MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1974,
+IN SHORT, UNDER THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS, GOVERNMENT IS BOUND TO BECOME INCREASINGLY INVOLVED IN FINANCING VOLUNTARY AGENCY SERVICES,+ HE SAID.
HE SAID GOVERNMENT WAS INDEBTED TO THE MANY DEDICATED AND CAPABLE PEOPLE WHO SO EFFECTIVELY RAN THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WHICH HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH IN OUR COMMUNITY.
+YET THINGS NEVER STAND STILL. AND I AM SURE THOSE WITH THE INTEREST OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AT HEART ARE THE LAST PEOPLE TO WISH TO RESIST CHANGE. FOR THERE IS A CONSTANT NEED FOR VIGILANCE TO ENSURE CONTINUED EFFICIENCY AND RELEVANCE= TO CHECK THAT SERVICES CONTINUE TO MEET REAL NEEDS IN A CHANGING SOCIETY AND TO STRIVE TO IMPROVE QUALITY.+
MR. LEE SAIO HIS DEPARTMENT STOOD READY TO HELP IN ANY WAY IT COULD, BUT ULTIMATELY IT WOULD BE FOR THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR TO PICK UP THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE.
SAVE-WATER CAMPAIGN TO COINCIDE WITH RESTRICTIONS ******
+DON'T BE A DRIP+ WAS ONE OF THE THEMES CONSIDERED FOR THE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED THIS WEEK TO PROMOTE WATER SAYINGS.
+WE SETTLED INSTEAD FOR THE THEME 'USE LESS WATER'. BECAUSE IT IS SIMPLER, MORE DIRECT AND WORKS BETTER IN BOTH LANGUAGES,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE GOVERNMENT EXPLAINED TODAY.
+NEVERTHELESS, WE RETAINED THE SYMBOL OF A DRIPPING TAP AS OUR LOGO FOR THE CAMPAIGN BECAUSE IT GETS STRAIGHT TO THE POINT.
+A DRIPPING TAP SYMBOLISES WATER WASTAGE IN SO MANY WAYS. IT INDICATES A CARELESS CONSUMER WHO PROBABLY FAILS TO REALISE THAT A STEADY DRIP FROM ONE TAP CAN LOSE ANYTHING FROM 0 TO 25 GALLONS OF WATER A DAY.
+IT ALSO INDICATES THAT HE MAY BE EQUALLY CARELESS ABOUT WASTING WATER IN OTHER WAYS - SUCH AS LEAVING THE BASIN OR BATHTUB UNPLUGGED WHEN WASHING HIS HANDS OR RINSING CLOTHES.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT WATER RESTRICTIONS GO INTO FORCE ON WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 25). THEREFORE, POSTERS IN BOTH LANGUAGES, INCORPORATING THE SYMBOL AND THE MESSAGE 'USE LESS WATER', WERE NOW BEING WIDELY DISTRIBUTED FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY.
OTHER MATERIALS IN PREPARATION FOR THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDED WALLSHEETS AND LEAFLETS ADVISING THE PUBLIC HOW TO ENSURE MAXIMUM ECONOMY WITH WATER FOR DOMESTIC USE.
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