LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1924, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Late tills afternoon advice was received stating the visit of Brig.-(ten. A, W. A'oiiug, Chief Commissioner of the Boy Scouts will lie made on Almidny next. <>tli. Oct. not the Sth. us announced in tbe Boy Scout report ippearing on our fourth page. Tbe Fire Brigade ball takes place in the Soldiers’ Hal! on Wednesday next, Oct. Sth. Complete arrangements are in band for a very successful gathering. Aln.sic will be .supplied by the Royal Orchestra.

Speaking in the Legislative Council on Tuesday on the second reading of the Mortgages Filial Extension Bill, the lion. 11. L. Alieliel said lie hoped the Bill would pass as it was now. He did not 1 etieve the restrictive legislation on prices diil :uid considered the lent restrict ion would have the effect of making the landlord as extinct ns the inoa. It seemed to have been overlooked that a mortgage was a contract. It seemed to he thought the mortgagee had no rights. It had to he remembered that some lenders were widows who wore suffering hardship through being unable to get their money. Tn any ease, if there was a reasonable margin of seemity, there should lie no trouble. He supported the Bill as amende:! by the committee.

The Dire: I is of the Karamea CoOperative Dairy Company, have sold their Augusl-Yeplcliihcr output at the very satisfactory price of Is 7-jd 1’.0.b. Wellington. There will lo an exportable surplus of -1(15 boxes for those months of this year as against 155 boxes last year.