DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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SCHOONER ASHORE. GISBORNE, July 8. 'lhe schooner War Lord, was driven ashore during a gale last evening on Opoutama beach. Alabin and is now high and dry. The crew arc safe. Ilic vessel is reported to he undamaged. AUCKLAND AVAR. AIHAIORIA L. AUCKLAND. July 8. Tenders for the Auckland War .Memorial have been received from:— Hansford. Mills Construction Co.. Wellington ami Auckland £183,654; Fletcher Coiistnietinu Co.. Auckland. £186,1)40; P. Graham and Sons. Christchurch. £234.3.):). They have been relent'd to a Mtb-eommittee with power to act. SOLDIER SETTLERS. AUCKLAND, July 8. The soldier settlers of the llaumki Plains at Torehapc. Alangawhero and Paletonga have been advised that the Revaluation Board lias greatly reduced the prices of ihoir sections. Each case was considered separately, hut the gen-I era I reduction appears to be about 50 per cent, and in extreme cases the prices have been re.luced eighteen pounds to live pounds per acre, the average reduction being about seven pounds per acre.

The Dominion Board also recommended that arrears of rent lie written off. the rent remitted fur two to four years, and that the Land Board grant

JOY-RIDERS S ENTENTE I) CHRISTCHURCH, duly 8. Thornton Scott was sentenced to one month, and Samuel Robert Smith to three months h.v the Magistrate this morning for “joy-riding" in :i motor ear taken from outside an hotel. OLD IDENTITY’S DEATH. BLENHEIM, duly 8 •Martin Healy, aged 77 years, died suddenly of heart trouble. He had been in business as a bootmaker in Blenheim tor 51 years, been a borough councillor, n member of the school committee and in other bodies. ITo was one of tin; oldest Freemasons in .Mil rlhormigh.