DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[uy Tin,egiiapu— run CHESS ASSOCIATION.] WHALING EXPEDITION, WELLINGTON, March !h A radio message has been received by the Minister of Marine, the Hon. G. Anderson, stating that the Sir .Limes Clarke Ross wlialing'cxpcditioii completed its operations in I lie lit*! Sea mi Saturday last, and is low icturiiing to New Zealand. On Sunday the steamer and five whs leva tellers were at Ballaney Islands, about 1300 miles from Patterson Inlet,

Tlie first place of tall will be Stewart Island, which it is expected "ill be !cached about March 8. Ihe mother ship "ill then proceed l:i Port, dialm-

DI’TY SAVED. WELLINGTON, March 3. The Hull, W. Noswortliy, Minister of Agriculture, states that the duty saved on a wheat cargo by the steamer Koiomika arriving at Auckland beloro midnight on .Saturday was not iIO.OOO, i.s -(aied in v Press Association message, hul approximately £13!1(). Ihe only wheat was poultry "heat, permits for tin*, importation of which were given some considerable time ago. but owing to labour trouble in Adelaide tlie vessel was held up for some three weeks, otherwise the "011 M l»«ve •..•een landed here easily in February.

PRICE OF BREAD. AY ELLINGTON, March 4. During the past ten days, the price of bread lias been under consideration by the Executive of I lie .Master Bakers of New Zealand, and lias also been the subject of a conference between the Executive and the Board ol I rude. Ice Master Bakers have also discussed the position with the Minister oi Industries and Commerce, Mr Anderson, who afterwards stated he would make an official announcement to-morrow.