Local and General

Chronicle (Levin), 24 March 1949, Page 4

Local and General

Maori Representation The prediction that v/ithin ten years special Maori representation in Parliament wonld be abolished at the request of the Maori people iwas made by Sir Apirana Ngata, speaking at a farewell to Sir Peter and Lady Buck. Sir Apirana also referred to special land laws for , 1 Maoris. He said that only by nsing his lands could the Maori hcld them. Gift To House Of Commons ' Fiji is to present to the United! Kingdom Government a silver ink I stand for the new House of Co:n- ! 1 mons. Fifty ounces of silver mined in the colony will be shipped to London, by the Sydhey agents of the Emperor Gold Mining Company, Lt'd., and the ink stand wi'.l be designed and made in England. The ink stand will be used by the 'Secretary of State for the Coionies in his roorn in the New House. "Nothing To Fight About" "I don't know what we're all .arguing about, anyway," said Mr. Justice Tyndall in the Court of Arbitration after he had questioned Professor A. H. Tocker aboiit evidence given on the distribution of the national income. "If a dominant institution called Parliament doesn't think we've done the right thing," His Honour sai'd, "it can j alter the take-home money tomorrow by a change in taxation." i Bent Pins And Shanghais i Two youths used shanghais to fire bent pins at the legs of giris in a marching team during a recent demonstration in New Plyir.outhJ According to a 'r^port from the St. : John Ambulance Brigade the, injuries were superficial, but St.; John members had to assist two] girls to remove pins. The youths j were seen by a number of specta-j tors, but escaped before the po'ice could be summoned. ] Facing Reality "That the National Party shnT cease to point ahead to a golden future and, inspired by Winst.n Churchill, face reality, promisingi the voters bloo'd, sweat and tear.O; was ^he text of a remit brought forwa'rd by Professor F. P. Wi'.srui,j at last night's meeting of the Levin i branch of the National Party. It] was accepted unreservedly by the; meeting and will go forward to the forthcoming annual meeting of the

electorate. ' Care Of The Aged ' "It is definite that somelhing will have to be done on a national ba~is for the care and houing of aged and infirm people," said Mr. J. Grierson, chairman of the Auckland Hospital Board, at a meeting. He was referring to a remit that will go* forward from Ihe Wanganui board to the hosoitals conference *in Wellington in May. It suggests that the Government be asked for a directive on its po'icy in the1 matter.

Flight For Whooping Cough A four-year-old child who has been suffering from whooping cough for several weeks experienced consi'derabie relief in her condition after a flight in a Gisborne Aero Club Tiger Moth to an altitude of 16,000 feet. Tne child and her mother made the trip, on which the plane was piloted by Mr. G. C. Spencer. The girl 'slept rnost of the time_and later was reported to be eating and sleeping better than for sorne tinie. Dead Ma'n Voted! "There was a man in this district

who died and was cremated seven yeafs ago, yet he had the audacity to cast a vote at the last general election." This statement was made at last night's annual meeting of the Levin branch of the National Party by the electorate organiser, Mr. W. Day. He v/as emphasising the importance of the "pnrging" of the roll^ a project which all branches of the party have been carrying qjit for some time past.