LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 May 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Expresses Delayed. The Auckland-Wellington expresses were delayed yesterday because of the derailment of some wagons between Oio and Raurimu. The express due to arrive al Wellington at 7 a.m. arrived at 12.21 p.m., and the Limited ,due at 9.30 a.m., arrived at 1.7 p.m.

National Savings Campaign. Latest returns received show that receipts from the national savings campaign have now passed the £1,500.000 mark, the actual figure being £1.558.085. Of this total. £661.685 represents receipts from the sale of national savings bonds, and £896,400 deposits in national savings accounts. Petrol Ration.

An announcement that the petrol ration for June would be on the same basis as that for this month was made yesterday by the Minister of Supply. Mr Sullivan. Coupons Nos. 1 and 2 would therefore be available for use by motorists. The Minister also staled that as June 1 fell on a Sunday, the June coupons would be available for the purchase of petrol on Saturday, May 31.

Taupo Fishing Licences. The amount collected by the Government in the sale of fishing licences at Taupo up to the end of March last was £2864. The return for the previous year was £3093. The Minister of Internal Allairs, Mr Parry, said yesterday I hat though the war had stopped overseas anglers coming to New Zealand, the drop in revenue, which was a little over £2OO, was small. The return also emphasised the fact that many more New Zealanders than formerly were indulging in the sport of trout fishing.

National Savings Fund. Two changes in the leading towns in the national savings flag competition are recorded for the fortnightly period ended May 23 and increased percentages are reported from all districts. At Ohakune Junction an active part is being played by a business men’s committee, which has as its object the opening of a national savings account for every man, women, and child in Ohakune Junction. To ensure that every person in the area will have a national savings account the first deposits for the new accounts are being made out of funds contributed by the business men themselves. In the Palmerston North district Pongaroa is the leading town and in the Wellington district. Featherston. Coal Mines Idle. The three State mines Liverpool. James and Strongman, were idle on Tuesday because there was no train at Rewanui on Monday afternoon to bring the Liverpool mine wet-time men to their destinations when they completed their shift. The president of the State Miners' Union. Mr G. E. English, said the men did not desire any special favours or concessions, but contended that they were entitled to reasonable facilities to enable them to get to their homes on the completion of their day's work. On Monday 38 mon were left at the Rewanui station at 2.30 p.m. till the evening train came down al about 4.35 p.m. It was a bleak day with heavy rain and the only accommodation was in a small wailingroom with no heating or in the carriages. They considered that direct action was the most likely way to have their grievances rectified, as other methods did not seem to bring forth I satisfactory results.