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Hokitika Guardian, 20 March 1923, Page 2

North Island mails and passengers by the ferry steamer connected with the West Const express at Christchurch this morning. The recent rain caused a slip on the hillside at Cobden, by which an outbuilding on the property of Mr Clark was overturned. The All Red mare Kuin lias been sold to a West Coast sport, and will race in her new owner’s colours at the forthcoming meetings.

A Wellington wire yesterday stated . “Pakapoo is a festering sore m the community,” said Magistrate Hunt in the Court when fining Low Kuril £loo for unlawfully selling tickets in a lottery. The maximum penalty i-. .€2OO.

Through the violin he was carrying on his handle-bars swinging into the spokes of his front wheel, Robert Groom a bov, was last night knocked unconscious when he fell from his bicycle in Tainui Street, Greymoiith. No serious injury was done him, however, and he was able to proceed to ids home after being attended to, in a nearby shop.

The “Maoriland Worker” reports that a new branch of the New Zealand Labour Party lias been formed at Island Bay, with a membership of 28, and good promise of more to follow. Mr H. Ilearle was elected chairman, Air H. T. Tidinan. secretary, and Mr A. A. Smith vice-chairman. The branch decided to apply for affitiaion with the Wellington L.R.C., and Mr G. T. Savage was elected as its delegate.

The Mayor of Christchurch (Dr Thacker) is anxious that Onawe Island in Akaron harbour, should be made a national reserve for afforestation purposes and to serve as a sanctuary for birds. At the present time part of the island is privately owned and part is reserve. Dr Thacker is communicating with the Government on the subject, and is suggesting that, it necessary, other reserve lands, less suitable for'afforestation, should be given in exchange for Onawe island.

In this issue Mr J. D. McKay of Evans Creek, offers for sale his valuable freehol dfarni property of 249 acres. The area lias n quantity «'f standing totara timber, and also a six roomed bouse, milking shod and yards, separator room, implement and trap s hed. A farm of splendid land. it would make an ideal dairy farm. Full particulars can bo obtained on the farm from J. T). McKay.

A general protest against the Government’s intention to protect stoats, weasels, and hawks, on account of the rabbit nuisance, is being made by acclimatisation societies throughout New Zealand. Letters of protest were received by the Auckland Acclimatisation Society last week from sinular bodies at Dunedin, (’hrisichurch, Vy snn. Fielding and Opoliki. The Di-rector-General of Agriculture notified the Auckland Society that careful consideration was being given to the protests.

What is the position if a teacher finds that a child’s teeth require attention asked a member of the Terrace End School Committee (Wellington). “Can we have them attended to without the consent of the parents?” The chairman replied that the teacher had power to have effected any attention of a minor nature without first consulting parents, and added: “Of course, dental treatment will he up-to-date when the clinic is established, as expert treatment. will be given.” The question was -ked for the benefit of parents who were unaware of the liberty possessed hv teachers in this respect.

V proposal favouring the holding of , carnival on a comprehensive scale m Hamilton was adopted by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. An ambitious scheme providing for howling, tennis, coquet and band tournaments, rowing competition, musical festivals, tradesmen’s displays, canoe races, Maori dances and fireworks, was outlined by Mr Milos Scliolfield, who suggested th.it the carnival bo hold on one day next summer. He said it would take a s ear to organise such an event. It was - solved to convene a public meeting consider bolding a carnival next summer. with a view to instituting an animal or triennial event.

j n the past the executive of t-lu* North Island Bandmasters' Association lias in the main expressed itself in favour of amalgamation with the South Island Association, hut at a general meeting of delegates at Wanganui recently they had apparently performed a volte face, for when the delegates evidenced their approval of such a step being taken the executive voted against

it.. The delegates, however were m sufficiently strong force to carry a resolution in favour of the idea, and it is expected that steps will he taken shortlv to bring it to fruition.

An Ordor-in-Coiiwil making regulations for licensing seal-fisheries at Camphell Island was gazetted last week. The Order provides that from October Ist., in any year till May hist, in the following year shall be a close season for seals; and that no female seals whatever, and no bull seals under the age of one year, shall be taken by the holder of a lionise. The number of hull seals that may he taken bv any licensee is limited to 10D- the skins taken are all to he delivered at a New Zealand port preserilied by the Minister for Marine, and are to be held by the Collector of Customs at the port until disposed ol by the licensee, who is to pay a royalty of £1 per skin. A fidelity bond of CSOO is required from each licensee.