Control of Reserves.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 March 1939, Page 4

Control of Reserves.

Several small reserves along the Summit road have been vested in the Christchurch City Council, the initiative for this move coming from the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Some of the reserves are in bush and others have still to be planted, and it is felt that the council is in a better position ti> undertake this work than the department. There is a certain amount of revenue available from the leased portions of the reserves. Auckland’s Milk Consumption. A total consumption of 7,124,218 gallons of milk and cream in Auckland last year was recorded in the repoit presented at the annual meeting of the Auckland Metropolitan Milk council. This figure represented an increase of 293,618 gallons on the 1937 consumption of 6,833,744 gallons. The amount of milk distributed to schools during the same period was 330,429 gallons against 314,679 gallons for 1937, an increase o 15,750 gallons. During the year jj29 samples of milk and cream were tested and these showed the good average fat content of 4.6 with a percentage of 8.9 of solids other than fat. , Money for Overseas Trips. Since the Government restricted the remittance of money overseas, projected trips abroad have been cancelled, it is stated, would-be travellers being unable to secure sufficient funds to make their holidays enjoyable. This difficulty has now been removed, according to advice received by an Auckland shipping agency, by the exclusion of steamer passenger fares from the amount covered by the Government permit. In an endeavour to improve the position, shipping interests have held discussions with officials of the Reserve Bank, which has now announced that the sum required for steamer fares will not be included in the permit. In explanation it is stated that tickets for complete tours should be obtained in New Zealand, otherwise fare purchased abroad would have to be found from funds granted under the permit. Lost and Found. Eight £5 notes, neatly folded and encircled by a rubber band, were lost and found all in a couple of minutes in a Dunedin street one night recently An elderly man fumbled in a trouser pocket for his pipe and as he withdrew it a small bundle fell to the pavement. Unconscious of his loss, and with head bowed over a cupped match, the owner of the money walked on. Twenty paces behind him another pedestrian had noticed the package fall. He picked up the wad and with pardonable curiosity counted the notes—£4o—and then hurried on to catch their owner. “I think you dropped this,” he said. The answer was a quick glance and "I didn’t drop anything.” The man of money took a step forward and then dropping a hand to his pocket almost yelled “Eh!” and swinging round said. “Yes, that is mine.” The money was passed over and the only other remark was, "Can’t think how it came out of my pocket.” The finder kept his thoughts, to himself.