DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 May 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —I'EU lUIES3 ASSOCIATION.]

11 o>pita i. enquiry. DUNEDIN, -May 22. The Hospital Hoard decided to hold an eiKpiiry on the recent death in the hospital of Janies Robertson, who swallowed a dental plate. This was not removed at once, and when an external operation was about to commence, the patient collapsed.

SUNDAY FOOTBALL. CI.I RISTCTIURCTI. -May 22.

At to-dav’- meeting of the Canterbury Education Hoard, the Appointments Committee reported that its attention had been drawn to a newspaper notice that a school loot hall team mi the West Coast had arranged to lake part in a match on a Sunday. It was resolved to express the opinion that the Hoard viewed with disfavour any such practices, and to ask the school committees to discountenance similar fixtures.

tlm report was atlooted without dis mission.

A VETERAN PASSES. HLIvXJI EIAI. Ala.v 23

Obituary--Henry Silvester Hush, aged !; I. He landed at Nelson ill the ship China, in 1801. and in the same year went to Australia where he 'iv.ui for four years and then returned to New Zealand, settling at Wairati. He was propristor ut the old Heaven Tun and later the Mascnie Hotel for some time, lie kepi a store at \\ liakaniarini diggings and was a very obi

mason, one of the first- members of the hedge Wrirau. Until incapacitation liv an accident, lie was a vary ilcti 0 member of Ulenheim Howling Club.

MAIN HIGHWAYS. ALLOCATION HE FUNDS. WELLINGTON. -May 22. The Main Highways Hoard met yesterday and to-day. Air E. Kurkert presided. The matter of apportionment of lands from motor taxation between the North Island and South Island cause up lor discussion, atfer which the following ro-olutions were 1 ,;,5 "' ,,1: . . . ■■ i 1 ; That under Section Li 1 ol the Act, the aniioiTiunnicnt oi tyre duty and license fees in each island he made in proportion to the number of motor \ chicles registered in each island on .March :U. Pi'-'o, and in siihsei[Uent year-, on I lie bar is ol respective registrations in each island on March ,'il

" ; Thai interest and sinking fund on moneys borrowed lor construction work liv the hoard in each island shall l-,e charged against the proportion ol plant for carrying out programmes ol hig-bv. a v ( (instruction. j COAL -MIXES REGULATIONS. ! WELLINGTON, May 22. I Tia- regulations under the ( mil .Mines Act which lonl been subjected to much amendment since they were originally drafted in IPJ.T have been eottsolidaled, and a number ol lurtlier alterat.ions have been emhotlied in them. Aliim officials in future must now furnish a medical certificate that their I sight and hearing are not affected, j Safety npiilianees must he always kept ready. Where shifts are worked the lor"ineii in charge icu-l not leave wit-lion! i imferring with hi.- stiei e-sur. Instrui lions are given lor dealing sill; lamp-. inflammable gas. and other safety measures are provided. A new clause is added regarding railway sidings, which have been the re m ■ of iiiiiiii rolls fa till acciden is. V-i explosive', ire.’' now be store 1

under g'Hind in any mine. Til AM LAI! L.S. ( IMiISTCIU'IiC 11. May LL.'. On ,'li,',unit of losses on the Clnistihtii'iii tramway.-, the fares are to lie reviewed In lie board, and im reuse.| Irani , barge- v. ill mine into lor dune l-t. The eh.'lii'inan. in a slalement regarding the mailer, -aid that an iu-eiv.i-e bus iuei'ila M", bill lie was no! yet prepared to stale what it would aim,tint to. Ml DiSTUI LIICII NO 11 Til SKAT. I ( 11 tt l Soy TtritCli. .May Mr K. 11. Cook lie- been -elected lithe ollieial Labour candidal'- I'nr Chi'i-I-cliuivii North,