DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 March 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BV TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. THE RAILWAY BOARD. CHRISTCHURCH, March 21. The office of Chairman of the Railway Board, set up to deal with the series of complaints and grievances recently placed before the Minister of Railways by a deputation from the railwaymon, and considered at private conferences between tlie Minister and representatives of the Service, will, it is understood, be held by Mr L. D. Aekland, " well-known Christchurch barrister and solicitor. Air Ackland will be in 'Wellington during the weekend. when preliminary arrangements will probably be made for the inauguration of the work of the Board. RAM. FAIR. CHRISTCHURCH, March 20 At the rani fair flock rams were offered. There was a very keen demand for Corriedales, lialf-hreds, and southdowns. A large entry of the first named was totally cleared. English and Border Lcicestcrs wore in over supply, and met with a dragging sale, but there was a good clearance at moderate prices. There was only a small entry of Romneys, but they were completely out of favour, only a few selling at low prices. None of the few Lincolns offered elicited a hid. Follolwing is the range of values:— English Leicester,s, 2$ guineas to Hi ; Romneys, 2 to 5; Corriedales, 3 to IS; Border Lcicestcrs, 2;{ to S; Sliropshiros, 2), to 10; Southdowiis, 3.', to 12; lialfhreds 5 to 15; merinos, I to 15; rvelambs 3 to fb

MOUNT TUTOKO. WELLINGTON, March 21. Mr 8. G. Turner has’supplied an account of his final successful effort to climb Mount Tutoko on March 4. 1924. Near tlie top is a wall of rock 15 or 20 feet of which has to he negotiated with a finger grip only. At the top is a .ridge of snow, extending about three quarters of a mile. The whole of the summits forming Tutoko were traversed. The summit ridge was overlooking a. drop of between, 8000 and 0000 feet on one side, and GOOO on the other. One could almost, throw a stone down to the bottom into the Tutoko Valley. Hie photos taken should reveal one of the world’s great beauty spots. A COALING RECORD. DUNEDIN, March 22. The lI.MiS. Chatham put. up a New Zealand coaling record yesterday, this being 19(> tons in one hour with an average over 5i hours of l(>9 tons.