WELLINGTON NOTES,

Hokitika Guardian, 19 November 1923, Page 1

WELLINGTON NOTES,

DEER. STALKING. SUPER A BUNDANT GAME. [Special To The Guardian.] WELLINGTON, Nov. IG. For many years past the tourist Department has been advertising at Home and abroad the splendid deer shooting to he found in the Dominion. Now the committee set up to advertise at the Empire Exhibition the attractions oi this much favoured country is making very speeial and particular point of ihe sport of this kind to he obtained on its hills and in its forests. But easily the most striking advertisement in tins direction is supplied by an announcement made by Hx Department of Intermit AI fairs yesterday. This proclaims that the protection of deer has I,cen removed in portions of the Nelson, Marlborough, North Canterbury, Wailaki. Wo-i land, Otago and Southland acclimatisation di-Diets, ami that it-lias been decided to make a grant of CI.OOO towards the dost mol ion of deer in these districts. "In order to further assist in thinning out the doer,” the concludin', paragraph of the announcement run-, “the Defence Department is prepared to supply acclimatisation .societies with ammunition at cos! price. If this information were posted about the New Zealand Court at the Exhibition, without anv suggestion that the deor in this country, with its genial donate and abundance of feed, have lost some of their sporting qualities, it surely would allure many n sportsman Sunlit* DAIRY CONTROL BOARD. In many quarters here very strong exception is being taken to the suggestion of Mr TV. J* !’”lso». bhe president of the Farmers’ Union, that only supporters of the Dairy Produce Expert. Control Act should he elected to the Board that is to administer the .. Tiipi ~ jut* ” Yu* Poison nu’iNiiv. tU * ~ stjivs iu iiis unmit'esto, “ many ciße men, who. having interest- opposed to contro,. are more or less precluded from occupying seats on the Bonn , which, if it is to tackle the large ques- . M ,cc,-sl ully, must he comprised „i‘ enthusiastic men who are determined to carry out the wish of the producers. Du the other hand it is equally neccs-arv that the fanatical extremist must have no place on the Hoard." i’mhahly Mr Pol-on dues not mean csactlv what he says, hut his critics here mic assuming that he would have the Hoard composed wholly of suppliers Who approved of every clause of the Ad, ami now would enforce it in its

entirety. The view of the critic's m that the Act now being on the Statute |!„„k it must he ac-oplcd by both sales t!l0 |mw of the land, and that the „„,,i capable men available should he cutru-ted with its administration. THE RAILWAY RETURNS. The railway returns gazetted yesterday reveal an improvement mi both -ide- of the ledger. Th**'receipts for the period show an increase upon the ii ures i"i- the .rrespoiidijig period b,-t '-ear and the expenditure a substr.utial deerea-e. The total receipts IM date for the iiliaticial year I,ro j I :', (tip 77-, or Llti7. l.dS more than last j year at the same period, and the ex-j pcndinire amounts **4.> tf, oi j Cl 17,1 (ill less, giving a gross improve-j men! in the pir-iiion of Cdil.li- I h‘- j North J • him! receipt.!. wen rNUo-’. j,■ • i ilill.r.V.i. and the etc- ' iiemliture CI .•MM *•>l. « dee,va-c _ol ~|,i', s:tl. The South Island receipt * ■ e ll’>. or C’i.t'i'S more, and ihe expenditure Cl.’-W.Of-i. or .L l».*b‘« h-ss. The improvement in the accounts still 1 being obtained chiefly by a redtietion in expend.i me. and opinions lo ihf ivi>i!tiiii ol ihi-N pni'.ry loniam divided. It is ahgeed that many essential services have been di-eontmued and that lhe ellieicney ol many others |, m\*. • been sadly impaired. 'lbis ai-a-iv- i- a bone of contention 1 coin the dili'ering view nuiiil and it is experteil dial during ihe ne.xl - e-* ion ol Pa.rlia nieiil the (.oven "ill be ~, ~,1 !;a ,!.,ui: a deiilllie policy in r. gaid oi raitw ay limine". i.AIttiUR AND THE -MAY PAR’I’ATl„, i.abonr Parly, which hit'- been i, i < 1,.;, ibe mo-,1 adive oi the political divisvimi- -luce Parlaiineiit prorogued. no banger to il - ow n identity in ibe niniour- oi ihe tormalioii oi still i;...■ (jivi-ion. it is g.oiin/ about its own bn- II end consolidating its ou n ii,n, one of il- ineinher- said this iii. rnill*' w itiniut paying imicli atteiiI ion in the stories circulated by the o. wspaper-. tv call -ee bits ot tilings i,, the legislation am! admini-lrat ion of ilu* Reform Government that, uiight S ei, the bu.-iness community thinking, but it cannot conceive oi Urn "great captains of indu.-try " brenkiii"- a wav i rein ihe coiisevrat ir e fundi,inns and in-linrts of the party in office. (!n the other hand, it hopes to M-euro for it-elf at the mxt general elect ion a great acce-ioii of st rengvii from the ivally progre--ive section ■*! the eon; in ani t y that has 10.-f until in l.ibcrals. and exnect- nothing from Hie Reformers, 'file young jieojile in p. ieiila". this auihorily ealinis. are fin-lining more and more towards the Labour Pa ly and realising Hie sotind-ne-s of it- platform ami the sanity of us a -;iirai ioii>. Electors of this type have no more to expect from the new part v than they have from the existing old ’ones, and tlrny will look for nothing.