DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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Dominion museum. WELLINGTON. July 24

A deputation of representative citizens, who are interested in science and art. waited on Mr Massey to-day to urge that the Government should increase to £IOO.OOO an oiler of £71.090 previously made hy Cabinet in order to allow of a Dominion museum, and Art Gallery worthy of the country being elected in Wellington. Mr Massey stated lie could not promise that the Government would grant the request. which however, would he considered hy Cabinet in the course of a few days. lie had a great deal of sympathy with the request, hut was somewhat staggered by the figures put forward. The promise of .£71,000 would he kept hut the deputation was asking for another £2I,ODD and £lO.(KJf) |>er year additional, as well as part of the site. Cabinet would do the best it could, and lie hoped it would result in the Museum and Art Gallery being provided, not only for Wellington, because ii was not a Wellington concern nltogeher. but for the Dominion. WHEAT GROWERS DISGUSTED. WELLINGTON. July 24. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Farmers Union to-day. Mr G. IV. I.eadlcy, who has lor many years been prominently connected with the wheat growing industry, said the existing customs tariff was subject to the will of the Minister and the way the tariff had been chopped and backed about bad been disastrous. Owing to a variety of causes the Dominion was not producing sufficient wheat to meet the requirements of the eountrq. In the financial statement just delivered the Prime Minister stated that the Government had had to pay Cl, 121,001) for wheat imported from Australia. That money had been given to the wheatgrower'. The growers had become so disgusted with the position that he heard growers say that they would not now .grow wheal even at ten shillings per bushel. Mr I.eadlcy concluded : “We ought in grow our own wheat. We should nut send abroad for foodstuffs which we could well grow ourselves.”

SPLIT BANK NOTES. ASHBURTON. July 21

David Goodsir, alias David Green, aged 21 vears. was commit ted lor trial to-day on a charge of being in possession of split hank notes. The evidence disclosed that all attempt was made to pass tin* note in Ashburton. Bail was allowed in the sum "I £-100.

COOK STRAIT' ROUGH. BLENHEIM. July 21

Heavy weather is still being experienced in Cook Strait, and along tlie coast, and tin* Wairaii, which leil Wellington last night, to make a second attempt to reach Lyttelton, found the storm too severe to lac*. 10-day she was sheltering in Cloudy Bay. Then* was every indication that the Wainui, on her run across to Wcllinglon this afternoon, would led the lore* of the southerly conditions, and receive a good tossing.

SCALDED TO DEATH. GORE. July 21. George Wliittinghain, .limr., single, 21). fell into a vat of scalding water at his father's brewery, Gore, on Tuesday morning. Tin fortunate man was immersed to tho hips hut was spcodilv rescued hy his lather. Ills injuries were nut at lirsl regarded as serious-, hilt lie succumbed to-dav. as tin* result of severe hunts.

A SERIOUS CHARGE. CHRISTCHURCH. July 21

Bail' was refused by the Magistrate this morning when Gertrude Grace Hell, a married woman, was again remanded on a charge of unlawfully itsjng an instrument. Ihe police said the patient wits dangerously ill.

EIRE IN WAIKOA. W’AIROA. July 27. A lire broke out about 12.30 this morning iu a shop owned bv J. R. Ross Napier) and occupied by Simmon Ralfol. fancy goads dealer. The shop was burned to the ground as was also all adjoining shop and lea rooms (.Icbb’s), owned bv J. Mayo. Both were very old wooden buildings on iho Marine Parade. The concrete block of shops adjoining prevented the fire from spreading further. The insurances nre--Rnllol's '"stork CIOO iu the Commercial Union this estimated loss being L'llillt I above). Mayo’s. CbOO South British. Jebb's stock is uninsured, but mostly saved.