TELEGRAMS. VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 April 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

—— -<«►♦««— * • (PER PRESS ABBOOIATK)N.--OOPYtttoHT j DRAINAGE. IMPROVED AMERICAN METHODS. AUCKLAND, April 16. i The Hon Mr Guthrie says that Mr | Thompson, Chief Drainage Engineer, 1 has returned from the United States with information and plant that will enable the Government to carry out ' drainage schemes in different parts of the Dominion with tho expedition that was quite impossible under the c ! ‘ ' methods. A report prepared by Mr Thompson would come before Cabinet at ! tho earliest possible moment, and would ' bo made public as soon as it had been ! considered. Tho schemes proposed 1 would benefit Auckland, also other 1 parts of tho Dominion. i .... ! ! MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. | DUNEDIN, April 18 1 Cr. J. S. Douglas was elected Mayor of Dunedin unopposed. Twenty-six candidates were nominated for twelve j 1 seats on the Council, i TIMARU. April 18. F. J. Rollcston and W. Angland were nominated for tho Mayoralty, vice ! W. C. Raymond, retired, whilst 27 ; nominations were received for 12 seats ' on the Borough Council. j BUTTER PRICES. AUCKLAND, April 18. i Dairy companies have reduced the selling price of their butter by one i penny per pound, says Hon. Nosworthy Minister for Agriculture. The price to tli e consumer remained unaltered, this i being brought about by a subsidy of , twopence per lb. instead of threepence ’ as was the case from April Ist., and sixpence as had been the case from October last until the end of March. Provision would also be made later on . to assist towards storage a'nd interest _' charges upon butter which will lie held , in store for the purpose of ensuring no j shortage during the latter winter j months. When considering the price to . j ho charged for winter butter, dairy fac- | Tories first asked a mett pice oi 2/4J, i land later reduced this to 2/1, and finla Uy liav e agreed to a further reduction jto 2/04- Observations have been kept !on the amount of butter produced of j late All the evidence available goes to ; show that butter made since April Ist. land to !>c made during the remainder jof the autumn and early winter will ! Ik' sufficient to meet the requirements ! without any being available for export, ■ which is prohibited save with the prior ‘consent of th e Minister ot (ustoms. I ! ELEVEN STOWAWAYS. ’i AUCKLAND, April 18. i Elevdii stowaways arrived by the Al- : bion Star on Saturday from England. ; The men range from nineteen years to I forty and state they were driven to ■ stowaway owing to the slump at Home, j ns they were u'nabK to obtain employt merit. They hoped to get a - start in ’ ; the Dominion. On t of the men is desI ; eribed as a storeman, one as a miner, ■ and three as labourers and six as fire- | i men or seamen. ‘ A MAN KILLED. i | AUCTvI AND, April .18. : In Queen street oi> Saturday evening, i an elderly man was knocked down by | a tramear. He was admitted to Auokj land hospital with iniurios to his head, r j ,«nd a broken leg and died. His body ’ Ims not been identified. | The man has since been identified as James McKinnon aged 75 years. | -iZKKXXx. qsrmArtr* w uszjotsswwfh