LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 6 April 1948, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Although of late it has been hard to obtain it is expected that more wheat will be available on the West Coast within the next fortnight. A shipment arrived in Lyttelton last week and further shipment are expected to maintain a supply sufficient to meet the demand. Last. week’s coupon savings in Greymouth showed a big increase over the numbers saved the previous week. Compared with four butter coupons received the previous week, 31 were saved last week, and 659 meat coupons, compared with 441 last week Have you • seen Jeff’s new bar ? Empire Hotel, Ross.—Advt. The Chief Postmaster advises that the air mail will close at the Chief Post Office, Greymouth, at 9.45 a.m as from to-day. Although only 21 points of rain had been recorded up to 9 o’clock last evening, passing showers which fell throughout yesterday made conditions unpleasant in Greymouth The wind increased late in the afternoon when it changed from, southwest to westerly, and increased in velocity to gusts of up to thirty miles per hour. The wind was accompanied by squally rain, which was exceptionally heavy in the early evening. These days it is essential that deliveries be made on lowest possible petrol consumption. Inspect the new Austin "10” Delivery Van at Thos. Baty, Ltd.—Advt.

On Thursday last in England, Queen Anne’s bounty, the special fund established by Queen Anne 244 years ago for the benefit of poor clergy of the Church of England, came to an end. Some £70,000,000 in reserves which the fund has accumulated were transferred to the control of the Church Commissioners foi England, a new financial body which will in future administer the funds of the Established Church. In 1704 Queen Anne informed the Commons that she proposed to make over her entire revenue from “tenths and first fruits” for the benefit of poor clergy. The first fruits were the first full year’s revenue from any benefice, and the tenths were the tax of one-tenth of the income of every benefice hitherto due to the Crown.

Like having someone else do the dishes. You enjoy a meal a lot more when you know that, someone else will wash the dishes. It’s the same way with the clothes —you have the same sense of freedom of extra pleasure when you know that your clothes will come back sparkling fresh from the Westland Laundry without hours of wash-day drudgery for you. ’Phone 136 and let us take dredge out of wash-day.—Advt.

Showers during the day preceded a heavier rainfall last evening in Greymouth indicating the approach of a change from summer weather to the conditions of winter. A westerly wind which accompanied the rain rendered the fireside the most popular resort.