LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 8 May 1946, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Diptheria Outbreak A serious outbreak of diptheria is reported from Taranaki. Already this month there have been 10 cases, while 53 have been dealt with since the beginning of the year. Medical practioners throughout the provinee have been besieged with requests for anti-diptheria- inoculations. Rimutaka Tunnel The Rimutaka tunnel job is a certainty, said Hon. B, Roberts, member for Wairarapa, in an interview. Mr. Roberts said that ne was ■sorry he eould not give any more definite news but he felt Hon. R. Semple, Minister of Works, was tne man who would tackle and complete the job to the satisfaction of all. Producing Turpentine The Tauranga Harbour Board is negotiating with two milling firms for the rights to tap about 400 acres of exotic forest trees on Matakana Island for turpentine. ... The firms j have secured milling rights over the 400 acres, and plan to tap the trees, paying the harbour board a royalty of a farthing a gallon for the tapped turpentine. Petrol Rationing "I am prepared to make a bet with you," Sir Francis. Frazer (Transport Appeal Authority) told Mr. K. G. Archer during the hearing of *an appeal at Christchurch against the granting of rental' car licenses to two operators, "that if , all petrol restrictions were lifted to-morrow there would' not be very much more petrol eonsumed because we have not got the tyres.''

Electricity Situation For several weeks the Horowhenua Power Board has been working on a reduced allocation oi electricity, but yesterday advice was received from the Electricity i Controller (Mr. F. T. M. Kissel) j that for this week the normal allocation would be made available. As a result, and provided there is no cold weather and consumers continue to save units as much as possible, there will be no cut-offs. Humaft Remains Found I Stepping ashore from a boat near i Paiaki on Friday, Mr. T. Wallbqtton, who was out preparing a maimai for duck shooting, discovered some bones protruding from the mud on che bank, which^ he identified as human remains. He notified the police and Constable A. J. Goodwin. of Foxton, subsequently visited the spot and brought a skeleton in to, the morgue. ; r^ith^it' :w^sv iound set of dehtuf'es'. whifeh '.will' /;prdb^ ably lead to identiiication. Goats on Mt. Egmont Although large numbers of goatr on Mt. Egmont have been destroyed — 785 have been killed since the beginning of the year— the need foi still greater efforts was emphasised • at a meeting of the- Egmont - National Park Board at New Plymouth. Although infestation in one . area had been reduced eonsid'er- ' ably, the goat menace was not in hand, it was explained, and so long "a"s there ~were as f'ew as 50- goats in. the reserve, they could be eonsidered a menace.