A story in last Tuesday's newspaper incorrectly reported Shell and Esso wholesale petroleum price inceases. The new prices are: .9 cents a litre for gasoline, .6 cents a litre for diesel and .5 cents a litre for kerosene.

The National Liberal Party has put forward a motion in the House of Assembly to amend the Parish Council Act of 1971.

NLP leader Mr. Gilbert Darrell said the change would make the Act more democratic by having registered voters in each parish elect who they want to sit on their parish councils.

That was the case before 1971, he pointed out. But as the Act stands now parish council members are appointed annually.

Mr. Darrell is proposing to delete Section Three of the Act and substitute a new section containing provisions for: The election of 12 members for each parish council by the registered voters in the parish.

A three-year tenure of office for all members so elected, all of whom shall be eligible for re-election.

The election of a chairperson and deputy chairperson for each parish council by its members at the first meeting following a parish election. The motion is slated for debate in the House this Friday.

AIR FAR REDUCED FLY Air far reduced Delta Airlines have announced a new discount for travellers between Bermuda and Boston.

The reduced fare will be $198 for anyone returning before Friday, May 21, but tickets must be bought before Wednesday, March 31. The daily flight to Boston leaves Bermuda at 4.55 p.m.

Delta have followed in the footsteps of other airlines which have offered discounts to boost business recently.

The airline also said that it was now offering a 10 percent discount for passengers over the age of 62.

LICENCE WARNING CTS Licence warning Magistrate the Wor. John Judge has expressed concern at the number of people appearing before him without driving licences.

Mr. Judge dealt with five such cases during yesterday's plea court session in Magistrates' Court. He told one defendant: "It is only $35 to get a licence and a test but people are coming into this court and having to pay a lot more when they are caught without a licence.

"Surely you can see it is cheaper to get a licence than to come here and pay a $100 fine.'' LONGTAILS SPOTTED ALS Longtails spotted A Southampton resident spotted a harbinger of spring yesterday -- the Bermuda longtail.

Mrs. Rosemary Talbot said she spotted a pair of the birds at about 8 a.m., flying just below the cliff on the south shore in Southampton.

It is about a week earlier than the first longtail is typically spotted in Bermuda, Mrs. Talbot said.

Her son, Richard, has spotted the first longtail of the year in the past.

CYCLISTS INJURED AC Cyclists injured Two motorcyclists were in a head-on collision on Friday night while travelling on South Shore Road in Smith's Parish.

The two riders, a 28-year-old St. George's man and a 17-year-old from Smith's Parish, were taken to hospital with head injuries.

They have since been released from the intensive care unit and were last night in a general ward in stable condition, a Police spokesperson said.

The accident occurred near Pampas Drive and anyone who can assist Police is asked to contact P.c. James Walters of the Traffic Division.

ASSAULT PROBE CRM A Warwick man has told Police he was assaulted and robbed of $30 last Thursday night.

The 29-year-old said he accepted a ride from a passing car and was attacked on East Broadway. He was treated at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and released. The investigation is continuing.

LOBSTERS CRM Thieves have escaped with 20 to 30 lobsters from a holding pot in Southampton.

Police spokesman Sgt. John Dale said the lobsters, which were at a dock at Black Bay, were taken on Friday night.

GAS PRICE UP EGY The Ministry of Finance has announced that Shell and Esso will increase their wholesale prices of petroleum products as follows: gasoline by nine cents a litre, diesel by six cents a litre and kerosene by nine cents a litre.