DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1923, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by tel eg KArn —per puess association.]

TROPHIES OF THE CHASE. DUNEDIN, July 18

Callers to-day at the Dunedin office of the Tourist Department were mlicit interested in three exceptionally good deer beads—one a sixteen-pointer, one a thirteen and the other a twelve. They are the property of Mr Andrew Seoulnr, of Ornakau, who has lent them to the Tourist Department to go with the collection that is being made up for the New Zealand section of the British Empire Exhibition in London. Mr Seoulnr, in Ids letter, states that these heads are from liis own shooting, and the best lie has got in twelve years’ stalking.

Mr J. F. Hobie-on, the local agent of the Department, collected all the New Zealand sporting trophies for the Panama Exhibition, and is now in sit tided by his head office to get into touch with Otago stalkers, with the (>NG A 11UE COMMISSION. TAF.MARr.NCI. duly ID. Aletlihers of the Commission appointed to inquire into the Ongarue railway disaster visited the scene this morning. I)r. Henderson, assistant director of the geological branch, made a geological examination of the ground. DANGEROUS MAX ESCAPES. A ICELAND, July 10. William Anderson. 30, committed to the .Mental Hospital on January sth. 1021, after the murder of a mail named Elfer, escaped at 2.30 t-his morning and is slill at large. THE AIAN 11 EC A PTE BED. AUCKLAND, duly 19 The e.-capod inmate of the Alental Hospital was recaptured in the city this afternoon, wearing a new suit, and he had money and tobacco. He made no resistance. AN Al t K I.ANT) PROJECT. AUCKLAND, duly IS Tile Board of Education has decided to approach other Education Boards W> agree lo ask the Government to raise C 1,000,000 for education purposes. The secretary, Mr E. C. Purdio, stated that since IPU) the average a! tendance in the Auckland district had increased from -10,000 to -111,000. Mr McPlmil complained that a local member of Parliament bad more inlluenee with the Department than the combined weight of the Education Board. The chairman, Mr Battles, said that the Department as a whole treated the Auckland Board well, and the Minis ter ol Kdmalion. the Hon U. d. Pair, bail been good lo them.

LATE SIM W. PHASER. WFI.I.INCTOX. duly is. The funeral of the I Urn Sir William Fraser look piace at Karon Cemetery to-day. The body had lain overnight in one ol the Legislative Council's committee looms. It was borne to the hearse by four Parliamentary messengers. The first part of the service was in St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral. Bishop T. H. Sprott reading the lesson. The large congregation included Captain A. 11. AY. Curtis, representing the Govemnt General. the Prime Minister (Mr Massey), members of the Cabinet and of both Houses of Parliament.. former Parliamentarians, the Chief Justice (Sir Bohert Stout), • lodges, and many Government officials. The chief mourner was Sir William’s only daughter.

The Prime .Minister has received a telegram from the Prince of Wales expressing sympathy with i lie relatives of the late Sir William Kraser. Sir William was Minister in charge of I he arrangements on the occasion of the vi-it of the Prince of Wales, who, oil the eve of his departure from New Zealand, created him K.C.V.O.

HERD TESTIN'f: QI'ESiTOX

PALMERSTON X.. July ID. A conference of representative* of dairy factories in .Manawatii and the surrounding districts, held under the auspices of the Wellington Provincial Hraitch of the Dairy Farmers' Puioti was opened here to-day for the purpose of discussing herd testing ami the hacon industry. Mr Small (president of the Wellington "Provincial Branch of the I'nioti) presided. Delegates were present from various branches of the union. At the recent Dominion Conference. a resolution was carried that the question of herd-testing be referred to the dairy factories. Addressing the delegates Air Small said the average production of the New Zealand cow was almost equalled by the goat in Australia, the latter producing IliOlb. of butter-fat. If the Govcrn-lr-cnt loaned n sum of between £3009 and £IOOO for the next two or three years, it would enable the dairy farmers to obtain the services of a good hull, and this, combined with the benefit of some form of systematic herd testing would do a great deal lo improve the lit rds. Referring to the bacon industry, Mr Small said that if the question was gtappletl with on a co-operative basis, in four or five years the export ol pork and bacon would he wortlt lour to live millions per annum.

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WELLINGTON. July 19,

At the agricultural conference, a remit was carried thai representations lie made that the (lovernment appoint qualified veterinary surgeons to the large dairying districts, the cost to be met by a grant, subsidised by the local factories Dr C. .). Peakes, Director of Agriculture, remarked that veterinary surgeons were not protected in the Dominion. like lawyers, doctors, and even plumbers .who had to qualify before being allowed to practise. Any man could call himself a veterinary surgeon, collect fees, and attend cattle, although not competent. That deterred many good men from coming to the Dominion. owing to unfair and unreasonable conditions. Only an Act of Parliament could alter the position. It was decided to request that legislation ho passed to dehorn cattle, except p-tirehreds, before they are two vcsirs old.

Reference was made to the amount of bruising in beet, causing loss, through not dehorning. Dr Realtes said the freezing works showed ample evidence of that. The need for more forestry work wademonstrated in a resolution carried: ••That local bodies throughout, the Dominion take tip a vigorous policy, and approach' tile Government for grants of land, free of cost and- taxation for fnrestrv.” This was proposed by Mr Absoloin. He sat'd “If you are not geino to take up the forestry question, you will leave a very heavy burden tot those who c-ome along in 2d years time.” , The conference has concludeil. las next conference is to be held in Wellington. A change was desired to Christchurch, but insufficient make was given. ______