DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1923, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

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YALE TELESCOPE

AUCKLAND, Sept. 27

Negotiations are practically completed for the establishment at Auckland of a big Yale telescope and observatory equipment. Yesterday an eight inch testing telescope was landed for the final experiments which are expected to occupy a few months. Negotiations have been in progress for some time between Auckland City and the authorities of Yale, and have now reached a stage warranting a definite' announcement. El) CCATION S U BSIDIKS. WELLINGTON. Sept. 20. A burning subject with Education Boards ha s been the reduction of the Government- subsidy payable upon voluntary contributions from twenty shillings to ten shillings in the pound. The Hon. C. J. Parr, Minister of Education, told a conference of chairmen and secretaries of Education Boards to-day that subject to certain limitations ho was agreeable to restore the £ for £ subsidy. The reduction lias been made on the recommendations of the Economies Commission and the result was that £2250 in subsidies had .been withheld. Times had improved, and he was going to give them back that sum lie had also decided to recommend that committees should receive £ for £ on voluntary contributions made prior t-o tne making of the regulations.

SETTLERS AND NEW STATIONS

AUCKLAND, Sept. 20. Replying to a deputation to the Hon. J. (>. Coates and AL - E. W. MeVilly, General Manager of Railways, which asked for a station between Tananini and Atanurewn, Air MeVilly said that the policy of the Department in future would be that where new stations were asked lor at a short distance from the existing station, the Department, having regard to the expenditure involved and the increased value of land opened for settlement, would insist oil a cash contribution towards the cost of the station and a free gift cd land to provide station facilities.

Alt' Coates said that the position was exactlv as Air AfcAMHv had stated.

The deputation said that they wore prepared to make a. cash payment and to find the land. Air MeVilly said that the request would lie considered by the Department and the deputation would he inlormed of its requirements in the matter of a cash payment.

lAJPROVING SHEEP STANDARDS

AUCKLAND, Sept. 20. Fortv-eight prize ewes and rams, imported' with the object of improving the breed in New Zealand, arrived by the Zealnndic from Liverpool to-dny and will be landed at AVelliiigtou ami Lyttelton and quarantined for sixty days. Thirty are Southdown shearing rams for Aiessrs Slack, of Otaki, one ram and live ewes are for Air .1. Donald. of Wanganui, eight ol the remainder are Southdown ewes for Air B. H. Slack, and tyro Border Leicesters are lor Lincoln College, C hristehiiroh. BA IMUAI INSTITUTE. WELLINGTON, Sept. 28. The Hospital Board discussed the question of raising funds for the Radium Institute at a cost of £20,000. The chairman pronounced against a control institute on the grounds of inefficiency and waste. The Board’s opinion generally was favourable to the proposal. It was pointed out the public would only lie required to find eight or nine thousand, the Government subsidy providing the rest. Iho mnttei was roferrof to a committee for consideration in detail.

FRFfT SUPPLY. DUNEDIN. Sept. 27

At tlie annual meeting of the Cooperative Fruitgrowers of Dingo at flyde this morning. Air Hennett stnl,.,l’ilio supply iii' 1 1 ■;:it would he greater ill;, M the (leinaiiil. Ho advocated a monster petition to the Government, for protoc■lion from dumping. STATIC AIIX 1C It S’ sri’TOKT. W1'.1.1.f NGTON. Sept. ‘Ji. From telegrams received in AAehingtnn to-day, it appears that a message from Grevnioiilli last night m relerence Lc the meeting ol the State Aimers I'uion regarding fmant-ial support to the lockod-ont men's dependants does m,L accuratelv represent t!.c resolution that was really carried. , A motion was first proposed that the miners employed in the State Alines pay a ten per cent, levy tor the pur--1 This motion was rejected, m lavom of an amendment that no h>'\ " struck hut that any monies subscribed 1, 0 voluntarily contrilmted. wluo.i motion was carried by 60 votes to Hi.