DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1923, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] FIXING STANDARD RENT. TENANT'S API’I.R ATION TO COURT. WELLINGTON. Oct. 00 A point that will he of great interest to lioth landlords and tenants throughout. New Zealand was discussed during the hearing oi a case before .Mr E. Faye. S.M. The facts were that a claim for arroar- of rent was made by a landlord againsi- a tenant who had vacated the premises. When the tenant was served with a. summons, she served plaintiff with an application to determine the capital vahle of the prpmi.-os under the War Legislation Act, the object being to arrive at the Mandat-l lent, which the tenant claimed was an amount less than the claim. .Mr .Meltzer, counsel for plaintiff, submitted i bat under the 'War Legislation Act. a tenant bad no power to make -neb application and that she had vacated the premises and was not therefore, a tenant at the time the application was made. The Magistrate remarked fhai this was the first ease of its kind in Wellington. Although he felt that do .fondant had a right to have the standard rent fixed, he would tint under fake to decide the ix.int raised by Mr Meltzer. which certainly seemed U have some foundation. The position, therefore, is not yet decided as to whether a person who has vacated a house retains the power to make application to a Magistrate to determine the capital value. STREET TENNIS C'OERTS. 1 Nlt.tr E WELLINGTON SCHEME. WELLINGTON, Oct. .‘MI. The Wellington City Council has had a liiiiipie proposal submitted to it by tbe Ratepayers’ Association of tbo Thermion residential area. If is Hint a wide si reel planted in Hie centre with pines and now aged and decaying, should lie replaced with tennis coni Is. The street. Filzhorbert Terrace, which is fronted by large residences, is about 7(H) feet long and about .1-0 leet wide. This would allow of ibe formation n! four tennis courts, each 120 let t long, and would give a 20 foot roadway on each side of the courts and a 12 fool footpath on each side of the street : also mi ornamental plot at each end and in the middle. The deputation pointed out that play areas in streetwore not a new or undesirable thing. Streets in New York and oilier cities were used for organised games. They piloted Dr Trilby King as declaring: ■ 'Public authorities are naturally inclined to hesitate before consenting to recreational schemes affecting public property. There need, however, he little hesitation when it comes to any reasonable provision of duo incentives and facilities in regard to forms of recreation which will lake people into the open-air and sunshine, and keep them there, getting the maximum of benefit, physical, mental and moral, in a minimum of time. In these *‘espeet- nothing can compare with children's plat grounds. public swimming bath-, and ionnis courts open to all.' The toply of the chairman of the Reserves Commit fee showed that it has been considered by the mtinii ipal million tics l hat a playing area was preferable to an untidy avenue of pines, lb- promised that the matter would ho. considered by the Finance and other committees intere-ted. and lie agreed that provi-iou for four moil- tennis coin Is would bo a I con to ibe neighbourhood. ATHLETIC- CONFERENCE. BLENHEIM. November I. T.be Annual Oniiforeme of the N.Z Athletic and Cycling Union was presided over by Mi- i). E. McKay, ot Hun: din. '!'le re was a good niteiidaiioe of delegates final all part- of New Zealand. and a lengthy agenda was gone through, mainly concerning minor am. elidineots and addition- to rules dealing with athletic, cycling and chopping event -. ’the Kactihi Centre was -uspeoded for failing to make returns for last season. The number of competitors legistereci last year was 2HOO. and this year they total 2 Hut. an increase of -liki. The athletic and field events’ elinmpionships were awarded to the AYc-l Coast. The cycling championship was left to ilie North Canterbury Centre for a Herat ion. The chopping championships were left in the hands of the Executive. The election of officers resulted: President, Mr I). F. Mac-kay : VicePresidents: A.M. Curry, A. A. George, and A. llansen: lion. Solicitor, Air -f. Lang; Executive : Messrs Edwards, Collingwood. Si.-oliie. Meek, Eneas and Perkin-; Secretary-Treasure, -Mr J. Kennedy : Auditor. Mr J. li. Stewart. N.Z. HARVESTS. WELLINGTON, Nov. 1. j

It is estimated Unit tin* areas smvn in wheal for tin 1 sciisun 192.1-1?-! in N'm Zealand total J85.0U0 acres. of tilth" only ofII") acres is in the North Is! mil The area set in oats is Mo.ooo acres. 00.0111) being in the North Island. I .as 1 ' season 278,087 acres was sown in wheat. and I70,!)d(! acres was harvested. Out of -108,928 acres sown in oats. 115,300 acres was harvested last year. There was an area of 20,197 acres planted in potatoes, of which 5370 acres was in the North Island. The current season's area for potatoes has not yet been ascertained. 51 AX ELECTROCUTED. C'FIRISTCTiriK'TT. Nov. 1. The iiiquost concerning the death of Frederick George Manhire, the City Council employee who died til Christchurch Hospital as the result of suffering an electric shock while employed in cleaning a switchboard last Sunday, was resumed to-day. Mr AYyvern Wilson, coroner, returned a verdict that Manhire died from shock as the result of having received an electric shock. The coroner added that nobody seemed to he at faidt in the matter except Manhire himself, j who was in a place where, apparently, he had no business to he. .8 rNO AY THAI UNO CM A HOF. WELLINGTON. Nov. I An interesting point was decile ! by Magistrate Page to-day in ;i cate in which the proprietor of the Lanibton Station bookstall was charged with Sunday trading, in regard to the sale of cigarettes. 'Tn the case under review/' said Mr P age. "there is nothing to indicate from Lambton Quay or Feathers inn ( Street, that the bookstall exists on the station, nor to indicate wheth-r oidi < bookstall, if it is known to exist. is 1 open for business. According to our * law. it is not an offence to trade or deal or keep open a shop on Sunday, f ■ offence consists in the doing of ( any of these matters in or in view ot I < any public place, and therefore, in my ( opinion the present defendant has not- * been brought within the statute. J The charge was accordingly- dism =s- J ed. ‘ \