DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[I)T TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] MASTERTON OUTBREAK. MASTERTON, Jan. 31 A six-roomed house owned by J. Ingram and occupied by J. Stevenson and family, was gutted by lire and the contents completely destroyed this afternoon. Though in the middle of the town, the house was situated past the end of a four-inch main and at the start the Brigade found it difficult to cope with the outbreak, and it was not till the town supply was cut off that sufficient water was available to extinguish the blaze. The structure was of old design, and burned furiosulv. The insurance was WOO on the bouse and JL‘2OO on the contents. agriculture study. WELLINGTON, .Tan. 31 The Dominion executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union agreed 1" the following resolution: “That ibis union is of opinion that the present provision of the university of New Zealand for higher education in agriculture is inadequate, and if is necessary something he done to help farmers in this direction, and that in particular, better provision should he made in the mailer of research work in agriculture. Tin. union wiih a view (ci ascertaining ihe facts with regard to our methods of production, suggest that enquiry he made regarding this matter and that a report be published For Hie information of farmers. The President said that Ihe letter had been received from the Government in reply to the previous communication of the union, stating that if the agricultural and pastoral industries were given special representation on the Senate, other bodies interested would have the right to special representations, such as dentists, accountants and teachers. Further, if a representative for some sjjeeial section of the community were appointed to the Senate, lie would exercise a voice in many matters that have no connection with the agricultural and pastoral industry, while matters relating to the latter would very rarely come before the Senate. The Acting Minister of Education regretted therefore that he could not sec how it would he possible to give effect to the resolution previously passed by the Farmers’ Union.