TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1918, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[PEiI PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT. I WAIROA HARBOR WORKS. WAIROA. Auk. 2i>. Following » visit by Mr. Furkort, Government inspector, tlie llniboiir Board unanimously decided that a Bill he immediately promoted to eon struct a harbour at Waikokopu, and railway for the combined districts. This means the abandonment of the works at Wairoa harbour that have cost nearly Cloo,ooo. A public meeting will be held to discuss the position. A SCHOONERS VOYAGE. WELLINGTON. Aiiip.st V 5. Arrived, Bertie Elinor, schooner ; I 2,15. p.m., from Sen Francisco. Tb.> rudder carried away on duly 25th. She finished the voyage with a jury rudder.

MEAT COMMANDEER SCHEME. WF.LIXGTOX, August 20. Referring to the oxten Jon of ti c meat commandeer scheme, the Kon. Air Guthrie said that the matter had been laid before the Imperial aulhoiities at Home, by the lion. Air Massey and the question was now under their eoiisicl.er.it ion, with the indication of a favourable reception.

WELLINGTON. Aug. 2S. The Minister it Charge of Imperil! Supplies (the TTmi. ’!>. IT. Guthrie) has eomnumiented to the Imperial authorities, through Mr. Massey, the r - quest of the meat producers of tb s country for an extension of the purchase of frozen nt -.it beyond the present agreed period, which ends tlir -e iiionths after lim wn*'. T ' « -iieiv p:> jiosal is that tin* purelmse ball c: ntine. until Juno .'loth. following tin* cessation of 1 1 ost• i in s. Mr. Guthrie said to-day that the ; xtoiision of ibe meat requisition was not vet definitely s.d led. but everything pointed to acceptance by the Imperial authorities of the offer made on behalf of tlr* New Zealand producers.

F.XEM IdTION OF TEACHERS. INVERCARGILL, August 20. Before the Military Service Board, today the Southland Education Board appealed for six teachers, adducing strong evidence that no further depletion in the ranks of Second Division teachers should be made. Th ; . position had become acute, and there was serious injury to the cause of education in the

larger schools and probable closing of some of the smaller schools was inevitable if the drain of certificated and experienced teachers continued in the granting of conditional exemption. Mr Foreman said that the matter of appealing should not be left to the Education Boards, the Government should be approached with a view to arriving at a definite policy as in the case of miners and fanners.

WELLfXGTON. Aug. 23. In die Magistrate’s Court to-day, Harry Lake, a dairyman, eliarged with selling milk to wliieli water had been added, was fined £SO. The Magistrate, Mr. F. V. Frazer, at first imposed a sentence of fourteen days’ imprisonment, hut on account of representations made regarding the health, of defendant’s wife,., struck out the order for imprisonment, -Mrs C. Solomon for selling watered milk was fined £'2o. Dennis Sullivan, for selling adulterated milk, was lined £2. Tn this case the defendant received milk from a farmer which had been skimmed and retailed it without testing it.