LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 June 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

War Expenses Fund, r The New Zealand war expenses fund has now reached £2,686,398.

Failure to Register. Harry Wilson, porter, aged 23, was sentenced to one month’s gaol by Mr Luxforcl, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court, Wellington, yesterday, for having failed to register in class A of the First Division of the General Reserve. “If there are other young men like you about who come before this Court, they have got to go to prison unless there are special circumstances,” said Mr Luxford to Wilson.

Racing and the War. Confidence in the ability of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr Parry, to determine impartially whether racing should be curtailed if the necessity arose, was expressed by the executive of the New Zealand Racing Owners, Breeders and Trainers’ Association, at Auckland yesterday. It was decided that it it were found necessary because of the war situation to make a reduction in the number of racing days in the Dominion, the association would cooperate with the Minister of Internal , Affairs, through the New Zealand Racing Conference, in meeting equitably such a contingency.

Dairy Produce Gradings. Total gradings of dairy produce for export during the nine months of the current season to the end of April showed an increase of 5.41 per cent in butter, and 25.99 per cent in cheese, as compared with those for the 12 months of the 1939-40 season. The annual report of the National Dairy Association of New Zealand, Ltd., gives the total gradings for export as follows: —1940-41 (9 months): Butler. 131,859; cheese. 106.726. 1939-40 (12 months): Butter. 125.084; cheese. 84.705. No Shortage of Tea. As a temporary measure, coffee has been substituted for lea on the midday and evening menus at Rongotai Air Force station. Inquiries yesterday revealed that this had been done to give effect to instructions issued to Air Force stations throughout New Zealand to conserve stocks of tea because of a temporary hold-up in the arrival of their supplies from overseas. The Food Controller. Mr J. E. Thomas, said yesterday that there was no likelihood of a general shortage of lea. Additional fifth period import licences to the extent of 50 per cent of 1938 requirements had recently been issued to all tea importers. This meant that during 1941 they could import tea to the value of one and a half times their imports in 11938. "Ample licences have been issued [to ensure plentiful supplies of tea for the current year.” said Mr Thomas.