DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1923, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] POWER PLANT. T'LMARF, Nov. 1 I A series of conferences of sub-com-mittecs of the South Canterbury Power Board and the Titnaru Borough Council have been held, negotiating for the sale to the Board of the Council's electric light and power plant. Today the committees met, when the difference as to price stood at £IO,OOO. After two hours’ deliberation, an agreement wots come to, and the sale completed at £83,000. The parties dividing the difference. The price includes approximately £II,OOO sinking fund.

APPRENTICES IN MILITARY CAMP. WELLINGTON. Nov. 11. The Labour Department lots consented to apply to the Arbitration Court for jurisdiction as to vrhethet employers are liable to pay wages < f apprentices while in military camps tin's month and February. The Department contends that wages must be paid, as no award or provision exists to the contrary. MOTOR ACCI DENT. AUCKLAND, Nov. It Besides Constable R. Todd, aged 28, who was killed, several were injured in ti motor accident at Epsom, where n taxi struck a Chinaman's cart. Tile most seriously injured is Harry Hordon, married, of Newton, with a fractured thigh, forearm, and jaw, and shock. The taxi driver. .lames Andrew Fox, received concussion and abrasions to the shoulder, lie was able to leave the hospital this afternoon. A fourth occupant. Reginald Dulaur, escaped injury. The Chinese driver of the cart escaped with an injured knee. The cart reccivd no damage, except a broken projecting support, which apparently taught :bo motor's mudguard. It is slated 'he ear was proceeding at a great spo*d. and grazed tilt* side ol the cart’s outrigger, the top rail of which eau-oit-the ear's hood, dragging it backwards, smashing the wind-screen to ata ip, and forcing Constable Totltl on to t 1 <• road. Death must have been in-tai-i ancon-. HON .1. C. COATES' TOUR. BLENHEIM. Nov. I.A The lion .1. G. Coates, the Railways and Public Works Minister, and a party of 10 visited the Clarence bridge yesterdav and received there la:gfdeputations of settlers on the (i"-'s-tion of the provision of trails yrt !"i stock across the river. The Mini-tier and his chief engineer. Mr Eq'be't, agreed to the suggestion that :amodiately the mini which was now l.'.ng constructed is complete a light suspension liridgo for sheep traffic v. t old fie installed, so thal the river .'onld he erossahle almost under any conditions. It is understood that the lenders for the reeonstruclion of the traffic bridge are unsatisfactory and t lie Department will do the work by day labour, taking about six monlbs. At Ward i lie Minister informed a big d.-nul atioii that if sufficient data to justify tile earnest prosecution of the main trunk line was placed before him. the work- would lie gone on with; but lie made it plain that on Hie present information in the hands if Hi" Department the prosecution of the work was unjustified at nresent ; but there was no question eventually that the line would be completed. The only question was to gel the various work- in their proper order of urgency. The Minister is visiting other parts ol the district (Ids morning and leaves bv the Wninui for AVellington this afternoon. t