LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 19 December 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Water Tanks Dry Up A long spell of exceptionally warm weather in the Buller county has dried up tanks in the mining township, and almost robbed people of any water for domestic use. Christmas Sale The last stock sale in Levin before the holidays takes place tomorrow, commencing at 10 a.m. The offering inclu'des good quantities of Christmas stock and poultry. The next sale will be held on January 6.

Minister Not Helpful A suggestion that the statement j by the Minister of Defence, Mr. ; Jones, concerning assistance for 1 aero clubs, was designed to hood- ; wink the public, was made by Mr. j L. W. Swan, managing secretary of i the Auckland Aero Club. He added j that unless smaller clubs got some direct assistance from the Govern- j ment, there was nd doubt th&t they J -must go out of existence. Crushed to Death Crushed between a launch and a barge at the town basin a man re- ! ceived injuries from which he died | in the Whangarei Hospital. He |was Mr. Richmond John Mayclair, l an artist, aged 41, married, of Mc- ! Leod's Bay. Mr. Mayclair was j apparently setting off for McLeod's !Bay in his 22ft. launch. He had jseveral ribs crushed and his lung I punctured. I Parcels for Britain | A record for parcel postings to the United Kingdom was recorded ! in November. The Postmaster- ! General (Mr. Hackett) stated that i 168,180 parcels in 11 shipments, a ! total weight of 1,590,5681b., were 1 despatched to Britain. October jfigures were 163,784 parcels of a 'total weight of 1,558,4731b. Parcels posted to Britain for. the yea'r ended November 30 number 1,170,940 of an aggregate weight of 10,837,2591b. Post Office Holidays The Levin Post Office will be closed in all its branches on December 25 (Christmas Day), December 26 (Boxing Day), January 1 (New Year's Day) and January 2, except in 'the telephone exchange, which will be open continuously. On December 27 and January 3 the usual Saturday morning attendance will be observed. Maternity Home Conference The conference planned for this week between the Health Department and the Palmerston North Hospital Board was postponed, as the Director-General of Health, Dr. Ritchie, and the Director of the Hospital Division of the Health Department, Dr. McNickle, were unable to attend. The meeting was ' to have discussed staif accommodation at the Otaki and Foxton maternity homes, Large Pay-out Over £18,250 in back pay was handed out to employees of the Auckland Transport Board last week, otated the manager in a report to the board on Monday. The increase in pay and allowances for traffi,c employees were granted under- a decision of a disputes tribunal when the parties were unable to agree in conciliation, and over 60,000 waybills had to be checked and re-cast in the light of the tribunal's decisidns. Rain Badly Needed Since November 1 only 2.35 inches of rain have fallen in the Levin district and pastures and gardens are now showing the effects of the drought conditions. In November only 1.1 inches of rain fell, while for December the total so far is 1.25 inches, most of it occurring in the first week: Milk production is reported to be falling as a result of the long dry spell. which older residents claim to be •the worst since 1932 for this time of ■the year. Rain is forecast for today or tomorrow; it is urgently needed ■and would be generally welcomed.