LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 July 1942, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tax Payments. Though taxation was heavy, little difficulty was being experienced in making collections this year, said the Commissioner of Taxes, Mr J. M. Park, yesterday. It was noticeable, he said, that in wartime people made a special effort to meet their tax obligations promptly. Art Union Winner. The winner of the first prize in the Black Cat Art Union, Miss Maisie Pilbrow, of Collingwo'od Street, Ponsonby, is aged 19. The winning ticket was the first she had taken. She had celebrated her good fortune by taking a day off from her work in a city factory. The Christian Order. A desire to be associated with the movement for Christian order in society was expressed by the Dominion conference of the New Zealand National Party this week after hearing an address, on the subject by the Rev F. H. Robertson, who attended by invitation as the representative of the National Council, of Churches. Response Not Good. Confirmation of the statement made last week by the Minister of National Service, 1 Mr Broadfoot, that the response of women to the urgent call for enlistment in the armed forces was not good, was given by Mrs W. H. Cocker, chairman of the Auckland district committee of the Women’s War Service Auxiliary. It was not possible to give any specific reason for the lack of response by women, she said. Union of Churches. The Wellington West .Methodist Circuit, at its quarterly meeting, discussed the proposed basis of union with the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches. While the meeting was in favour of church union generally, dissatisfaction was expressed with the basis drawn up by the combined committee. The voting resulted as follows:—In favour of the proposed basis, 1; in favour of proposed basis with amendments, 11; against proposed basis, 17. Charge Against Maori Soldier. David Wailoa, a Maori soldier, faced a charge of manslaughter when ho appeared before the Chief Justice (Sir Michael Myers) in the Supreme Court, Wellington, yesterday. Mrs Maud Purcell was the victim of Waitoa’s alleged crime. He was also charged with assaulting her so as to cause actual bodily harm, and with similarly assaulting Hori Paape Tup.e, another Maori. After a hearing which lasted most of the day the jury returned a verdict of not guilty on the charge of manslaughter, and on the other two counts returned verdicts that Waitoa had been guilty of common assault. His Honour remanded Waitoa till Tuesday morning for sentence.