Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 7 August 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Rehabilitation Loans Rehabilitation loans to a value of £1,050.019 and numbering 1288 were authorised during June, which made the total loans approved until the end of that month 68,867 worth £52.535,283. Loans have been for the purchase of farms, the purchase and erection of houses, for businesses, furniture, tools of trade, an'd for other miscellaneous requirements. 4b Thanks For The Memories Returning thanks for a food parcel, a Scotrish footballer in Edinburgh wrote to the Otago Foatball Union: "We in Scotiand all hope it will not be long . before a New •Zealand team will again be playing here and renewing our mexnories of the' excellent war-time matches with the Kiwis." The Scot adde'd: "The contents of the parcel were most acceptable and v/ere all in good orde$, so I shouid be in good fettle for tlie cdming season in September." Mr. Nash's Accident A'dorning the , forehead of the Minister of Finance, Mr. Nash, is a targe piece of sticking plaster sur:ounded by a garish-looking piece of red. liniment. Suggestions that Mr. Nash might have been assaulted by an irate taxpayer were bMwn out when Mr. Nash explained that he had struck his head 011 an iron 1 bar when entering a meeting in Wellington this week. He ducked too rapidly and struck his head a nasty biow. Mr. Nash might have a headaehe, but it may be nothing to that which the taxpayers will have when he presents his Budget. Dress For the Royal Tour It is now assumed that Wellington will be the first port of call fcr the visit of the Royal Family to New Zealand early next year. One reMfit is that many ckizens of the capital are besieging tailors for formal evening wear and morning suits, etc. It would appear, however, that their Majesties will favour the wearing of informal dress as was done in the South African tour. Well-informed- circles are giving the adviqe that ordinary dress will be quite suitable for the ioyal tour. No Free Autographs Oyerseas artists are always being pestered for autographs, but two current visitors to New Zealand have hit upon a novel solution ,to this never-ending problem. They are Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth, who -have been besiege'd during their New Zealand tour for autographs. These noted artisus nave insisted, however, that before they will give their signatures they must have a silver coin as a donation for some worthy cause. The result has been that during their final concerts in Wellington this week they hande'd over to Heritage a cheque for £280, representing the amount they had collected throughout their tour of. New Zealand.