DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 April 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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SHRF.P STEALING

A F(TCI.AND. March 31 At the Police Court, Milton. McMillan, aged 35. a farmer, of Mattgalawhiri, near Pokeito, was charged »ith the theft of eleven sheep, valued at L'l3 15s. the property ol a neighbouring farmer, Alexander Bell. The evidence "as to the e licet that, the accused removed eleven stray sheep from a farm in the district, explaining that thtee of them were his own. A number of sheep sold lor the accused at auction included two with Bell s earmark, and the police discovered .seven others on accused’s larm. Accused pleaded ‘‘not guilty” an ” was commit tod for trial. Bail "as fixed at £2OO. On a charge of having been m possession of a sheep skin from which the cars had been removed, accused was remanded for a week. A LEGAL DISPUTE. WELLINGTON, March 31 The Court of Appeal has to-day been considering the appeal of Kempthorne and Prosser on the word "Kiwi, against the decision of Justice (hap„ian allowing the concurrent registration of a trade mark (subject to snfe-,,-Uard. of which the chief feature is the term "kiwi.” The appellants contend that, having used the trade mark of which the picture or emblem (though not the word) "kiwi” they have built up a good-will >n respect ot that emblem which now sells or helps to sell their goods, and that the respondent, the Kiwi Polish Company <a Victorian company), by attempting to register the term "kiwi” and use it to sell a brand of boot polish, are endeavouring to appropriate the good will of the appelb SR J. Findlay. K.C.. and Mr 0. Parkappeared for the appellants. Mr C. P: Skerrett, K.C., and Mr A. Wire., appeared for respondents, while Mr PrenIleville was watching the proceedings for the Registrar of Patents and Trade Tile argument, which is of a highly technical "character, is proceeding. ROY AT- COMMISSION ON TAXATION. WELLINGTON, March 31 Mr Massey stated that the Govern-

ment is taking the necessary steps for the appointment of a Royal Commission to enquire into the present system of land and income taxation. The Commission will be presided over by His Honour Justice Sim. Other members of the Commission will he four well-known, experienced business men. It is hoped that the Commission will be able to commence its sittings next week, and that it will visit and take evidence in the four principal centres.

WAHINE HELD IT. CHRISTCHURCH, April 1. The ferry steamer Waliine was delayed by a fog and reached Lyttelton at 11.10 a.m. and made connection with the midday southern express. WANGANUI NEWS. WANGANUI, April I. The customs revenue collected at the port of Wanganui during the last financial year shows an increase of about twenty per cent over the previous year, the figures being 1923-24 £123,656; previous year £101,072. The amalgamation of Konville and Castleeliff with the borough of Wanganui came into force to-day. The united borough will have a population of about 23,000, and is thus entitled to lie gazetted a city. MAGISTR ATE’S DEC I SION. AUCKLAND, April 1. Mr Buyntoll, S.M., gave judgment in a case against Frederick Murray, a chemist, charged with a breach of the Pharmacy Act, the first ease of the kind in the Dominion, that he kept a shop open where prescriptions were dispensed not under his immediate control. While ho was absent on Sunday a prescription was dispensed by an apprentice. The Magistrate held there was no breach of the Act which did not compel the manager of the shop to bo constantly in attendance. WELLINGTON I*. AND T. PROTEST. WELLINGTON, April 1. At a- meeting of the Wellington branch of the Rost and Telegraph Association last night the appointment of a reconstructed Wages Board fully representative of the Public Service was advocated. During the course of his speech Mr Coombs, Secretary, de-

clared that it had Lien known day by day since Christmas that a crisis would arise, a.s the Department had met the Assn, only hall'-wa.v regarding the production of a salary schedule lor the next five years. “It is somewhat astounding to think." said Mr Coombs, “that the conditions of the reclassifi-

cation which are due on the Ist. of April and which are to operate tor the next five years and which uffeets some eight thousand people, arc not known. In twelve hours’ time the service will he classified and we don’t know one thing about the form it is to take. The system is wrong. The executive has been hammering away at the Department to produce these schedules. We have been patience personified but our eliorts have been limitless.” The meeting passed resolutions supporting the railwaymen in opposing the forty-eight hour week and it pledged its support in the tight for a jusl wages schedule.