DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 April 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[ lIV TLI.KO HAITI —PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ALLEGATIONS OE WATERING. WELLINGTON, April 18 By to-night’s ferry steamer, Mr D. Collin-, captain of the Wellington cricket (.-am that visited Christchurch during last season, and Air •]. S. lliddieston. a member oi the same team, go south to attend an enquiry into tin- alleged watering of the pitch ai Lanea-ter Dark during the Wellington-! 'atiler'bury match. The enquiry is being held at the request of the Wellington Association and the New Zealand Cricket Council invited Mr ( ollins and one oilier representative of the Wellington A-soeialioti to attend. Mr Collins, u will he remembered thought the wicket had been watered, and Irom all a-.r Mints it seemed to. have been, bill the Lancaster Dark Board oi ( oiitrol came to the conclusion that the supposed watering amounted lo nothing more than a heavy dew. AUCKLAND SAVINGS BANK. AUCKLAND, April IS A in.i-i -atisfactory slate of affairs was revealed at the annual meeting of the trustee.- of the Auckland Savings Banl;. The vice-pre-i.lent .Mr Oliver Nicholson), who was in the chair, in moving the adoption ol the balancesheet, said that the financial year ending March 3lsi last was a memorable one. All previous records have been exceeded. During the period of depression. ranging (ns far as this hank is concerned.' from December, 1920, mail February, 1222, the withdrawals have exceeded til.' deposit- by all amount equal almo-t to o!to-ientli of the total deposits, Dniiim February. 1222. however, I lie Savings Bank' Act was amended, authorising trustees to pay interest on Minis up to 122aD. The efi’cet of this amendment was a large iiu l ease in deposits, amounting to 1139,310 (ex.Tu-iie ot inlere.-t allowed lo di posit"!-) at the end of the financial year. The grog- income fur the year was LT'-7.liit) 2s Id. Ol that sum. L‘ 1.31. —lit) 3s Id has been credited to depositors as interest, and charges absorbed <213,133 7s. The net profit is. therefore, L'.'W.til!i, 1C- 3d, to which has been added the amount brought forward. LT.HP 3- 7d. The net pndil is 127078 heller than last year, and the total i - also a nr.nl lor the Bank.) The total funds, now amounting to C3,7.-8,(|.;3 Ds 11.1, are equal lo approximately (2H’7 IDs per cent of I lie liability lo depositors. The result ol

il l' yuir’- I ran-actions, as disclose.! n\ tl.e 11 i.Lit and 10-s account, and the total- evid* need on the balance-sheet, constitute a le.erd in l lie liistnrv of the hank. TT:.\( I i KRS BLAMED. MAN', ROSTS REFUSED. ( HRISTT lIURCIi April 2D. Tiie immediate withdrawal of -cnohors alter !! cir having been anpeiu: >1 j to s. lie.o'-. was condemned by the i an- j terl'ury Education Board t .-day, which j I,noli steps lo ensure a stoppage of ,!;bs j practice. A letter was received IT cm I tlie Taranaki lit an I v.ith i. t'c rence to li;e matter. The Api .nut men! s Coin mitlce i-on.-urre I with the ’i .;ril Board that seme am ion should be taken. [t was therefore recommended tJi.it. utile's some satisfactory reason end.! be given for withdrawing lrum a "o i tom for u lib !i a teacher bad been re- . ■ oinm. it.led. the Board proposed •> j lake th.i- step i.i order in minimise Co j gloat inconvenience now being experienced owing to numciou- withdrawal-, j lii suoport of the argument. a! r T . j ilegbes. read a lest of men end women ’ who had sinned m the wav mentioned. | |; was decided to oil.- to the Education j Department in support ol the Board’s j d", -1 s i ll all the cases of withdrawals : j, |... uii-.i .ini-ing Da pa V 111« hll h. J ...... , I RINGING IN A TROTTER. DUNEDIN. April 2<h At dm Rnli'-e { nurl. AnTiihahl Camp- ; bell Situ and James I’roctor Nicholson j were jointly charged that, al I’G'-'j done, ,m February I, 1222. they coll- j spired to defraud tlm T:\panui ILiciu;; ; (Tn!, ly entering the t roll ing mere , Hera Derby ill the IJol’.tininn Handicap j under ibe laLc name "TTv.ylace." and , ITirtlicr. ;hal on febrnaiy L, tin y ob j tained I roil i the -ainc club C-.l by to-j pres.ml ing Dora Derby as Trayhe-. j ,1 ui llbrnsv. ( hies! church, slated j Unit prior to May, 1921, lie was the j owner of Dora Derby, lie nominated j ||:c mare for two-mile races at I- orhiiry , on .May 3 and 7. 1921. -In-1 before, die ra<e mi the la.-I day, Nicholson as!;- j ed if tlie lmrse was for side, and alter I the rats', Nidi il-on introduced another j man to witness, under the name ol | Davis. Witness now recognised the tie-j cused Sim as Davis. Sim oIK wed LBK) J down, and another LTD!I Irom the first j win, and tID from the second win. j Witness thought Nicholson had walked

away before this < ~nvorsation began. | Sim said he was going to nominal,' the lmrse for Plumpton. Witness iiceepTetl the price. A deitm.it was pa'd bv t heque. signed by Davis and Xieholsmi. The latter was not present. The receipt was signed liv Sim, as Davis. Ho said he lied ai lioauinoni. AVil-nc-s atterwanls ascertained that the horse was not nominated at Plumpton or Eorhury. * Alter this, he wrote to Davis at Beaumont, sending the registration papers. The letters were ro--4 lirucd to the Dead Letter Office. lie also wrote to Nicholson, at Brydone, asking why the mare had not hcctl j numinatod. getting a ivplv that thej inare had broken her leg and had been j dcstr.iycd. and that Davis bad gone to j Australia. W itm—s had never receive.! the balance of IT 10. lat or he saw j Nicholson about hi- letter. Nicholson j -aid that Sim had got him ball drunk, j an.l .tie.l xlie Idler. Both Were committed for trial. ARBITRATION ( OURT. AUCKLAND, A'ri 1 20. In an inteview regarding the hours fixed by it'.' Arbitration Court in H'e briokinakoi's' award. Air S. L. M right (secretary to the Employers’ A'-ocia-tinn) says the hours awarded lor tho hunters wore the same as had keen agreed to by the Unions and the cm],],>vo:- in i ther part- of (ho Dominion witboui tlm imervec.iion of ill' court, and i vidi ttcc > i the uni' n'- i wn wtt-ue--c- -bowed that tlm wot k was hv no means laborious, c-peeudly a- legat’d- the night shift, when the actual work wasn't i out muons, auteuntiug to only 13 to 29 minutes out oi every hour. An annual holiday -n full pay had a!-,, been given to the continuous J business for the tir-t time in tbe award. | CORPORATION LNSUK ANTE. DUNEDIN. Anri! 20. The two I,ranches of the City Corporation Insurance j-und ter the psa showed an ndvan e it! the t tal of aceumulatcd fund- of £3130. I'hc amount of premiums paid into'the fund tor the year was £4910. total claims paid out C 1839. while the fund earned £1371) in interest during tlie year. The fund is £IB.OOO to the good for six years working.