TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1922, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[by TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION] HAVING PHEASANTS. DARGAVIIiLE, June 8. At tho Magistrate’s Court this morning, a Maori named Walker was fined £lO for having a brace of pheasants in his possession without a license. The defence was that he shot the pheasants on his own property.

SHEEP DOG TRIALS. WHANGAREI, Juno 8. Tn the North Island Sheep dog trials the whole of yesterday and part of this morning was occupied in the short lead and yarding championships. There were twenty-one competitors, only six of which completed the run in i.lio allotted time. Result—.T. Paddisons (Wanganui) Toss 52 points; H. Buckley’s (Pukeroa) Hemp, 51 points 2; H. Milner • (Tangiteroria) Ekye 50 points 3. Tho weather continues fine and conditions excellent for the remaining 'trials.

EXPORT OF N.Z. MEAT. WEI,LEW;TOY. .Time 7. Interviewed by a “New Zealand Times” representative regarding the announcement that, wheat exported from the Dominion and now loading for export will ‘"aggregate practically half a million bushels, a prominent Well iilgt oil corn merchant stated that the Government could only he exporting this wheat at a loss. None hut the very best milling wheat was accepted by the Government for export, said the informant. The minimum price guaranteed the Now Zealand farmers for this.wheat was 5s fid a bushel, and from, what he knew of the present rate for freights, landing charges, and insurance he would, say that in order to place this wheat on the English market, for example, the Government- could hardly get more for it than 3s a bushel f.o.b. Lyttelton. Timarti, or any other New Zealand port. He could not speak of the conditions in the Far Fast, hut if they wore similar to those in the Old Country, this meant a loss to the Government of approximately 2s fid a bushel, or on half a million bushels, a total loss of some £62.000. Meantime no official information is available as to the price at which the Government is ex]K>rting the wheat.

SMUGGLTNG LETTERS. DUNEDIN, June G. New Zealand postmasters arc freely exercising their right to open parcels and unfold newspapers in search of enclosed letters. The higher postal rates now in force constitute a temptation to evade the regulations by his form of smuggling. Now and again tho officials have opened and examined parcels and newspapers whenever suspicion was aroused. Of late these examinations have been more frequent, and not without cause if it is true that in a certain Otago town 240 inserted letters were brought, to light -hr one haul.

BUTTER. AND CHEESE EXPORT. WELLINGTON. June 7. During Mav the Department’ of Agriculture graded for export 58.925 cu t. of butter, as compared with 15.662 cwt in Wav, 1921, an increase of 276,' ( per cent. It also graded 03.098 cwt. of cheese, as compared with 37,306 cwt. a n year ago, an increase of 69 per cent. For the ten months ended May, butter graded for export totalled 975,335 cwt. an increase of 43 per cent, oti the previous season and cheese 1,255,773 cwt an increase of 14] per cent.

TOTALTSATOR INVESTMENTS, j AUCKLAND, .June 7. ! Totalisator investments during the 1021-22 season in Auckland and sub-nrhs-totalled £2.059.307, compared with £2,288,682 10s last year, and £I.BO-1-798 in the previous year. IT A AYER A’S FINANCES. TLAWEItA, .Tunc 6.

The Borough Council required £O2OO to pay an antecedent liability, and decided to raise the money locally. The whole sum was raised in a week, only £6OO coming from outside the borough. There wore sixteen subscribers, and the interest is at six per cent. ;

MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS NAPIER, June 8. ’ Thomas Henry Redshaw was retried on the charge of misappropriation of funds of the Forresters’ Lodge, of which he was secretary, and was found not guilty. j RAILWAY OFFICERS. ! WELLINGTON’, June 8. Tlie annual conference of the Railway Officers’ Institute opened to-day, Mr Guthrie was unalde to he present owing to illues. Mr McVilly, general manager of Railways was present. Mr J. R. Robertson piesided. The report and balance sheet showed that the membership was approximately 2.100. . Tlio finances for 4110 year ended April show an excess of expenditure over income of £65, reducing accumulated fund balance to £2701. The net cost of the “Advocate” was £619 16s 2d Action was taken regarding the fedne- 1 tion in salaries Tlio working of the fortnightly personal interviews with the General Manager to hear complaints and grievances was satisfactory. Mr M. J. Fordo (Wellington) introduced the following remit:—“That the

conference consider the proposed further cuts in salaries by the Government, and bring down recommendations to the branches, so that the most effective combined action that is possible may be resorted to in order that the present standard of life allow railway officers may not only be maintained, hut that i't be considerably advanced.” After a lengthy discussion, the remit was referred to a committee, with instructions to bring down concrete proposals for further consideration of ’tlio conference.

Air M. C. Carroll (Auckland) moved that ft permanent Conciliation Council he formed, on the same lines as the council that was formed after Elio 1920 strike and that it ho empowered to adjudicate on matters similar to those dealt with by the after-strike tribunal.” Air 11. B. Taylor (South Auckland) seconded tlio remit, which was discussed at considerable length, and was still before the conference when it adjourned.