DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[I)Y TELEGRArn —I*ER PRKSS ASSOCIATION.] DOCTOR FIXED £SO. AUCKLAND, Oct. 20. |)r Percy T. l.unn. of Kaitai. was fined £SO for failing to furnish return,. of income. It was staled that lie had paid default assessments instead of sending in the returns. Hls solicitor explained that the practice extended from the North Cape to Kaitai. and that the doctor was away from home a great deal and could get no accountant to keep his hooks because there was none in the district. A CORRECTION. WELLINGTON, Oct. 20. In a Napier telegram, published on August 22, it. was stated that a man accused of arson admitted thill he had set lire In the Imu-e in consequence of differences with the manager of the estate. This should actually have been "a married coupF” and not ‘‘manager,'’ and this correct ten is made ill justice to the latter. WOOLLEN MILLS DESTROYED. INVERCARGILL. Oct. 27 The Ro-'edale woollen mills at North Invercargill were completely destroyed by (ire at four this morning. Being situated outside the town boundary the brigade was not able to attend and despite the efforts of the residents with huekets, the flames swept the buildings. Some -lock was saved but the v.aluiili!" plant was destroyed. BURGLARY CHARGES. I)I'M-:DIN. Oct. 2d At the City Police Court to-day, Joseph Thomas Christie was charged, on remand, with, on Sept ember 20, having broken and entered the warehouse of the Otago Farmers' Co-op. Association, Dunedin, and -mien the sum ol Lb'S |.ls 2d m money and 5- in postal notes, of a total value of Cl 00 Us 2d. the property of ihe Association. He wa- hirtlicr charged with, on Septomher .’’ll. having broken and entered the premises of the Dingo Farmers’ Co-op., at Mo-giel. and stolen therefrom a sum of L2d .‘f- 2d in money, the property of the Association, ami L2O in money, the property of Rubina Pearson. Mr 11. M. Bundle was mi the Reach. Mr 11. E. Barrowdough appeared for the accused and Chief Detective Lewis for the Police. Alter lengthy evidence had beer, heard for the Police, accused wa- committed lo the Supreme Court for trial ill the next sittings WOMAN SHOT. WAXOANri. Oct. 2d. A sensational incident, so Inr veiled in mystery, occurred before mid-night. Mrs Oates, wife of a storekeeper at Aramoho. was admitted lo the hospital in a very low stem, suffering trom a gunshot wound. Tim police are scouring Aromohn in search of ihe assailant. There was no news when the Telegraph ( Hliee closed. POSTAL RPYEXPE. WELLINGTON, (let. 2d. The postal revenue of the Dominion during the September quarter {'.moulded to 12122.U5!) a decrease as (ompar-d with £.'170.H85 for the same quarter last year. Telegrams gave a revenue of Sltid.dl I compared with £11.1)57. ’I elrpliones £ I (i7.lt-'G compared w ith £127,Willi misc-llam-on- items the total revenue ( f the i’osia! anil Telegraph services was Ci>.s7.7 I compared with £di I,Mli! 1 a year age. THE A!! A PI'N [ SCHEME. WELLINGTON. (M. 2d. The Government I- n-ndv to call for lenders for the Arepuni electric works which mvi.lv a diversion of llm Waikato ri'er mi l an ».-!<! ,'iaiiiiel which w ill nil imau I v he n ■>•,! as a lie.ad race. The site is niim mie- I'imui Pul a.nii':i, and Ihe route i- • urveye.l I'm a branch railway if the contractor desires to construct one. Each pip ■ hue will be 121 1 in diameter, the turbine- wdl tv 25. b") horse power and llm | Tutor oi each generator will lc- 15.(.0.1 k.w. large amount of preparatory work. In the v ay o! giving access and driving prospect tunnels to test the nature (if the coiiilIrv, is all'cadv dole . -o that there mat 1,-' no d'-lav 'when a start is effected. The dam will he 150 iect above the present water 1.-v-l and the power lloii-e wiil he at the LoUom of the. Arnpnui Gorge. Th-- hanks of the river will he preserved for scenic puroi.-.c. Ihe wa lkmen will he housed for a month in teuis and l hereafter in huts am! large r building-. Three years after the acceptance of the lender tie- i’uhlb- Works Department will appoint eight engineers woo will be tide'll on m the slalf am! train...l for lbe one in Lien m the plain, the Government paying their salaries, lo make the installation remunerative, a combined loan i.i lliirtv thousand k.w must lie turned out at Arapuni and at flora Horn. Of tl.i- tlm Auckland Power Board will take twenty-live thousand and Friinkton Board along witli ton thousand l-:.w. lor the \taikalo l)i--triel- are "Xpected to give ihe lull amount of business required.