TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 January 1917, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

JPEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT], Educational Institute. Wellington, Jau 5 At the Educational Institute the election of officers resulted : President, | Mr L. F. do Berry ; vice-president, Mr, A. N. Burns; secretary, Mr H. A. Parkinson ; treasurer, Mr E. U. Jnrt; non-official members of executive, Mr R. L, M’lllroy (North Island), Mies M’Kenzie (South Island). After some discussion a resolution was adopted recording the Institute’s g approval of the action of the Cauter- ® bury Board in refusing to lodge appeals on behalf of teachers drawn in tbe ballot for military servioe.

Butter Payments. Wellington, Jan 5 The Hoq W. D. S. MacDonald stated to-day regarding tbe butter*, position that the licensing authority, Mr Triggs, now is in a position to make an interim payment of twopence per p’onnd by way of compensation to these factories supplying butter to the local market. Factories doing tbeir owu patting and distributing are placed on tbe same footing as those supplying batter through a middle- MM man.

Found Unconscious. Acckland, Jan 5 * Miss Cole, who was found unconscious yesterday, was identified to-day by her aunt as a daughter Mrs Jeffercote, who lives in Lytton Road, Gisborne.

Inquest in Christchurch. Chiutchurch, Jan 6 At the inquest oa iha body of Benson Blackbarae, who was killed by a fall from an electric wire, at Feudaltoo, the evidence showed that de- m ceased was not wearing a body belt ® at the time of the accident although he was working among live wires. The coroner said that it was a case of familiarity breeds oontempt. Tho engineer to the Waimairi County Council said he had given instructions that body belts should be worn. He bad employed men from the city who had refused to wear the belt, which they had termed “childish.” He explained that the _ when working on city wires Bat on sack laid ev°r thsm. The coroner (Mr H, W. Bishop) remarked that he had heard that, but he would not like to sic oa a live wire , oovered only by a sack. The engineer in charge was taking great risk in employing men without saeing that the necessary precautions were ob- .. served. He further said that all possible precautions should be taken where human life was at stake, but if men refused to oheytbem" it was hardly possible to force precautions upon them. Ha would record a verdict that deceased met bia death from fracture of the skull caused by a fall from a wire. He did not consider that any blame was attachable to anyone. .