TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS

[by telkoiuph—rmi muss association] CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. j WELLINGTON, Doc-. '>• ' Some points concerning Christmas Day this year were el wired lip !US «• result <rf questions* put to the Primo - Minister. In reply to Mr Hudson, Mr Mossey said that recognition of Christmas Day on Sunday and the granting of a holiday in compensation on the follow ing Tuesday would require lrgislation. Tt is understood that this will roach the House through the medium of a clause in the “Washing-up” Rill. Mr Holland subsequently asked what would Ire the position upon the licensinjx laws. ;is in his district* racing would be held on Boxing Day and Tuesday. ]Yfr Massey replied that ordinary hocusing conditions would operate on Monday, thus showing there would he no restriction on liquor 1 tooths provided, of course, tho House passes legislatiim amending tho Act of 101 ft. OUTPUT OF BUTTED.

SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE TN AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, Doc. 3. A record output of butter from Auckland province for the expired portion of the season has been established. This is due to the fact that many farmers have increased their herds, while others who formerly engaged in sheep-farm-ing have entered the dairying industry, owing to the favourable prices realised for hatter in comparison with those for wool and meat. The favourable Reason experienced so far has resulted in mi abundance of feed being available for tho herds, consequently an increased milk supplv has boon experienced. It is anticipated that the total output of butter for the year will exceed all expectations, and that another record will lie. established. The quantity of Putter received into the Farmers’ Freezing Company’s grading stores last month totalled 100.002 boxes this being ;1 record. In the previous November 110.SOO boxes were stored, the quantity received during tho month just ended being an increase of 13,700 boxes. To date 081,161 boxes of butter have been taken into the company’s grading stores this year, ooinparcd with 280,10 ft for the' corresponding period last, year, a,n increase of 100,701 boxes. This is also a record for the province. Cheese production up to the present, is considerably less than it was a year arm. This is in a measure due to the I ; 7et that a number of factories which formerly made cheese have gone in for the manufacture of butter. It is exported. however, that as the season advanet's the cheese returns will increase. During 'November 10.010 crates .of cheese were received at the grading .tores as against 27.702 crates in November of last year. The total number ~f crates handled so far this season is SO. Pill, this being 20.117 less than worstored in the same periods last year.

During last month .221.87") boxes of Potter and 300,000 , rates of cheese were hipped to (treat Britain fiVim Aurkhmd The Wnimaiui. look 08.00(1 boxes ,'f Putter and 12.000 crates of cheese, the Barauga .10,00(1 boxes of butter ~ml 12,000 crates of cheese and the Mahia 106,000 boxes of butter end (1600 crates <>f cheese. . Tn addition the Milkura took away 876 boxes ot butter for the Islands. The Port. Victor is expected to load 80,000 boxes of Putter early next week for Britain. amT this will practically clear the grading stores of flutter. There is only a small quantity of cheese at present in store, being the accumulation since last Friday.

VZ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. WKHI.INOTON, Dee 5

A nn.ngcments for the Australasian Amateur Athletic Championship Meeting. to lie held at Adelaide on December IMst and danunry 2nd wore discusses! at :i nicotine of the Council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association to-night. Nominations for the New Zealand team will be considered alter the Christchurch meeting. The opinion was expressed that if, will not Is- possible to send more than three uompclitors. as Davidson and Wilson are not available. Messrs A. T. Davies and ,T. C. Pnssaek were appointed selectors of the team. .Mr S. Cox. (Christchurch) was selected ns manager, and Mr E. S. Marks (Sydney) will represent New Zealand on the Hoard of Control. Tire itinerary of the tour of the Sooth African nthlelie team was adopted as previously announced, with tinaddition of Palmerston North, TjVbrnniv 22nd. The team, is ex pooled {o arrive in Wellington about January [fltb.

THE RCTTFR MARKET. WELLINGTON, December 5. In spite of the fall in the price of Danish butter, exporters do not take a despondent view of the market for New Zealand butter. Tlu- fall is expected to have some elTi-et on the output. but it is believed it will not be alarming because Danish lias been abnormally high in price.

IMMIGRANTS PROM CANADA. A I'CK LAND. IX-c. b. Enquiry into the prospects offered by New Zealand to ex-Serviec i.itcn now in C niiada, who wish to settle on the hind, is being mode by Captain C. G. I'. Wheeler, Royal Irish Rifles, president of tile Imperial Veterans’ Association of Canada. Captain Wheeler states that alter the war a large number of English, Seottislt, and Irish soldiers emigrated to Canada, bat many of these are dissatisfied wiili the conditions in the latter country and arc very eager to come to New Zealand, lie lias the names of over 101! soldiers who wish to settle here, and is making; t.liquifies on behalf of a large body of men similarly desirous of leaving Canada. When these men decided to leave (treat Itritain and Ireland for Canada; he said, they bad no idea whatever of the conditions there, or of the terrible climate, and now they find that they cannot stand it. Many of them have capital, and would be able to set out upon enterprises of their own. Captain Wheeler will proceed to Wellington this week to interview the Prime Minister upon the matter.

MEAT l-'OR MOM If. GISBORNE, Dec. o The Poverty Hay Meat Company decided on Satin day to send meat to Manchester direct. To-tlav a meeting ol bankers and mercantile firms decided that they could not at the present juncture recommend their clients to support the scheme. A cablegram from London was read , at the meeting, stating that large,;! quantities of meat that remained at I Manchester and other ports having proved to be unsaleable and after having been stored for months, had been | brought to Loudon to be sold.