LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1922, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Diners Oujiijuny concluded their soil son :i[ the I’ri'nci'ss Theatre last evening whan Llu-re was a good t'ttoindarica. The programme of tli(‘ previous evening was i-fpoatocl and was received throughout with the same a pp'ri’cia tion a,s till* previous one. The Company left for the north this morning. Tin Public Works .Statement contains the following reference to the new Parliament Build inns:—A large amount of work was carried out in this hnildi.no during the year, and was finally coinplekd in time for the opening of Parliament. The most importsuit portion was the working; and setting of the ornamental marble, for tininterior finish of flu- main lobbies, together with tin marble tiling and the general finishing work. A particular feature of the finishing work was the Cabinet room. This has been panelled in Canadian walnut and birdscyc marble, tht- timber being supplied by the | Canadian Government 'as a gift to the j Xow Zealand (iovcirnment, the work-’ ing up and finishing being carried out ; in the Department’s local workshops, i Monday last- was the Gist miniver- ; snrv o' the founding of the Bank of Xow /(inland, business having com- ; inomied on October ;lGth.. 1861, at j Auckland. That city continued to he ! the headquarters of the hank until about a- f|uarter of a. century ago, when the boat! office was removed to Wellington. The hank was incorporat- : ed bv a.n Act of Parliament with a. ; capital of £500.001). The hoard of. directors at the time comprised: .Mr James Williamson (president). Dr (afterwards Sir) Jnlm Bogan Campbell, Lhe Mon Thomas Henderson. Messrs Janies O’Neill. Thoimis Bus- ! sell, C. J. 'fitylor. and Mr 0. B. Own, Mr Alexander Kennedy was general manager and inspector, and the auditors were Messrs ,Samuel Browning and Onpt W. O. Daldy. Mr W. 11. I'ieltl (Otaki) gave noties to ask the Minister lor Finance whether he is aware, that the imposition of land taxation on growing Max. which, on account of its scattered nature and inaeessihility, is, in the condition c:f the market as existing for some years past, utterly unsaleable. is forcing farmers to dustrov this valuable commercial plant, and so gradually accelerating -the extinction of the industry: and whether, bearin-, in mind the fact that this industry is exclusively a New Zealand one, and absorbs more labour proportionately to the value of the manufactured product than any other, flaxgrowers should not he encouraged to preserve the plant rather than lie forced by unfair taxation to destroy it.