DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 March 1923, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

IbY TEMICIiArU —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION 7 GARAGE DESTROYED. WELLINGTON, March 20. At Auckland a fire destroyed the garage of Gillert .Motors, Ltd., at y o’elm this morning. Sixty cars were hunted, fifty being privately owned, and many "ere uninsured. The value 'if the ears lost totalled about .£'89.009. The building was insured for £16,000 and the contents belonging to the Jinn were insured fur £14,527. BURGLARS AT WORK. TAU.MARUNTT, March 20. An attempt to break open a safe in Ellis and Barnard's office at Ylanutmi was made eatly on Sunday inertiiing. Burglars forced an entrance through a window and a large safe usually in the corner of the office was found in the middle of the room with both handles broken. Apparently the intruders were disturbed and did not finish their work. COURT ADJOURNS. WELLINGTON. March 27 In the Oaniaru election petition, the Court intimated that it ttoulil take time to consider the points raised by Ylr Skerrett. The Court adjourned until Wednesday. Jn the meantime the scrutiny will be proceeded with, this course having been agreed to, wiili the object of saving as much time as possible. SAMOAN FINANCE. AUCKLAND, M'arclt 26 Colonel Tate, late administrator of Samoa, is a passenger hy the Navua. He states the financial position in the mandated territory may he considered satisfactory, in spite of the fact that ! the three years since civil government was instituted has covered a period of financial stress over the world generally. The ordinary revenue and expenditure had an average of a little over £’1.30,000 per annum. This included L'lo,ooo provided by New Zealand as a subsidy during each of the past two years for development in the medical and educational services. In addition to ordinary revenue, a capital vote of LT25,000 had hoe liauthori-od to nimble various necessary public

"'•nks to lie carried out, wages and the cost, of material being high. Colonel Tate generally denied the allegations of extravagance againsl the Government.