LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 11 February 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

#' — •* r Food Pareel Postage A redmtion in postage on food parcels for Britain wili be sought by the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce. The council of the chamber was told at its last meeting that the Associated Chambers and the Manufacturers' Federation would shortly make representations to the Government. Nearing Completion Work on the construction of the temporary telephone exchange behind the Levin Post' Office is nearing completion, and the contractors estimate that they w.ill have the building ready for painting within a fortnight. Post and Telegraph Department engineers are now planning the layout for the interior, and preliminary work on the installatlon of the exchange is expected to begin soon. Donation To Memorial: Fund Appreciation of a gesture uy the Levin District Committee of* the W.W.S.A. in handing over their funds amounting to £13 9s 2d to the Memorial Committee of the Levin branch of the R.S.A. was expressed at a meeting of the latter committee last night. A letter from the secretary of the W.W.S.A. pointed out that as they had disbanded, the money was no longer required. "This is a very nice gesture," 'said ihe chairman. Mr. H. J. Lancaster, when commenting on the letter. Two Men Burned While a Lockheed was being overhauled in a hangar at the Milson aerodrome yesterday a fire, the result «f some volatile substance catching alight, occurred inside the plane. Before the fire was effectively 'dealt with by the staff with foam spray, two men had received burns which necessitated their removal to hospital. The fire was ruppressed before the arrival of the Palmerston North Fire Brigade and it is understood that the plane was damaged to only a minor extent. What Is Government Valuation? "What is this 'Government valuation'? asked Hon. Mj\ Justice Johnston in the Supreme Court at Palmerston North yesterday in a land saies case in which it was allegsd an owner had agreed to aecept Government valuation for his farm stock. ' On having it explained to him that the owners had agreed to take the price offered by the Government for his stock, His Honour raised his eyebrows. "That seems a bit too noble to me," he remarked drily. Stud Sire As Boner A stud bull which, before it was injured, would have brought at least 500 guineas in the sale ring, was recently killed in the Kaiti Freezing Works and fetched £16 as boner meat. The bull was a Here■ford, Waikohu 683rd, owned by Messrs. Hutchinson Brothers, and last year was reserve , champion at the Gisborne Show and champion at the Hawke's Bay Show. Last month it suffered a hip injury believed to have been caused by a fall. School Patrol Praised "School patrols and the children themselves are doing an outstanding job in road safety," said Traffic Inspector M. Kehoe, speaking to members of the Levin Rolary Club yesterday. "We have had a great deal of success with the patrol in Levin, where the school ?s unfortunate enough to be on Ihe main road. Last year I did not have to speak to members of the patrol or children on one occasion. Motorists are playing their part, and only one has been prosecuted for disregarding the patrol in the two years since it was established."