DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1924, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

£ny xei.egiiaph—rat riiEss association. NO RETURNS MADE. WELLINGTON, December 19. In tile Magistrate's Court to-day the New Brighton Co-operative -Money Chib was lined l'2o for failure to furnish an income return. The Ashburton Club and Mutual School of Arts was lined 155 oil a similar charge. .MARKETING OF WHEAT. WELLINGTON, December 19. The lion. W. Xoswortliv has arranged to meet a deputation from the executive of the Farmers’ Union of the wheat growing districts at Ashburton on Tuesday next to discuss the marketing of the present year’s harvest, prices for wheat, and tlie question of dumping of Australia wheat in New Zealand. CHINESE STOWAWAYS. AUCKLAND, December 19. five Chinese were charged at the Police Court that they unlawfully attempted to enter New Zealand without paying the poll tax. They were remanded till Tuesday. The accused were stowaways from Suva on the steamer Kaiwarra. POWER HOUSE DAMAGED. CARTERTON. Dec. 20. The damage to Kourarna electric works is greater than lirst. anticipated, ’('here is likely now to be no power or light for a month. The machinery is silted over with seven feet and an additional four feel of water on top. 'I lie water has been hailed out. and a gang are engaged shovelling the silt. Ihe pips l line and surge chamber are intact. The dam was practically carried away and the excavation behind the dam has filled up and requires re-i-xeavatiog. The lirst cloudburst swamped the power house with water, hut this was overcome and tin* generator was dried out ready to start. At 1 .HO a.m. a second i loudluirst over the dam let the whole storage water down, and the rush silted up the works. It is estimated the damage is £7009 to £IO,O M. Men are now engaged clearing the power house. FLOOD DAMAGE. DAXXEVIRKE. Dee. 20. Tratlie by rail and road north of Dannevirke is greatly dislocated to-day owing to a wash-out on the railway between Matumnu and Alnkotnku which was still imnegotinble this morn- | iag and il depends upon the subsequent weather as to whether the damage will necessitate the erection of a bridge. This morning’s slow tram was cancelled and passengers by the north and south expresses have to tranship at the washout, which will result in an unavoidable delay. The main road to Napier is closed owing to extensive damage to a bridge near Matamau. and other roads are also blocked by slips and damage to culverts. The , weather is still wel.