TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 September 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

S ' BV TELEGRAm—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT Trotting permits. WELLINGTON. Sept. U>. e At the annual mooting of the Wei lington Trotting Club the Chairriint (Air R. A. Armstrong) said (hen ’’ never was a time in the history o sport in the Dominion when then >’ was a, greater need for sport lover: ' to get together. The forces of in t tolerance were organised and aggies sive. If those who are opposed t< sport were allowed to gain the ascendancy in Parliament, there would he lie v hope of securing facilities and pro '* vide for national expansion. So far s as trotting was concerned, its supy porters had to look to the Legislature s for justice and relief from the (lisahili- (, ties caused by the shortage of per mits for racing days. It would be necessary lor sports to stand togethei and secure the return of a Parliament that was broad minded. L INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS. WELLINGTON, Sept. 15 t In reply to a resolution by the Hospital Boards Conference asking tlial voluntary donations to Boards shook n be allowed as deductions from profits . for the purposes of income tax, b- - Massey lias replied flint lie cannot agree. The nssessihL income of th" country is 40’- millions, and special exemptions already allowed whittle it down to 281 million. To allow more ' exemptions will lead to raising the - lax. He does not think it wise to - extend the exemption practice, fur other cases such us educational, religious or patriotic movements would have to be. included, and the taxable incoinc might reach a vanishing point. s TONGARIRO PARK. (I WELLINGTON, Sept. It ,1 A deputation which waited oil the Prime Minister asked for an extension o cf tie boundaries of Tcngariro Nrtional Park and the setting up of a , board-of control to administer tlm v . whole al'oit. The deputation suggested i that if Govcninieiit was Dot prepared - to agree to the constitution of ti—board, the Park should be traiisteri-ii to tie control cf the forestry De’i partmeiit. It was stated that tic Park at present contained practical,y ijo forest. Professor Kirk said th • proposals were for addition to ,H'" Park of about K 15.750 acres. Tic suggested area should be conserved as permanent bush to be milled only tmi, dor the strictest conditions id selective [> logging, and to be parted with only hy ~ Special Act of Parliament. Mr Masscv in reply said the pr<> - posals met ‘with Id's approval. H' s thought a board of control should he set. no and hoped practical men would I ha selected with the necessary. Govorn- .. moat rapresentation. He did not 1 think there was any sense in including ; timber in the ana. as the demand for timber in the future would be so great I that no Government would be able to - resist it. lie bad. however, to con- , suit the Lands Department so that - nothing shwiild be done to deprive i of lands which might be of use for • more settlement. He bad no hesitai lion in saving, however, that the io--1 finest would he complied with. DROPPED DEAD. GORE, Sept 15. < Hugh Wallace, a veterinary surgeon - 08. a. widower, of Curt., dropped dead ' this morning in a hotel presumably - from heart failure. Deceased was well known in Oamaru district. 1 < labor candidates. 1 ; DUNEDIN. Sept hi. ! The following ale the official labour M candidates at the general election:— . ' Dunedin North. .]. W. Munro; Duiie- ‘ din West. •). Gilchrist; Dunedin South. E. .McManus; Dunedin Len- •- tral. w. Brown; Clmliners. J. Stopli--1 j ens. i, DAM.-VftE BY FIRE. • | DUNEDTN. Sept 10. I Damage totalling £9,dU!> was done ■ ! hv a lire last night to the stock ! | iouglas Bernstein and Coy. inauutac;i til ring agents. 'lke stock <on-.sted of drapery valued at £I2.(KHb ; sentence of t years. ■ ! HAMILTON. Sept B>. j William Alexander Grossnn. foiintl „uiltv on Wednesday of shooting Detective I.a tuber with intent to do j grievous bodily barm, was sentenced to seven years reformative trarimen*. . I His Honour staled be regarded tin. | shooting as the sudden ebullition <>l criminality .due to a combination f circumstances .and did not meal tin real character of the accused.