Local & General

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5284, 21 December 1946, Page 4

Local & General

To-Day's Weather Forecast The Government Meteorologist has issued the following weather report and forecast: — Situgtion: The anti-cyclone in the eentral Tasman Sea extends on to New Zealand. - Forecast for Rotorua to 5 p.m.: Fresh westerly winds, becoxping stronger again in the aftarnooh. Isolated; showers in the ranges, but f weather otherwise f air to fine. The maximum temperature recorded i in the town area yesterday was 65.9 degrees, eompared with 74.1 degrees j on Thursday. ^ j N-Z. Yiolinist's Suceess j A London message states that the young New Zealander, Alan Loveday, of Palmerston North, is solo violinist j for the third of the B.B.C.'s winter series promenade concerts in the Al- ! bert Hall.on January 8. Basil Camr j eron conducts the B.B.C.- symphony , orchestra in a Brahms-Mendelssohn concert. Rotorua-Napier Service Attention of holiday-makers is drawn to the new schedule for the Rotorua-Wairakei-Napier bus service commencing on Sunday, December 29. The 8 a.m. Napier-Rotorua and 1.30- p.m. Rotorua-Napier services connecting with services to* and from Auckland will run daily, including Sundays. Maori Musicale 'The Taiporutu Club, which has considerably inere^sed the range of .its • repertoire in recent months, will present a Maori musicale at the municipal theatre tc--morrow eVening. The club members, who entertained all distinguished visitors to Rotorua during the war years and subsequently, have arranged a special programme i for this occasion. St. Luke's New Bell The new bell for St. Luke's Church, Haupapa Street, which has been moiunted in its own belfry on the south-western corner of the church, is to be unveiled' at 11 o'clock to-mor-row prior to the morning- service. The bell, which is the gift of the Rev. and Mrs. E. A. McCutcheon, Rotorua, was

cast by the world-famous bell founders, John Taylor and Sons, of Loughborough, England. Its note, A, is the same as that of the Post Office hour chime. ! Hawke's Bay Fruit .Crops j It is estimated that the Hawke's Bay apple crop this season will yield ; 435,000 bushel cases, eompared with an actual overall harvest last season of 839,500 cases. Pears are expected to yield 150,000 cases, eompared with 103,200 aetually marketed last season. The stone fruit crop will he a good deal lighter than last season. Peaclies ai*e estimated to yield 60,000 bushel cases, nectarines 4000 cases, plums 30,00 cases, and apricots 300 cases. The yield of quinces is placed at 7000 cases. The deeline in production is due to the effects of Octoher frosts. ; Petrol for Holiday Period While there were adequate supplies of motor spirit to meet all requirements, it was in the interests of New Zealand and the British Empire that motorists should not be wasteful in the use of it, said the Commissioner of Transport. He had been asked to comment on the petrol situation over Christmas and the New Year. By ararngement with the British Government, New Zealand supplies were still on a basis of a monthly quota, he said, and any quantities of petrol saved during the months of smaller cons'umption went to meet the increased demand during the holiday period. Railway Operating Costs e An operating loss of £190,989 is sho*\vn in the railway finances from April 4 to November 9 of this year. Expenditure amounted to £9,454,295 and revenue to £9,263,306. All railway services were run "at a loss. North Island main line, and branehes showed an operating loss of £124,836. South Island main line and branehes a loss oi £351,610, and the Nelson line a loss of £15,383, malcing a total railway operating loss of £491,829. From miscellaneous and subsidiary services, however, the net revenue was £300,840. The overall operating loss for the four-weekly period ended November 9 was £109,957.