TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1920, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.i STRATFORD BY-ELECTION. STRATFORD, April 8. The by-election for the Stratford seat has now been commenced in and both candidates, Mr J. B. Hine, ex-Minister, and Mr Masters the unseated candidate, are putting every ounce of weight into the contest.

In discussing, the public works policy of the Government, Mr Hine said that tlio Cabinet before the last election , decided to proceed with a forward movement in regard to the public works of the country, and was going to carry out that policy. Ali the remissness of the past years was to be made up. He urged the adoption of the contract system in regard to public w'orks instead of the present policy. He also advocated that a system of canteens—dry canteens —should follow the public works in order that the men on the works should not bo at' the mercy of tlio storekeepers, who would charge whatever prices they liked.

MINING RETURNS. REEFTON, April 9. The crushing returns for March for the Consolidated Group are as follows : Progress: Crushed 1270 tons, value £1352, working expenses £1734, capital £23, development £126. Blackwater: Crushed 2550 tons, value £4309 working, expenses £3539, capital £l2, shaft £466, development £340. Blackwater Mine, No 6 Level, South: 277 feet reef exposed, averaging 291 dwts. No 7 Level South : 396 feet reef, exposed averaging 32 inches, assaying 12Jdwts. No 8 Level South, 59 feet reef exposed, averaging 8 inches, nscaying 5) dwts., shaft sunk 12 feet during month ,depth below No. 9 Level, 175 ft. cutting plat. No 10 Level.

GREYMOUTH APPRECIATION. GREYMOUTH, This Day, Greymouth Borough Council placed on record tlio service of the Empire and Dominion qf Sjf James M'hn during his 28 years of membership in the House and more particularly his groat noble "work as Minister of Defence durin the s Great War, and congratulate.l him on his appointment as High Commissioner, wishing him and Lady Allen health and success while in the Mother land.

BOWLING FINAL. PALMERSTON .This Day. Ip the final of the Manawatu Centres Bowling Tournament, Newton, (Prince, Manning, Ferguson and Wylie,) 20 defeated St John’s (Smart, Raw. lingjs, Harluiess and Scrivener) 16. It was a splendidly contested game. The scores were even at the ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth heads. Scrivener led by one on the seventeenth head and Wylie was two up on the twentieth In the last head Wylie lqy two and just missed a firm dr.iyw and drive-