Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 2, 5 March 1947, Page 5

Local & General

February Rainfall The total rainfall for February registered on the Plains was 1.54' inches. For the two months of 1947 the total now is 2.75 inches. The fall for January and February, 1946, was 1.03 inches. Famine Emergency Campaign .. Rationing coupons surrendered at the Post Office, Whakatane, for the period 24th-28th February,. 1947, were as under: Meat £1 19s 8d; tea lib.; butter 4£lbs.; sugar 21bs.; fats nil. The total collections to date are now: Sugar 191b5.; tea 131b5.; butter 219£1b5.; meat £2ll 7s lid. Remarkable Coincidence At the recent meeting of the A. and P. Executive it was pointed out that a remarkable coincidence had occurred in the ‘Pickles and Preserves’ section in the recent show. Mrs G. W. Bennett who was a prominent exhibitor and winner was in no way related to Mrs G. W. Bennett, . of Opotiki, who also acted as judge of the section. Debt Cases The following debt cases were heard in the Whakatane Magistrate’s Court before Mr E. L. Walton, S.M., last Tuesday, when judgment was given for plaintiff: Anderson v Thompson £lB and costs £3 Is; N.Z. Screens Ltd. v Hayward £3O 6s Bd, costs £4 6s 6d; McCracken Brothers v Thompson Biddle £77, ordered to pay at the rate of £2 per month in default 30 days, costs 445. St. John’s Ambulance Benefit A gesture of appreciation to the local St: John Ambulance Association, for all the services they have rendered the sporting fraternity in this district will take the form of a Combined Sports Benefit day in the Domain on April 26. A special feature will be a humorous football match between indoor and outdoor basketball players, refereed by Mr Phil Dixon. Watch carefully for future details. Matter of Concern “The decision of the Government not to allow private retail traders to become established in certain Stateowned shops which have in some areas, been held for the exclusive use of co-operative stores, is viewed with concern,” stated the annual report of the N.Z. Retailers’ Federation, presented to the annual conference in Rotorua. While recognising the right for residents to join in a co-operative movement, %the federation felt > that private traders should be afforded the opportunity, of competing on an equal footing.