TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 October 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS

l „V TI-.I.KOUAI'II -.'l'll I’HKSS ASSOCIATION Tin;FT ('llAKDll'. AUCKLAND, Detoher o William Lankshear Waters. aged dh mid 111'l'hi'il Cummings aged 11. tally ilm-Ks. pleaded mil pi,illy ami were commit ted lor trial on charges of theft of poods of a total value of nearly ■ >o<) from wharf sheds. Win. Compton, who on Monday pleaded guilty to the limit of Dm poods, cave evidence that all three were concerned. lie said they divided the spoil. Cases ami hales were loaded oil his van with other poods. Waters, lie said, took a storekeeper for a walk while the poods were loaded and was lalkinp in a ehrckilip clerk, while tlm .mods passed. If \TKS (IN SCHOOLS. WKl.Id NOTON. OetolKO- d.

A protest apainst ally attmulH to impose rates on deiiominat iomd schools was made by a deputation represent nip the Homan Catholic. I *isvliyterian and Anpliean cliui'chcs which waited on the conference of the Municipal Arsorinlion of Now Zealand to-day. Dr Dibit. I l '''- tliri- Colonel and Mr .1. .1. McDrath were tlm speakers.

Tim President „(f the Conference, Air Wripht M . I*.. said (hat the delemites had every sympathy with the (hutches in their work, hut he desired to point oitfi that local bodies Imd found that there hid heen a pradual encroachment on Dm revenue that should he derived from ralec There was no desire on the part of any incat holly to do any injury to any private school. The filll fel'ellee. how,v;inld .rive tlm matter ever'- ioii-

I ,I AfI Ulet(her. christ-hureh, II nveil that the Kitting Act he nnf’udto provide that properties exempt,.,l from rating should lie exempted f n ,in Mm peneral rale only, and should pav all othe rates, tlm propon’d nmemlment not to apply to properties used exclusively for religions worship. Mr Ji'let.elmr said 1m thmipht that church hostels and boarding-houses in colineetioii with donomiditiomil institutes should pay their fair share towards lighting and water rates. The taxation of school remit was c.Ttried on llio voices,