TARANAKI NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1940, Page 1

TARANAKI NEWS

Guards Restored. Guard duty on petrol installations at Moturoa, New Plymouth, was resumed yesterday. Councillor Resigns. The Ohura County Council has accepted the resignation of Cr. A. Renner, who gave as his reason objections to rulings ' by the chairman. Payment for Recruits. Recruits who relinquished their civil ' positions in anticipation of entering camp with the delayed fourth reinforcements were paid yesterday. Health of British Children. The New Pjymouth and Stratford hospital boards have decided to give free out-patient treatment to British children who come to live in their districts. Committee Resigns. As a protest against the litilisation of part of the playing area of the Patea school as a site for a teacher's residence the Patea school committee has resigned. Proposal Deferred. The building of a new chief post office at New Plymouth had had to be postponed owing to war conditions, the Postmaster-General, the Hon. P. C. Webb, announced last night. Emergency Nursing. To care fir sick and injured in the event of an emergency the Taranaki Hospital Board has prepared a plan to organise full nursing requirements throughout North Taranaki. Taranaki Show Dates. The abandonment of the Wanganui summer show because the grounds are occupied by the military authorities has resulted in the re-arrangements of show dates for the fixtures at Hawera and Stratford. Huge Capital Expenditure. „ An expenditure of more than £120,000 is visualised by .the Taranaki Hospital Board in order to conform with the requirements of bringing the institution to a standard demanded by the increasing number of sick persons. Rahotu Patriotic Funds. A complaint from a Rahotu resident to the Minister in charge of patriotic effort was investigated by the Egmont-Opu-nake patriotic committee, which found that the complaint, laid against the Rahotu W.D.F.U., was unjustified.