DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1923, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TEI.EGRArH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] SUGAR PRICE RISEN. WELLINGTON, April 4.

The merchants have advised that an increase of a farthing per pound in the price of sugar has been made as front yesterday, making the maximum retail price Id per lb.

CONDITIONS OF THE BLIND. WELLINGTON, April 1. Cabinet lias appointed Air ,T. Caughlov (Director of Education). Mr C'lutha Mackenzie, Mr J. W. Tibbs (ex-head-master of Auckland Grammar School), and Boht. Nolan (of Auckland) as a committee to inquire, inter'alia, into the present conditions oi’ rite blind men in New Zealand, and tiic means available for their education and industrial or professional training, and to make recommendation*, ’the committee will commence work at Auckland on April llith, and will take the evidence of all persons interested. They have powers to call for all papers and report.

LAKE COLERIDGE ROWER. CHRISTCHURCH, April 5,

The sixth generating unit at Lake Coleridge hydro-electiicily station will be run on load, for the first time today. This is the final generating unit of the station a-, originally designed and will develop nominally 3,000 k.v. bringing I lie total capacity of the station up to 12.000 li.w. It is proposed to duplicate the present generating capacity of the station, making a total output at 21.000 k.w. This is held up awaiting the decision of the Christchurch City Council in connection with the proposal to develop liydro-eleetri-cit,\ from the river Wniniaknriri. ARTHUR’S PASS TUNNEL. CHRISTCHURCH, April f. Tlie first electric locomotive* which have been built at Hie Addington Workshops for n.-e on I lie Arthur's i’ass-Ot ira section of the Midland Railway, will l.e hauled to Arthur's Pass in a few days’ time. They are

now ready to be used, and niter being hauled by steam locomotives to Arthur's Pass, they will be able to run throw h the tunnel to Otira by electric power. It is probable that a fair amounted good- iraflic will be taken through the tunnel by the locomotives before !-he opening of the tunnel for passenger t' ll flic.

G A RAGE BURNT. WELLINGTON, April 5 At Auckland a tire at 1 n.m. totally destroyed a garage in Dominion Road, also a motor car owned by Hater. The ear was insured for C t<U» and valued al L'7oo. INSPECTOR’ OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS. WELLINGTON. April 5. Kdwnnl .} Hines I’jiit, M.A., H.Se..

luss l»ceii appointed to the position of Chief liKpeeLnr of Secondary Schools, vice J. PrunmiMid AI.A. who was recently appointed headmaster of .Auckland Bovs (iruintnar School. Mr Parr

was early in his career, engaged a* assistant master at Wlson College, To Ante College, and at Napier Boys who >l. lit \\a i; siil::.«c<|Honi ly employed a? Pl;i;;n I’"v- fliuli .Sulimml as science

master (rent IPOA to IMS. lie war then iippointed to the position of In.'[lis tor of secondary schools under Air T. I!. Civsswoll AT..'... now I loadmastei of W, ■llinpton flollepe. P.n'TKi: AX!) CHEESE. !)!;<)!> IN I {()AI Id MAI! K FT. WKI.I.IXi ,"!OX. April o. Advio: s recoivcrl by Wripht Stephenson and Co. this nroniinp trnm l.oudou Mat;- t lie htrtler market ileelitted a furtliei' Cs per cwt. vcst-ordnv. The marl.et eloseil at 47s'-.. weak. Increased supplies topeiher won the early sprinp in th . .Xorthern Hemisphere produciiu: (ountrics are responsili!.. tor the depression of the market. Lor the .same reasons ( lie"se Iras fallen to Lids per cwt.. several X'-w Zealand M' timers are arriving durinp tin n \l I'i.ii tniplit,