Bakers From Britain

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 39, 11 June 1947, Page 2

Bakers From Britain

Since the executive of the New Zealand Master Bakers’ Federation placed advertisements in a number of English trade publications to attract suitable tradesmen for the baking trade in the Dominion, it has received 707 replies from men who wish to emigrate, states the Christchurch “Press.” The replies will be circulated among master bakers’ associations so that members can advise the federation of their needs. The Government is being asked to assist the federation in bringing chosen applicants to New Zealand. Know Their Business

“New Zealand fishermen are particularly wide awake, and they are very much up to date on developments in their industry,” said Commander A. H. Robinson, who is visiting Christchurch in the course of a tour of New Zealand as a representative of an English firm which constructs Diesel engines. The main objects of Commander Robinson’si visit is to study the marine conditions for Diesel engines, which are used extensively in fishing trawlers. “I find that the fishermen in New Zealand are particularly conversant with everything that is going on in Britain, Europe and America in regard to the construction of engines” he said. “They are great readers of technical magazines, and know their 1 engines very well. It is certainly a fact that you cannot ‘kid’ them—they really know by painful experience what they want.”

More Game Reserves Urged “The pea-rifle is doing more damage in respect of pheasants than is the shot gun,” said Mr W. S. Gerinann at the annual meeting of the Te Awamutu Acclimatisation Club during discussion on the poor results obtained by licence-holders in the season just ended. Today there were far fewer game reserves in the Waikato than 10 or 15 years ago, he added. The club’s affiliated to the Auckland Acclimatisation Society should develop a campaign to induce landowners to have their properties gazetted as sanctuaries. He could name several small lakes that would make splendid sanctuaries. Furthermore, said Mr Germann, this district should have first call on birds, especially pheasant and grey duck, bred in the area for release each season.