AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1921, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN.

.U.BII.ALIAN AMI N.B. CA I*l.B ASSOCIATION HAIiUIT AMENDMENT. WEEUNCTON- October

'Tins \\ sis tile quietest day in Parliament sinee the opening of the session. Tin- Hu-ilhit Nuisance Amenilmeiit Hill was th« chid business of the evenin';, Legislation passed two 01 three vein's ago gave very • v.« •■ ■! i powers to the HnM.il Inspectors, .mil practically nuule tin' word "f ms[.eetoi ii mi I in proceedings against for failure to destroy rnhhit'. »• ment tv ns told at the time that thes" powers were necessary to secure t r Affective operation of the Act, ml since then then- has been mn-h ,mt-c-v in southern dislries where fanners have been lined heavily without hem/ permitted to call evidence in reply to the statement of an in-I'eetor. am. the Amending Hill proposes to icstore t| K eld . ollditiolls so 'hit peiseill ' accused of breaches of tie' IH'hhit Art ill ban- full field t" defend themselves. Smile meml-eis io-m- n”t spry that a weakening of 1 1"’ A-* " able, hut the weight of opinion wiwith tin- Minister ami the Hi!! reeeived it second readmit.

T!v I - al Ho'li'-s l oans Hill mis pv '. a tliinl tilin' and passed.

MOTOR ArrMWVT. tk A\v.\Mrrr. on. -M. A motor cm wn- destroyed hy lire h,st iiioln, nectjjMints l::ivin*j mirescape. Tho OlVller. M.r I’otor vi. !.. wit- ilriviii;' lour other \\’ln-n : \t tlit* ton ol a '-loop I'i 11, ■lijrli; hnl.'d mill tlm <1- i'ff v.ns unlocate his position on tin* mml. ■|'! ir r ar rioss.nl tlm etnhnnkmenl. I'.llino :*0 feet. Tim occupants worn nil pinned Imuearh tlm rnr. which then hurst into (Inmi's. The .Inver, hnw- ,, vo|< |ii>t extricated 11 iin sol f, nml I Ill'll hr .Ir;ireed the i'onr others out to snlVtv.~ A doctor ..as then summoned, hut the injuries proved in no instance 1„. serious. The ear was completely dost, eyed. This is the second car Inn lit here within :t win'll.

(II Alio It *'!•' Tl I I'll'"''INVKRfAROI 1 1.. Oet -I\t ,|,r M artistrnte’s Court to-thiy. Willin in .MeKever was chained with then I Tolu a person of IT. in nionev am sold »tl I ell. Ac, used ..as eo, nil, died for trial.

A IU'IiCI.AHY. wki.mnctox, (><t, 22. case of housebreaking and robbery involving about £IW>. !s roportod from Knmri. The robbery occurred on M* dnesday afternoon while nil th.v oorn,mi,its of the bouse wore out. All the doors and. windows were looked but the thief entered thiough a sale window and made a. complete tour ot the house. The goods stolen comprise jewellery and a small sum ol money.

If,\(JIXII COMMISSION'S ItKDOItT. WBU.LNGTON. Oot. -»1. A peculiar position litis arisen in recant to the Racing Commission's ,eOn the one hand the U districts which failed to convince the ('onimisMioners that they should retain their permits are protesting strongly against the justice of the report, and on the other side. most, of the larger clubs and districts have been recommended f„r now permits are just as persistent, in their support of tho finding of I'm Commission. Then there is the great third party who are against any increase in the number of permits. Their battle cry is “more working days ami less racing days.” It seems as if the House will refuse t„ adopt the report, in which -asetl.e position would he that the condition* would revert to those existing betoro the Commission was sot up.

A NOT 111'dt PROTEST. DI'XKI'I X. Oct.. 2t. The Dunedin Council of Christian Churches has telegraphed to the Drone Minister renewing its protest against, any norease being allowed in the number of tote and expressing its earnest hope that the members of the j fouse will respect, similar protests ready hv all parts of the !'mminion. WEST PORT It ETItENOHMENT. WESTPORT, Oct. ‘2l. The 'West port Stockton Coal Company carried out wholesale dismissals to-day at. their mine. The Company has put. off one hundred and fifty single men. They are keeping on the married men onlv. The Company has been employing altogether 27(1 men. so that the mine’s complement now will he only 125 men.

R E’l R ENCHM ENT CRY. IXYERCAROiriJ., Oft 21. The Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ Fnion to-day considered the economic situation and the result of the recent deputation of producers to the Premier. Several speakers dcclaied that the situation had not been over-stated by the deputation, and a resolution supporting the Dominion Executive and deputation's presentation of the ease was carried.

Mr E. Howma.il. a- member-, of the deputation, explained that Mr W. D. Hunt's statement had been considered hv the Producers’ Committee and approved. As they were evpressing their views Mr AY. .1. Poison had read to tin- Premier figures compiled from a digest of statistics showing that the (iovernmciit had a substantial deficit to date. Mr Massey took the paper from Mr l’olsoli, saying that- he would not permit the li-nires to he puhlisliod until eorreeted. They had not been published yet. A resolution was carried assuring the Premier of the support, of the farming community if ho attacked the problem courageously.