tl|at there was no justification for the rise in question and that in considering all matters at present connected with the institution there should be a limit to what the Board granted in the way of salaries. Unsuitable Game Bird 1 When a suggestion was made at a meeting of the council of tke Auckland Acclimatisation Society that guinea fowl should be acquired as sporting birds for breeding and liberation, the president, Mr F. E. McKcnzie stated that he had shot 9 guinea fowl in Africa. They were good eating but slow in. flight and soon settled after being flushed. By following ui) a covey a sportsman could shoot every bird. For that reason the bird had no chance of survival. Ration Coupons Ration coupons available this- wee'lt are: Meat {vation 1/6 weekly, H coupons 3d, others 3d; child's ration 9d weekly, J coupon 3d) —Nos. 37 and 38. Butter (ration 6oz weekly, cach coupon Boz)—Nos. 37, 38 and 39, available until August 5. Sugar (ration monthly each coupon lOoz) —Nos. 37 to 40, available until August 5. Tea (ration Boz monthly, each coupon 2oz)- —Nos. 37 to * 40 available until August 5. Petrol.— No. 1 at its face value, available until July 31. ' Question in House . "Will the Minister of Customs explain. why impart licenses ' which were granted last year to* import molases were revoked?" asked Mr W. Sullivan (National, Bay of Plenty), in notice of a question in the House of Representatives. Mr Sullivan asked whether such cancellation now 1 meant that the Government would be the only importer of molasses, that price competition would be abolished and that the reason for J this action was to prevent free enterprise from competing with a State Department ? Hospital Staff Difficulties "I wish to bring to the notice of the Board the conditions under which the staff is called upon to operate at the present time. During the. process of the building operations I can only say that they are having the utmost difficulty in coping with the requirements of the institution. I think that at our meetings, our observations should be aimed. to give encouragement and assistance to staff members wherever we can." Mr L. Buddie at the meeting of the Whakatane Hospital Board last Thursday. Pension Payment Notice In order to relieve congestion at the Post Office Age Benefits will in future be paid two full days before the ordinary pension day. The latter on the 23r.d of each month. Therefore when this day falls on an ordinary week day (omitting Saturday), the Age Benefit payment will commence on the 21st. When the ordinary pension day falls during the weekend necessitating payment of other bene- , fits on the previous Friday, the Age ' Benefit day is put forward two days to the preceding Wednesday. Furthermore when the 23rd falls on a Monday, Age Benefits can be collected on the previous Thursday and when the 23rd is a Tuesday s Age Benefits afe payable from the pre- j ceding Friday. Age beneficiaries are asked to make use of these two days j set aside for them and avoid undue delay at the Post Office. '