TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 March 1919, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

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CANTERBURY PROGRESS LEAGUE

CHRISTCHURCH, March 19

T!he Canterbury Progress League formed twelve months ago, for the purpose of providing an organisation that will combine all the forces in this portion of the Dominion in support of a permanent vigorous effort to develop the resources of the province and to advance the economic and social prosperity of its people held its first Council meeting to-day when there was a very large and representative attendance of delegates. Resolutions were passed impressing on the Government the urgent necessity °f providing immediately adequate facilities a/t Lake Coleridge to cope with the increasing demand for electricity, and urging the Government to establish immediately a State Farm or state farms in Canterbury .

KILLED BY A MOTOR CAR. WELLINGTON, March 19. At the inquest on Robert Hayward Fisher, who died of injuries caused by being knocked down by a motor car on Monday, the Coroner said the evidence showed the necessity for the drivers of most cars taking the utmost care when passing tramenrs. Drivers must have tlieir cars under such control that they could pull them up whenever any element of danger presented itself. Tn the circumstances he proposed to bring in an open verdict that deceased died from injuries through being knocked down by a motor car.

LICENSING POLL RESULT. WHAT WILL BE ANNOUNCED? WELLINGTON, March 19. Tho Acting Prime Minister made a further statement to-day regarding tho announcement of the results of the licensing poll. He saul the Croun Law officers bad reconsidered tho provision of the Act relative to country votes, and they are now advised that the number of votes recorded at each polling booth might bo publicly announced on the night of the poll. Sir Jas. Allen added that this did not necessarily mean that the result of the poll would he known oil the night of voting. The votes recorded at the booths could he announced, hut there would be otlioi votes recorded by the members of the Expeditionary Force to he received lut-

PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD. WELLINGTON. Alarcli 11L 'H,c Roard of Health resumed its sitting to-day and discussed the most leooii t statistics regarding inllueuza in tlie Dominion. r |l,o figures placed before tire Board by the Minister showed that during last week there were several severe and virulent cases. Other matters discussed included the .Co'nstitiiti’ou ol the Board, its pro_ cedure, the organisation of the Public Health Department and venereal diseases in the Dominion. Air E. J. Drake, Chief Clerk of the Health Department was appointed Secretary to the Board. Tf was resolved that the Board should meet monthly, the next meeting to be held to-wards the end of April.

The Board resolved that the Public Health Department and the Internal Affairs Department should he requested to report on their relations with the local bodies of the Dominion in connection with matters of public health and that opinions should he obtained on the same subject from the Town Clerks of the chief centres. After the dose of the first meeting of the Board, the Minister of Public Health said the meeting, had proved most useful and informative. It was clear from the tone of the meeting that the members of the Board regarded their responsibilities most seriously, and were determined that they would exercise the powers given them in a mostthorough manner. He assured the members of the Board that although, under the Statute their powers were advisory only as yet their opinions would bo regarded with the greatest respect and, where these opinions were in conflict with the views of flic Public Health Department, as might prove at times to be the case the questiou at. issue would he submitted to Cabias the final authority for consideration.

ONUS ON HOSPITAL BOAIIDS. WELLINGTON, March 19

The onus of organising the public in the ease of a recrudescence of influenza having been placed on the Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards instead of upon the City Boards and Borough Councils, a general meeting was held to-day to co-ordinate the voluntary outside forces with the local Hospital Board. The Chairman of the Board explained the new responsibility thrust upon die Board, -and expressed a wish that uroup commanders would transfer their allegiance from the Town Hall to the Hospital Board. It was, lie said, tile experience of most other countries, that the epidemic recurred and it behoved them to he as ready as possible for a recurrence if it came. At the conclusion of the meeting, | the Group Commanders pledged themselves to support the Hospital Board in every way in case of another outbreak of influenza.