LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 23 October 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tinned Food Packed As a result of the recent "Tin - Day" food collection in Levin, 17 j cases have already been packed and | there are still further tins awaiting | packing, so that as soon as advice i | has been received of their destina- [ tion they can be despatched , | immediately to Britain. Those • [ responsible for the packing were [ Messrs. A. J., K. and I. Shaw, W. | Benfell, S. J. C. Wilson,-H. Nichol- | son and members of the Levin j branch of the Homeservicemen's I Association. j i Apple Stocks Low I I It is expected that jstocks of cool ; I store appies will soop be exhausted, | and they will then disappear. from , ! the shops till next' season. Dehyd- ! rated apple slices processed by the j i I.M.D. at Motueka will probably be I on the market next month. Appies 1 were imported from Canada and I the United States before the war I whenever the need arose, but there I have been no such imports since 1 1939, and it is unlikely that they I will be res-umed because of the | shortage of transport and dollars. j Relay of Royal Wedding | Tnough reievant preparations are I not yet complete pending detailed S mformation from the B.B.C., the J National Broadcasting Service ! plans to felay the wedding, 011 I November 20, of Princess Eiizabeth I and Lieutenant Philip MountI oatten. Present arrangements are 1 that national stations will continue | on the air on November 20 from 11 | p.m. till the ceremony is complet2 ed and that a short version of the ! wedding commentary will be I relayed the foilowing day. I Concerted Action Needed 1 So concerned was the couneil 2 with the position in regard to the | sanatorium and maternity home I that it had been decided to seek. 1 the support of the Horowhenua ! County Couneil in an approach to I ihe Mmister of Health, said Mr. H. I B. Burdekin last night. If she | would not do anything, he recomI mended that 800 to 1000 women and j residents ask for the Regent Hall I for a night and then go to the ! Prime Mmister. "I think we will I get some action then." , | Rating for Sewerage 1 What would be the position in 2 regard to those in outlying areas j not covered by the sewerage I scheme? Would they be affected by I mcreased rates for the scheme, | asked a member of the audience at I last night's. public meeting in the imayorai campaign. Mr. H. B. Burdekin replied that a close invescigation would follow after the final examination of the area to be | reticulated. Those outside the ! limit of the scheme would not be { asked to pay heavy rates until they | oenefited by it. | Price of Meals | Disappointment that the Price | Tribunal had not yet submitted ) recommendations regarding in-(. j creased meal prices to the Stabilis-' I ation Connhittee, was expressed by 9 the secretary of the Wellington iRestaurant and Grillroom Proprie- : tors' Association, Mr. J. Purdie. The Price Tribunal had promised that I the "association's submissions would I be placed before the commission 1 next week, said Mr. Purdie. In the 9 meantime proprietors of ° restaur- | ants and grillrooms continued to j suffer a serious loss. • | Ingleside Tonight Members of the Horowhenua 9 Scottish Society are reminded of ) the Ingleside to be held in the 2 Druids' Hall tonight. An attractive ! programme of Scottish items- has ( been arranged and this will be the i . final of the members' evenings for ► this year.