Local Basketball.

Chronicle (Levin), 23 August 1949, Page 4

Local Basketball.

The following were the results of basketball games p'ayed on Saturday: Punahau 20, Tui B 14; College B 15, K.B.H. 11; St. JoseplFs 11, C.O.G. A 9; Primary B won by default from College G; College A 16, College .C 9; Textile 14, College E 8; Primary A 17, College F 11; Wanderers 29, Tui A 11. No further games will be played until September 10. Things Td Come? "If housewives ever form a union as they may well do, then in addition to varying rates of overtime they will want extra money for keeping the destruetor going, danger money for turning the wringer, wet money for doing the washing, dirt money for cleaning Junior's ears and so on until there won't be enough left to buy a packet of cigarettes," said Mr. J. C. Robertson, representing the Otago Hospital Board in a case in the Arbitration Court. Mr. Robertson was discussing various payments made to unionists. Brick Houses Soon. "1 have been informed-. that the bricks made at Douglas ar-e of good quality ahd it is intended to site some' hrick veneer units in the near future; but from investigatiohs it WoUld appear that there are very few brickiayers in your district," said the Minister of Works (Mr.sSem.ple) 'in a letter *eceiVed by the . Stratford Chamber of Commerce ih reply to a stiggestion that' Douglas bricks might be used for State housing at Stratford. "However," Mr. Semple continued, "efforts will be made to expedite the housing progranlme in your district by buildings where practicable— a propcrtion of bricJsvenesr units." V .