ALMOST COMPLETED

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 August 1940, Page 6

ALMOST COMPLETED

DISTRICT EMERGENCY SCHEME SETTING-UP OF COMMITTEES. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES WELL ADVANCED. Arrangements for the local emergency precautions scheme are now well on the road to completion. At a meeting of the Masterton District Emergency Committee last night, over which the Mayor, Mr T. Jordan, presided. it was stated that it was hoped to report at the next meeting to be held on September 16. that the whole organisation as far as personnel of committees was concerned had been completed. Mr H. Mackenzie Douglas was appointed legal adviser of the committee. The question of providing ambulance stretchers and folding beds for use in emergency, available throughout the Wairarapa Hospital Board's area, was deferred pending the outcome of a conference of hospital board secretaries in the Wellington district.

It was decided to make application to the Hospital Board to provide two first aid cabinets, one to be placed in the Lansdowne School and the other in the Masterton Club, subject to the consent of the those in control of these buildings. Messrs C. R. Mabson and T. B. Clark reported on supplementing fire fighting facilities, a full report on which would be brought down to the next meeting of the committee. Stationery requirements, armlets and notices for use in an emergency were authorised to be purchased. It was agreed that the controller of each committee should select a number of suitable men to be co-opted to their respective committees and when this was completed, a list of their names was to be furnished to the executive secretary so as to complete the personnel of the whole organisation. Mr Jordan explained that the function of the Emergency Precautions scheme was part of the National Emergency Corps. It was desirable that suitable men should be enrolled upon the various committees where they could give the most efficient service. While there was nothing to prevent a member of an Emergency Precautions Committee from enrolling in thd Home Guard his duty rested with thc( Emergency Precautions scheme should that organisation be needed. PERSONNEL OF COMMITTEES. The following are the committees set up under the Emergency Precautions Scheme for Masterton and district:— Central Executive Co-ordinating Committee: The Mayor (Mr T. Jordan) chairman, Supply: Mr J. C. D. Mackley, Transport; Mr Norman Lee. Medical and Health; Senior-Sergeant Doggett, Law and Order; Mr C. R. Mabson, Works and Public Utilities; Mr M. M. Simpson, Communications; Mr T. B. Clark, Fire; Mr R. Whyborn, Accommodation and Evacuation; Mr G. D. Wilson. Publicity and Information; Mr A. D. Low, Finance and Records; Mr W. Kemp, Borough Council; Messrs G. Moore and W. J. Armstrong, Masterton County Council: Mr G. T. O'Hara Smith (Town Clerk >, Secretary. Central depot (in event of borough offices being untenable), Custodian’s house, Masterton Park.

Supply Committee: Controller. Mr T. Jordan; deputy controller, to be appointed. Committee: Messrs S. J. W. Gill (F.C.D.C.), F. Wesney (Levin and Co.) and I. I. McGregor (G. H. Perry and Co.), Groceries and Provisions; Messrs J. H. Cunningham (W.F.C.A.) and H. P. Hugo (Hugo and Shearer). Clothing and Bedding; Messrs A. M. Henderson (N.Z. Loan and Mercantile). P. G. Ramsay (Wright Stephenson and Co.), E. G. Norman (Thos. Borthwick and Son), and J. A. Betts (J. A. Betts Ltd.), Meat; Messrs A. G. Dawson (Master Baker), and C. Van Praagh (Masterton Dairy Co.). Bread and milk; Mr J. V. Gordon. Chemists supplies; Messrs E. M. Hodder (C. E. Daniell's Ltd.), and S. A. Mannering (Dalgety and Co.), Fuel. Tools and Implements. Depot: F.C.D.C. yard opposite Ewington’s. Transport Committee: Mr J. C. D. Mackley. Controller; Mr T. L. Pearson, Deputy'Controller. Committee: Messrs P. Fagan and E. Sortain Smith, Garage Supplies and Petrol; Mr A. Young, Food Supply Delivery; Mr W. J. Jones, Private Cars; Mr G. A. Campbell, Railway Transport: Mr F. B. Gray, Heavy Transport; Mr E. Jenkins, Passenger Vehicles: Mr W. G. Milne, Traffic Control; Mr G. L. Thomas, Secretary. Depot: Masterton’ County Council yards, Chapel Street. Medical and Public Health Committee. —Mr Norman Lee. Controller; committee, Messrs T. A. Russell and H. H. Truman. Public Health and Sanitation; Messrs F. Cairns and D. A. Thompson. Ambulance Service; Mr Norman Lee and Dr T. L. Parr. Hospital and Medical; Miss M. F. Barnett, Hospital Nursing Service; Mr W. H. J. Watson (Accountant. Hospital Board),' Secretary; Depot, Masterton Hospital. Casualty clearing stations: Masterton Club (Town Area), Lansdowne School (Lansdowne Area). Law and Order Committee. —SeniorSergt. Doggett, Controller. Committee: Sergt.-Major C. E. Rogers, Defence Department; Mr H. H. Daniell, Territorial Association; Mr R. Whyborn. 1 R.S.A.; Messrs J. Johnson and A. G. Wallis, Legion of Frontiersmen; Mr A. Whitaker (Clerk of Court), Secretary. Depot: Defence Hall and Masterton Park. Works and Public Utilities Commit-, tee: Mr C. R. Mabson, Controller; Mr S. M. Rapson, Deputy-Controller. Committee: Mr S. M. Rapson. Labour; Messrs R. E. Gordon Lee and A. H. Daniell: Messrs J. B. Blackwood and J. Y. Douglas. Public Utilities; Mr F. B. Gray, Mr W. Kemp. Labour Rescuing. Mr D. T. Herbert (Accountant. Borough Council). Secretary. Works Depot: Borough Council Yards. Hope Street). Rescue Depot: Masterton Club. Communications Committee: Mr M. IVI. Simpson, Controller: Mr W. L. Butler, Deputy-Controller. Committee: Mr E. J. Burke. Radio; Mr J. F. Donnelly. Telegraph; Mr W. L. Butler. Chief Mechanician; Mr W. Ferguson. Construction; Secretary. Depot: P. & T. Department Stores. Lincoln Road. Fire Committee: Mr W. Kemp, chairman: Mr T. B. Clark, controller: Mr N. Bruce, deputy controller: Mr 11. Braggins. Borthwick’s Fire Brigade. Depot: Collier Essex and Chapel streets. Accommodation and Evacuation Committee; Mr R. Whyborn (chairman R.S.A.), controller. Committee: Executive Committee R.S.A.; Mr A. E. Prentice. secretary. Depot: Methodist Church Sunday School Buildings. Chapel Street.

Publicity and Information Committee: Mr G. D. Wilson controller, and Messrs B. Iveson and R. 11. D. Stid-

olph. Depot: Magistrate’s Courthouse. Finance and Records Committee: Mr A. D. Low. controller. Committee: Messrs T. Jordan, W. I. Armstrong. Geo Moore, J. C. D. Mackley. H. H. Mawley, Norman Lee. and G. T. O’Hara Smith, secretary. Depot: County Council Office and Yards. The committee depots mentioned arc those selected in case normal offices, etc. are unable through any cause to be utilised.

Committees are virtually complete, but it still remains to enrol workers for service under the various committees. It is anticipated, however, that with the exception of 30 men. required for volunteer fire brigade duties, that the full complement will be completed al (he date of the committee’s next meeting on September 16.