DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 January 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[I!Y TianwiliAfit—l’lilt 1* It ESS ASSOCIATION. 1 A FAD END. NELSON, ■Lm. 7. Alary Jo-cpliiue Pian-r. a widow, Go, i-i-siding with her daughter. Airs Rainbow. at- Wakepuaki. drowned herself in a cement tank mi Saturday, containing three ice! oi water. A verdict of suicide while depressed owing to a serious internal ailment ware I urned. THEFT OF RINGS. A LCK BAN D. Jan. 7. Diamond ring- valued at CGI HI were -toll'll on Saturday night from 'he -hep of ('. F. Norton of Kurangnhape Road. Entry was mad" by the nieval of a hoard t-nipor.iril" replae--11, . .1 broken mill" o| gl.i - in 1 In- h irk door, i In- burglar being able ,n i . e 11 e Lev locking the door in-uie. Ihe ling- were rcnioved from :ite -hop window, lighted by a no.vmnd cleetrie light, the shoo being a!--i we I lighted. Tin* till'd' mu -1 ha vi.ik.-.l lhrough the slmo 1 n lull ‘A pnxsorsby, while Noli ei. vh > returned wim np-iair-. 1.1 E('TEN ANT SI ICI DES. A LCK I,ANI). Jan. 7. First Lieutenant Edward Alexander Autlerson of 11.A!.5. Philomel was lound in the captain's *nbie on Sunday afternoon with a seriuiis wound in the head, and a revolver dose by. Hr died in Hie hospital two hours later. Deceased asked the quartermaster at 'The gangway il the captain was aboard, and ten minute- later the quarter-master heard a shot. A search resulted in Anderson being ioiiml. H is u nderstood the revolver was toe propel'!v ol the Philomel's commander. Anderson was a native oi Liifam. aged g'S years and unmarried. He Imd been in New Zealand about three years. HON J. G. COATES. AECKLAND, -Tan. 7. Hon J. G. Coates, speaking at K.-u-o. said the object of the Motor Vehicles Hill primarily was to provide £1 *>!>.- Op!) to £2I)J.GtV> annually for the maintenance of road- under the HighwayAct. He intended to call a ronlen-ime of urban and rural local bvdie* and motoring interests to see i! tin-.v not agree to proper traffic control. It ihev approached an agreement. Iniliainent would probably lorward the iiieasure. In regard to raising money for maintenance lie hoped ad Ujtei*'-t----lumlil accept their share oT the respoiisildlilii—. The principle of taxation involved in the Bill was that Ilin-e who used them should pay lor the maintenance of the nunis. !he Bill would proetihly provide ior a lint, tax per motor vehicle, l ul that ti as not the best application of tic-" P'dl'eiple. If possible he hop: il mers would he in ado to pay through the petrol tax. which was the fairc-t way in his opinion. He thought ways could he found for exempting petrol used tor launches, and machinery, especially farm machinery. Mr Coates made a

special appeal to farmers not to raise a howl at tile mention of a petrol tax. lie thought exemptions ( odd lie provided for petrol Used for milking etc. DIED FROM INJURIES. DUNEDIN. -lan. 7. Gordon Reid, aged of. a farmer residing at Henley died at the Hospital this 'morning from injuries sustained on December 20th. through his horse falling and rolling upon him. PUBLIC WORKS. AUCKLAND. Jan. 7. ••I am against cent ralisation in my department or others. 1 behove local bodies can he trusted with the responsibility. of course std.j-et to inspection by my officers.” said Hon .1. G. Contes at Kaeo. in explaining to a deputation. ,'i he „ eiicy of .the Department j., making grants. |„ the tutiire. said Air Coates, grants would he made in a lump sum to various emmies or I "'' ; :rti iierit ie-;, am! on them would -all Pm re-on, isibility <-T the allocation, j’resuiuahly they knew what wo,-as rvi'O most urgent in their district. and aeeordinglv. At any rate it would “be for them to arrange their mvn programme according to tlie ,mi'..vailabie. but while lie wisiied to i.eeentraliso and let local Imcl.os Utxe the t-espdusibWAv, the Department ■ would prefer that roads on which grants were spent should lead cither to a railway or a port.