LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 February 1943, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Vicarage at Tinui. The new vicarage at Tinui,will be officially opened at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2, by Mrs Holland, wife of Bishop Holland. Agricultural Course. “I am absolutely amazed that so few boys take the agriculture course here, considering that this is a farming district,” observed Mr W. R. Nicol, chairman, at last night’s meeting in Masterton of the Wairarapa College Board of Governors.. A Hot Day. Yesterday was the hottest day Wellington. has experienced for over two years, the maximum temperature at Kelburn Observatory being 78.6 deg. On January 4, 1941, the temperature reached 79.6 deg., but last summer failed to produce any days approaching this high level. The,previous highest this summer was 75 deg. Address-in-Reply.. The mover of the Address-in-Reply in the House of Representatives following the opening of Parliament tomorrow will be Mr Boswell (Bay of Islands), and the seconder will be Miss Mabel Howard (Christchurch East). The mover and seconder in the Legislative Council will be Mr Eddy (Wellington) and Mr Cumming (Wellington) respectively. Tuition to Prisoncrs-of-war. The value of technical books for prisoners-of-war was emphasised at last night’s meeting of the Masterton and District Patriotic Committee. _ Mr Norman Lee, referring to the provision of technical books for prisoners-of-war, said advice had just been received through the Red Cross organisation that four British prisoners in Germany had been given two days off from camp duties to sit for an examination. Ram Fair Averages. At the Masterton A. and P. Association’s recent ram fair, the well known Southdown breeder, Mr Norman H. McLachlan, of “Pine Grove,” Rangitumau, offered a run. of 73 flock rams, which averaged over 171 guineas. It is understood that for the number in the run this average is a Dominion record. Mr R. M. Perry, another prominent Southdown breeder, realised splendid prices for his run of stud ewes The 15 pens offered averaged nearly 17 guineas. Other local breeders who averaged good nrices for their runs were Messrs W. F .McLaren, P. D. McLachlan and A. P. Southey and Sons. Offences Admitted. Six charges of theft and four charges of breaking and entering j and theft were preferred against Herbert Harris Keith Maxfield, aged 32, labourer, before Mr J. Morling, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court, Auckland, yesterday. The offences were alleged to have occurred at Auckland, Rangiriri, Tirirangi, Point Chevalier, Hawera, Rotorua, Manurewa and Pakuranga, between October 24 and January 24. The articles mentioned in the charges included two motor cars and a large quantity of cigarettes, tobacco and miscellaneous goods ,of a total value of £729. Accused pleaded guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Extra Accommodation. i The construction of additional office accommodation at Parliament House by the extension of the third story is well advanced, and rooms for the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, and his secretarial staff are finished and ready for occupation. It is Mr Fraser’s intention to move from his present office on the ground floor to his new quarters today. All the staff of the Prime Minister’s Department will ultimately be accommodated in the new suite of offices. The office being vacated by Mr Fraser has served as the Cabinet room and office of successive Prime Ministers since it was first occupied by Mr Coates after the completion of the new wing of Parliament Buildings about 17 years ago. The new accommodation arrangements include a special room for meetings of Cabinet. The Prime Minister’s old office is to be made available for the use of the Opposition, which is vacating a meeting room it previously had on the third floor.

School Uniforms. A letter from the Education Department which urged schools to relax the rules concerning school uniforms, in view of war conditions, was received at last night’s meeting of the Wairarapa College Board of Governors. The chairman, Mr W. R. Nicol, said that the college principals had never laid down any rules regarding uniforms. Letting of College Hall. A motion, notice of which had been given to the Wairarapa College Board of Governors by Mr F. C. Daniell, that a resolution which was passed some time ago, restricting the letting of the College Assembly Hall to college activities only, be rescinded, was moved by Mr Daniell and seconded by Mr L. T. Daniell at last night’s meeting of the board. The rescinding motion was lost by four votes to five. Messrs W. R. Nicol (chairman), F. C. and L. T. Daniell and T. Hanley voted for the motion and Mrs J. L. Hair, Messrs J. D. O’Connor, A. O. Jones, A. J. Towns and J. G. McFarlane voted against it. Incidence of Taxation. An indication of the incidence of taxation was given at a meeting of the Masterton and District Patriotic Committee last night by Mr J. A. Betts. Pointing,out the difficulties of getting money 7) 3t-the present time, Mr Betts said that one lady in Masterton with an income of £4lOO paid out of that sum taxation and social and national security charges amounting to £3450. That woman, said Mr Betts, would make a donation of £25 to the funds, but his point was that seeing how much was paid out by those in the higher income groups there was some responsibility on the higher paid working men especially, to make contributions to the patriotic fund.