DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

uv TKi.r.cit.vrn —rnttss assn., copyright. DEATH OF A MISSIONARY. AUCKLAND, June 23. The -Melanesian Mission Board has received a cablegram announcing the death on June 18th., of the Rev. R. Ck M. Sprott, ntissionaty in charge of the Pugot district, Ysahel, Solomon Islands. Deceased had been ten years on the mission field. He was a nephew of the Bishop Sprott, of Wellington. He leaves a widow. SUDDEN DEATH AT SEA. WELLINGTON. June 2s. A wireless message received to-day |>v the Wellington office of the Commonwealth and Dominion line from the captain of the steamer Port Wellington states that J. Hunter, chief engineer of the vessel, died suddenly tit sea on Sunday. The Port Wellington left this port on June 14 for London. DREDGE AGROUND. WANGANUI. June 23. A mishap occurred to the Harbour Board dredge Kaione this morning, when she stuck on a sandbank outside flto entrance to the river. The dredge had taken a load of spoil out to discharge til sea, following her usual course when something fouled her propeller, tints rendering the vessel helpless, and she drifted on to a sandbank to the south of the south mole. This afternoon it was repotted that she was in no danger and that the anchors putout were holding her. No difficulty is anticipated in getting her afloat again. The Kaione has l*cen engaged dredging the turning basin at Castlecliff for twelve months and had been making good progress, despite the fact that she has had exceptionally hard ground to work. The Kaione cost the hoard £33,000. plus the expense of bringing her out, hut she lias done a lot of good work since her arrival.

PAUIY INDUSTRY. AUCKLAND, Juno 23. Tlio annual mooting of the National Dairv Association an<l a oonforcncc of Nor Hi Auckland dairymen wore hold to-dny, five hnndrod fanning ropresenta tiros attending tlio two functions. At tho North Auckland conference Mr A. .Morton was re-elected chairman, and the retiring executive was reeh'cted. Resolutions wore carr , \l: ‘•That in view of the extra clerical wiirl; entailed liv business people <btnining orders on .suppliers’ cheques the Government lie asked to exempt cooperative dairy companies from the Act ami allow the companies To carry or. the legitimate business without irC ng made a debt collecting agency f. r the benefit of outside people.” Other remits carried were:—That the Dairy Control Act should provide for the elc--. tion of a dairy council of thirty reoml)Ois, namely, twenty North island and ten front'n Island, elected by dairy factory directorates in each provincial <r sub-pmvinoial district. That the matter of depreciation of factory plant and equipment he brought under the notice of the Commissioner of Taxes with a view of having a uniform and etput dde scale allowed in the income tax ret an. .MAUI” IA HIDING. RKHKTON, .1 une 23. The Inangahua County Council have received from the Internal Ofl a its Department a copy of the finding of the recent Commission, which was set up to inquire into the proposal by the settlers of the .Marnia South Hiding, of Murchison County, to form up witli the I nangahua County. The Commissioners recommended that the southern port ion of the riding should he handed over to the Inaugahiia Counly, and (he nor;hern portion remain in the Murchison County, a, they are of opinion that the interests ol the settlers affected lie ill ibis direct icti.

They also recommended the Government t > make the road between Itecft„n, via Marnia. a main road. Threequarters of the tost of the Commission to he borne by the 1 nangahua County Council in support ot the petition.

DANTHUNIA CASK. Clll'.lSTC'lH.'rtCll. .)uu.' 21. A unit inn liy Air M. !•'. (irosson Idr :i 11>11■ -sllil. in' for U non tri:ii. in in’ •‘Duuiluiiiiit cusp,'’ it- Inn! lifon si^rrif.l. siiiiu l.l he referred 1(1 tho Full Court, 'mt Me Crosslin niiiiiiiuiooil to-dav that it wii.s mil. intended t" proceed witli the molimi. .lud«:mont will Ik> entered tor plaintiffs lor lUp :«ni«mnt ol ilio iury s verdict.. , i • i > M. .MaeVarlanc. who claimeii £4 01 It) ilamai'cs. was awarded !..i!l I. ini.l 11. Is'. Mi Audli-s. wlui claimed 11 - ' was awarded Tlio dol'ondiiiit. Norniiin l{litlit-rlnrtl. ,;i Meiidip Hill-, "ill l’uy if'P costs, which "ill I'P vory lioav.v.

I! AII,WAV C'ONKKUKNCK. V.T.LI.IXOTON. June 21

Tile most iin port :i i> L motion si t to* ,lev’s eonlcroncc lit the Usiilv.-iiy Otiieei’s Institute wu> the I'nllmvint' olio fimn tlio Wellinj'toit ISniueli: — "Tluit tlio eiinfereilro instruct nil branches to obtain evidence on the nttitmlo of the niolidiors towunls mi.v industrial crisis Hint nisiv arise, with a view to divine the Kxeeutivo Conimitteo definite authority ns to lmw it is to net in iuturo.” The Coiifornno was discussing this ipieslimi when tho sittiiie adjourned. \vt iMAN'S SC ICI UK. C IIiUSTf ill lK.il. .1 line 21. Mrs Kditli Stanley, of Templeton, was found drowned in a water rate. A Verdict, "ns returned of suicide while in a depressed mental state. I.KOISKATIVK COUNCILLORS. AYKI.LINOTOX. Juno 2"> The Prime .Minister stated to-day tluit two new appointments have been made to the Lcitislative found'. vm„ ,\ir A. S. Mnlenlm (f lut 1m) and Mr Vernon Heed (Hay of Islands).