DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TEI.KGRAPH—P'S ESS ACSN , COTTRIGIIT Hokitika hrainahk scheme. REPORT RECEIVED IIY HE A I/i'R BOARD. WELLINGTON, .May 19. The Boar.l of Hc.dtli has mood a report from the Special t ‘ ill mite • • tailing tlie result of neg itiations with the Hokitika lionoih Council regardinpc the ins;allation of a refuse removal .system in that Borough and of a drainage system. I.Vcisiu in' 1 '.a ma.ior w :\s held over l ending further ndvbe from the Borough Council which will hold a special meeting to consider the matter. DAIRY FACTORY DESTROY ED DI N EDEN. May 19. A disastrous lir• occurred at Ral•'Tutlia at one o'clock this morning, when the (Tutiia Dairy Faeti.ry was burned to the ground. The lla.mes bad a. linn hold wlicn i lie alarm was given, and a heavy gale made a -arc impossible. A privalc car and ibrec lorries were also destroyed. The cause of tln* lire is unknown. The building was in-ured in tin Sonia British Office for about £2'.’u ! b

BOROUGH BATES RKDCCKI). WANHAXIH. May IP. The City Conueil tlii.s evening decided in reduce the general rate from live shillings to four and l cii-pcm u. POST ODER E STATES. PALMERSTON \.. .May IP. Tim animiim•cmeiii was made 10-dav by Mr A. T. Markina.i (Secretary of i lie P. aim T. Dejiarl nu-nt 1 Hint Palmerston Norlb ba- been raised to the status if a Chief l'iis| (iilicc. governing a wide area from Manakau to Ikmnevirke. inclcsivc uf Oreall'ord on the West Coast and Pnhinlun on the east. .MR. WriTY R ETIRINH. CHI! I.STt "lICRCII, May 19. -Mr (L urge Witty, w ho rcpro'-oiii-cd the Ri carton Electurate in tlm House since December of 19112. announced pi-ui 'lit that lie would not lie a candidate tor a seat at the icxt election. I ATE AIR MASSEY. an ai'CKland proposal. AICIM.AND. May |S. The Pity Council te-nighl decided la 'all a eiibli in. ding to inaugurate a national ,-a;n |aiinn Ice- liiii'!-. to erect a mamitiiiciii over Mr Massey's grave at Point Hal-well. Wellington. A PR KCEDKNT IGNORED. AI'CK I.AND. May 19. Mr ! . 11l 'odwoitli. the l.a'oor Member, who topped the poll at the City Council election, was jua j.oscd Kv Mr E. I lichm. the other Labour .Member for the position of Pe'uiv .Mayor at to-night's meeting of the City Counci!. !t ha.-; genera 11 v been t!,c etc n to aojoini I lie ('oiiucilloi' looping .jv poll as |)< niity-.Mayor, but Mr I’bclan's motion t'l-niglit failed to tind a sec. oi.dc". M!' .1. A . Wa; :i . k was t lien

A WIDOW'S CLAIM. ACCKI.AND. May l!t. In tlm claim for Clod damages by Henry Ranldcrcy against David Douglas Wallace Martin inicdical jiractitinner), of Ngarawakia. James Thomas Donee (archileel ■. "I Cambridge, for the death "i Jilaiii! ill's daughter. Mrs Stevens, through being struck by .Marlin’s millin' the plamlitf claime.l Ihe amount on b.dintl of the deceased's three e!iiblr"ii. .Martin asserted Mrs Stevens’s dentil was caused wholly 1 1 v Imr own negligence. or altcrnal i\cly. by the rombincl neg!igeii"e of .Mis Stevens and Dome. He alleged Donee, in passing bit'), failed in dice bis lights, which were throning a dn'.xliiig glare. The ca-... was adjourned until to-

C.d.C. PROFIT. CHRISTCHURCH. May 30. The annual rcimri of the (‘antorlniry Jockey Chili say.- the profit and loss account shows a profit ni C 3007 alter allowing C 1777 Ini- depreciation on buildings and L'To-G payment of interest. STAMP DUTIES CASE. INTERESTING I.EWVL POINT. CHRISTCHURCH, May 30. An interesting case. involving a legal point in relation to the Staniti Duty, was begun in the Magisl rale's Court this morning when End Wilding K.C. ami l.eslie Arthur Donga!!, were i barged with that on August 131 h. 1!)33. with intent to defraud His Majesty, did omit lully and truly lo set forth all llm facts and ciniimstnnces affecting the amount of the ail valorem duty with which such instrument is chargeable. Mr Maeassey appears for Ihe Crown and Mr Myers for Wilding and Mr M. .1. (Iresson for Dougall. Proceedings were taken under Section 36 of the Stamp Duties Act. 1003. AUCKLAND CITY POLITICS. AUCKLAND. May 30. Strong exception is taken h.v several members of the City Council on the action of the Mayor. Mr Ibiihlon. in up.tinting the Chairmen ol the various Committees.

Mr Blood worth said the appointmi'lll of A. Robertson as ( liairuian oi the Tramways, Waterworks and Electricity Poiniuitli though Enln'l'tsoii Pad in. previous experience on this committee, had been made over hihead. He took this as an insult, as lie had served two terms on the Committee and was entitled to have been consulted. He refused to serve on tno emnmit'.ee, and lie would seri Jtisly consider whether he would remain a member ot the Council. Mr Robert sou said he was quite prepared to serve as an ordinary member of the Committee.

The Mayor said he followed the established custom in naming ( nairimn. He thought Mr Robertson was the best man. but he welcomed a discussion. After a lengthy discussion a motion was carried that the Committees should appoint their Chairmen. The Mayor's allowance was fixed at SPEEDING UP OPPOSED. CHRISTCHURCH. .May 3.'. At the University Senate this morning. Professor Hunter moved that the age for entrance scholarships he induced to eighteen years, hut the motion was lost by four lo tit teen, the objectors saying they opposed speeding up ill secondary schools.

A VETERAN CHAIRMAN. CHRISTCHURCH. May 30. After thirty years of the Chairmanship with the South Island Trotting Association and since 1001 with the New Zealand Association. Mr P. elig thi> morning announced his intention to retire owing to the pressure of other business. TWO YEARS PRORATION. AUCKLAND. A lay 30. In the Supreme Court, Stanley Alfred Rule, a motor driver, was found guilty on the alternative charge of negligently driving a motor bus. theiebv causing the death of Mrs Esther Mary Watts, at Newmarket on 16th, January, and was sentenced to two years probation.