DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 April 1925, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS.

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UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS .WELLINGTON, April 17,

At a meeting of the special committee of the Senate of the N.Z. University Senior Scholarships for 1921 were awarded as follows: —English, Muriel J. Potter, Auckland; Latin, C. K. Low, Canterbury; French, H. P. Geaney, Auckland; History W. G. McClyinont, Otago; Economics Alice G. Brown, Victoria; Philosophy, H. E. Field, Canterbury; Education. R. A. Falla, Auckland; .Mathematics, A. F. McGregor, Otago; Physics, H. M. Niinrno, Otago; Chemistry. C. R. Barnicoat, Victoria, and J. C. Andrews. Auckland (equal); Botanv, I solid MacDonald. Auckland; Zoology, D. Miller. Victoria; Law. S. D. Weir. Auckland; Tinline .Scholarship., G. M. Cameron, Otago.

FEDERATED PLUMBERS

THE NOX-R EG ISTER ED WORKER

DUNEDIN. April 16

The con ference of the New Zealand Federated Plumbers has concluded. The main discussions centered round the Plumbers' Registration Act and alterations to the constitution of the

Federation. .Mr Delaney (Wellington) stated that the Plumbers’ Board should force municipal bodies and the Health Department to take action against offenders as concrete cases put before the Board

were ovihUhl. Mr Da vie (Auckland) considered this was almost impracticable and doubted even if they had power, whether the Plumbers’ Board would tackle such a task. Mr Watson (Christchurch) maintained that to take such a stop would require an amendment to the Act. While deploring the unnecessary secrecy of the Plumbers’ Board’s workings. thought that to open up the Plumbers’ Registration Act was a ilia - ter to consider very seriously, as there were persons who were working hard to ~et the Act repealed and this would be disastrous to the trade and to public health. Mr Freeman (Dunedin) stated that noii-licensed men and apprentices were doing a large amount of sanitary work i„ the workshops in Dunedin. Do considered that if non-liccnsed men received 5s a day less than registered men, there would he more registered men’ and he advocated vigorous and con timial local action by unions, >ac v od up by deputations to the responsi hie authorities, which would reduce the amount of breaches. It was finally resolved to bring the matter before the Plumbers’ Board and the Department of Health. GALLIPOLI. NEM' ZEALAND WAR MEMORIAL. WELLINGTON, April 16. The lion. Sir Heaton Rhodes, Minister of Defence, recently received advice from London that the ceremony of unveiling the New Zealand M ar Memorial on Gallipoli was to have been porformod on March 11th hy Sir James Allen, High Commissioner in London. Sir Jam.cs was to he accompanied by one of his daughters, as Lady Allen culd not make the journey. The Turkish Government had agreed to tiro performance of the ceremony as suggested hv the New Zealand Government. The party which was to travel from England in the excursion steamer Ormonde, was to include General Sir Alexander Godley, and General Sir Andrew Russell, who was going as the guest of the Government. Both Generals took a prominent part on the side of tlm Allies in the Gallipoli campaign. The dedication ceremonial at the British War Cemeteries at Gaza and M’eivel lU'lah. in Palestine, will take place on April 20th. Lord Allenby will he' present.

VITAL STATISTICS. WELLINGTON, April 10. Total births registered during March for the urban areas amounted to 1075, as against 006 in February, an increasa of 79. Deaths in March wore 412, an increase of ,8 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males lontributed 22!) and females 183. Sixty of the deaths were of children under live years of age, being 14.56 per cent of the whole number. Forty-seven children who died were under one year of age.

WELL!NGT( IN MAY OR ALT Y. WELLINGTON, April 17. A dilibnllv in regard to the Mayoral election in Wellington was culminated to-night.

-She services of Mr A. R. Atkinson were secured as arbitrator, Mr D. G. Clark (Commissioner of Taxes.i having line'll the task. Mr Norwood and Mr Forsyth (candidates) did not attend. They made statements to Mr Clark. wl;o an hour later, gave the verdict as in favour of Mr Norwood. Mr Forsyth has now withdrawn from the Mayoralty. Mr Norwood thus becomes the ('itstens’ Association candidate. and it will be a straight fight wiib the Labour nominee. Mr C. H.

( hapman. The feeling is strong that Labour will now lie defeated, although Mr Chapman commands a big following. Mr .lohn Hutcheson at Mr Norwood’s first meeting, held later, announced that Mr Norwood was now the accredited Citizens’ champion, amidst applause.