LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 24 July 1946, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Death Frorri Injuries Henry Philp, married, aged 61, who was knocked down by a car near his home at Winchester 011 Monday night, suffered from two broken legs and severe facial injuries, and died in the Timaru hospital yesterday. The car was driven by Duncan James Ross, of Timaru. • Soil Erosion and Taxation "Will the Minister give instructions that money spent by farmers for the prevention of soil erosion and for the purpose of soil preservation will be allowed as a deduction when making up income tax returns," was a question asked of the Minister of Finance in the House, by Mr. M. H. Oram, M.P. Auckland Property Deal The sale of Cookes building, Queen Street, in the heart of Auckland city, to the Australian Mutual Provident Society, has been approved by the Land Saies Court at the price of £100,000, equal to about £3300 % foot. It is believed this is the Targest transaction of the kind ever to occur in Auckland. More Electricity Consumers During last month 29 new consumers and 37 extensions were connected by the Horowhenua Power B'oard, according to a report given to yesterday's meetihg of the board by the engineer (Mr. j. F. Bryce) . "These comprised 25 lighting and heating installations, 22 ranges, 26 water heaters, five milking motors, two separato'r motors, one five horse-powef fiddd puirip" ah'd 'tliife'fe' industrial motors. Roading Cost in Sub-divisions When the question of the new conditions for the roading of subdivisions in the borough came before the Levin Borough Council at a .meeting onr Monday night, the Mayor (Mr. H. B-. Burdekin) stated, apropos of certain criticism in the Press of the high 'cost of roading, that he had been informed from an undoubted souree that roading of sub-divisions in the Hutt Valley, including all the services, such as water, gas, etc., was over £400 per chain. "That makes our £70 of £80 per chain look silly," His Worship added. Power Position Easier Advice was received by the Horowhenua . Power Board yesterday from the Load Controller that as a result of rain at Taupo and Mangahao, it would be possible from to-morrow to revert to the former rationing schedule. The board's managing-secretary (Mr. :R,. A.- Ffederiksbnf vexpia%?gd thsjt this would enable the. board to revert to its former schedule under which very little cutting off was necessary to keep within the allocation, provided consumers continued to economise in the use of electricity, wherever possible. Fruit Marketing A unanimous request that tne Government release the findihgs of the special committee set up to consfder post-war marketing, was made in a resolution carried at the Hawke's Bay Provincial Conference of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Federation in Hastings. The resolution pointed out that it was understood the committee's findings had been in the Government's hands for some tifne and it was ; considered they should be released at the time of the Dominion Conference tin Wellington next month. Hawke's' Bay growers are firmly of the opinion that the time had | arrived when there should be some - permanent fruit marketing scheme.

Street Posting Boxes Arrangements afe in train to reintroduc'e in cities and provincial towns, the systehi of evening or early morhing cledrance of street posting box'es on the lines that were in operation prior to the war, sai'd the PoStmaSter-Generai, Hon. P. Webb yesterday. "It is the aim to commences these clearances at most places on August 1, but owing to s'tafBng difticulties it may not be possible to reintroduce the servi'ce in all cases on that date," the Minister said. Wellington was one place where the staffing problems. made it necessary to defer the reintrpductipn of the service, but the public could rest assured the evening 'clearance of boxes would commence as soon as the difiiculty'- in regard to staff had been overcome. The evening clearance would be nade not earlier than 9 p.m.