Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 6 August 1949, Page 4

Local & General

: ... . . — - Vital Statistics. Yftal statistics recorded by the , Levin regigtrar, Mr. H. J. Henderson, for Jply were as fqllqws, "those for the same' mop,th pf 1944 being given in parentheses:— Births 11 (14), deaths 5 (4i, an$ marriages 1 (4). For theuquarter ended Jiine 30 the fig-ures are as fobpws, with fhose for the same period of 1948 in parentheses: — Births 47 (48), deaths 28 (22) and marriages 20 (22). % New Trial OrderedThe trial of the tank truck driver, Jack Crutchley,. aged 24, ended ih the Auckland,. Supreme Court last night. Crutcmey was charged with the theft of 455 gallons of petrol from his employer, the Atlantic Union Oil Company, gnd with ob-' taining a cheque for £35 hy fraud from a service statipn owner. Affer a retiremept p-f ' over f'our hpurs the jury disagreed an'd a new trial was ordered. Meals In Hotebs.One of the most interesting pror visions in the Licensing Commissiqn's decision is that affecting the serving of meals,. ' Those wfio' haye experienced thp chillipg exppfience of entering a hotel dining room at about 6.30 p.m, or later will be in-r terested to hear that dinners must be served up to 8 p.m. This applies to all guests flrst arriying au the hotel. After at least eight.hours' nqtice has been aiyen, meals must also be "served after *8 p.m. when guests Are engaged in sightseeing or sporting activities which preven't their return to the hotel before that hour. Inpreasing Profit, Speaking oh the finances of the Horowhenua A. and P. Association at the annual meeting of that body last night, the president, Mr. J. A. Kilsby, quoted cqmparative statistics showing a handsome increase in the profit made on the last show when compared with those of ten yegrs ■ ago. As ' an example, the ftgures for the 1949 show were as follows, those for 1939 being given in parentheses: — Subscriptions £728 (£334), entry fees £4§4 (£23Q), donations £397 (£79), g'ate fakihg$ £530 (£180), prize money £810 (£435) and net profit £782 (£187).