DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by telegraph—per press association. IMPORTS AND EXPORT,S. A RECORD TEAR. WELLINGTON, February The imports for 1024 were £48,527,G0T and the exports were £52,012.781, the largest volume yet recorded, except in 1.920, when there was an import boom. Trade is now regarded as about normal. One feature is the increase of exports to Germany, mainly wool, from £190.00:4 to £1,1(10.302. The principal items of imports were: Wheat £1,039.774. Sugar £1,594,342. Tea £920.985. Apparel £2,056,861. Cottons £2.118.539. Motor spirit £1.000,0.-,:). Electrical nine .iiicrv £2,050.451. Timber £1.042.32!).' Motor (vehicles £3,511/1:15. TT ic principal exports were: Butter £11,041.688. Cheese £7.023.297. Lamb £5.911,746. Mutton £2.589.233. Beef £802.157. Tallow £799.230. Pelts £1,195,889. Hides £825.129. Wool £15,267,364. AVool shows an increase of over four millions. A SAD TRAGEDY. DUNEDIN, February 3.

At the inquest on John T. Lilburne and his wife, Lousia Lilhourne, the Invercargill victims of the double drowning tragedy yesterday, held this morning, the evidence showed the nude doeeasd who was sub-manager of Thomson’s Ltd., Invercargill, had been on leave from ill-health, and was under medical treatment, where he was stopping with his sister-in-law here. The wife appeared in good health till a week ago when she became depressed over her husband’s health. The coroner stated that a letter written to Airs Lilhourne explained the tragedy. The husband was suffering from a disease which he believed was incurable and this preyed on the minds of both to such an extent that they decided to end their troubles. A verdict of suicide by drowning while in a depressed state of mind was returned.

NEW ARRIVALS. foreigners increasing. WELLINGTON, Feb. 3. The migration returns !><r '42: record a s.eaiiy improvement, ll.e gain ,u tne pupuniLiun uiuing me year i,e,iig 1 2, wa,i. as compared wmi 9260 during 1928. t»f tiie departures, winch ncrc oO.oob 111 milliner, only 22-. it) "ere permanent residents imparting permanently, as against 2-1,4 in • :>—«». I ne inlitix of nilcigner.s Iroin l-viutliorn Europe w-hicii lias treated stun a sin recently ip Australia, is now i.eing tell in New Zealand. 'I ho Government .Statistician. Mi Malcolm rinser, eommenung on tin migration returns, says that there is c lie remarkable Jentnie. namely. t o influx of Inreign nationals notably inun the Southern European equntnes <>i .1 ugo-Slaviu. Italy and Greece. The iigures lor the subjects of these *• nree cu no trier, arriving m -New Zealand to take up permanent lesidenee during |!)2! were: .)ugo-Slavia 4-L , Italy .2. and Greece 29. while the corresponding iigures for 1924 were 79. 25. mid six respectively. The total foreign nationals who arrived in 1924 to take up

permanent residence numbered 883 as compared with 349 in 1923.

SUPREME COURT. tt.marl: cases. TT.MARU. February 3. At i lie Supreme Court belore Air Jus flee Adams, Martin Joseph O Brieii, who had | leaded guilty in the Lower Court to the tnen <" L ‘“- and also In a charge of forgery, "as sentenced . he detained mr retorniutivo treatment for ii period not exceeding eighteen months. The Grand Jury returned a true bill against Charles Nolan lor alleged cainal knowledge. Kavmond Walker, alias Walker Scott. who laid pleaded guilty to a charge A arson at Tennika. was ordered to be detained in the Borstal Institute tor a term of not less than live yems. Thomas Eric Ausiin. for the tlielt <ff wool at Cricklewoo.L appeared for sente ice He was ordered an make restitution amounting to £73 8s 8d and was placed on probation lur Jive years.