LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21199, 23 August 1940, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

War Contributions The total of interest-free loans and donations received by the Government for the War Expenses Fund is £2,515,145. Children for New Zealand One hundred and seventy British children on their way to Australia and New Zealand were given a welcome on their arrival at Panama. Mails for New Zealand A Dutch air liner, which arrived at Sydney on Wednesday, brought a number of bags of mail for New Zealand from the Expeditionary Force overseas. New Members Thirty-four new members were elected to the Wanganui Automobile Association during last month. The membership of the association is 4C12. Ewe Has Six Lambs A ewe on the farm of Mr R. M. Collins, Kairanga, Manawatu, has given birth to six lambs. Five of the lambs have survived. Twins are comparatively common among sheep, but sextuplets are practically unknown. Farmers’ Company A profit of £5326, against £4104 in the previous year, is shown in the accounts of the North Auckland Farmers’ Co-operative, Limited, for the year ended June 30. A dividend of 3 per cent, on preference shares is recommended, against 4£ per cent, iri the previous year. There has been no ordinary payment for some years. Local Body Elections The question of postponing next year’s municipal elections should be decided exclusively by the Parliament of the day, having regard to the conditions then prevailing, according to a resolution passed by the Auckland City Council yesterday. It was the council’s opinion that there was nothing in the present situation to justify a postponement.

Late Mr R. T. Reid Appreciation of the services given to Auckland by the late Mr R. T. Reid, formerly chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board, was expressed by the Mayor, Sir Ernest Davis, at a meeting of the Auckland City Council yesterday afternoon. The council passed a resolution of sympathy with Mr Reid’s relatives. Heirloom Donated A clock of Greek design which has been a family heirloom since 1793 has been offered to the Auckland Provincial Patriotic Council by anonymous donors. Formerly owned by relatives of Lord Kitchener and other prominent military and naval officers, it has been valued as an antique at £IOO. The clock probably will be sold to assist rehabilitation funds. Labour Day The secretary of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, Mr E. M. Bardsley, wrote to the Minister of Labour asking if the Labour Day holiday on October 28 this year would be observed. The Minister replied that there was no present intention of varying the statute for the observance of Labour Day, which would fall on the fourth Monday in October. Increased Capital A special meeting of shareholders in Kempthorne Prosser’s New Zealand Drug Company, Limited, at Dunedin, ratified proposals for an increase in the share, issue. In accordance, 72,875 new ordinary shares of £2 are to be issued at par, and the proportion will be allotted to shareholders on the roll as at August 20. The shares are being issued on the basis of one new share for every four held. Air Force Offenders An amendment to the Royal New Zealand Air Force Regulations, 1938, makes the procedure in respect of civil arrest of members of the Air Force similar in the main to that of members of the Army and Navy. The amended regulations authorise the appropriate Air Force authorities to issue to the police a warrant for the arrest of any member of the Air Force who may be suspected of having committed any offence for which he is liable to be tried and punished under Air Force law. Alleged Assault Remanded from last Friday, two youths, Leonard Windsor Brown, aged 19, and Robert Alexander Wilson Brown, aged 18, were remanded for a further two weeks when they appeared before Mr S. L. Paterson, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, today on charges of assaulting the bailiff for Hamilton, Michael McCormack, at Te Rapa on August 15. The two youths were represented by Mr A. L. Tompkins. Bail was renewed in each case at £25 on accused’s own recognisance, with two sureties of £25. Commemorative Tree Planting The commemorative tree-planting scheme which was inaugurated by the Hamilton Centennial Committee during Winter Show Week was carried a further stage yesterday afternoon when a number of trees was planted in the Hamilton Lake grounds. Trees were planted by Mesdames H. J. Greenslade, A. E. Manning, Alan Bell and F. A. Swarbrick and Mr A. E. Manning. It is expected that the scheme, which provides for the planting of thousands of trees, will be completed next week.