LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 24 September 1946, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion Day Dominion Day was observed yesterday. It was first proclaimed on September 26, 1907; to commemorate the elevation of New Zealand from the status of a self-governing colony to that of a dominion. Weraroa Tennis Club The annual general meeting of the Weraroa Tennis Club was held recently and was attended by a fair number of members. Officers were elected for the approaching season and it was decided to open the club's courts on October 12. Rail Car Delayed The rail-car from New Plymouth to Wellington was delayed for about an hour at Marton last night, as the result of what appeared to passengers to be a fire adjacent the rear compartment. The smell of burning was first noticed about five miles from Marton, and on arrival at the latter junction, part of the panelling was ripped away to get at the seat of the trouble. Cask of Brandy Broached A cask of brandy containing 32 gallons recently consigned from Wellington to Greymouth was found 011 arrival to contain only 14 gallons as a result of being broached either on the Wellington waterfront or en route. Part of the conj tents had been taken out of the cask by damage to one end, apparlently after being loaded into the vessel. Calf to Travel by Air Plans made to bring a valuable pedigree calf from Christchurch to Auckland by air were abandoned when the animal, which was only a week old, died. The calf belonged to an Invercargill breeder and was valued at £100. It is posSible that another calf from the sariie farm may be flown to Auckland later, at parcel rates, in an aircraft carrying only freight, as fegula-' tioris forbid the carriage of livestock in passenger planes. Drift to North Stopped "We have now stopped the drift to the North Island and the tide has turned back to the South Island— that can be seen by the big industries being established here," said Mr. E. H. Andrews, speaking at the annual meeting of the Christchurch Citizens' Association. One reason, he said, was the better supply of electricity in the south; and, though the position was all right at the moment, he added, it might change and become as bad as in the North Island. Glow-Worm Cav« The existence of another glowworm cave within a few miles of the Waitoma Caves Hostel was mentioned by Mr. W. J. Broadfoot (Nat., Waitomo) in the House of Representatives. .He.. .added "that only two miles of road would h'avb to be completed to- reach this cave, which had a beautiful approach. He ■ thought the cave could be obtained from the owners of the land on reasonable terms. The Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Parry, promised to investigate the possibilities of the cave. Sports Council Meeting The meeting which was to have been held to-morrow night by the delegates of different sports bodies throughout the district, with the object of forming a Council of Sport, has been postponed owing to the inability of securing a hall in Levin for that night. The meet- . ing will now take place on October 1 and all who have been notified are asked to attend on that evening. Halls in Levin have become increasingly difficult to secure for night meetings, and it has been proved that committees should hook a hall at least a month ahead of the time it is required. Comment on NZ. Authors A very discouraging observation on the quality of writing in New Zealand was made in the annual report of the National Broadcasting Service given by the director, Pfofessor James Shelley. The report states that during the year ended March 31 last, 65.1 scripts were submitted for broadcasting, of whiGh 106, approximately one-sixth, were by New Zealand authors. Of the 274 scripts accepted, only seven, or onefortieth, were those submitted by New Zealanders. The director said that the majority of scripts by New Zealand authors was not of a sufficiently high standard for broadcasting. The Commissioner of Taxes draws the attention of taxpayers to the notification appearing in today's issue that the due date of payment of land tax for the current year is on Friday, October 4, and that the demands will be posted on or about September 27.

Professor Leslie Lipson, professor of political scien'ce and public administrEitioh at Victoria, College. has been invited by the Amdrican Association of Political Science to visit United States later this year to address its annual convention. As part of their pr'ogramme he will read a paper on the British Commonwealth of Nations.- - He will represent the Anzac Dominions at the convention, Professor Lipson has also been approached by the editor of the Encyplopedia Sritannica to write an article on "Governor" for the new. edition. The article will deal. with governors- : general of the British Dominions, goverriors of the Colonial Empire -and State Governors in United States.