DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nv TKimnitAi'u—nat i'jii:.ss Assoo'.vno.\\j SKELTON' (IK A AIDA. Ai' ( KLA.NI) May I. Some ill! 'resting di--:nverie.. have been made iii a remarkably line limestone cave which "as recently opened at To l’ahu by a resident ol I’irongiu in Id quarry. At the mouth of the cave an almost complete skeleton of a large nma was unearthed. Parts of the skeleton were ill perfect order, while others were ocatlord as if they had at some time been disturbed. The Lanes included the upper and lower main hones ol Loth legs, a complete series of hone.s for one foot, several rills alu’f ■.-mailer lames. The hone.s of the neck and the major part of the skull were missing, t'nderneath the moa bones were a number of smaller birds' bones about the size of these of a kiwi. The hones, which were found in a mixture of clay and limestone, are in places coaled with lime deposit, and in some instances several of them are cemented together in grotesque angles. The hind in the vicinity appears to he rich in fossils, as a barbed dart, such as i-, found in the tail of the 'stingray, was also discovered cm bedded in a piece of limestone found near the place where tlm skeleton was iiuearihed. Traces of fishbones and shells have also been I’e.iind in tiie liinesione in (lie vicinity AtTKLAXD MUNICIPAL FUKCTION. AUCKLAND. May I. It is pe-sihle that the official count, of votes in the City Council election will not be final. Air R. F. Darter, one of the unsuccessful Labour candidates. alleges that some of the ballot papers (untamed an error iu the spelling of Ids name. Mr Barter stated this evening that mi some, but net all •■! the panel'-, hi.- name was given as “h’ielinrd French Hasten." the surname being ike same as that of Miss A. IF D. Hasten, another unsuccessful candidate. The matter will lie brought Indore the Auckland Labour Representation Comnititee at its meeting on Wednesday evening. Tn the meantime Mr Barter states he is taking no action, lie must have lost a number of votes for the reason that his surname did not appear mi the in.

curreet papers. DIPLOMA IN BANKING. WFiLfLINGTt LX. May !. Advice lias been received from the Unuiversily of New Zealand that the following bank officers have completed the course for diploma in banking:--Barnaby. A. .1. H.. National Bank. Auckland. Brittain. R. A.. Bank of New South Wales. Daiinevirke. Dixon. R. A.. Bank- of New Zealand. Wellington. Du Finn. C. .T. CF. National Bank. Hastings. Sadd. K. Ck. T'nion Bank. Taneatua. Souter. TL. F-. Union Bank. Napier. Weir. .T. R.. National Bank. Wei-

ll c ..ten. "White. F.W.. National Bank. Port Chalmers. Wyllio, TV. .7. CF, National Bank. Auckland. Yelverton. 8.A.. Bank of New Zealand. Hunterrille.