LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 20135, 27 March 1929, Page 15

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Entries for the dairy produce section in the Waikato Winter Show number 954, a record for the dominion, being 101 ahead of last year. Fire swept nearly half of the Auckland City Council’s t!00 acres of. pine plantation at Waikumete yesterday, scorching or destroying about 400,000 young trees. The outbreak occurred about 10 o’clock in the morning whore burning off had been proceeding. \S ith a brisk wind immediately behind it, the fire quickly spread. A few men working in the vicinity made a fight to check the fire, but the dry ieru and scrub and grass, which was in places several feet high round the small trees, proved an irresistible fuel. 'J ho fire burned for near!-' fho hours. Approval of the proposals in Georgs Hunter’s Gaming Amendment Bill was expressed by the Minister ol Internal Affairs (the Hon. I*. A. Do la Perrellc) yesterday (says a Press Association telograi, from Christchurch). Ho aid he could s< no reason why the newspapers should not he allowed to publish dividend': and it would be a good thing for the dominion if the law were amended to allow the telegraphing of investments to the course. Mr Do la Perrello remarked that lie was opposed to country clubs racing on metropolitan courses.