LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 24 January 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

♦ r Wages and Production A survey of its operations over periods between 1937 and 1946 has revealed to a Dunedin manufacturing firm that ... rising costs — principally wages — have not been accompanied by increased production. On the contrary, in the period 1939 to 1940 the wage bill increased by 33 per cent., and a more recent survey showed that between 1942 and 1946 the increase amounted to 35 per cent. Figures relating to the years 1937-1941, however, indicated "* that with the change from a 44-hour week to a 40-hour week, production had decreased by more than 15 per cent. Tomorrow Night's Marching Arrangements are complete for the grand pre-show display by the Horowhenua Marching Association's teams on the Levin Park Domain tomorrow night. The programme will commence with a parade of six teams, all in uniform and headed by the Horowhenua Pipe Band. The public can look forward to a varied evening's entertainment, as apart from the competition march several exhibitions will be given by the combined teams. The K.B.H. team will perform the full competition march as laid down by the New Zealand Marching and Recreational Association. "Circus Without Sawdust" "When Mr. Skinner, Commissioner of State Forests, starts to discuss afforestation he is like a circus without sawdust. He does not know the first thing about it," said the Mayor, Mr. J. Guiniven, at a meeting of the Takapuna Borough Council last evening, when speaking to a motion to support the Auckland' City Couiicil in its request for the setting aside of Waipoua Forest as a national reserve. Mr. Guiniven said it was a disgrace the way Waipoua Forest was being cut down, and added that; it was only by a united protest that the "biggest piece of tomfoolery" he had ever seen would be stopped. The resolution was carried. Film Appreciation His hope to see classes in film appreciation more widely establlshed by the adult education movement was mentioned to the Senate by the Chancellor of the University of New Zealand (Mr. Justice Smith ) . The influence of motion pictures was extensive and had wide implications, he said. This had been a powerful means of instructing the Forces during the war. Offlcers of the United States forces had spoken to him of the potentialities of this form of instruction in the universities, particularly in the sciences. In Auckland and Otago strong film study groups were in existence. He lioped tliese would be extended throughout the Dominion. Crew for Maunganui A Greck merchant captain and tep key men for the ship's crew will wrive at Wellington early in February to take over the former hospital sliip Maunganui. The Greeks are to be flown to New Zealand on a special eharter fUght by Air Viee-Marshal D. C. Bennett. His crew, aeeording to a cable message from London, will Include several New Zealanders going home for the flrst timo since the war, Captain Harry Vandouras will be in command of the Maunganui when she leaves. The sale of the Maunganui to the Companhia Navera del Atlantica, of Panama, was reported in December. Though she will fly the Panamanian flag, Greek interests are concerned in the purehase. i