DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 February 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[llY TELKGRAPU l'Elt PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

.SHIPPING TROf.MIL,-.. DUNEDIN, February 20. Tiie same dsipute as at Lyttelton, lie nrsit-u concerning the discharge of - tne oil -teamers Lasvegas and I’hysa. "ator'iders demanding mat winchmen i.e putid the same rate as men handling I cargo in the hold-. There was no re- ’ j spouse to a i all tor labour at 8 o'clock ' j Th.. Wa ikonaiti is exported to he th ' ! ike mm niitg and ii i- anticipated !!:<•;•• M '' ill he no call tor labour till a ,'ettlem. nt lo Em oil .'learners' di-1• i:L<*. which 1 i. being eou.-iiirrej l,y the Disputes * Committee. I SUUI! KAIL COn if. [ LIIKUTCnriK 11. Fei>. 29. At the .Supremo (oiiri. Giego; v. J. n troui the C. : uni- ~, Tom ist UHieo v..s ' Miit.em.ed to detention for refonuative ! erpuses lor three years, Coun-el aid aei n.-edV Jowi:)'al! was due i,. ;u!.eiei'lo'i.' and drink. SCPREAIE CUURI'. JiAAI lI.TuX. Fell. 99. At the Slip!'.. Court, i i .*•; ii res Air.. | the I nkruptey Ai t. i m.-hiding i.he j o:i,. ra- lion of deni, know ing he eoidd not lie el them, extl 111 aga’.lee etc,. W:ls sen ll -*ieed io four 111 • ■ n l l impri-oii-leenl.

guilty uf .stealing money, i;..in the railway department wa- admii i ,-d i o p: obation tor two yearJolin lloli.on lor a - : -trdtling a man on the head with a paling, received two years probation. EXl’Loelox ACCIDENT. WA ILL E< h uar\ 2A Alfred Drown, lor mai;;. tears eiiy.n > ed in A\ uili■ mine, was tliis mol nil.g SCI ioa-iv injured by a gelignile i iiargo* exploding in a snrlaee drive in Wuini niim where he was engaged. 1!.- .• ■- ttived the Mill for.-., of tin- exilo-iou in Ihe bee and ehe-i. resulting in. ter- '• CR injurii's. It js f..ari'd he will last the sigllt of both eyes. CESTOAIS DUTIES AND I’ODUhATION | WE.U.INCUR . ! ■!.. 2'h I The Customs dtltie- l olle.-'. ed in Nov.- | Zealand during the quarter ended Da- ' eelllher Hist, total £ I .ts'ii. IJ7 ns eo:ii~ | pared with TI .fi:.’ti ,; d'l lor jhe .o:i- - j ponding period a year ago. The I —:..1 for Hie year Itti’ i wa- £7 ! 78. IP. I a-eomp.art-d win!, "AMBI.R2 di I! 122. The excise duly collected in the December quarter was U'.'U!.i!22 in against £11)7.127 a year :■ The to- j lal for the year !!t2o was . 11,, 8! s« , compared with £Ii7!».!)TA. In R 122 the p qntiat nni . f !he I io- j , minion at the BU-1. Dneetnher. accord- | | ing to the (oivertiuieni Statistieian’s I (lazetti- e'tiinai'. was ! ,B!'E !t.B, made! up as follows: New Zealand Jiroper j (excluding .Maori' i 1,2rt!.2.i:t. .Maori' j . J.q.sno, Conk I -lamis and Nine lit, ! 1.7. j Western Samoa H 7 OHO. Tim net! in j crease during tiie year in N.-w /midaud i . proper was 28.50 d made up as loiiov •: j . Excess births over dentils Id, Ids, ex, cess of arrivals over departure-: , Jin - I