VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 January 1921, Page 4

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

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TRADE WITH HAWAII

DUNEDIN MERCHANT’S

COMMENTS

DUNEDIN, January 12

A|r Adolph Moritzson, a well-known Dunedin business man, waiting iron) Honolulu, under date, December 2nd, says: “I have beCTi fairly successful (hut only through hard fighting) in getting New Zealand produce introduced into the Hawaiian Group. The next boat from New Zealand will bring over about 750,0001 b of frozen meat, besides a quantity of your butter and miscellaneous produce. If good shipping conditions existed, a fairly large trade between the Dominion and these islands could be established. I am also called upon to act at. times as protector of the interests of New Zealand producers. The other day 1 brought to book a local firm which sold as New Zealand butter the Californian packed article and I don’t think the offence is likeiv to he repeated: T am quite satisfied that if encouragement were given by ship owners, a profitable trade in New Zealand apples could he maintained, and that markets for Central Otago apples could he found on the mainland, both in Canada and the U.S.A. Tnlwth countries there are fine openings for apple exportation in the proper season with vour best varieties.”

COAL STEAMERS FROM 1 NEWCASTLE. DUNEDIN, January 12: It is not likely that any more coil will he available for shipment from Newcastle to New Zealand this week. The steamer Shahristan, after being belayed at Newcastle for several days, sailed at. 0 n.m. to-day for Auckland There are four steamers waiting at Newcastle to load to the agency of tlm. Union Co. These a,re the Gabeta and Waipori for Wellington, and the Trevoso and Trowel lard for Lyttelton. WAIK.VTO COAL .MINES. AUCKLAND, Jan. 12. The Taupiri and Rotowaro coalmines are working steadily, hut have not since the holidays been fully manned, this being due to some of the miners having extended their holidays. The Taupiri Company, however, expects to have a full complement of men by the beginning of next week.

Since work was resumed, the miners have been drifting back to the mines, and tlie output of coal has been showing a steady daily increase. The mines are being kept fully supplied with coal trucks. Should this he maintained, coal merchants and industries dependent upon the Waikato coal-mines for supplies should be able to accumulate stocks in the near future.

NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL

WELLINGTON, Jan. 12

The selection of a site for the National War Memorial is awaiting the presence in Wellington of the full Cabinet. As soon as -Ministers can he got together the matter will be considered. It is probable that a decision will be made quickly. When the site is chosen it will lie put in hand. Designs will require to be obtained. It is praeticaly certain that they will bo invited both outside and within New Zealand. THE RACING COMMISSION. WELLINGTON, Jan. 12. It was announced to-day that the Racing Commission is to present its report at the end of January. The report is to go before Parliament.

NEW HOMESTEAD LAND SYSTEM

AUCKLAND, Jan. 12

The inauguration of land settlement under the homestead system in the far north of Auckland is an early possibility. The Minister of Lands (the lion D. 11. Guthrie) paid a visit of inspection to a block of 1400 acres between Swanson and Helensville, which has been marked down as a likely area for the purpose. As a result of the inspection the Minister is satisfied that the land is well adapted for settlement on the new system. It is practically certain that as soon as the preliminaries diavc been completed, a start will be made with this block, and the first, experiment under the new system will he inaugurated. The land lias been subdivided, but the areas into which it has licen out are not altogether suitable for the purpose. Another subdivision scheme will therefore he devised. This and other matters will have to he considered by the Minister and officials of the Lands Department, but once this business hqs been completed the present intention is to prosecute the scheme vigorously. It is also hoped that a similar scheme will be inaugurated before long in tho South Auckland district.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS. WELLINGTON, Jan 12. Mr Arthur Atkinson who lias returned from au extended visit to England. speaking of the League of Nations, said-. “One certainly beard more about it than about the Imperial question proper, though the League was no longer regarded with the same optimism which it inspired two years ago. What seems to be of great importance for us to realise on both sides of the world is that the work of the Imperial .Conference has not really been superseded by anything that has been done or pan be done at Paris or Geneva. On the contrary. a united Empire is the strongest bulwark of the League, apd must remain so. The subject of the representation of the Dominions on the Lea gue, which edited so pinch .enthusiasm at the outset, has really contributed nothing to tho solution of the Imperial problem, and may even hamper its solution. This representation may be said to crystallise disunity, and in effect it ma v do us unless \ve. are very care (id not to make for disunion b.v the airing of domestic difficulties before an alien tribunal, apd by giving thcEmpire five foreign policies instead of one.”