GORE NEWS

Southland Times, Issue 24889, 31 October 1942, Page 3

GORE NEWS

LABOUR FOR FARMS The alleged unsatisfactory position about representations made for the release of men from camp for farm work was discussed at a meeting of the Gore Council of Primary Production yesterday. It was stated that the council had been told that it was only necessary to apply for a man and he would jbe released. In some cases men had been released, but no reply had been received about other applications. A decision was made to communicate with Messrs G. Hamilton and H. P, Mclntyre, who are at present in Wellington, asking them if they could do anything to rectify the matter. The Kelso and Gienkenich Primary Production Committee wrote about the alleged inconvenience in the securing of petrol for primary production. A resolution carried by the committee stated that in the opinion of the committee there was too much inconvenience in securing petrol for primary production by present methods. It considered that a bigger ratio of petrol to kerosene should be allowed for kerosene tractors than was at present being allowed.

In supporting the letter Mr C. E. Forsyth referred to the case of Mr F. Chittock, who was working three farms, and lambing 4500 ewes without help. Mr Chittock considered the work could be done by motor-car through the paddocks and that 120 gallons a month would be required. An application had been sent to Balclutha and a licence for 10 gallons had been given. The post office had said that more men should be employed on the outlying farms. Mr Chittock had threatened to stop all agricultural work on his farms and the post office officials had knuckled down and sent a licence for 120 gallons right away. Mr H. Smith said that as a member of the oil fuel committee he knew that every case was treated on its merits, and where the controller had been once misled he was more careful in future. It was decided that the local committee attend to fuel requirements.

BUILDING RETURNS.— The building trade experienced another quiet month at Gore during October. Only one permit for work valued at £4O was issued during the month, compared with three permits valued at £255 for the same month last year. For the seven months of the borough financial year the value of the permits issued was £5560, compared with £8971 for the same period last year and £19,974 in 1940. VITAL STATISTICS.—A big increase in deaths and a slight increase in marriages is shown in the vital statistics for Gore for October compared with the figures for October last year. The figures, with last year’s shown in parentheses, are as follows: —Births 19 (19), deaths 15 (7), marriages 6 (5). PERSONAL.— Private H. E. Tutty, who was recently invalided home, has arrived at Gore. He was welcomed at the station by the Mayor and Mayoress, Mr and Mrs W. D. Shelton.