DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 October 1923, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

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BANKR UPTC Y FIG URES

WELLINGTON, Oct. Id. I lie number of bankruptcies registered m the Dominion last month totalled GL>, as compared with 52 j n August and o< in July. The total for the nine months was 500, and compared with 527 m the corresponding term of last year, and 22;! in the same term of 1921. The monthly returns compare as under:—

It is some satisfaction that the numlier of insolvencies is less than il was last year, nevertheless the total is stilt unpleasantly large. Of the 02 bankruptcies recorded last month, farmers contributed 17, or more than 225 per cent. During the past nine months 127 larmers Itccame insolvent, as compared with 1.j2 in the corresponding nine months of last year. Other insolvencies during the nine months were: Labourers Id, motor trade 20, builders 18, commission agents 15, ami limelkceimrs 14. DAIRY CONTROL ACT. A\ ELLINGTON. October 17. Ihe poll ol the dairy factory sup- i pliers tn decide whether tlie Dairy Ex- I port ( out ml Act should bo enforced 1 closed at noon tn-dav. Approximately 1 •il, l oß ballot envelopes were received. 1 M is not expected to finish t/ie counting i ill Friday night-. A progress report- was that, out of 7799 ballot papers dealt with. 0199 were for. and idl'd against the Ad. WEATHER IN I’AVJ'ERBURV. h U CIIRI-STCHCRGM. Of. 17. A cold southerly, with rain, has been j, experienced since Monday, with snow ■ n the hack country, which will mean s j a heavy 10-s of lambs, as the lambing |] outback is now in full swing. I’

Snow also fell on the Banks I'eninsula, and in other parts of the province. The weather shows no sign of clearing. It A DIG At I XSTI'I GTE. WELLINGTON. October 17. Campaigning on bcludi of a radium Institute here is expected to be in full swing in a week. The Mayor explained it is not for the bom-til of Wellington only, but will cover tin- southern half of ihe North Island, and the Marlbmougli and Nelson districts. The amount required from the public is £10,0(10. LAND AGENT CHARGED. WELLINGTON. October 17. A young land agent. Alfred .lolm S: lam. was befoie the Cou.lt to-day (•barged with stealing rents totalling (194: from Messrs Dwan Bios. The police stated the defalcations approached £IOOO. He was remanded on bail of £.IOO

Tilk mining •ntonii.K. ciiKisTcnmcTr. Oct. ir. The "Press" says: "We understand that there has keen a new development in the coal mining trouble on the West Coast. The miners, through their organisation, and in conjunction with the T.ahoitr members of Parliament, are now asking the (•'overmnent to arrange a conference between their representatives and the representatives of the o wners. WKS'TPOHT, (let, 17. The West port Borough Council at tonight's meeting lengthily discussed the coal lock-out, all members taking the view that steps for a conference to pro mote a settle men! were most urgent on the Government’s part. It was finally resolved to request the Mayor to urge on the Minister of .Minos and Labour the need for quickly moving to bring about a conference. It transpires that the rumour of Mr. FCimhell’s arrival hero on Friday in this connection was not authentic. CHILD CHOKED. TWER CARGILL. October 17. Tho two-months-old ba by child of Mr Frank Shaml, of Itiinii, was choked to death through the teat of its feeding bottle becoming detached. The mother gave the child the bottle while she went, to perform the house-work. Returning in about 10 minutes, she found the teat bail come off the bottle into the child's mouth, asphyxiating it. RESEARCH BOARD. WKI.I.TXOTOX. October 18. The personnel of the .Maori Ethnological Research Hoard appointed under the Act passed last session is announced. The members of the Board will he —TTon. J. (!. Coates (Minister of Native Affairs). Sir Romaic. Hon. Xgata, Messrs Tan Ifenare. Em. M’s.lk. Noble .Tones (Under-Secretary of Native Affairs), Hislop (Under-Secretary of International Affairs), Elsdon, Rest, Archdeacon Herbert Williams, Dr. Buck. H, li. Skinner (Otago University). The first meeting of lhe Board will he held at Wellington at the end of the month. A MEETING TIE ED. WELLINGTON. October 18. It is understood that at the request of Balderstono (Secretary of the West Coast Miners Council) a mooting of sec. 1 rotaries of a number of local unions was held here yesterday, when the position of the miners on the West Const was fully discussed. No information as to the decisions reached was made available. hut it i.- understood the chief topic of discussion was the steps to lie taken to end the trouble.

January 1023 ... 49 1922 31 1921 11 February 50 43 u March ... 73 74 16 April ... 49 42 17 May ... G2 80 33 Juiu* ... 40 63 37 July ... 57 74 32 August 52 S3 40 September ... 62 37 23 Totals 506 527 223