DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PEII PP.ESS ASSOCIATION.] A EC K LAND Fl OS RITA L FEES. AUCKLAND, Oct. 17. Outstanding fees for tivatni.-nt of patients in Auckland Hospital formed the subject- of a report by the l-'ccs Commiteo to the Board last evening. Tito report stated that the cnmmitloe had again considered irrecoverable tiecounts for the year ended .March 31st.. including debts dating live years hack, and recommended writing off as pillows : £ Hospital tees 21.8M8 Cost lev Home and Relic, 818 Dental Hospital 1.122 Total £22.20' Thi* made a grand total lor the year of C27.PBE Other had and doubtful debts considered since hist April and

totalling £8.284 were recommended to h.- dealt with us under:—Reduction.allowed LS77. to b- wriUwu oil £B!]-!l. WIFE DESERTION. A NA'ITO.NAi. DISGRACE. AE( Tv LAND. Oct. 17. A report on tin- D:q artmenta! 1 ircular ih-aling with dcM-rting hu-hands and fathers was stt! milted by tin- Relief Committee to the Auckland Hospital Board la-t evening. The emit-initt-c. while fully recognising tinpowers iiuthorisng lio-]iittd Beards to proceed again.-'! v. iie deserters without bringing tin- wives into the matter, thought the Pem-dt ies for tin's mi-de- j meauonr -ii-atild he made more seven-. , It also l-eroninieiidi-d that the law be ! altered so that payments e-add !-,- mad,- j to a wife from the tir-t day of la-r hushand's imprisonnieiit. seeing that under the present, law wile desertions were on the increase, jntiiet ing a serious burden on the State as well as inflicting untold misery on maov women and helpless children. The committee considered it impemi ive that ell'eetiie measures should I-- t.-du-n l-v th" Jus-

tice Department to combat a state ol chairs whieli had lie,-onto a national disgrace l-v bringing as many oliVnders as nossible to i list ice. and compelling Gunn to eon t ribu 1-- to the nut i n letui m-,- of t heir u i vex and families. 'I he commit tee also drew alli-nt ion to the sorrow- and di-t ns- oiu.-i-il by young pi'oph- rushing into ma! ri mon y Wltllout flue I .r,sidet-;i t ion ~r without in y thought or p-reparal i-m for the 111-

t ore. This often led to -op.l ra i ion and , 1 is! 1 mioii in-.-u I within :■ -h-ui pi rind --I j mariage. and was a i.roiif, source of I w 1 i’c de-erl 1011. it a.- :- coni mon thing for the 1 o,n mll tee t-, have to provide for win - under 28 s --o - ,■! ug--.'lib one or l,u re childl-en svic. inn! I eel, descried hv tliei- 101-i.aU-fs I lie re] lor: was tolop; -a i. F.DFCA I'H INA I. M ATI ll{S. < ilßlsTCilt TICH. t)et. IP. A Ill'll i< 111 l-.-commenilpig iha, the alieudauecs at lln- screening- ot edit- 1 - I iou.-ll films sl-ollhl 1-- eon lined to Stalld :o,ls 1 and VI . am! tiuu the t'lriiiri-s s!ioubl ia- -ci i-cin-d in tin l ai-

iei-noon only, wa- carried at iu-dny'x meeting ,u the ('a 111 el ,11 r.s- Fdiieaiion Doard. A lett. , -was re,-els.-d i’l-om the Headmost,os' Association expressing its apireeiation of t!:e elfoits made by the New Zeaknid f-aiucat ton;,! I‘icture ('onipany to gise a scheme of visual education that I- truly odtu-ntiunnl. H was ,-onsidered that admission should lie free, and that the Department should it- fra\ the 1 ost. FIRE AT SKDDONVII U-7 NG AKA W A I'. 0.-t. IP. Cnrkiiiii'x Hotel, billiard saloon, and picture hall at Soddonvill" were hurnt to the ground at two o'clock this ntorMESSAGE I- lg.M I A LAN. C'ill! IS'l'Ci! El! ("H . Get. A r,li lush-ip Julim 1,;, o received tinto!low IIIg , llhiogi-u m : A ppreeiate sy input 1 iv. 1 ,o-t 17 churches, 711 workers. ■ lot) Christian I'andm-s hoim-h-", 10-l sidferiug la-lore is, I tea-i-h-ii Sluha. 'l'okyo.