LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 May 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Inter-Provincial Conference. Twenty members of- the Wairarapa Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ Union will leave Masterton by bus for Palmerston North tomorrow afternoon, to attend the Inter-Provincial Conference. Infectious Diseases. For the week ended yesterday 10 cases of notifiable disease and one death, from pulmonary tuberculosis, were reported to the Wellington office of the Health Department from the central Wellington area. The cases were: Tuberculosis (5), erysipelas (2), scarlet fever (2), and diphtheria (1). Lighting Restrictions. As a result of the Lighting Restrictions Regulations coming into force at sunset yesterday, the city area of Wellington presented a much darker appearance than hitherto. Porch and entrance lights and all under-verandah lighting are now required to be extinguished by sundown and the amount ■ of light which is allowed to shine from shop-windows has been greatly reduced. A Successful Year. The thoughts of members went out to the gallant sportsmen who were fighting in different parts of the Empire, said the president of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society. Mr L. O. H. Tripp, at the annual meeting of the society last night. Members read of their courage and sacrifice and of that of people in the Motherland and were proud of their Motherland and of the Empire, Mi’ Tripp said. He congratulated the council on the success of the (year’s work as reviewed in the annual I report.

Power Board Surplus. A surplus of £96,256 was reported at the annual meeting of the Auckland Power Board. The chairman. Mr S. J. Harbutt, said £132.738 was brought forward last year. Sheep Dog Trials. At the Makotuku (Hawke's Bay)' sheep dog trials the short head and yard was won by Mr S. Purvis (Pahiatua) with his dog Speed, which was also second in the long head. The Rakailai Cup was won by Mr Purvis. Motor Registrations. Up to closing time yesterday the Masterton Post Office had registered 1422 motor vehicles, as compared with 1482 on the corresponding day last year. It is anticipated that another 700 or 800 will have been dealt with by next. Saturday, and it appears that the rush towards the end of the week will become acute. Motorists have had ample warning to apply for their plates and coupons in good time if they desired to avoid unnecessary delays. A special staff has been detailed tt> attend to registrations. Recheck Asked For. The statement that a few cases of tlie kind had been reported to the military authorities was made yesterday by the Minister of Defence. Mr Jones, when referring to reports that some next-of-kin had received official advice that men were missing after they had had definite word from tlie men themselves that they were safe. “We are sending a list of these cases back to the Middle East reporting tlie discrepancy and asking for a recheek.” he said. ‘’Where these discrepancies have occurred and tlie next-of-kin report them Io the director of base records, we will lie only too pleased to have the information recheekcd. it would be wise to supply the regimental numbei and unit of the individual concerned.”