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| PEU PRESS ASSOCIATION.— COPYRIGHT.] HILEY RAILWAY SCHEME. WELLINGTON, October 14. A deputation from Canterbury waited on the Prime Minister to-day and urged the need for pushing on with the Hiley scheme for improving the railway facilities at Christchurch and Lyttelton. Mr Massey said that the shed at present under construction would be pushed ahead and the Hiley scheme gone on with. The scarcity of labour had been a drawback, but fortunately matters in this connection were improving, the Public Works returns showing 700 or 800 more men employed than was , the case a couple of months ago. The truck shortage ho hoped to overcome shortly as a result of orders placed in England. I BOOKIE FINED. TIMARU, October 15. j At the Ma'gistlirate’s Court, John Tachn pleaded guilty to a charge of making a hook at the recent Geraldine Races° Ho is not a regular bookmaker and acted quit© openly. This h the first prosecution under the Act of this session, which, came into force on August 28th. Mr Mosley S.M., pointer out that the penalty was a fine up U £SOO or three years. Ho fined bin £ls and £3 costs'.
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 October 1920, Page 1
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