DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

N.X. STATE ADVANCES, WELLINGTON, .March 5.

The Prime Minister aimounecs that for 1924, and the It months of the current year to February 28ih. £13,071,132 has been authorised by the •State Advances Board to 13,933 applicants in loans for all purposes, while for £10.771,449 to 11.332 borrowers has been paid out.

DEATH FROM KICK. DANNEVIRKE, .March I. Sheila Muriel Menefy, aged three, daughter of Mr A. A. Menefy, farmer, of Terehunga, died in a prvate hospital as tlie result of a kick from a horse on her parents’ farm. The child went with her brother to a paddock where he lighted a lire to cook pig’s food. A few minutes later, when he called the child there was no answer, and lie found her lying unconscious along! ide a horse having apparently been kicked. CHARGE OF Til EFT. AUCKLAND, .March 4. In the Police Court Alexander Thompson was remanded to Christchurch on a charge ot stealing £SO, the property of Angus Shaw. AIR SERVICE. AUCKLAND,' March 4. ! The organisation of the proposed airship service from England to Australia and New Zealand, via Egypt and India, is rapidly approaching completion. The building up of the personnel is now engaging the attention ol 'Commander Burney, director of the Airship Guarantee Company, Ltd., and one of the first pilots to he approached is ex-Squadroii-Comniaiidor \\ . IL Watt, who is at present residing in Auckland. He served during the war as a squadron commander in the Royal Air Force, commanding R2!i, one of Britain’s largest airships. He was senior living officer at the loading aiisliip stations in England, and lor some time represented the airship branch on tlie staff of the admiral commanding the’ East of England. Mr W att, who was a balloonist, and one of the pioneer airship enthusiasts, is an officer of the Imperial Royal Naval Reserve, and has high navigation qualifications.

A VALUABLE STRIKE'. 40-FOOT SEAM OF COAL. INVERCARGILL, March 4. What is stated to he the most important developments ever recorded in relation to the mineral resources of Southland cccmred at the end of last week, when the Morley Collieries (Ltd.; proved the existence oi a 40lt. seam of coal in a part of its property which had not hitherto been prospected. In the lower strata the company commenced operations some months ago, lint, owing to the difficulties arising in the bore hole at 525 ft.. the iirst bore was temporarily stopped. This plant was then moved some 15 chains eastward, and work was commenced on a fresh bore, the result being that on Wednesday of lest week coal was struck at 597 ft. On Saturday evening tho seam was- bottomed at 59711. On Saturday evening the seam was bottomed at (>37lt, proving Hilt of solid coal of a quality equal to, if not better, than, any on the Oliai livid. Tlie importance of this development cannot be over-estimated, a.s the Imre relerred to is approximately 30 chains distant (in the direct line of the dip and rise ut the coal) from one in which three seams of 12ft. 28ft.. and 9ft rerespei lively "etc 'found. The two Imres taken together pros e I vyond doubt a deposit of at bast I-I, <M!O. IKK) tons of coal. It is understood that the company has now decided to continue the present operations still further. and later to recommence boring in the first hole, which "as t empor i My

•stopped, with the object of definitely determining the line and grade of tho drive which will be put ill for the purpose of winning I lie coal.