DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELKGKAPU —I*Jill riIKSS ASSOCIATION.J COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. TIMA If U, June 20. At the Magistrate's Court. James Patrick Murray, an employee of the Post Office, was committed for trial on a charge that-ho fraudulently failed to account for CO2 Ids, alleged to have bet-ii received by him at 1-aiDie on or about March 15th.. 1923. EDUCATION BOA. EDS. WELLINGTON. June 29. The proposed change in the present - method of apportioning seats, on Education Boards, vhioh according to the Education Department, has been lon lid inequitable, was discussed by the AAollington Education Boat'd to-day. A letter ft out the Department stated that the .Minister was considering the question of amending the Act in several directions, but la-lore pro. ceding furihei- "idled each Hoard to consider the pmpo-als so tar as tbe\' atfeeteil its district, and the M:ni*te: v. t uhl consider any figgc-Oens l’ci cived v. it!i111 a month from date. 1 he general effects of the proposals "amid 111- id reduce the number of members in inesi of the districts!: to give rural districts better representation, and to apportion the representation more equitably. After the Board had ascertained 11 nm D'e Department tli.il it was Imped the matter would la- pushed through this session, a i!is- u-sioii on the proposal took place, during which members expressed dfap; ro-.al of the suggested change. POSTMASTER ARRESTED. Hamilton. June 20. Joseph Harrison Love, iernn-rly po-l----niasti-r at Tokaanu. was charged at ih,. lYli.-c Uoint with forget.v by making a false document, a post nflioo savings 1-auk withdrawal slip lor three hundred pounds, purportmg to he signed by Kuna Banks and further stealing throe bundled pounds. lie "as lemandeil till July 2. The polhe sa| d that there was another charge i ending involving Die lu*s 't £-'-' in cash. WHALES IN PI ('TON 11 AH HOF it. BLENHEIM, June 29. Two wlm lus eaten -d Picton Harbour during Ihe night, heading towards Puton. An ex-it ii'-g i-ba-e eiisin-d. ending in both being hilled by a Pcrnm. whaling party. EAII.ING TO A. i '(''Ol "NT. DANNF.YIPKE. Juno 21. Tieuiu-s Henry dunes. ;,n nei-ouuiimt of Da n ni",' ii ke. and Seerelaiy ol me Ai-eadia pii lure Company, "ho volun(aiily surrendered to the police at Taka pan yesterday, appeared before I he Court to-day and was charged viDi failing to account for the sum ol £3l 9* to the Picture Company, lie v, a* remanded til! t o-mori ow. Ihe 10l i e said i be at :m.-il admit to:! ! hat the dola lira ions were lelweoti £199 and The actual amount wdl la- unIniow n mi! d an audit is l'-'ken. FI ODD RESULTS. BLENT! FI M. June 21. A meeting of Marlborough Chamber inf Commerce la-t evening reported Dial tPen- wa* much inLuuderstan<l ing all over Dm Dominion a ■ to t in- c-ff - vt mi It',, prodm-tiveui-s of the province ol the recent ffood. Al'o-r some lUk'-u-- | siun Die follow ing re* In! ion was earned : “That til .* ( lie in I - v strongly depreeate* the a him eu leoorls ei mi hi ted tl-raueUnit New Zealand regarding the ~ p,in AlaD borough ami "idle* t■ 1 point en: that only a eommi ra i iveiv M , i:l ]| a.rc I. wa* alfi.-ted and lb.it tb'i di-trieis so affei-te.i are already showim: ’

v:■;i<lcrl ul rc-up rsiai- power-.. ||..nil ha - had lit ll- or mi < dim 1 on farming and ngrictiUuiv imln-incs the provin c. and <’■'■'cv-t L-r a > limited area an.i'.iid Spring Cn-el; it D m-w difficult a, ivaii-c licit there has a Hood. THE NI-:\V .MINISTER. HAMILTON, dune 21. In eoniii",t ion wilii lh" apii-iinlm'.-id or All- Bollard as A! in i-t-w. Mr -L A. Young, member lor llumibon, said Inwished to tender his sincere cougrat u|a t ions lo Air Bollard, and la-pcd lie would lie-he ;i silccvs, of the port I olios When a.-k.'d a qiie-t ion. Air A omig said !,,. mid no remarks to make <-n the w j s ,|nin of I la- choi'-c. Ibal we- <uI Irciv th-- businm-s of the Brittle Ai u.i--t,-!-. He v. i-licd to espress great appreciation and thanks to tic- p-c-- o! New /,-alacd for the macccr wherein l t.,,y had g'-ic-musly advanced id' claims to eon-id -rat me J'-U’ bis aopnintmciit to office. COAI RENLATiO.N CARET HECI.'H ». • ALCKI.AND. .Lice 2L The (’mnjicn.-alion Court gave its oei j-ioii in a claim bv the I’ublic iii-ilca as Executor and Trustee of the eli.U- ,■ r the hit' Edwin I’errelt aganmt 1,-c I i iknrac-'i Goa! Gov., which arose ll,rough the taking bv proclanm.aon ol -s- a-r-.-s of the estate lor mine develnp-m<-nl'.’ Tlu- Court awarded BI.RM net With 7 pci- cent, interest from October IP--I a nil c.mis. The original claim was £s,:h;l A (TRIORS POSITION. ACTION OF r.NDERAYi; ITI-.HS. WAITARA. dune 21. A , irciilar letter lias been received Horn the Rmlerwriters Association demanding the nlmn-1 total re-establish-ment of electric light installations in the whole borough, and this lias aroused great feeling. \ meeting held last night I o discuss the matter was largely attended and it i (-solved that the Association basked to make enquiry into the methods of inspection, ami put m a covering letter. The extraordinary po-iu m created is to be fully gone into. It was remarked during Roe difeus.-iim that there has been no destruction by lire of a dwelling house in Baton lor manv veal’s. It 1- suggested that if the underwriters are' unie.isonnhle a. mutual a : ,heme of insurance- he set up. Xi was also said that so far as the standard of installations goes, the city of Wellington is considered low. but is a-g opted without demur by the insur;ine<‘ coin panics. A rather lemarknUo part of the 1 o-sit-oii is that installations previously . ...... ! are now so absolutely eoiuloinn- ! ( ~i as i.) make big the job of replneerneut though it is authoritatively stated that the regulations have not been tightened for several yeais.

A BRRGLARY. BLENHEIM, dune 21. The premises of Finlay Bros.. Chemist were entered last night and about £:T, removed from a -mV which had a deli", live lock.