TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS

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CENSUS OF 1)W Kl. 1.1 NOS. WELLINGTON. Soptoni'ior Details of the housing of tin’ pooplo, • BP( .itrcd at the last census show that i X> «- Zealand's available dwellings iliI ore i sod by L’l .-bid during tin 1 live-year i ~,.,'i0d. but that the shortage in Ito.tses j was not by any moans overtaken, as Lite tenements. Hats and ether huild- ! j„e. including those under ereetton. j would provide one house for fmvor than ! every six of the increased population, j When the particulars arc worked out j j„ treater detail, it will probably he i found that overcrowding in the citie!;s extensive. One encouraging Icature i l ln \ V e'’er is that the number of dxxvl- ! li„es’ in course of ereetiou was eoaI siderablv in excess of the total ascer- ! tcine.l 'in I!H<> The following is a | comparison of the figures: - 1 inhabited dwellings ... 2i:hOW j Uninhabited houses ... 10.0-10 lf>-- • • Flats nnd tenements ... 8.043 i Houses in course of Cit'd 2.0 Hi , erection u ~ : The term “uninhabited house is ! used to cover a house nntonanled at 'the census date: a ■•week-end house' 1 such as a seaside cottage, tenant"..! ; though not actually in occupation on ’ the census night : or a hou-r which is tenanted hut of which the re-'d nt' ‘are temporarily absent at the eensiidate

NOT A T>YIXG HACK. M A Oil I rOlH'bs\T'.'iN. "WELLINGTON. Si-pt -tther .1 'flic prclimiiiarv ligiin's relating to the .Maori population as ascertained at tlm recent census give encouraging indications that the race is nourishing. Hie numbers having increased by -‘ib since the Ittlli census. The totals at.ns follows : North Island. Mnh’k - 6072 Fen,alias 2:t,?0l South [sland. Males >-O!)0 Females ‘-*SS There are I',Oil half-castes licit'" as Maoris, vim are included in 'l'"*' l ' tiioires. The increase shown is in .ne contrast with I lie proub" y of ; In- lap .! edge I'Ynton. a close 01-. server of | ||e r ice, XX tin he||"Ved tin t it could ( oust a lit ly decline until it disap| eared, llis <-:ileiiliit inns were made in lS.'ai. when til" Mauri population I,, tailed dC.OIP. In 11"- census results m many years it appeared as if the pre.ueli.ni- xxerr being v.-rilied t hough mil i. .j ii id; ly as predicted. However ■lining the last txvelx'V years special att, ul ion lias been paid to I'lie health of

jile race, particularly tlm care ni the -.■oiiU'i. and the sanitary mllditinli ol the dwellings. The practical resells are being shown in a steady im-reasi in n inn I ><-■ s. Tlm ratio of progress during the last decade suggests that -it Inn another ten years, the Maori linpul: - li>m will regain the numbers shown in in.lt;, when its extiiieUon was prn- ! hesied.

An increase i- also show 11 111 population of tin- (’mik and other annex, i Paeilii Islands. Tile ~elisl|s of i: showed that the population totalled I -).7<17. but the last enuiiiei'al ion gi\'es a total ul ld.'Jli'.i. iiielmling ddti Fill one.nis. compared with 117 at l lie pi " , i. 111 - eellsll*. wool, STATISTICS. WELLINGTON. Sept. 1. The Minister ~f Agrieillture (lien. W. No-w lit 1 liy 1 lias been furiiisled by tin- Wool Comniiitee with the fnllow■11: ilil’iillnal mu re hit in- 10 the disposal nt 1 lie lll'JII-21 New Zealand wool ‘lip: Bales. local sales Shipped by wi.olbroker. and hanks 011 owners' aeeoiinl to August Alm ISC.fWI 'l'otal disposed to above dale ill. i2l Estimated (piantity still held in Dominion by brokers. hanks and growers lßini.i Estimated total clip .i2d..i2l' Shipments, slipi- wool. IH2H-2I season 01. 1 I’D E-tiluated (|Uiiiit it ies hold ... 15. 210 I'.stinnited Dominion output .. 70,0011 |ui | erial : hiveniinent "s rnrryover ol New Zealand wool in New Zealand MI.HId In I'uiti-il Kingdom . tt.’J.’sO. THE BCTTEI! MARKET. M'Ei.I.I NGTt >X. Sept. 1. ('ahlegranis eenlinue 10 slew a sagging hotter market in London. It docs Hot. however, follow that the new make of New Zealand butter, which will arrive in l.ombin in November. iIJ tvali-e in mure llian elirrenl lat-es. The new butler will arrive at lb" beginning and all through the northern winter. I'p nil April, sales are (0111.,1- inly c,| ecied 1" realise the eqiii'.al.u.t ul 2- in gs |d ] it pound f.0.1l . in bulk. Tiie Government butler ne ferrod to in the cable message is old I, niter, wliieh lias been lung ill sliire It is understood that all oilers for tin- purchase of new liiiller for ship-ne-nl nverseas have How ceased, mid i bus practically all the exportable .Hillin' will go llnllle oil eollsiglinn-llt. The Vancouver market will also be kept in

The local wholesale price for butter to-dav is 2s t |d per pound, in puts and delivered. Retail business is being •done ln-day at 2s to 2 A gd in Wellington. MAIN TRUNK TRAIN WELLINGTON September 1. I t luetion iii the \iu l;land-Wel-liiigldii express train service is not lausing great illennxenieliee. The Ugdday e\pn*ss wbicb left AA'elliugtoii today for Auckland was a normal train, and nine seats were vacant in the Ii class compartments and 70 in Die see-iind-elass. It had been expected tlie the train would be a heavy one. as there was no express to take the ferrv passengers last night, but a jipa rent ty sonic would-be passengers also thought that Ihe train would be crowded and postponed their travelling.