Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 2 July 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Quota Already Gained The distinction oi being the first' large sub-office in the Palmerston North postal -district to gain its annual national savings quota goesto the Levin" Post Office. The amount was' obtained on June 29, oniy a little over half the year. The postmaster, Mf. A. V. Morgan, exprqsses his appreciation of the support afccorded by the public.. Pig Section to be Formed With the object of lormulating a scheme to enable Fe'derated Farmers establish a, pig Section within the federation, fhe dairy section of the Manawa tii ... provmcial district i yesterday set up * a cornmittee t'o investigatee the positiOn. The cornmittee comprises Messrs. J. H. Liggins, E. W. Harfison, P. Leaihy ahd G. Smith. Extensiori Or Railage Stibsidy Tne dairy section oi ManaWatu provincial Fedetated Farmers yesterday resolved to reqUebt headquarters to press for the extension jof the railage sUbsidy on friea'dow ! hay from drought victiiris from IJune 30 to AuguSt 15. To date 40 itruckloads of hay have been aistributed in the Manawatu district by Federated Farmers. This represents 170 tons valued at E1300. Appeal for Frogs No frogs have been received by the zoology department of Auckland University College in response to an appeal made by the department for specimens for disSection and laboratory work. One telephone inquiry was made by a city resident who had one frog' but it was explained that the department hoped to obtain larger numbers. About 200 frogs are needed. Unusual Air Search An aircraft was probably ysed for the first time in New Zealand on Sunday to look for a'cow that had been lost. A farmer, Mr. j. Wright, of Kaipaki, who is a member of the Waikato Aero Club, haa missed a valuable Jersey cow. in company with Mr. G. ' Robertson, instructor for the club, he pilotea a Tiger Moth aircraft over the farm in a search for the animal. The cow was found in a gully after a quarter of an hour's flying. New Maori House With Government help, a large memorial house to commemorate the" Mabri Battalion is to be built at Turangawaewae Pa, Ngaruawahia. It is expected to cost between £20,000 and £30,000 and it is hoped to have it re'ady to house the large number of Maoris who will gather at the Pa for the Royal visit m March. The ground has been cleared for the building and work on the foundations is about to begih,