Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 22 July 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Stipciids of Clergy Stipends of clergy should be increased, as from April 1 last, by £25 above the rate in September, 1947. This recommendation was a'dopted unaniniously by the 32nd Synod of the Diocese of Auckland. It was explained that the increase was on the same scale as that! received by workers last year. Early Settlers' Reunion Arrangements for the forthcoming early settlers' reunion in Levin were further advanced • at a meeting of the committee this week. Professor F. P. Wilson, a president of the Wellington Early Settlers' Association, was present and gave an interesting talk on its activities. The committee's next meeting is to be held on August 17. A Freak "Buy" * An equal to the freak' hand in a bridge game at Hastings recently occurred during a game of poker at Gisborne, when a player was dealt the four, six, seven an'd eight of spades, and required the five to complete his hand. The dealer dealt him one card, which was the five of spades, but another player noted that it had been dealt from the wrong pack. The card was returned and the dealer, using the correct pack, picked off the top card. It also was the five of spades. Playford Park Bill The Playford Park Bill came before the Local Bills Comnfittee of Parliament yesterday. and in Tdue eourse wiil a^pear for a second reading in the House, said the Borough Council's legal adviser, Mr. I. S. Park today. Prior to the . lodging of the Bill, the approval an'd co-operation of the various departments concerned was obtained, namely the Crown Lands Department (the Minister of Lands. agreed to the area of land being constituted a 'domain and the Crown lease waived) , the Internal Affairs Department and the AttorneyrGeneral's office as protector of charities. Millions to Spare Excess money avallahle in New Zealand is place'd at nearly £100 million by a bulletin on inflation prepared by,the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce. 'Tncluding the savings banks, the deposits and notes in the Dominioh increased during the nine years from 1938 onwards by £251 million, or' 157 per cent.," states the bulletin. "Assuming an increase of 20 per cent. in production, and an average increase in prices of 70 per cent.-, about twice as much money as in 1938 would be required to finance current production, and income at curreat prices. That would mean that about £320 million would be needed, and the amount available is £411 million."