DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

nr TELEGitArii—tuess absn., corrmonT. THE FLOUR CASE. THE EYIDENC'E. DUNEDIN, October 28. At the conclusion of .Mr Adams’s address, Air Callaii proceeded to call evidence. William Josiah Love, flotirmiller, of Christchurch, said that proir to Distributors, Ltd., coming into existence, he was doing 2500 tons yearly, but was offered a quota by Distributors, Ltd., of 1200 tons. He declined, and was given 1500 tons, which lie considered unfair. He was not enthusiastic about Distributors, Ltd., although he had joined up with it. Brigham Cameron Hancock, baker, of Riverton, said that before Distributors Ltd., started, be used four different brands of flour, but subsequently got flour from Distributors Ltd., agent at Invercargill, lie could not get the same proportion of northern flour as previously, and tho quality of some of the flour was patchy. Ho had to take a good deal more of Fleming’s flour than he ordered.

Robert John Cochrane, baker, of Dipton, said that since Distributors, Ltd., bad been operating, lie bad used nothing but Fleming’s flour. He used a mixture before that. The ease was adjourned till ten o’clock to-morrow. WHARF COLLAPSES. AUCKLAND, October 28. Damage lo tho extent of several thousand pounds was caused to the Western Wharf when some of the foundation piles collapsed. Shortly after noon, men working the Steamer Tielessich were warned by loud cracking of concrete, and were amazed to seo a large area of the wharf near tho sea end gradually subside till a portion of the western side was almost at water level. Large (issues appeared on the surface revealing the steel reinforcing girders. At the point where the most sagging took place the reinforced concrete piles disappeared, and a side wall of large boulders, concreted together, fell to pieces. Seven piles on the other side snapped, as if made of chalk.

The engineer explains tho disaster was due to the stone wall built to support tlio wharf, collapsing and carrying away some of tlio piles, thus throwing extra strain on others, which gave way. The area that subsided is about RIO feet long, but about 300 feet will have to he rebuilt at a cost of about twenty thousand. The part that collapsed was built in 1021. The whole ivharf is a thousand feet long, costing ninety-live thousand pounds.

TURF DAMAGES SUIT. , AUCKLAND, Get. 28. A writ claiming six thousand pounds lias been served on the Auckland District Committee by L. C. Briefly as damages for bis disqualification for three years for allegedly rc-f-using to supply information requested by the Committee. RETURNED TO N.Z. WELLINGTON. Get. 20. Mr K. 11. Ililey. General Manager of Railways from 1013 to 1010. arrived from London on private Business to investigatc propsals on behalf of Cainmell Laird and Co. T. C. Lowry, a young New Zealander who was captain of Cambridge eleven in Ibe past season, also returned Hi is w b<im ,