DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 August 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

til' TKI.EGlurtl —IT.ESS ASSN., COPYUIGHT. WEIGHT OF Ml! FA D. JJAKFU.S AND DKUAIiT.MENT. W FI. LINO TON, Any. UJ. An arralive-ment has lieen arrived tit hetweeti the- Department of Health and :lm Master Makers' Fede'riition in referral.' te bread weivlits'. and it to lie tried lor a year before makiny a latioti. Scope is yivett bakers to make special types of hretul for customers reipiestinv it and enalile the public to hold i'e baker to the true weiyht in ordinary bread. It lias been possible in the past for unscrupulous bakers to sell uiid"l'-WT'iyht ivhat wa- really ordinary broad I:v i l.iiminy that a particular shape was fancy I read. The eotidil ions to apply now are:—Ordinary bread, irrespective of name or shape, to l-> 101 l two or lour pounds except small loaves, which may he up to I tlh. and distiiiviiishablo from I’ullwniylit- loaves: other bread different from white bread, up to I lib. includitiy currant and Vicuna loaves, but not brown, wholemeal or malted brown breads, which are net omler consideration meanwhile. Vienna bread to" be l:n*;nl intuit* with i-niunm-sud yep t. coatainiiiv sir.'ar,' milk-fat. or other lilt, baked with the additioiial us.'> of superheated steam, not baked in a tin. hut of lolly oval shape, with three or more slashes across the surface prior to bakiiiv.

TilF CAXCFK CASK. .MOTION KOI! NMAV 'I'M! A f.. AUCKLAND, Any. It! A motion lor a new trial has been filed on behalf of Dr Henry Dniidas Mackenzie in respect to the action in which Mrs Lawrence, of Hamilton, was awarded L'2(!(ll) damayes. The "rounds of the motion are that the verdict was uyniiist the weight of evidence. that damaves were excessive and that there was misdirection by tile Jutlye. FINANCIAL. A ITNf,AND, Auv. |«i. “There lias been some talk lately." said Sir Harold l!e:iltelianip 10-n yht, “about money heiny sent out of the Dominion for investment in Australia.* but the amount has been y really overestimated. It is true that rales for money in Australia are to-day approximately half to one per cent hiylter than in New Zealand, but exehanye between New Zealand and Australia, say. - per cent, is a practical bar to ihe l ran dvr of larye sums. Some lily Icinlinv institutions, whose headoM'ues are in Australia, have been leakin'.: heavy advances to local bodies in the I) -million tit rates from -V. to -VJ per cent, hut these advances are made upon tic iiinlerstandinv that interest and principal are payable in Australia.” AN FA I! LA' SI’MINC. IM.OO.Ms AND AVI lITFKA IT. DUNKDIN. Auv in. All old resident of Iliibelutlia staled that never in the course of practically a lifetime spent in Olayo had he seen siirli a mild -eason. Spriny would he fully ti mouth earlier this year. Alread.v. he staled, whitebait were run'ninv mi th.c Molyneiix and bad been for three weeks past. These little fish do not usually "run" in the Mnlyneux until about the end ol September. In mam viin!"ii' "I Inehelntha cherry plum tree- are to In: seen in lull hlo-sillll.

(TIHISTC lll'Mt 11 I,'ATKS 1 NCI! HAS Kl). ('ll 1!!ST( lll'Mt 11. Auvust “I. The City Council derided yesterday to -trike a -M-m-ral rate cf three and l h:ce-ci"lil li pence ill the pound for the next liimmial year, instead o! i hr- and one eiylitb 1 i-m-i*. It '-s i-timalcd tile in-w rate will loiiiv in £l. 11 It I additional, bin that 1 here will -till In- a del'n ii in \ in the revenue account. The Mayor Mated tlm rate increase '.'as alsolutely inevitable. MOTOMI-t l"S CALLOUS ACTION. A MOV KNOCK HI) DOWN. (TIHISTtTIUIK 11. Auvii-l -1. A boy nan ial Walter Comisell. aped ]•). wa- admit ted to the lie-; ita! bruised am! mwns inti-, havim: been knocked ilo-wn on the read end left by a motorist'. His condition i- not -eriieis. WOMFN MI'.OTFST. TIM A Ml*. Any. “n. At a meet iny of Die inmmitiee of Doe Timaril Women Cilic.en - A - lion, a re.-olntion wtis nn-sed prote-tiny avain-t the e.ctioii of the Auckland City Council in n fusiny a bn- eomlnctor'.- liiense to Aliss Mas-i'll, of Auckland. Till' A- ■(■rialira Itcl-I t bat no per-s-oi -boilld be debarred Ireie any cc. apatien or pasiiimi i'll merely -'X yreamb. and n-erted Hint woieen were mueli mere likelv to take in'i wilebcual and pint berbood with Mirce.-s il not I'oreed into it thronyli the tec! ol other avenues of service beinv elo-eil l > them. VICF-H Ft '• AI. SAI.AMY. WFLI.INGTON. Any. :M Oilicial advice has been reeevied by the Government that Admiral De Mnheck has d "•lined the Governor-Celt-' , rel-liip. With re-iiei't to the iotn--11:0,11 on L'.'iDA't not bcinv sufficient, the matter lot- received the attention ,i| the (! vernment. which, althoiie.lt i: does not propo-e In alter the exi-l-inv law. has indicated to the Imperial authorities its willinyness to take over part if the linaneial iddiyalioits altaeldny to the office of (tovertior-Geit-e fill.

FUMNI'I'UMF AIAKFKS. WFLI.INGTON. Any. 2d The Arbitration Court wa- enyayed to-dav beariny an applii at i"ti !»r Doiiiiniiiii award in the lurniunv maki,..v trade. Tlte principal <miditions o|~a new award had been ayreed to printieally mi the basis el the old award, with the exception of wayeaad term- on which improver- should be employed. The worker- are askiny for a weekly rate of wayes instead of an hourly one: al-o for an increase above the maximum -killed rate. The employers are standiny on the Court - waye cl 2- 2d per hour. SUM VENOMS’ INSTITUTE. XFI.SON. Any. 20.

Tli -annual mooting of the Now Zealand In-titntc of Surveyors was held to-duv. Mr A. 11. Bridge (l’ross.lont) 'via.' in 'ill.-'chair. The election nl resulted: Yice-Prc-ident. Mr I’’. I I ,d"or: Council. Mt'»srs V.'. C. Wall. |- c. Darker. C. 11. Waters :■ auditor. Mr W. S, Wheeler.