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Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1922, Page 2

When babv snuffles or sneezes, sprinkle pijlo"' <> r nightaawn With ‘'■NAZOL.’’ Jnstantlv Tf:!?Y?5 HoplbnE

North Island mails and passengers , connected with the West Coast express , at Christchurch this morning. | In connection with the Grand Nation- j al week at Christchurch, the Railway Department announce holiday excursion tickets. To-night! To-night 1 Don’t forget to-night’s the night! A big dance in the Kupreme Hall. Good music. Good iloor. Admission Is.—Advt. All members of the United Football Club are requested to meet at Mclntosh’s Club Rooms at 7.30 sharp this Saturday evening. , Copies of the reciprdcal tariff be- . tween Australia and New Zealand may ; lie seen at the office of the Collector I of Gusto us, or at the office of this paper.

Mr F. T. gnndford, formerly in the Land and Survey Offiec at Hokitika, who has been appointed Immigration Officer in the New Zealand High Commissioner's Office will leave for London next week. The Legislative Council has appointed Hons. J. Grimmond and 11. L. Michel ns members of the Labour Bills Committee, and Hons Mclntyre and Michel ns members of the Goldfields and Mines Committee

To-night at tlie Town Hal! at B.SO o'clock, there will lie the usual fort- j nightly community sing. The occasion will he turned lo the advantage of the Progress League which is in need of funds to carry on its propaganda work to aid the advancement of the dis- ' trict. Those who enjoy the pleasures' < f a good hearty sing will he ahlo to gratify their tastes, as Mr Aldridge is sure to he a pleasing leader in the items which arc so popular with the public. Mr Lawn will he at the piano. The Town Hall should he crowded for the occasion, and the collection for the j object in view should he a record.

In the course of a denial that he had uttered any threat against pensions, Mr Massey stated that the reason why lie referred to the heavy expense of the scheme was because the Treasury had sent him a memo, reminding him that in view of the enormous outlay on pensions it might lie necessary to institute in future a contributory system. The Prime Minister declared that lie had not the slightest intention of interfering with present pensions, hut if they dealt with the scheme in future they could provide for a contributory basis.

The natives interested in Greymout-.i town leases are to assemble at Kaiapoi nex' week in regard to proposed legi.slatii n to give the lessees an improved title. Mr .1. A. Murdoch has been retained to represent the Arahura natives, and will leave on Tuesday to attend the Kaiapoi meeting on Thursday Certain proposals were made on behalf of the lessees, hut it is understood the natives are not favorable to the basis suggested, and will formulate Fresa proposals based on a new valuation to he mad" a ltd brought up lit ditto iti respect to both improved and unimproved values. The Native l’rnst-v will preside at the meeting in question which promises to lie a very important one.

••('.'ltainly not,” was the reply of the .Minister of Railways when he wasasked by Mr Holland it' when the stocks of imported coal are exhausted the (iovernment will enter into on agreement to take New Zealand coal ,-'n the same lines as the agreement

v.itli the wheat growers. It was explained by tin l member for Boiler that \l'.stralian capital was likely to be investi'd in the old W.-'llsrnd mine which

would be reopened, but the .Mayor of i-i nnnerton had asked if ibis developii''lit would he encouraged by the Had-

way Department guaranteeing to take a porti u of the output. The Hon 1) li. Outline declined to commit the Department to ally agreement to take lYnllseud coal, but undertook that the u iuc would he treated fairly by ti e Department in distributing orders.

Replying t > a question in the House o! Hcproselttatives the Hull K. I*' Dee .•Allied there were two motives under■.iiii to imposition ol the prelereuv-’ '"tv of id p.T lb on sugar. The lirst •.as to fall into line with other parts of the Umpire in pursuance ot the policy of Km pin* self-sufficiency lood supplv; the second was to protect, ii lucd’lm, the (tovernmeiit forward arliingemclits to maintain a regular supply of sugar for the Dominion. The prices quoted for .lava sugar are lor a sc, •11 quantity of a quality inferior to 11.-, Colonial i.t sugar. This class of stiear (.lava) has proved to he unsuitable for certain classes of manufaeturi ig. D is merely rt mill white and has not licit subjected to an intensive refining process. The Government doeno; propose ih the meantime to iem„vc the duty. The removal of the dutv would not provide for a reduction of CIO a ton, hut only €4 Ids Id- . Merchants ate free to import sugar, without restrictions.

T.lnyd’s have just opened an advance range c‘ Spring millinery, also a line of frocks in jersey silk, foulard nml spongen cloth. This lovely range of goods has been specially selected from Wellington and Auckland warehouses, so customers can he sure of getting absolutely the latest and best. Watch our window display.—Advt.