DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1923, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

(Tty TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] PIUCK OK BUKF TN OTAOO. JH'NKDLV July 25. lit coinei-ation with several but'liorand farmers lit the Burnside sales to(I;iv. n reporter wns informed tltnt thero does not appear to lie much likelihood of a red net ion in the price of lied for some time to (nine. One tnrmer said that there was an ample supply throughout the country, hut many graziers and farmers were holding back supplies in anticipation of advanced pH-.es being realised at the i uristeh'jrt.h sales. There was no likelihood of a shortage of beef before

1 1 hood ol a shortage of beef before ln't’ new season’s grass came in, despite the pessimistic talk. Regarding an alleged shortage, the present position disclosed several factors which must he considered when summing tip the fat cattle market in the meantime. Australia was drawing on the North Island to the extent of many hundred lioad of prime animals, and Canterbury was also looking to the North Island for consignments. The question was, would these consignments come forward? Canterbury butchers had tried me south for supplies of fat cattle, and had found that vendors were asking for Higher values for their hig herds now on turnips than they were prepared to give. The local demand at the present moment, no doubt, was brisk, but wluu her one could solely anticipate very much higher rates was another matter. At the present time any beef coming from the North Island lor eonsumption in Dunedin was piloted at 27 s (Id per IOOIb. from the place of export, which meant that the cost was fully ;J7s (id per 100H>. delivered here. DF.BT TO (! Kit MAN FIRM. AUCKLAND. July NT. The unusual circumstance of a bankrupt ivitli only one creditor, and that .. Canaan linn, was disclosed to-day at a creditors’ meeting. The debtor. George A. (Teeth, indcntnr. attended with bis solicitor. The Dublin I rustee. as Controller of the Clearing House, tinder the \ ersailles Treaty, was represented by counsel. Debtor’s liability to a Dresden firm is £(>7s. The original debt was £490, the balance being made up of interest. The assets, including furniture valued at £1 25. were stated at £145. Itoiikrupt said that prior to the war he was in business as a sew ini* machine importer, hut tin.* business collapsed owing to hostilities. W hen a demand lor payment with interest for the whole duration of the war was made, he offered os in the pound. pa\ablo at the rate of £1 a week. The offer was rejected by the Public r ! rustee. wbo demanded £1 a week ad inliniium. lie did not feel justified lor },j.. family's sake* in romplyin'r will* this demand.. Counsel for the Public 1 russtorm!, in reply questions, that ihc dehier’s oiler could not have been s.ibndfied to the creditor. The Xe\v Zealand (Jovenunent had made ii>olf liable for this and other Merman d> >!-

■ ]i the oiler had been accepted, ihe money would have joun If. the New /eahmd (Inx’erninent, and any net -s----sarv arranfiomenls would ha\e I ceu made Inter. In the absence uf :t Moved creflitor. no resolution wits passed.

IMIKCKNT POSTCARD*. AVKfdJNGTOX. July 2 1. A geiillemnn of high commereinl standing in Wellington Inis received ;i letter through the post from Germnny. Tile letter here :i stump for Jl’O murks, mid the contents were two smull reprints of photographs, and the sender offered to “send me good stamps or unstamped stamps of the value ot the blank and I will send yen twenty-four splendid work of art cards in sepia-photobromsilvc-r after original photographs.” The prints are of the type calculated to appeal to people ol a sensuous character, and the gentleman who received these specimens stated that tins was about the fourth Utter of the kind ho had received in the last mouth. One gontb-w!'!! who caw the nri’-t-. . tlst, !«f> USIOniS l> v ?‘ •'; , V ..lift barred F.ttie Rout’s book. “Safe .Marriage,” from being placed on sale in the Dominion, but- unscrupulous docker- in Go nil any npnomvd to have iouud a way of defeating the vigilance id the aul.l'.orilies. ami in addiloin were making a department of l.lu- Government the means of distribution. The matter is receiving the attention of rlie police authorities. 'mu CO A L SI I ORTA GU. DUNKpiN. July ‘JO. Although there is slid sullici.-nt coal ill Dunedin for household and other purpose- a poiicv of -li'ict economy D hoiomiiig lie o-wv, and the suppliers • .iPsecji;.o'lily are supplying customer-wi.-h just sufficient t-» Invp them going. Supplies from the -uuthern lignite mine- |m\'e fallen pit considerably. inibieny.a among the mim-is being largely i esponsilJe for the diminished output. Idle Christchurch coal mercii.ints are also operating in Otago and Smnhlmnl.

RAILWAY ACCIIfKXT. ( iii:jstc ii r: i:( n . July 20. A middle-aged Chinaman, named Winn Lee. a laundry proprietor. who was seeing !', ic-nds off t the stitbn tonight. .-tapped Horn tlx- steamer train a. it was drawing out . and lull, and be fi lied beneath the train. Ono Id-, loir lon. further injury being p relented by tin* prompt stoppage of the tl.d’.i. Mrs. ( raw-haw ami Crooko. v. 1.0 wore 011 lire station, attended to the sufferer, who was then conveyed to the hospital, where it was found liecos-ari to amputate the limh. DLXKDIX EXHIIiITrOX. DI’XEDI.X. July 2d. In connection with the projmsed exhibition at Dunedin, liie subscription list has been a tispiciou-ly opened, and the total amount received to date in sums of £ICO and over totals C 22.350. Several donations of sums ranging from 21000 to £2OOO are included. TLMBF.H ROY ALTIES COMMISSION. WFI.LINCTON, July 20. The Timber Royalties Commission, of which .Mr J. Straueiian was the commissioner. heard to-day argument with regard to the loyalties to be paid to local bodies on the timber taken from the areas within their boundaries. It was submitted, on behalf of tlie department, that the local bodies had never been entitled to receive any ol the revenues from timber cutting rights granld over areas of the States tmesis, nor when timber was sold by auction from Crown lands. From ordinary Crown lands they were only entitled to receive half of the forest revenue when the timber was disposed ot under the system of payment of royalty on the output of sawn timber from a, mill. ! The local bodies claimed, however. | that the proclamation ol Crown lands j by the State a> provisional State forests had deprived them of revenues which, they say. would have come to them through snwmilling lights which will not be granted over these lands. They quoted provisions of the Land Act. 1908. which stated that they were entitled to one-half of the revenue from royalties of the timber industry in their , districts for the purpose of construct- j ing and maintaining toads.