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Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 September 1938, Page 4

Hospital Rating. “The Government’s social security legislation will not bring about any reduction in the hospital rates levied on local bodies,” observed Councillor W. I. Armstrong, at yesterday’s meeting of the Masterton County Council. “Rather,” he added, “the rates will be increased. . The Wairarapa Hospital Board will* have to enlarge its buildings and then rate the local authorities for the money raised by loan to do the work.”

Broadcast Objected To. Whether the Wellington Bowling Centre intended to take action regarding the broadcasting of a play from 2YA which was intended to encourage safer driving and in which a party of drunken bowlers featured, was a question asked by Mr J. Stonehouse at last night’s meeting of the centre executive. Mr Stonehouse said that members of his club, the Hutt Bowling Club, were indignant about it. “We did not hear it,” said the chairman, Mr M. J. Casey, and after some half-jocular discussion, he added: “Anyhow, they were not Wellington bowlers.”

P.W.D. Engineer Praised. “We all look on Mr F. T. M. Kissel, chief electrical engineer for the Public Works Department, as king-pin of the electrical industry, and I think we all realise that Mr Kissel’s recognition and status have not been given sufficient attention,’* said Mr S. P. Day at the annual conference of the secretary’s branch of the Electric Power Boards and Supply Authorities Association of New Zealand in Wellington yesterday. Mr Day made the remark in moving a vote of thanks to Mr Kissel for an address he gave to the conference. “I think that with such an enormous business to control, he should be given greater status and recognition for the splendid work he has done in helping to build up the electric supply industry.” Dairy Industry Surplus.

A request for a public announcement defining the Government’s intentions regarding the disposal of the estimated surplus of £500,000 in the Dairy Industry Account for last season was contained in an urgent question asked by Mr C. A. Wilkinson (Independent, Egmont) in the House of Representatives yesterday. The farmers who had produced this surplus, said Mr Wilkinson, were exceedingly anxious for a clear statement of the position. “There will never be any clearer statement made in connection with accounts than that to be submitted in the report of the Primary Products Marketing Department,” said the Minister of Marketing, the Hon W. Nash, in reply. "As soon as the report is completed it will be presented to the House and the country. The report will set out the Government’s policy in detail, and account for every farthing of money.” Mr Wilkinson: “Will the report be out before the election?" The Minister did not rep]y-