DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 October 1923, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[»v -itiLEoitAPn —rj;u rttEss association.] CHARGE DE CONTEMN.'. WELLINGTON, Get. *2V. The Supreme Court- full bench heard argument this morning in a case arising out of the divorce case Nash v. Nash. The petitioner William Henry Nash, applied to the Court to i-oiinini to prison, or attach for I'ontcinpt ol iimrt. Henry Clarence Cnhb. one 1,1 witnesses* for the respondent. »' ground of the application was an allegation that- Cobh had during the course of the trial attempted to intiiii-nce one nt tin- jurymen in respect, to the ease. Mr O’Regan for Cobb raised the question as to juris,lietiou. Me maiutnmoo the Court had no power in a case sm-li as this to commit lor contempt. Ine 'proper i-iiiii'.'.- wa, to take criminal proceedings. Mr I laggard, m support,fi the motion, said tin- Conn had jtiriMHetion to commit- and this jurisdiction hail not been taken away by the Crimes Act. ROLL TO BE TAKEN.

WELLINGTON. Oct. -JO. In anticipation <>f a proclamation about to he issued, declaring the Dairy Indu-drv Control Act m force, arrangenicnts arc in train for tarrying out a poll required for electing procurers nrescutatives on the Lucid. . '< - 1 ' !, quires that six member.-, of the Loan! should lie elected by district vote of the producers in lho North Island. and three in the South Islam!. Ihe Crown Law Officers have decided that tins necessitates taking a vote over the v. hole , f the North and South Island* respectively. and prevents the ward system <>■ voting being used. The P nl will be taken by a postal ballot. All *cc > t*i ol ilsiirv cuminuuos ixrv io<|ii s? - <d to provide the Electoral Department v it!, lists of present siipphcr*, eonectcd till to dale, these lists to be m fit hands of tic Electoral . Depart,nen hv Noventber Ifitli. Nominations ate required to be in the liands ot me Ehttord Department not later than Nnt"niir 22nd. and the poll .-lose* at noon on December Dhb. Pegulatioiis to this ~flect arc now in course o! propnilUioit. lu.t this curly notification is made so that those interested can have as much tune as possible to make then anan c ,< meats. TAEITPI Dlf-PI TE. AGCKLAND. Oct. 20Mr E C. Cutten, S.M., of Auckland. IJU, ni.i~a.toa lo not jytorj*. lion, o. .S' 'j""'" 1 1 C “„„l. A',. Federation. will act. as the coal mine owners’ representative of the committee. A NEW PARTY. FORMING IN WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON. October 20. It is reported here that a new Political Partv is. likely to take shape within the next four months. Commercial men are said to he moving in the matter It is said their present hope 1S to absorb suitable elements ot both the main parties in the present. House.