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LOCAL AND GENERAL

National Savings. National Savings deposits at the Masterton Post Office yesterdaj amounted to £64, making the total tc date for the week £1204, which is wel above the quota of £627. Loss of Mail. The Postmaster-General, Mr Webb regrets to announce the loss of sever bags of letter mail for members of the overseas force whose postal address is N.Z.A.P.O. 150. The letters comprised only portion of a mail and were posted in New Zealand during the first 1C days of September. Successful Shop Day. The Mangamahoe and Mauriceville West members of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union held a most successful shop day in Masterton yesterday. Produce, Christmas cakes, clothing, flowers, crockery, etc., met with a ready sale and a good sized sum of money was raised for providing comforts for men of the Merchant Navy. Manufacture of Fibre.

The Cordyline Fibre Company has t been formed at Te Aroha to manufacture fibre for upholstery and fibrous plaster from the cabbage tree. The necessary permits have been obtained and a factory will be erected immediately. A syndicate of fibrous plaster manufacturers has agreed to purchase all the products in the first year. Farmer Fined £5O. Michael Kowalewski, farmer, Waipuku, was fined £5O at Stratford on Thursday on a charge of failing to report to the military authorities. If the fine was not paid it would be levied by distraint on his herd, the magistrate, Mr W. H. Woodward, warned Kowalewski. : The police stated that Kowalewski, a single man, aged 30, was one of six brothers, all of whom were farming, and it was considered that the other five could look after the farm and release him. They refused to do so because they said they had enough to do. Coal Miners Agree to Request. The Minister of Mines, Mr Webb, has requested the district State coal mines,

with the exception of the Liverpool Mine, to work the next two “back” Saturdays to supplement supplies of coal till the warmer weather lessens the demand for household coal. Mr Webb said in Greymouth this week that all mines, including co-operative concerns but excepting the Liverpool, had agreed to the request. He added that the Liverpool miners were not asked because of their long day away from home and the fact that many of them were getting on. in years. Search for Coal. The prospects of opening a coalfield in the Waimio district (Auckland) have been investigated by officers of the Scientific and Industrial Research Department, who recently made surveys in the vicinity of Kawakawa, once the richest coal-producing area in Northland. The Minister of Mines, Mr Webb, states that boring will be necessary in the virgin ground at Waimio, and that a final report is delayed till geological samples have been determined. Surveys revealed only a remote possibility of seams west of Kawakawa, and in- ' vestigations to the north had not ex-'-tended sufficiently to enable a pro-J nouncement. J

Property Sale. Messrs. W. G. Lamb & Son report the sale of the “Tawaha” homestead block, owned byq Mr. Quentin Donald, to Mr. Geoffrey Hobson, of Hawke’s Bay.

Air Training Corps. The weekly routine orders for No. 21 Squadron Air Training Corps, Masterton. state, inter alia: Parades, A and B flight, Monday, October 4 and Thursday, October 7, at 6.50 p.m.; C Flight, Tuesday, October 5 and Thursday, October 7, at 6.50 p.m. Syllabus: Monday: A flight, mathematics, science and navigation; B flight, mathematics and science. Tuesday: C flight, mathematics, science and navigation. Thursday: A flight, drill, signals and P.T.; B flight, drill, basic fitting and P.T; C flight, drill, P.T., signals and gas.

Charges Against Doctor. A medical practitioner, George ■ Brownlee Isdale, aged 51, of Ngaruai wahia, was charged in Hamilton yesf terday on two counts of conspiring with • women to unlawfully use an instrument or other means with intent to procure miscarriages and on 19 counts of unlawfully using an instrument with intent to procure miscarriages. There were 34 witnesses and the case 'was not completed in the day. The witnesses ranged from young single girls to middle-aged married women and the fees they said they paid accused ranged from £l2 10s to £35. The witnesses came from Auckland and from various Waikato towns. Methodist Missionary Auxiliary. At the monthly meeting of the Methodist Missionary Auxiliary, Mrs G. H. Goodman presided. Apologies for absence were received from Mesdames Blane and Beale and Misses Ninnes and Burton. Arrangements were made for a sale in aid of the Solomon Island Rehabilitation Fund on December 7. The Girls’ Life Brigade and Missionary Auxiliary are combining in this effort. Short papers were read by Mesdames Jansen (“Christian Workers in China”), Scrivener (“The Quiet Heart”), Vennell (“Good Cheer”), and the Dominion president’s farewell message was read by Mrs Speight. Afternoon tea was served by Mrs Daysh and Miss Jackson.

Plastic Housing. An address on plastic housing and coal distillation was given at a large and representative meeting in Westport by Mr. J. McDonald, M.A., M.Sc., who recently returned from America. The speaker outlined what was done in the United States, and emphasised that besides making use of local material, ( coal and timber, in a variety of ways, the cost of housing would be infinitely cheaper and bettei’ houses would be built. The Minister of Mines, Mr. I Webb, who attended the meeting, supported the scheme and gave an assurance that the Government would do all in its power to establish the industries. They would provide employment for soldiers returning from the war and others for whom the Government would make provision in post-war settlements. He believed that Westport would be the site of these industries.

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Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 October 1943, Page 2

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LOCAL AND GENERAL Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 October 1943, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 October 1943, Page 2

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